Putting distance control in Golf

Reviewer The most concrete, usable drill in this batch — you'll walk away with actual numbers to use on the course.

Moderator This is a calibration system for exactly this skill — measured backstroke lengths mapped to roll distance. About as squarely on-topic as it gets.

Reviewer Explains the one idea that fixes most amateurs' distance control problems — vary the length, not the effort.

Moderator This is the foundational concept of putting distance control itself — length of stroke, not force of hit. Everything else in this batch builds on top of this idea.

Reviewer This is how you actually practice distance control - with consequences for missing.

Moderator Squarely a distance-control practice drill - 9 distances, golf-style scoring for over/under/right on. Directly on topic.

Reviewer Tour-data-backed rhythm and a real structural fix - excellent.

Moderator Squarely about why players lose distance control (long, unstructured stroke leading to manipulation) and how to fix it. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Best explanation in this batch of WHY the arm-throw feel actually works for distance -- teach this one.

Moderator Single-mindedly about how to judge distance -- the whole video is the arm-throw analogy and how to apply it to a no-wrist stroke.

Reviewer Full system, backed by real stats, and honest that it's not the only way - strong.

Moderator The whole video builds one specific distance-control system in detail - ball position, then calibrating backswing/follow-through reference points across five distances. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Real system, real drill, and it calls out the 'just feel it' advice that doesn't actually work.

Moderator Directly targets distance control the whole way through - names the two ways golfers get it wrong (big backswing/decelerate, or short backswing/accelerate), then builds a system to fix it.

Reviewer Directly targets the real failure pattern - over-hit short putts, under-hit long ones.

Moderator Squarely a distance-control system - three toe-to-toe stroke-width bands tied to distance ranges, with tempo held constant. Directly on topic.

Reviewer Concrete landmarks (toe to toe), not vague feel - good teaching.

Moderator Squarely a personal distance-calibration system - walking steps mapped to stroke width (toe to toe), explicitly isolating distance from line so the student focuses on one thing at a time. Directly on topic.

Reviewer The 'vary length, not acceleration' point alone is worth it.

Moderator Three specific, correctly framed distance-control tips - eye focus on target, practicing with eyes on the hole not the ball, and constant acceleration regardless of length. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer The eyes-closed drill is a genuinely different way to train feel — worth trying even if it sounds odd.

Moderator Directly and specifically about improving distance control, with the useful reframe that pace matters more than line for most golfers' scoring. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Simple, accurate, and easy to copy — good starting point if putting distance feels like guesswork.

Moderator Real-time, hands-on coaching of a beginner on exactly this skill — how far back to take the putter for a given distance. Squarely on-topic and about as beginner-appropriate as it gets.

Reviewer Clean, memorable rule from a credible source - great starting heuristic.

Moderator The whole clip is the 1-inch-per-foot rule for short/mid putts. On topic and nothing else.

Reviewer Physical checkpoints beat 'just feel it' - good teaching.

Moderator Directly answers a viewer's distance-control question with a full stance-and-checkpoint system across three distances. On topic throughout, though the 'reading putts' half promised in the title isn't reached in this excerpt.

Reviewer Corrects a common wrong assumption about stroke length and distance.

Moderator Entirely about backstroke/throughstroke length as it relates to distance, with a specific tee-gap measuring method. On topic.

Reviewer The 60/40 tip and the reminder to actually practice 40-60 footers are both things most amateurs never hear.

Moderator This is squarely about the mechanics of speed control — the pendulum model, how backstroke length translates to roll distance. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Solid technical point about stroke length vs. speed, buried in a rambly, slightly salesy delivery.

Moderator All backswing-length-to-roll-distance, green speed, tempo -- never strays from distance control the whole way through.

Reviewer Good feel cue, but it's a tip, not a practice plan -- you'll need to build reps yourself.

Moderator Every second of this is Faxon talking pure speed control -- practice-stroke length, looking at the hole while you rehearse it, then committing. Nothing else competes for attention here.

Reviewer Detailed and demonstrated - the stimp adjustment is the one nice touch most videos skip.

Moderator Entire video is a measured distance-control system - tape measure, metronome, alignment rods at set distances. On topic throughout, title is the only clickbait part.

Reviewer Identifies a fault most golfers don't know they have, then gives you a way to check for it.

Moderator Entirely focused on the backswing-to-follow-through ratio and what it does to ball speed, with a drill to fix it. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Good drill, good principle, light on the self-promo - worth doing.

Moderator Opens with why distance control matters (tour make-rate stats), then gives a drill and the rhythm principle behind it. Squarely on topic, just with a stats intro and a small app plug bookending it.

Reviewer Good detail, could use a touch more on the why, but accurate.

Moderator Directly ties a specific technical detail - wrist consistency via a forward press - to consistent speed and loft delivery, exactly what distance control depends on. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Good practical system, just a bit repetitive in the delivery.

Moderator Squarely about building a personal distance-control system via pacing. Honest about its own limits (doesn't account for slope), a mark of a credible teacher rather than a hard sell.

Reviewer Simple feel-training drill that actually targets the right thing.

Moderator Explicitly a distance control drill, answering a viewer's specific distance-control question. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Good concept, well explained, but you don't see it applied - a bit lecture-only.

Moderator Entirely about the acceleration profile of the stroke and what drives distance control. On topic throughout, academy-clip format.

Reviewer A legit pro's actual process, well explained - just don't expect stroke mechanics here.

Moderator Built entirely around a distance-control process - reading the green on approach, the clock-face read from hole back to ball, feeding the subconscious, then executing without a practice stroke. On topic throughout, just a feel-based method rather than a mechanical one.

Reviewer Correctly separates this from a technique fix - it's purely about calibrating feel for speed.

Moderator Squarely a distance-control fix - replacing the habit of watching the putter/ball with watching the hole to calibrate feel for speed. Directly on topic.

Reviewer Practical benchmarking system you can use on any green.

Moderator Entirely about building a repeatable pre-round distance benchmark - on topic throughout.

Reviewer Simple, correct, and something you can set up on the practice green in two minutes.

Moderator Direct answer to a viewer's distance-control question, backswing-to-follow-through ratio drill with visual markers. On topic.

Reviewer Clean, practical ladder drill -- the better of the two Golf University tee drills.

Moderator Four-tee ladder for calibrating backswing length to distance, plus slope adjustment (shorter downhill, longer uphill) -- squarely distance control, same channel/format as the previous one but tighter.

Reviewer Solid drill for avoiding a jabby, decelerating stroke.

Moderator Framed as a start-line/clubface drill in the caption, but the actual instruction is about consistent acceleration through the ball across different distances, which is real distance-control content.

Reviewer Good, credible mental-game tip for pace - pairs well with actual stroke work, doesn't replace it.

Moderator This is specifically framed and used as a long-putt pace technique - get behind the ball, pick a tiny specific target, one practice stroke, commit. It's a mental-game approach rather than mechanics, but it is squarely aimed at distance/pace.

Reviewer Good mental model, but light on an actual drill here.

Moderator Entirely about reframing what actually controls putt distance (speed vs. backswing length). On topic.

Reviewer The tip is good, the back half is a product plug.

Moderator Clear pacing-based distance system (1 step = 1 yard), correctly framed as something pros actually do. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Solid drill buried under a sales pitch -- skip to the tee-marker part and it's actually useful.

Moderator All about lag putting and distance control -- stats on 3-putt rates, the whole drill is built around controlling speed. On topic.

Reviewer Decent drill once you get past the ad breaks front and back.

Moderator The scoring game itself is squarely a distance-control drill -- putting to a zone instead of a hole, tracking a score over weeks. Good chunk of runtime is subscribe asks and a handicap-program pitch, but the drill content is on-topic.

Reviewer Good process for tour-level pace and visualization, but it's not a beginner routine.

Moderator Mostly a line-reading and aim visualization technique, with pace/rhythm feel folded in as part of the same process - real content but more about aim than distance specifically, so it covers distance control among other things rather than being squarely about it.

Reviewer Hits all the right buzzwords but never goes deeper than a quick search would.

Moderator Covers pendulum stroke, backstroke-length correlation, ladder drill, long putts, slope adjustment -- all squarely distance control, just structured like a checklist.

Reviewer Doesn't give you enough to actually do this yourself — feels like a preview, not a lesson.

Moderator It's built around a real speed-control training concept — dispersion testing, adding a target progressively — so it's on-topic. But it's a highlight reel for a paid masterclass, not a self-contained lesson, so a lot of the actual 'how' is missing.