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Can You Roll Two Golf Balls Together?
Practice a clear contact task with two balls, then return to an ordinary putt.
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Birdie Up Practice · Putting
Eyes-Closed Putting Drill: Call It Before You Look
Call where a putt finishes before looking, then compare your feel with the result.
Take it to practice.
Aim one longer putt at a hole with your eyes open. Just before you hit it, close your eyes and keep them closed while the ball rolls. Before looking, call whether it stopped short of the hole, about level with the hole, or past it. Open your eyes, check the result, and repeat from a few distances.
This is a feel and distance-control practice exercise, not a promise of a particular score or result. Keep the drill on the practice green.
Adapt to your ability, the space and the conditions. Demonstrations are illustrative. Watch the full lesson and its YouTube description for context and references.
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