Jordan Spieth –

Putting

1. What strikes me about Spieth when he’s on the green is

the way he stalks about. He’s a master at picking the apex of the break point, which is one of the reasons why he holes so many putts from distance. You’ll see him stand behind the apex and look down towards the hole to check how the ball will react. That becomes his straight line and he backs himself to hit that apex point and let gravity, or the slope, do the rest. He doesn’t mess around when he’s found his apex point, either – he just steps up and knocks the ball over it.

He also has this uncanny ability to judge the pace perfectly. If the ball misses the hole, he tries to ensure it finishes around 18 inches beyond the cup. A good drill to try would be to put a club down and, should you miss, see if you can get it to stop in that sort of area – so you’re not to hit the shaft.

If you’re struggling with your putter, his leftbelow-right grip is also worth experimenting with. I like this method, as it makes the shoulders more level; you’ve got your left arm straighter, so it’s almost like a pendulum in line with the putter. The right elbow is a little more bent, connecting like a piston, with the forearm more parallel to the ground. It sort of just pushes the putter through.

A left-belowright grip could be worth a try Spieth is a master at picking the apex point. You can work on this yourself by popping a tee in the green where you think the apex is, then trying to roll the ball over this spot