Copy her silky putting stroke for better results on the greens.
As a golf coach, I am constantly trying to find low-hanging fruit to improve golfers’ scores easily, and the lowest-hanging fruit is usually putting.
Hannah Green is one of the world’s finest putters – currently ranking sixth in Strokes Gained: Putting on the LPGA Tour. Watching Hannah recently, I was amazed by how pure her tempo is. That’s something you can try to emulate to improve your speed control and lag putting. Poor putters often get the ratio wrong by either decelerating on their putts or hitting through the ball and racing it way past.
Green has a brilliant putting motion. She sets up solid yet relaxed, with her elbows hanging down towards her body before seamlessly pulling the trigger once she has gone through her routine.
What you should try to copy is the silky tempo she produces. Whether it is a long, medium or short putt, Green maintains a similar tempo ratio. Most of the best putters produce a 2:1 ratio of backswing to through swing. This is a drastic change from a full golf swing. Yes, the longer the putt, the faster the blade will naturally travel. So while the speed and length might change, you want that ratio to stay consistent.
It’s why Green never looks like she is hitting at her putts despite how long they are. Like Cam Smith, she controls distance via the length of her backswing. The whole motion looks relaxed and tension-free.
This type of consistency helps Green have the confidence to make clutch putts, none more crucial than the curling, six-foot putt she drained to win her first major in 2019.
Copy Hannah Green and you’ll hopefully improve your pace control, confidence and ultimately have fewer three-putts.
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