Top Putting Coach Reveals Surprising Fact About 10-Foot Putts
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-05-04
By LUKE KERR-DINEEN, Golf.com
I’m not sure why, exactly, but so many recreational golfers expect to make 10 foot putts. It’s not right, but they seem to have that effect on you.
It makes sense, I suppose. If you’ve got a 10 foot putt, you’re almost certainly closer to the cup than you have been at any other point during the hole, so you’ve got excitement brewing. There’s also some pressure, too. Maybe you’ve hit a solid chip and left yourself 10 feet to save par, or just striped an iron shot and now have a 10 footer for birdie.
But while you may want and even expect to make your 10 footer, renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who teaches a host of Tour players, is here to temper your expectations.