A good drill for developing the feel for distance is to putt a ball 30 feet. Then putt the next one 29 feet. Then 28 feet, and so on. An average golfer misses short putts because of fear or a lack of concentration. Instead of just stroking the putt into the hole, he or she is thinking about any number of things -- including other players who are watching for the result. Don't guide short putts into the hole, the right way is to approach a short putt from behind and line it up. If you decide it breaks two inches left of the cup, then that's where you want to strike it -- not jerk it into the hole.
Out of Bounds: Please allow me a wee bit of self-indulgence and mention that my uncle Douglas Brasier has been inducted into Sweden's Golf Hall of Fame. Others who have been elected are Annika Sorenstam, Henrik Stenson, Jesper Parnevik, Liselotte Neumann and Pia Nilsson. Those inducted must have been of great importance for the development of Swedish Golf.
My dad's brother was one of several British golf professionals, who during the 1900's were recruited by Swedish golf clubs in order to contribute to the development of Swedish golf. In 1929, at age 23, he moved to Sweden and initially joined Helsingborg Golf Club as a club-maker, green-keeper, coach for members & elite golfers, including Swedish royalty. Not least Douglas was an accomplished golf course architect.
Doug was in great demand crafting around 30-courses in Sweden such as Bastad GC, Gothenburg GC, Atvidaberg GC, Kristianstad, Bosjokloster and Delsjo. Douglas Brasier was also a very capable golf player with three victories in the Dunlop Cup (the Scandinavian Professional Championship). Brasier was one of the founders of the Scandinavian PGA and he was an instructor in the first PGA courses for future golf teachers.