The Broadie Putting Game
Technique • Skill • Performance
A performance-based putting challenge inspired by renowned putting instructor Phil Kenyon.
This game helps players practice with variation, consequence, and real on-course pressure.
Distance One
5 Feet
Distance Two
10 Feet
Distance Three
15 Feet
Practice Should Look More Like Golf
Most golfers practice putting by repeating the same putt over and over. The Broadie Putting Game
forces the player to read, aim, commit, execute, score, and move on — just like they must do on the course.
Kelly’s Perspective
Why I Like This Drill
I love this game because it fits perfectly into the progression of technique, skill, and performance.
Technique matters, but eventually the player has to learn how to adapt that technique to changing situations.
Every putt in this game is different. The player has to change holes, change breaks, control speed,
go through a routine, and keep score.
That makes it much more transferable to the golf course than simply standing in one place and hitting
the same putt until it feels comfortable.
The Three Pieces This Game Trains
Technique
Face control, centered contact, start line, tempo, and speed control.
Skill
Adapting to different reads, slopes, breaks, speeds, and visual demands.
Performance
Executing with score, pressure, consequence, and emotional discipline.
How the Game Works
Choose one distance and complete 10 putts. The important rule is simple:
do not hit the same putt twice.
1. Pick a Distance
Select 5 feet, 10 feet, or 15 feet.
2. Play 10 Putts
Each putt counts toward your final score.
3. Change Every Putt
Use a different hole, angle, break, or location each time.
4. Use Your Routine
Read it, aim it, commit to it, and roll it like you would on the course.
Scoring System
+2 points
0 points
-1 point
-3 points
A player can lose four points on one hole by leaving the first putt short and then three-putting.
Target Scores
5 Feet
16 Points
10 Feet
8 Points
15 Feet
4 Points
Putting Percentages Matter
This game also helps students understand realistic expectations. Great putters still miss putts.
The goal is to improve process, speed, start line, and decision-making over time.
Kelly’s Coaching Note
Technique is important, but skill is built through variation. Performance is built when there is consequence.
The Broadie Putting Game gives students a simple, measurable way to practice putting the way golf is actually played.
Train Your Putting With Purpose
Read it. Aim it. Commit to it. Roll it. Score it. Then move on to the next challenge.
