In the final round of the 2009 Dunhill Links, I was right in contention and missed putts on each of the first four holes. On the 5th tee my caddie told me he’d noticed a slight delay between my eyes tracking back from the hole and my putter starting the stroke. From there I played flawless golf, shot 65 (seven under) and finished joint second. It’s stuck with me ever since.
That’s the missing piece for a lot of golfers. It’s the difference between your practice translating to the course and not.
Part of my routine you don’t see is my eyes. Behind the ball, I track them down the line and picture the ball going in. On a straight putt like this one, that’s the front edge. As my eyes track back, I match their tempo to the tempo of my stroke, and as soon as they reach the ball, the putter starts moving. There’s as little gap as possible between the two.
It needs to be automatic, not something you think about. That’s what discipline in your routine means: training your brain to know exactly what to do.
Filmed during some putting routine work at Lahinch.
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