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PU T T I NG

This simple putting test will

predict your golf handicap

By Luke Kerr-Dineen M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 19

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0:42 | PUTTING

30 Second Fix: Cure Your Shanks

Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel demonstrates a quick and easy
way to rid your game of one of the worst shots in all of golf, the
shank.
There’s plenty of old cliches about how a good short
game is the key to lowering your handicap. Drive for
show putt for dough, and all that. But sometimes, it’s
a cliche because it’s true. Putting really is the key to
getting better at golf. And if you’re looking for a way
to check your status, here’s an easy way to test
yourself.

Stuart Leong, the 2015 Australian PGA Teacher who

doubles as the Chief Swing Officer of Swing Index –
Australia and Asia, took a deep dive into his Shots To
Hole statistical platform. What did he find? That
golfers’ performance from 25′ is remarkably
reflective of their relative scoring potential.
For instance, Leong’s data found that players who
tend to leave themselves a two-footer or less on a
25-foot putt generally corresponds with a scratch
handicap. Players who leave themselves between
two feet and three feet generally shoot in the low
80s, while players who finish between three and
four feet (or more) generally shoot in the 90s or
above.

But, of course, these are averages. Anybody can hit a

good or bad putt once or twice, but is that individual
putting performance reflective of their overall
scoring potential? To give you a better idea, try the
putting game below. Hit 10 putts from various spots
(making sure they’re all 25 feet away), measure out
the results, and average them all out. Find out where
you stand, and then get to work!
More Putting

Dave Pelz: Here’s the one

thing you need to stop
missing putts you should
make
 A cheat sheet to
matching different putter
styles to your putting
stroke

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Here is the training aid
Jordan Spieth is using to
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fix his putting woes

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Two tricky pressure-