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Putting Campaign: 4 Pillars + Applications over 4–5 Weeks

The Putting blueprint installs four core pillars, then unlocks two distance applications—the same sequence as the pillar quick reference and the Start Training Putting lane. Plan 4–5 weeks at 4 sessions/week, 6–8 weeks at 2 sessions/week.

This is the recommended first campaign for most players entering the system (where to enter): shortest install, zero course access required, and every cleared node shows up on the very next scorecard.

Epic Fail: Make-Rate as a Progress Bar

Counting makes during a calibration block is measuring noise. A 6-footer lips out off a perfect start line and pace; a shoved 4-footer drops. The campaign gates on gate passes and leave zones—make rate only matters after the pattern is installed and only across large samples.

The Install Ladder​

One pillar per campaign week, gated by exit criteria across two consecutive sessions. Putting speed discipline is constant pendulum tempo—stroke length changes distance (Speed Programming), not tempo.

Week 1

PillarPlanar Pendulum

Primary drillWall constraint strokes (no ball)

Maintenance—

Week 3

PillarSpeed Programming

Primary drillMetronome Levels 1–3 (constant tempo)

Maintenance+ Start line

Week 4

PillarGreen Reading Algorithms

Primary drillStraddle-line sensor drills (walk line, no putts)

Maintenance+ Speed Levels

Weeks 1–2 run fine on a carpet with a wall and a gate. Weeks 3–4 need a real green—green speed mapping is surface-specific by definition.

Week Structure by Time Budget​

4 sessions/week (4–5 week campaign)​

Session 1

Install — active pillar, 50-rep session

Session 2

Maintenance — Full Swing or Short Game rotation (weekly template)

Session 3

Install — active pillar; exit-criteria attempt

Session 4

Random — cleared pillars; distance + break vary every rep, full Pre-Shot Loop

2 sessions/week (6–8 week campaign)​

Session 1

Install — active pillar, full 50-rep session

Session 2

Split — 25 reps active pillar, then 20 random reps on cleared pillars (new distance and break each rep)

After the Campaign​

  • Maintenance: the maintenance mode doctrine applies—20 random reps per pillar per week. For putting, the weekly check is best run as one lag ladder (Levels 2–3 to leave zones) plus one short-putt gate block
  • Seasonal: putting is the exception to the off-season-install rule—low CNS load means a putting campaign can run in-season without touching ball-striking. The pre-round green speed mapping habit from the weekly template stays year-round
  • Faults on course: Putting Faults & Fixes routes the symptom back to the owning pillar
Optimization: The Cheapest Strokes in Golf

A cleared putting campaign is worth multiple strokes per round at almost any handicap, and it is the only campaign installable in a hallway in February. There is no excuse-proof reason to skip it—which is exactly why the campaign map puts it first.

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