If you’re wondering how to best prepare yourself for the round ahead on the greens, Drew Stoltz has a simple routine worth copying.
In the latest episode of Emergency 9, the Subpar co-host shared how he dials in his putting before each round.
Up first: straight shorties, which he said helps him get a feel for his tendencies on a given day.
“I like to start off with just some short straight putts,” he said. “All I’m focusing on is ball position and alignment. Speed doesn’t matter. I want a dead straight putt just so I can get some feedback. If it’s going in the right side of the hole, I know I may be aimed a little right. Same with the left side as well.”
Stoltz said he likes to see five or 10 short putts go in before moving to mid-range.
“I like to work my way around in a circle from about 6 to 8 feet,” he said. “That way, I’m getting putts that are right to left, I get putts that are uphill, downhill, left to right, you get all of it. It just gives you a good idea for the pace of the greens and how hard you need to hit it on your given line.”
After completing a circle around the hole, Stoltz moves on to the final stage of his putting warm-up: lags.
“Sometimes I’ll aim for the edge of the green, sometimes I’ll aim for a hole, whatever I can,” he said. “I just hit like, 40-footers over and over, uphill, downhill, just to get the pace dialed in for the longer putts. After that I try not to overthink it and head to the first tee.”
And Stoltz’s current flatstick, Cobra’s 3DP Tour Agera, makes alignment easier than ever.
“This thing’s been a game changer for me,” Stoltz said. “This putter has been really consistent for me ever since I put it in. Super consistent off the face, you get a lot of feedback too, whether you hit it on the toe or the heel, but you also get that consistent rollout.
“The main reason I think I like this is these two stripes on top make it super easy for alignment,” he continued. “That’s the thing I struggle with most, and I think that’s what a ton of golfers struggle with most is just getting set up correctly.”
Interested in testing Stoltz’s putter for yourself? Check it out in detail by clicking the link below. You can also watch Stoltz explain his pre-round putting routine in the video above.
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