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Tour putting coach shares simple green-reading method for amateurs
Tour putting coach Stephen Sweeney teaches amateurs to split putts into thirds for perfect green reading.
In brief
Tour putting coach Stephen Sweeney teaches amateurs to split putts into thirds for perfect green reading. Tour putting coach Stephen Sweeney shows amateurs how to split putts into thirds to read greens correctly. Originally reported by Golf.
Tour putting coach shares simple green-reading method
Tour putting coach Stephen Sweeney shares a simple method amateur golfers can use for reading greens.
Why green reading matters for putts
You need to read greens properly to make more putts even with a prime tiger woods putting stroke.
Sweeney's green reading struggle
I’ve learned this the hard way over the years my green reading left quite a bit to be desired.
Sweeney's green reading method
Sweeney splits putts into thirds by visualizing a track from the ball to the hole and marking each third with a ball mark.
How to check green reading
Sweeney rolls putts trying to get the ball to go right over each ball mark on the way to the hole.
Sweeney's putting drill
If you hit your ball marks and the ball goes in you’ve read the putt correctly and married the line and speed.
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The short version
Tour putting coach Stephen Sweeney shows amateurs how to split putts into thirds to read greens correctly.
