The act of making a putting stroke is a simple art. The basics can make or break you on the green. Get those right, and much of your technique will fall into place.
Setting up with the shoulders on the correct line and focusing on “the right elbow moving straight away from the target” are two keys that will also help keep your hands and wrists quiet during the stroke.
So, why do we miss so many of them? And why do pros make so much more of them? That was the question posed and discussed by renowned golf biomechanist Dr Sasho Mackenzie at Andrew Rice’s recent Coach Camp conference.
If there has been a theme in PGA Tour putting over the last decade, it’s players’ willingness to try new methods. The stigma that unorthodox grips are a cover for players battling the y-word has diminished. This trend intensified after the anchoring ban took effect in 2016, and this year on tour, over a third Read more…
I bet you didn’t know that many of the game’s best on the greens hail from Australia. What are we doing down under to rattle the bottom of the cup more often? I just declassified it.
Even with Scheffler’s troubles on the greens (he ranks outside the top 150 in numerous other putting categories), there is one statistic he leads: approach putt performance.
Hit it 10 yards farther (driver), half a club longer (irons), three feet tighter (wedge game) and 12 inches closer (putts). That’s your winning formula
Beneath that veneer of positivity, there must surely linger some doubt. What does the Belfast boy need to do to turn things round? It is obvious: he needs to putt better.
Australian Golf Digest
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