Tour player learns to putt more freely

Aug 8, 2015 | Putting

Earlier this week I had the privilege of an all-day coaching session with Matthew Guyatt. Matt plays here in Australia and on the Japanese tour. I hadn’t met Matt before but through a mutual friend I had heard quite a bit about him. I learned that Matt is an...

[Putting] Practice without practice

Jun 1, 2015 | Dot Putter, Putting

The Putting Professor is on fire! He sent me an article last week and then another yesterday. I think the weather has been poor in Melbourne so he has been stuck inside with nothing to do. So we can all learn from a guy who thinks deeply about how to take fewer putts....

More thoughts on Adam Scott and putting

Dec 18, 2014 | Putting

Some people might think that Adam Scott would putt better if he was able to hit the ball closer to the hole. There’s no doubt that if Adam was able to nail one of those 7 approaches in the playoff, he would have won. One of the commentators (I think it was Ian...

What’s wrong with Adam Scott’s Putting?

Dec 17, 2014 | Putting

I was frustrated watching Adam Scott putt over the last few weeks. It was like he was putting with one arm tied behind his back. Just didn’t look comfortable or ready. He should have won the Australian Masters. He wasn’t at his best and certainly did well...

The Power of Automatic Putting

May 21, 2014 | Articles

This video of Jack Nicklaus shows perhaps the perfect way to approach putting. Take a look where you want the ball to go. Get set. And then putt. It’s easy to over-think putts and get worried about where the ball is going to go. But when you look and shoot your...