Jack Nicklaus Hunch And Pop Golf Putting Address And Shot (Video) - Lesson by PGA Pro Peter Finch
Jack Nicklaus Hunch And Pop Golf Putting Address And Shot (Video) - Lesson by PGA Pro Peter Finch

It would be very unfair to speak about Nicklaus’ game without addressing his putting because his putting style, how he got hunched over the ball and used a little bit of a pop stroke was certainly very much something of his own creation. If you compare his putting stroke to say a very technically sound, modern player a Tiger Woods for example there are massive differences in the setup and how the stroke operated. But it is undeniable that both of those players are fantastic with the flat stick. So when we have a little bit of a look at Nicklaus’ setup you'll see that he’s very, very hunched over in the shoulders. He's really, really arched in the back and he’s settled down into his putting posture.

From there his arms are very, very close to the body and he uses what's known as a pop stroke. So it's a little bit of a wrist hinge going back and then it's a little bit of a flick of the wrists coming through. Now that is a technique that if you were to have a student that never putted before, who'd never played golf before. It would be a quite difficult one to teach and for them to groove in and get correct. It’s a lot easier to use much more of a modern technical method. But what it shows is that Nicklaus had a technique that he was comfortable with, that he could hold putts with. So under depression he was confident with and this is really looking more at the mental side of the game, the mental side of putting and how you can develop a very, very good golf game without necessarily having a perfect technique. Because all that matters at the end of the day is the scores that are going down on the card. If you have a technique, a putting technique that you can trust, that you know will get it in the hole, then by all means carry on with it. Nicklaus’ technique is unique to him. I would not advise that you copy it. I would advise that you find something that you are comfortable with and that you get the ball in the hole. However it worked for Nicklaus. So if you wanted to give it a go by all means. Who are we to argue with the most major winning title champion of all time. 2016-08-25

It would be very unfair to speak about Nicklaus’ game without addressing his putting because his putting style, how he got hunched over the ball and used a little bit of a pop stroke was certainly very much something of his own creation. If you compare his putting stroke to say a very technically sound, modern player a Tiger Woods for example there are massive differences in the setup and how the stroke operated. But it is undeniable that both of those players are fantastic with the flat stick. So when we have a little bit of a look at Nicklaus’ setup you'll see that he’s very, very hunched over in the shoulders. He's really, really arched in the back and he’s settled down into his putting posture.

From there his arms are very, very close to the body and he uses what's known as a pop stroke. So it's a little bit of a wrist hinge going back and then it's a little bit of a flick of the wrists coming through. Now that is a technique that if you were to have a student that never putted before, who'd never played golf before. It would be a quite difficult one to teach and for them to groove in and get correct. It’s a lot easier to use much more of a modern technical method. But what it shows is that Nicklaus had a technique that he was comfortable with, that he could hold putts with. So under depression he was confident with and this is really looking more at the mental side of the game, the mental side of putting and how you can develop a very, very good golf game without necessarily having a perfect technique.

Because all that matters at the end of the day is the scores that are going down on the card. If you have a technique, a putting technique that you can trust, that you know will get it in the hole, then by all means carry on with it. Nicklaus’ technique is unique to him. I would not advise that you copy it. I would advise that you find something that you are comfortable with and that you get the ball in the hole. However it worked for Nicklaus. So if you wanted to give it a go by all means. Who are we to argue with the most major winning title champion of all time.