Just a Thought on Snedeker's Putting

I'm now not going to make a protracted put up out of this, however I do want to make an observation about the way Sneds putts. There can be different clips, but that is the most effective one I located that showed him making an amazing putt (remember, until Sunday he became fine-recognised for that four-jack on the BMW some years returned). Pay attention, it is a short clip:

Sneds addresses the ball with a good rectangular setup. The most important thing he does otherwise from other gamers is make a brief quick stroke. For most players it truly is the kiss of loss of life... But no longer for Sneds.

Here's the principle key -- at the least, as high-quality as I can inform: Because Sneds is a fast player anyway, he manages to make a easy fluid movement DESPITE the quickness of it. Watch most gamers stab at putts and you will see the club cross returned, stop for a second, then jerk ahead. There's none of that with Sneds! Given the rate of his stroke, it is a nice even tick-tock movement. Anything else would result in continuously pulled putts.

Likewise, most gamers could have hassle controlling their distance with a stroke this quick. Sneds controls his distance thoroughly. I don't know if that comes evidently to him or whether or not he spends a lot of time training, but he is very a hit with it.

I'll make a further remark that I suppose is extremely important to his consistency however receives ignored when his stroke is analyzed:

Because his stroke is so short, Sneds doesn't turn his shoulders much. The vast majority of movement in his stroke comes from the elbows and hands. Unlike many players, he doesn't twist his forearms when he putts. (Watch this short video several times and look at how solid all of these things are in his stroke. It's beautiful!) Together, those things mean he knows his putt is going to be on line as long as he keeps his rhythm and doesn't jerk the putter. All he has to think about is rhythm and distance.

And that, my friends, results in a very dependable putting stroke. I wouldn't recommend putting with as quick a stroke as Sneds, but you won't go wrong by copying the rest of it!