Hey golf fans! Did anyone catch Scottie Scheffler’s return to play today at the Hero World Challenge? He debuted a claw-like putting grip for his short putts, and I have to say, it’s intriguing. Considering he’s the World No. 1 but ranked 121st on TOUR last season in putts from 4 to 8 feet, this feels like a bold move to address a weak spot.
What do you all think about this grip change? Could this be the tweak he needs to elevate his putting game, or does it seem like a risky experiment for someone at his level? Has anyone tried a similar grip themselves, and did it work for you?
@Bob
It would be cool to see if he just has fewer short putts because he makes the longer ones. If he gets even a bit better at the short ones, watch out
Tatum said: @Bob
It would be cool to see if he just has fewer short putts because he makes the longer ones. If he gets even a bit better at the short ones, watch out
Rankings are based on strokes gained, so that shouldn’t matter
Tatum said: @Bob
It would be cool to see if he just has fewer short putts because he makes the longer ones. If he gets even a bit better at the short ones, watch out
It would be interesting to know if he has fewer short putts
Randomly picked Tour players from 2024, Number of attempts from 4-8ft (current YTD rank in % made):
(#120) Scottie: 251
(#11) Xander: 260
(#1) Taylor Montgomery: 199
(#2) Brendon Todd: 366
(#5) Jason Day: 257
(#10) Matt Kuchar: 289
(#22) Billy Horschel: 235
Not sure why this forum chose 4-8 feet, as Scottie has a lower rank for all putts under 10 feet.
Randomly picked Tour players from 2024, Number of attempts from inside 10ft (current YTD rank % made):
(#139) Scottie: 1,125
(#3) Xander: 1,224
(#1) Taylor Montgomery: 827
(#44) Brendon Todd: 1,605
(#21) Jason Day: 1,059
(#37) Matt Kuchar: 1,224
(#4) Billy Horschel: 1,179
Conclusion: No, Scottie doesn’t have a shortage of attempts from close range.
Tatum said: @Bob
It would be cool to see if he just has fewer short putts because he makes the longer ones. If he gets even a bit better at the short ones, watch out
Learn how strokes gained works. This isn’t how it works
Remington said:
121 in putting and still won about $30 million? What’s going on
This is a season-long stat. He was losing strokes putting in the first half of the season but gaining them over his last 50 rounds. A long-term stat is usually good, but things changed when he switched to the mallet
Remington said:
121 in putting and still won about $30 million? What’s going on
“See, I don’t need to warm up my putting” - Me from now on when there’s no money on the line. Sure, I never warmed up on non-money rounds before, but now I’ve got a reason
@Bob
They asked Scottie about this last year; he said he had been considering a mallet already and Rory’s suggestion wasn’t the reason he switched. It just happened to time up like that. It wasn’t Scottie taking advice from Rory.
Funny how even a PGA Tour account can spread misinformation