The first major of the 2015 season saw an incredible, record-breaking performance from 21-year-old Jordan Spieth.

The Texan led after every round and never looked like surrendering the lead during a composed final round 70 (-2).

Entering the week, all of the talk was about Tiger Woods’ return and whether Rory McIlroy could complete the career Grand Slam.

Despite promising performances from both, including a 66 (-6) final round from Rory to finish fourth, nobody could get close to the irrepressible Spieth.

The hallmark of Spieth’s low scoring was his putting, which was almost unbelievable at times. There is a great deal that golfers at home can learn from Spieth’s putting, and keen-eyed viewers watching the Masters may have spotted something interesting that I believe you can use to help you hole more putts.

When holing out at Augusta during his record-breaking performance, Spieth was actually seen to be looking at the hole throughout striking many of his putts, rather than looking at the ball.

While this may look a little strange to viewers, it is actually a very common practice drill, and Spieth clearly decided it worked so well he would take it to the golf course.

Under pressure, it is easy to become too technical on the green, causing tension and costing you ‘feel’ with your putter. Hitting putts while looking at the target (the hole) enables your putting stroke to become more instinctive.

Rather than thinking about making the perfect stroke and trying to ‘guide’ the ball to the hole, by using your eyes in this way you can switch your focus entirely to the task of rolling the ball into the hole. This simple change enables you to use your natural ability to judge distance, similar to throwing a tennis ball to a friend.

As well as this, as you cannot see the putter moving during the stroke, it is much easier to get away from complicated technical thoughts, and into simply feeling a good putt rolling into the hole.

So I would definitely recommend trying this drill on the practice putting green at the very least. If it works, why not do what Jordan Spieth did to win the green jacket and take it to the golf course.

Adam McCabe is a PGA professional based in Helsby, Cheshire. He is a two-time Scottish Assistant PGA Professional of the year.