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Pick a part of the game — the ranked leaks, then every question card, same numbers as the app.

Leak

Comebacker miss → 3-putt

Worth ~1.3 strokes a round to fix

They start a long way out — 42ft on average, against 19ft for a normal first putt.

Practice: Make-or-bust 3-5ft putt drills.

Leak

Putting: 6-10ft is the scoring-zone leak

Worth ~0.8 strokes a round to fix

Inside 6ft you make 88%, which is fine. From 6-10ft you make 29% where a scratch player makes about 45%. The stroke isn't the problem — the scoring range is.

Practice: Pressure 8ft drill: make 5 in a row from one position before moving. Then 5 in a row from a different angle. The 6-10ft band is the biggest scoring-zone leak in your putting.

Leak

Lag putt → comebacker

Your lag is doing its job — 92% finish inside 6ft. But you only hole 37% of what's left. The leak is the short putt, not the lag.

Practice: Long-putt drills focused on speed control — leave inside 3ft from 30-50ft.

[P1] Which putts cost you the most?

FromPuttsMadeSG a putt
<3 ft82100%+0.02
3-6 ft4674%-0.10
6-10 ft2635%-0.16
10-15 ft2218%-0.13
15-20 ft1414%-0.08
20-30 ft166%-0.05
30+ ft326%-0.04

Outside 15 ft, make rate is low for everyone — judge those on lag and 3-putts, not makes.

WHY

6-10 ft is your biggest putting drain: 35% made across 26 putts, -0.16 a putt. That range is where putting practice actually pays you.

[P6] First putts — the 15-foot rule

FromPuttsMadeLeave on miss3-puttMisread
<3 ft11100%0%0%
3-6 ft1765%1 ft0%12%
6-10 ft2241%1 ft0%9%
10-15 ft2218%1 ft0%14%
15-25 ft2612%2 ft4%4%
25-40 ft224%3 ft18%0%
40+ ft147%5 ft36%14%

Inside 15 ft, read the make rate. Outside it, read the leave and the 3-putt rate only.

[P3] Where your 3-putts start

3-putt holes10
First putt on 3-putt holes43 ft
First putt, all holes19 ft
WHY

Your 3-putts start 43 ft out — your average first putt is 19 ft. Focus your lag practice on putts 40 ft and out: getting that first putt close is the whole fix.

[P5] Lag quality — where long putts finish

First puttMissesAverage leaveInside 6 ft
<20 ft122 ft100%
20-30 ft152 ft100%
30+ ft304 ft87%

First putts from 15 ft and out. The leave is measured as the next putt's length.

[P4] Speed on missed putts

MissPuttsShare
Short4067%
Long2033%

Misses only — a made putt's speed was good by definition.

WHY

66% of your speed misses are short. The read isn't the first problem — the speed is: get the ball TO the hole — a putt that dies short never goes in.