J
The
FIND
APUREROLL
“Thelastthingyouwant
is theballtoskidoffthe face.
It’sdifficulttojudgedistance
accuratelyif yourballstarts off with
a hop.Fora truerroll,I play the ball
slightlyforwardofcentre in my
stance.Thishelpsme hit up
ontheballa little.”J
asonDaymighthave lost
someoftheformwhich
tookhimtoWorldNo.1 in
2016,buthehasn’tlost
histouchonthe
greens.OnthePGATourlastyearhe
finishedsecondinStrokesGained:
Putting,andmadeover 90 percentof
puttsfrominside 10 feetusinghis
TaylorMadeSpiderTourRed.He
believesthequalityofputtingis
determinedbythequalityofyour
basics,whichiswhyhe’sthe
perfectmantowalkyouthrough
whatyoushouldbefocusingon
asyoustandtotheball.KEEP IT
SIMPLE
OVER THE BALL
“One of the things that makes
me such a consistently good putter
is that my set-up is very simple.
I stand to the ball in a standard
position with my feet, knees,
hips and shoulders parallel
to my target line.”54 AUGUST 2019 | golf australia
A Z OF PUTTING