Breaking 100
The Best Drills for Breaking 100
Practice the shots that save beginners and high-handicappers the most strokes: safe tee balls, chips, and lag putts.
Drill what shows up on the card
Breaking 100 rarely comes from one swing breakthrough. It comes from fewer wasted shots. Your drills should attack penalties, chunked chips, and long first putts that leave stressful second putts.
Four high-value drills
- Fairway finder: Hit ten tee shots with your safest club. Count balls that would be playable.
- Chip-on challenge: From five lies, the only goal is getting the ball on the green.
- Lag ladder: Putt to 20, 30, and 40 feet, scoring a point inside a three-foot circle.
- Punch-out practice: From trees or rough, rehearse a low shot back to safety.
Score the practice
Give yourself a target: seven of ten tee balls playable, eight of ten chips on the green, and no lag putt outside six feet. These numbers are not magic; they simply make practice honest.
Coach’s tip: A boring shot back to the fairway often saves two strokes compared with the heroic gap you only hit once in ten tries.