Here's a great drill for controlling the speed and distance of a golf ball with incredible accuracy and consistency. The secret is to lengthen your through stroke and make every putt a simple race to the target between the putter and the ball. With this technique there are only three possible outcomes - either the putter wins the race, the ball wins or it's a dead heat. With a little practice it will look and feel like your ball is on a string.

Challenge yourself the next time you're practicing. See if you can dead heat the ball and the putter to your target. It's harder than you think but if you can do it, even as a practice drill, you'll find it immediately turns a hit into a stroke, and makes visualizing and achieving good distance control much easier as a result.

If you're finding it hard to visualise, watch the video below - a picture does, afterall, say a thousand words.

Alex Moore
BoomGolf.com