How many times do you leave a makeable putt short? Well, the higher your handicap the more likely you are to end up not even getting it past the hole, let alone in it.

Short game expert Dave Pelz produced some great research saying that PGA Tour Pros on average leave their putts 2ft 5inches short from a 25ft putt, if they did not hole the putt.

The research also indicates that a golfer with a handicap of 20 is 6ft 5inches short and even more incredible is that the average for a beginner is 9ft short – ouch, those three putts really hurt!

If this sounds like you, then try to work more on the pace of the putt rather than concentrating on the line. (The pace has a big say on just how much break there is any way.)

A great speed drill is to place a shaft 3ft behind a practice hole. Then from 20 to 30 feet try to hole out, but monitor how often your ball finishes short of the hole, and then try to make it finish past the hole but short of the shaft. As your pace improves your line and green reading will become much more consistent.