08/04/2022 ISSUE 16

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TO PUTT EFFECTIVELY, FOCUS ON THE NEED TO MASTER SPEED KEVIN’S
KURES

As promised, I want to review the most takes almost 12 more putts per round than and avoid three- and four-putting. Your up closely to the hole.
important aspect of putting, which is the best players in the world. overall goal should be to ensure that you 4. Pendulum/swing-
speed. Let’s take a look at the average putts have a maximum of two putts per green. To
per round for each skill level of golfer. Let me give you some “Kures” for bring- accomplish this, you must adopt the plan to ing stroke vs. hit/pop
The greatest putters in the world average ing down your average putts per round: become a lag (or die) putter, which means putting. There are two
around 28 putts per round. An 85 shooter the ball should be rolling very slowly when schools of thought in
averages nearly 35 putts per round and the 1. Goals/overall mentality. As with all it approaches the hole. If the putt misses, it the philosophy of put-
“average” golfer who shoots around 102 is things in life, you must have a proper goal should go beyond the hole no more than 6 ting. One is the pendu- By Kevin Perkins
averaging nearly 40 putts per round. or plan. Unfortunately, most people’s plan inches. lum, swinging style put-
is to try to make every putt. What you ting, and the other is a pop, hitting style
So we can see that the average player should be trying to do is control your speed 2. Speed. This is the most important fun- of putting. I believe wholeheartedly in the
damental to master in putting. You must pendulum style philosophy. Your putting
SURFIN’ NOW! control your speed. Without proper pacing, stroke should be a swinging action where
you will not be able to time the break on you feel the weight of the putter head and
putts that turn quite a bit. If you hit the putt the weight of your arms and shoulders,
too hard, the break will take place to late. If while your hands remain fixed and sensi-
you hit the putt to softly, the break will take tive. Generally, the size of the backswing
place too early. Hitting your putts solidly will be fuller and match more closely to the
(sweet spot) and applying the proper length size of the forward swing with a gradual
and speed of your swing, will determine rate of acceleration. The left wrist should
your ability to control your speed. Again, also remain flat to the left forearm. Pendu-
adopt the philosophy of dying or lagging lum style putting allows you to control your
your putts to the hole. speed more effectively and minimize the
effect of your ever-changing body chem-
3. 80 percent/20 percent rule. With this istry, instead relying more on the laws of
in mind, you must focus 80 percent of gravity and a more repeatable, swinging
your attention on speed and only 20 per- motion.
cent of your attention on line. This is ac-
complished by focusing on your line very Some finals thoughts: Great putters
early in your pre-shot routine and during practice very hard. Stick to the fundamen-
the reading phase of your putt. Once that tals that I have recommended and put in
has been accomplished, begin to turn the hours on the practice green and you
80 percent or your focus on your speed will really improve your ability to control
and the feel it takes to die or lag the ball your speed when putting. 

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