Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.

Start Your Putts Online with the Ball and String Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Set up your ball accurately under the string for a straight roll
  • Use the drill to gauge break and adjust your aim on slopes
  • Establish a consistent routine for starting the ball online

In this video, you'll learn how to use the ball and string drill to ensure your putts start on the correct line. This simple yet effective practice will help you improve your putting accuracy and green reading skills.

Video Transcript
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Okay, this next drill for starting the ball online is the simple ball and

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string.

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So basically you're going to take either 8-inch i-hook screws or you can get

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some crochet

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needles.

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I've seen those.

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They work well.

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And tie a piece of string around each of them.

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So what you'll do is this will establish a straight line and it will give you a

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visual

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on top of the golf ball.

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So here I'm practicing without a hole.

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I recommend that a lot.

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But if you wanted to practice with a hole, you would just align the string on

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where you

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wanted the ball to start.

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So it can actually be a great tool for helping you learn to read greens because

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you can start

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varying and get used to seeing the ball curve off of this straight starting

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line.

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So essentially what you would do with this is you would line up the ball

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underneath the

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string so that the string is right on top of the line.

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Make your normal setup and then practice hitting putts, trying to get the ball

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to roll straight

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and over and underneath the string.

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Now it helps to have a perfectly straight putt when you're practicing this.

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But it's obviously not necessary.

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You can just gauge the first few feet as mine stayed right under the line and

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then drift

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it as the break took over.

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So this is one of my favorite kind of maintenance drills.

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You'll use this periodically just to double check and make sure that you're

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starting the

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ball on a pretty straight line.

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Give it a try along with the connection and the wrist releases.

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This should help to establish that you'll be able to start the ball online,

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which means

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all you got to do is read the green and hit it at the right pace.

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Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.

Start Your Putts Online with the Ball and String Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Set up your ball accurately under the string for a straight roll
  • Use the drill to gauge break and adjust your aim on slopes
  • Establish a consistent routine for starting the ball online

In this video, you'll learn how to use the ball and string drill to ensure your putts start on the correct line. This simple yet effective practice will help you improve your putting accuracy and green reading skills.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.980
Okay, this next drill for starting the ball online is the simple ball and

2
00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:04.600
string.

3
00:00:04.600 --> 00:00:10.730
So basically you're going to take either 8-inch i-hook screws or you can get

4
00:00:10.730 --> 00:00:11.320
some crochet

5
00:00:11.320 --> 00:00:12.320
needles.

6
00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:13.320
I've seen those.

7
00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:14.320
They work well.

8
00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:15.880
And tie a piece of string around each of them.

9
00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:20.570
So what you'll do is this will establish a straight line and it will give you a

10
00:00:20.570 --> 00:00:21.080
visual

11
00:00:21.080 --> 00:00:22.400
on top of the golf ball.

12
00:00:22.400 --> 00:00:25.000
So here I'm practicing without a hole.

13
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:26.720
I recommend that a lot.

14
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.500
But if you wanted to practice with a hole, you would just align the string on

15
00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:31.040
where you

16
00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:32.720
wanted the ball to start.

17
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.620
So it can actually be a great tool for helping you learn to read greens because

18
00:00:36.620 --> 00:00:37.280
you can start

19
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:42.700
varying and get used to seeing the ball curve off of this straight starting

20
00:00:42.700 --> 00:00:43.360
line.

21
00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:47.980
So essentially what you would do with this is you would line up the ball

22
00:00:47.980 --> 00:00:48.680
underneath the

23
00:00:48.680 --> 00:00:53.280
string so that the string is right on top of the line.

24
00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:58.180
Make your normal setup and then practice hitting putts, trying to get the ball

25
00:00:58.180 --> 00:00:59.240
to roll straight

26
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:00.960
and over and underneath the string.

27
00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:04.680
Now it helps to have a perfectly straight putt when you're practicing this.

28
00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:06.740
But it's obviously not necessary.

29
00:01:06.740 --> 00:01:10.430
You can just gauge the first few feet as mine stayed right under the line and

30
00:01:10.430 --> 00:01:10.960
then drift

31
00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:13.840
it as the break took over.

32
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.560
So this is one of my favorite kind of maintenance drills.

33
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:21.250
You'll use this periodically just to double check and make sure that you're

34
00:01:21.250 --> 00:01:21.760
starting the

35
00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:25.200
ball on a pretty straight line.

36
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:30.600
Give it a try along with the connection and the wrist releases.

37
00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:34.290
This should help to establish that you'll be able to start the ball online,

38
00:01:34.290 --> 00:01:34.880
which means

39
00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.000
all you got to do is read the green and hit it at the right pace.

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