CONTINUED from PAGE 20 The second drill is known as the 3-Foot Circle. The following steps describes how to set it up and complete it: 1. Take 10 balls and 10 tees. 2. Put the tees in a 3-foot circle surrounding the hole. This can be done by placing the putter head in the cup and slowing circle the hole, placing tees at the length of the putter. Most putters are 33 to 35 inches. 3. Place one ball at each tee.The objective of this drill is make all 10 balls consecutively without missing. If you miss, you must begin again. The purpose of this drill is to help ease the stress that 3-foot putts cause.Additionally, this drill assists with allowing the player to repeat their pre-shot routine at every putt so that they can understand that routine and confidence combats the fear of failure. These drills do not take away fear alone, but it provides an opportunity to replace the fear with confidence. PGA professionals have a success rate of putts from three feet at 96% and 88% from four feet. This only goes to prove that emotions and confidence plays a major roll in success.The pros put themselves in these situations daily in practice so that when it happens in tournament play, they have the confidence to make the putt because they have done it a thousand times. Give these drills a try and see if you reach your success goals and improve your overall performance. Jason Voigts and Maria Castellucci are teaching professionals at The Club at Diamondhead (Mississippi). Voigts is a champion and elite-level coach that has helped juniors and adults reach their golf potential and achieve their dreams.Voigts has coached the 2016 US Kids National Players of the Year, both male and female. He has developed national champions in multiple associations such as AJGA, Florida Junior Tour, Louisiana Junior Golf Associations, Kelly Gibson Junior Tour, Golfweek Amateur Champions Tour and several female and male state high school champions from both Mississippi and Florida. Castellucci is a former professional golfer who played on multiple tours such as LPGA and the Futures Tour. She also had a successful junior career where she won the AJGA Francis Ouimet Trophy for lowest stroke average along with Tiger Woods in 1990. She also had a successful college career at Florida State University. Tee to Green Golf Magazine Issue 230 Page 22
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