Tiger Woods reveals his simple key to putting success as he admits specific technique baffles him

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It’s fair to say that Tiger Woods is one of the greatest putters to have ever graced the game, if not the greatest.

Throughout his career, Tiger Woods won an incredible 82 PGA Tour events including 15 major championships.

His exceptional putting played a key role in his ability to win so regularly, so it goes without saying that any golf tips he has to offer regarding ways to improve performance on the greens should be grasped with both hands by amateur golfers.

Tiger Woods has provided amateur golfers with plenty of tips throughout the years, and by putting many of his methods into practice, we can all improve.

There aren’t many more knowledgeable players than the 15-time major champion, especially when it comes to the technical aspect of the game.

However, the thing that makes Tiger stand out from the rest is that he talks so much about feel as well as technique, when offering insightful takes on the game.

Tiger Woods reveals simple key to putting success

Woods is widely known as a real traditionalist.

He still uses bladed irons and he putts with a bladed putter head.

The 49-year-old is truly captivating to listen to when he speaks about numerous facets of the game due to his incredible depth of knowledge and the interesting insights which he offers.

When speaking to fans and reporters ahead of the Hero World Challenge at the start of the month, Woods explained the key to good putting.

He said: “Not the hands, the putter head moves first. Just like in a golf swing. The body doesn’t move first, the head moves first.

“And then I believe the weight of the golf ball is what slows the putter down.

“So I accelerate all the way through, but the weight of the putter, it actually slows it down, so it looks like I’m punching it.

“I’m just putting all the energy into the ball, and the ball ends up slowing the putter head down.“

So, if you want to put Woods’ putting method into practice, the key is to ensure that your putter head is the first thing to move in your stroke.

Then you need to practice that exact feel, while maintaining a consistent tempo throughout your stroke.

Tiger Woods admits one specific technique baffles him

When speaking at Albany Golf Course, Woods admitted he doesn’t understand one thing he sees some players doing on Tour when they’re putting.

He said: “Okay, so you know you see some players have a follow through like that, right? (Long follow through). I don’t understand that because, if you see a guy hit a punch shot, his swing is going to be shorter on the follow through, versus the guy hitting up on it and picking it.

“Well, it’s the same kind of concept. If you have the weight of the ball stopping the putter head, then the momentum is going to be slower on the front side. So it looks like I’m punching it, but this weight of this golf ball is just slowing this matter. That’s all.”

The key to putting is all about finding the stroke which suits your rhythm.

For instance, someone like Loren Roberts, who was arguably the best PGA Tour putter of all time, possessed a really long backstroke and follow through.

That was because the tempo of his stroke was so slow and relaxed.

However, someone like Brandt Snedeker who putts with more of a ‘pop stroke’ doesn’t take it back that far and he accelerates into the ball before stopping quickly after impact.

The beauty of putting is that there isn’t a ‘right way’ to do things.

The best way to improve is to find the technique that best suits you and then to practice, practice and practice some more.