An astute change in putter was the secret behind Hannah Green’s outstanding 2024 season.
With three wins on the LPGA Tour, Hannah obviously had a fantastic year in 2024. But when we looked at her play from the year prior, it was only a couple of putts a week that was the difference between a win and a top-10.
What we saw with Hannah’s putting stroke in the pre-season was that the swing path was very square, but there was a lot of rotation at the face. We wanted to discourage that rotation so that it matched up with the path better.
To address that, we changed the putter to a centre-shaft model. It was this better choice in equipment that helped create a better pattern of movement.
Many club golfers use equipment they like the look of rather than what works best. By spending as little as 10 minutes with a PGA professional, you can work out which equipment you need by analysing the data.
The result won’t be instant, but with enough reps you will see a change in performance. Which ultimately means more putts dropping in the hole.
Based at Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Ritchie Smith was named the 2024 PGA National Coach of the Year – High Performance, the fourth time he has won that award. Smith’s athletes include Hannah Green, Minjee Lee, Min Woo Lee and Hayden Hopewell.
