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Tour-pro tips: Improve your putting with Thomas Aiken

published: Oct 9, 2013

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updated: Jul 19, 2023

Tour-pro tips: Improve your putting with Thomas Aiken

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European Tour winner Thomas Aiken on how to get the ball running

Tour-pro tips: Improve your putting with Thomas Aiken

There are many fundamentals to get right when putting but this one is crucial as it involves the putter head.

I was taught when I was a kid by Mark McNulty that you must release the clubhead squarely.

This is obviously a long putt as I have a long followthrough but the putter head has passed my hands and I have accelerated.

The biggest thing with amateurs is they don’t commit to the putt, you must always stay down even after impact.

I am looking out the corner of my eye but am trying to keep my head as still as possible.

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