The Onset of the Belly Putter

Today was the first day back from Christmas break and as a team we all decided to spend what turned out to be around three hours of work in the golf room. At SHU we have a room in the recreation center entirely astroturf  and surrounded by mirrors with several cups sunk into the floor where we can put, chip and even hit some balls. This room is great since all the snow in the Northeast can certainly put a damper on golfing throughout the winter. With this room we can keep our swings and short game up to par so that we're ready for our tournaments (First tournament Feb. 11th!! Match play at the Reunion resort in Orlando!). 


The season is coming on us fast and the only way to be the best and get the recognition we deserve is to put in the work NOW! Tomorrow we start morning workouts at 6:45. Afterwards, we head off to morning classes and hit the golf room in the afternoon! We're all pumped for the upcoming season and ready to get things going! In the fall our main problem was putting as our average putts per round as a team was 32.23... For the spring we're addressing this issue directly mainly through putting in hard work in the golf room and on the greens but also... BELLY PUTTERS!


The revolution begins


Keegan Bradley is without question the man who started a revolution. Since his spectacular win at the PGA this past year Belly Putters have been flying off the shelves! Until Keegan won the PGA with a belly putter no one had managed to win a major championship with any sort of long putter, but now the tables have turned. Not to be outdone now 3 of the 6 players on our team, myself included, have made the switch to the belly for this upcoming season. The theory behind it is simply.... simple! The fact that the putter is anchored helps you to take your focus off of the mechanics and help you zone in on making putts. This combined with the added work we are going to put into our short games is whats going to make the difference this season. 

“Most golfers prepare for disaster. A good golfer prepares for success.” -Bob Toski