This week’s Impact Show looks at short-range putting from 5-to-10 feet and shows a simple putting game that can help you build confidence on holing more short putts.
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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!
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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.
In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.
Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!
- :40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
- :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
- 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
- 1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
- 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
- 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
- 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
- 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
- 4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
- 5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
- 5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
- 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
- 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
- 8:55 – More players going lightweight
Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums.
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Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.
Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece.
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emb
Oct 12, 2017 at 1:18 pm
PGA tour avg from 6 feet last year was 70.59%, worst on tour was 53.06% and best was 84.75%. Tour avg from 8 feet was still just over 50% at 54.24% and the best on tour made 74.19% from 8 feet! Yes expectations are important but how about you guys provide some real stats. All these putting stats are available online and take 30 seconds to look up. Also, instead of worrying about 6 footers how about you help people chip it/lag it closer so you have less 6 footers, even the worst putter on tour last year made 81.9% from 4 feet.
Trevor
Oct 11, 2017 at 4:23 pm
If you have trouble with 6 to 12 foot putts you also have to ask why you get putts of that length so much. It can go back to driving, approach play and lag putting. First ask why you get them.
ralph gauthier
Oct 11, 2017 at 3:20 pm
i am a 72 yr old 20 plus handicapper. i use currently a k.j choi size handle on my putter. any comments re. grip, good or bad, etc. thanks
SteveK
Oct 11, 2017 at 6:46 pm
Why do you need such a large oversized putter grip in the first place? Arthritis? Yips? Old-age tremors? Insecurity?
MB
Oct 12, 2017 at 2:46 am
Reminds him of how big and hard he wished he could have been
Roger
Oct 11, 2017 at 11:21 am
I carry two putters because you can’t use the same putter for short and long putts because the physics of putting with the same weight putter is contradictory.
A heel-shafted 8802 style putter for long putts and a center-shafted putter for shorter putts. The weights are different too. I haven’t changed my putters for the last 10 years because they work perfectly.
ma
Oct 11, 2017 at 10:27 am
Duhhh… That teaches you nothing, and 50% from 6 feet is not too good.
a) buy the right putter for you and instead of getting fitted for a specific Scotty Cameron or Tayloe or whatever try very different types. My putting was around the 32.5 per round and it dropped to 31 and less when I bought an Odyssey Tank, I think the large grip that came felt very good but it’s mostly the weight that gave me a much nicer swing. So get out there and try some stuff.
b) speed control is the consequence of a smooth swing and catching the ball slightly on the way up. The ball rolls almost immediately and holds the line better, also you will need less backswing as the balls benefits from this little bit of top spin.
c) you need that speed control to make any putt with a bit of break, so it’s not only about the alignment.
d) have your pro check your angles regularly. It is very easy to let your routine drift from one week to the next and compensate a bad alignment with closed shoulders or open hips or a twisted grip
MB
Oct 12, 2017 at 2:47 am
Just stick it closer to the hole from the fairway. Simples
Acew7iron
Oct 10, 2017 at 8:46 pm
What are we talking about? Practice?
Practice? Not the game I love…we talking about practice man…
MB
Oct 9, 2017 at 5:48 pm
Oh you mean practice? Got it