This is what ‘bad putters’ do, according to Lee Trevino

Scottie Scheffler’s placing woes this previous summer time have been effectively documented because the World No. 1 putt collectively among the finest ball-striking years of all time on the PGA Tour however gained simply twice.

His struggles on the greens even caught the attention of a fellow Dallas-area resident, Lee Trevino.

Trevino was the visitor on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar as he acquired able to play on this week’s PNC Championship for the twenty sixth time. He informed co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz that Scheffler was combating a mistake a number of golfers take care of.

“He’s a hitter. He hits [putts, as opposed to stroking them]. And once you don’t stroke a putt and you are taking a putter again and also you hit it, you possibly can’t have the ball too far ahead, that’s the place you make the error,” Trevino mentioned. “Unhealthy putters, once you begin having placing issues, usually it’s as a result of the ball is simply too far ahead in your stance.”

Trevino mentioned he talked concerning the subject with Scheffler’s coach, Randy Smith.

“You’re a tree with 2 limbs. Your limbs can solely go that far that approach” Trevino mentioned. “In different phrases, the trunks not shifting. So in placing, if the arms can solely go up to now out and if the ball is approach up there, it’s going to begin rotating. The putter will begin rotating to the left. You then’ll attempt to compensate, then you definately’ll push to the proper.

“In case you seen, he pushed a number of putts, pulled a number of putts, after which he acquired it straightened out.”

Scheffler undoubtedly had issues straightened out by the Hero World Problem two weeks in the past. He and new putting coach Phil Kenyon appeared to have the problem resolved as he placed on a clinic with the flat stick over the primary three rounds, coasting to a three-shot win.

For more from Trevino, pay attention or watch the whole episode of Subpar under.

Jack Hirsh

Golf.com Editor

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State College, incomes levels in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his highschool golf crew and just lately returned to this system to function head coach. Jack additionally nonetheless *tries* to stay aggressive in native amateurs. Earlier than becoming a member of GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but additionally producing, anchoring and even presenting the climate. He will be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.