It’s just a five footer. Left edge. Trust your stroke. The stroke feels solid, and the ball leaves the face online. Then a sinking reality hits. It’s turning left. How the f*** is it turning left? FFS. Many of us have fallen victim to the complete misread. Some of us have lost matches or missed out on personal best scores. The subsequent emotional upheaval can cause lasting damage. But the worst part of this scenario? It’s the result of guesswork . A fundamental understanding of how and why a...

Kneel behind the ball and see the slope. Think where water would flow. Observe the nearest high point and find the nearest body of water. Trust the local knowledge. Trust your gut. These are all traditionalist tactics that are now being met with a now-not-so-new approach to green reading that challenges the widely accepted norms. It’s unfamiliar. It’s misunderstood. It’s AimPoint. And it’s a disruptor. Every generation has disruptors that challenge accepted norms. Tesla. Apple. Starbucks....

The Grinch hates Christmas. You hate 3-putts. So like the Grinch muttering over Whoville, you look at your stat sheet and exclaim: “I must stop 3-putts from coming, but how?” Here’s how. The Putting Plan isn’t more drills. (If drills fixed it, you’d be fixed already.) It’s a different approach: Systems that develop speed control, green reading, and purposeful practice. A guided pathway instead of guesswork. You don't need more time on the practice green. You need the right kind of time. When...