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I have a complete lack of feel when it comes to putting. I recognize that it is a short or medium or long putt, but I have a very hard time hitting the appropriate distance. Are there any drills or tips that someone can help me with? Maybe I should try a new grip? Or maybe a new putter - my TourEdge pure feel 1 seems to have a good bit of shot dispersion... Thanks

Spend lots of time on the putting green. But don't be putting at the hole! Stand about 25 feet from the fringe and lag putts towards the fringe, trying to leave the ball as close as you can to the fringe. (Kind of like lagging for break in a game of billiards). Do this for as long as it takes you to start getting a feel for the stroke you need to lag it close, then change the distance to 18 feet (or 15 feet or 17 feet...you get the idea) and do it all over again. What you're looking to do here is train yourself to feel the distance. Most three putts are three putts because the golfer ******* up the distance on the first putt, not because he read the line wrong. Spend more time on the putting green than you do with the driver on the range. (For most people, that's a great deal of time) Once you can lag it close, you'll GREATLY cut down on three putts.

Brilliant advice above. This is the best way to learn the correct feel for getting it close to the hole. Keep in mind, this will vary from course to course, but once you start to learn this feel, you can adjust it when on the practice green of an unfamiliar or new course, so you're prepared for the round.

Yep, threefeathers' advice above is what I do. It's helped me a lot on cutting down on three putts. Still have to realize though that everyone goes through bad spells with golf, so you can't be hard on yourself.