Brad Faxon: How the Putter Should Load 

Brad is a natural teacher, he is able to articulate certain fundamentals/feels/dynamics better than most. What a talent, a top purveyor of knowledge from a guy who has thought about these things for thousands and thousands of hours and half a century. Listen up.

Brad is the GOAT of putting.

This lag feeling is exactly what I feel when I am putting lights out. I always thought it was wrong because it felt more ‘wristy’ but when putts are sinking I just go with it. When the putter is feeling good I abandon all mechanics and just try to have an athletic connection to the hole. Like a hockey player passing a puck. The motions in this video is the result. During my putting practice I have always tried to keep the wrists more stable. Now I see why I am such a streaky putter. Great video and information, thank you!!!

Josh, as usual, great post. Brad Faxon is the man. Brad's anecdote about Bob Rotella having him watch free throw shooters makes ALL the sense in the world, to me. Rhythm, flow, complete trust.

Great explanation by Brad. He is such a Master at putting , reading and the stroke. I've learned a lot by listening to him over the years.

Thanks for posting this,Brad was always and still is one of my favorite golfers!

Incredible interview well done

Brad Faxon, Ben Crenshaw, the best ever at putting. Love this vs new putter styles which is why I think everyone is trying crazy grips etc. they should all just watch this and maybe Ben Crenshaw’s 1986 Putting Lessons.

Amazing video! This is a true HOW TO PUTT video. Thank you so much for actual information. It's very refreshing.

I have watched a lot of Faxon on RU-vid as well as the other putting coaches and he is by far the best I have seen when it comes to real world advice that works on RU-vid but more than that he is also the best I have seen on the attitude you should have when playing the whole game of golf.

Great video! Brad Faxon is the 🐐 of putting. My putting completely changed after listing to his advice.

Brilliant listening and watching Brad

what stood out to me is the fact that Brad Faxon, possibly the greatest putter alive and the best putting coach alive, had people tell him that he didn't need a forward press and explain to HIM what it does. This would be like telling Neil Peart he is holding his drum sticks wrong.

Loading on a putter making it more feel than anything else is key! Great content bud.

Great stuff to work on for the NY winter!

An interesting point which Faxon touched on regarding type of putter , it’s more than a coincidence that most if not all the notable putters , Woods, Faxon, Crenshaw, Stricker, Olazabal , Watson , Nicklaus , etc all putted with blade type putters and none of them use/d oversized grips in fact the only putter of notability that uses a slightly oversize is Speith and even that its only about 1” give or take 2-3mm so these common denominators one must assume are a contributing factor in good technique.

Great insight.

Thank you very much.

I'm left handed but play right handed. I haven't found anyone that can explain methods to explain putting for this situation. I'm a good putter and have used multiple grips but can't use left hand low because the left hand does not dominate. I've used the claw for almost 20 years because it helps me to release through the stroke. Comments welcome. Thanks.

I have never used anything bigger than a 330g head on my putters. The Studio Design grip is, in my opinion, the best putter grip ever designed.

Brad you give me cofidence

Big fan of Brad, without question. Comment on grip pressure: Brad, an 8 time winner holds the putter lightly. Tiger, an 80+ time winner holds it firmly with his left hand. Just saying......Comment on forward press: current science says the perfect loft to hit a putt is between 1 and 2 degrees. Older putters like the one Brad uses were manufactured with between 4 and 7 degrees of loft so the forward press would definitely be necessary to get that 1-2 degrees at impact. Putting is soooo individual; no two people grip or putt the same and sooo many are successful putters. It's in the dirt!

This is super interesting. I’m wondering if loading the putter will work as well with new putters and their heavier swing weights? I have an old Ping Anser and a very new Odyssey AI double wide. I plan to try both and my hypothesis is that the method will favour the old Ping. Any thoughts? Ideally, the best way would be to get Brad to demonstrate both older and newer putters.

So dope

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Can you use this technique for a mallet?

I am a low ranking pga teaching pro working my way through the program. I play very good golf and give excellent lessons but I have an issue I cannot fix myself. I obsess about hitting putts flush. I love that perfect feeling of a perfectly struck putt. I do a lot of tiger one handed putting drills when I do the drill no matter what I flush it with one hand when I put my left hand back on I hit it off the heel because I think I’m not releasing the same way. Does anybody know how to transfer the feels? From drill to real

If your putter is loading prior to impact, your putter is deflecting at impact.

I really like this video and will use many of the ideas. I was kind of turned off by one thing though. The idea that the shaft of a putter could flex during a putting stroke is frankly ridiculous. Hopefully they mean that you make a stroke that FEELS as if the shaft would flex.

I think what Brad is describing is a lot less than a 4 grip pressure if a ten is as hard as you can grip, then A 4 is basically half of your full grip strength. That's not what he appears to be describing! looks to me like his grip pressure is a 1 or 2. To be able to manipulate the club like that you have to have and extremely light grip.. much lighter than a three or four