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Putting · Mental Model

Watch shaft lean to explain putter strike height

The speaker explains that leaning the shaft forward at address typically moves the putter strike toward the top of the face, and those players tend to need additional launch. Leaning the handle back slightly instead normally moves the strike lower down the face.

Channel: Club Champion

Watch official source at 3:28

Why this context matters

Said while discussing a putter with variable face loft, but the shaft-lean-to-strike-height relationship is stated as general putting mechanics.