This little interview with Mark Harman from the US Golf Teachers Federation is on what Mark thinks is important putting stroke wise. Is it more important to have great distance and aim control, or just a great easy and equal putting stroke? I took my email to him, and his back to me on this important topic in putting. I'll be doing more interviews with Mark in the coming year, and ones with more golf pros from the USGTF as well. These are information filled and full of great info on putting to help your green game in spades! I'm not the expert here, they are! I'm just here to try and create value you can use to get your putting where you want it be. I keep the interviews short and to the point as well.because I know your time is valuable. Subject: Re: Hi Mark, Hope You're
Having A Great Winter Playing Golf!
Hi Mark, I watched a bit of The Farmers Insurance Open. Looks like a tough even course even when putting. Even some of the 2 and 3 footers were tough on this course. No wonder I find short putting is overlooked. Anyway Mark... The reason I emailed you. Actually I wanted to ask you two things. You know the first will be a question on putting. I recently read an article by a local golf pro from where I live in London,Ontario Canada. This golfer said that it was more important as far as putting goes to have a smooth rhythmical putting stroke, rather than focusing mainly on distance control and aim. What do you think? I'll put your thoughts on this subject on my blog. always put a link to the US Golf Teachers Federation site along with your answers. By the way, the revamped USGTF looks better now. More professional. My other question is this. Do you think that my material on Putting would be important to members of the USGTF? Would it create value for members of the USGTF to have regular material on Putting? You've helped my site a lot with your expertise on Putting, and I thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer my Putting questions. No rush on any of this Mark. Respectfully, Mark Grove
Torrey Pines is tough to putt because the greens are poa annua, and when they get some foot traffic they get bumpy. If you remember Tiger's winning US Open putt in 2008, it bounced the whole way there. As far as what to focus on when putting, I think back to when I putted my best - and no less than Boo Weekley said I had a tour-caliber short game - and mainly I just concentrated on hitting the ball the right distance. I did not focus on line because I was already lined up with my setup. I suppose I also had a smooth and rhythmical putting stroke, but I feel, at least for me, that was a result, not a cause. I think, again at least for me, if my main focus was on a smooth and rhythmical putting stroke it would detract from my feel for distance. Our president Geoff Bryant is always looking for contributing writers, so yes, we might be able to use you as a contributing writer. You can e-mail interview a number of USGTF pros on a topic and then you can write an article for our publications. Contact him at president@usgtf.com for more info, and tell him I sent you. Thanks!
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