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With three wins on the LPGA Tour, Hannah obviously had a fantastic year in 2024. But when we looked at her play from the year prior, it was only a couple of putts a week that was the difference between a win and a top 10, explains coach Ritchie Smith.
What we saw with Hannah’s putting stroke in the pre-season was that the swing path was very square, but there was a lot of rotation at the face.
We wanted to discourage that rotation so that it matched up with the path better.
To address that, we changed the putter to a centre shaft.
It was the better choice of the equipment that helped to create a better pattern of movement.
Many club golfers use equipment that they like the look of, rather than what works best.
By spending as little as 10 minutes with a PGA Professional, you can work out what equipment you need by analysing the data.
The result won’t be instant, but with enough reps you will see a change in performance.
Which ultimately means more putts going in.
Based at Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Ritchie Smith was named the 2024 PGA National Coach of the Year – High Performance, the third time he has won that award. Ritchie’s athletes include Hannah Green, Minjee Lee, Min Woo Lee, Elvis Smylie and Hayden Hopewell.
