Roll It Like A Pro

Never be a lousy putter again.

- Adam Hadwin

I WAS NEVER A GOOD PUTTER. I wasn’t even average. Truth? I was lousy. I had to get better to succeed on the PGA Tour. It started with learning what I was doing wrong (besides missing the hole). My former coach, Brett Saunders, used biomechanical-analysis software - like Trackman, but for putting - to look at what my stroke was doing to the ball. No surprise: My launch angle was off(yes, putts have a launch angle) and so was the amount of spin I put on the ball. To try to correct these issues, I went to a left-hand-low grip and a counterbalanced putter. That helped, but not without a lot of practice. Now I’m proud to say my putting has substantially improved. In 2017 on the PGA Tour, I was top 20 in two important stats: strokes gained/putting and one-putt percentage. I also won the Valspar Championship and shot a 59 with 21 putts in the third round of the CareerBuilder Challenge. If you’re a lousy putter, or just want to improve, some of the things I did can help you, too. Read on for the details.