Why This One Putting Drill Builds Real Confidence

There’s a big difference between hitting putts and training your stroke. This drill forces you to do the second. Using an EyeLine Putting Mirror and a putting sword, the goal isn’t just to see a ball go in - it’s to build a setup and stroke that produce the same result every time. Because if your setup changes, your perception changes. And if your perception changes, your aim changes. Most missed short putts don’t start with the stroke. They start before you ever move the putter.

The first step is simple: eyes directly over the ball (or slightly inside the ball). The mirror gives you immediate feedback. If your eyes are too far inside or outside the line, where it looks like you're aimed will be different than where you're really aimed. Once the setup is consistent, you roll putts down the sword. If the face is even slightly open or closed - or if you push or pull it - the ball falls off. It’s honest feedback. Add a tee behind the mirror to control stroke length, and now you’re training a compact, repeatable motion instead of guessing.

Between setup, alignment, stroke length, and start line, this one drill covers a lot. And if the ball stays on the sword all the way to the end, the math works out to the equivalent of making a straight ten-footer. That’s why it builds confidence. You’re not hoping the putt starts online - you know it will. Same setup. Same stroke. Same result.