How Science Can Improve Your Putts
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 14:01
in Physics & Chemistry
By Peter Gwynne, Inside Science – "Drive for show and putt for dough."In the world of professional golf, this catchphrase means that a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway has little value if the golfer can't complete the hole by sinking a sinuous 10-foot putt into the cup.As they prepare for the U.S. Open championship, starting on June 18 in Chambers Bay, Washington, players will devote at least as much practice time to reading the greens, pacing their putts, and maintaining a steady hand with what they call their "flat sticks" as they do to those 300-yard drives. read more