This podcast explores the technical mechanics of putting, focusing on how a golf ball transitions from impact to true roll. After being struck, the ball moves through four key phases:

1. Launch Phase: The ball lifts slightly off the green.

2. Skid Phase: The ball slides without full rotation.

3. Transition Phase: Sliding slows, rotation takes over.

4. True Roll: The ball rolls end-over-end without slipping.

The goal in elite putting is to minimize the skid phase and reach true roll as early as possible—ideally within 10–15 cm of impact. Once true roll begins, the ball behaves predictably, improving distance control and start line accuracy.

Launch Angle: The Critical Variable

The launch angle determines how cleanly the ball leaves the putter and escapes the “nest” (its slight depression in the grass).

• Too low (< 0.75°): The ball drags on the surface, causing grabs or bounces.

• Too high (> 2.5°): The ball goes airborne, landing inconsistently.

• Ideal range: 0.75°–2.5°

Staying within this range ensures smooth launch, shorter skid, and early true roll.

Measuring with QUINTIC Ball Roll

The QUINTIC Ball Roll System uses high-speed cameras to capture every detail of the ball and putter during the stroke. It tracks:

• Launch Angle: The vertical departure angle from the putter.

• Flight Angle: The actual trajectory after impact.

• Skid Distance: How far the ball glides before rolling.
• Time to True Roll: Duration to reach end-over-end rotation.

Key Insight: Launch vs. Flight AngleBy comparing Launch Angle and Flight Angle, coaches can diagnose if the ball is launching cleanly or interacting too long with the surface.

A small difference = Clean launch.A large difference = Grass interference and poor rollout.

Real Example

A player had a launch angle of 0.5°, but the flight angle differed by over 1.5°. The ball snagged on the surface and skidded inconsistently. After adjusting the player’s shaft lean and putter loft, the launch was improved to 1.5°, matching the flight angle—and the ball rolled smoothly with better control.

🎯 Summary

Clean launch = consistent roll.Launch angle between 0.75°–2.5° = optimal.QUINTIC helps players and coaches fine-tune stroke and equipment for predictable putting results.

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Season 2 opens with a high-profile matchup between Atlanta Drive GC and New York Golf Club. The league features six teams composed of elite PGA TOUR players, including global stars such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Instead of traditional individual stroke play, TGL is built around a head-to-head team format designed for speed, strategy, and entertainment.

At the core of the competition is the unique “Screen to Green” format. Players begin each hole by hitting long shots into a massive screen that displays a data-rich virtual golf course. Once within scoring range, play transitions to a first-of-its-kind physical short-game complex where shots are executed live. Despite the hybrid setup, every hole still requires the full range of traditional golf skills.

The virtual environment enables course designs that would be impossible outdoors. One standout example is the Cenote hole, inspired by limestone sinkholes of the Yucatán Peninsula, featuring deep water-filled caverns surrounded by jungle and stone. The system also allows for team-specific holes, strengthening team identity and fan engagement.

Technology enhances both competition and broadcast. Players are mic’d up, giving fans direct insight into strategy and emotion. A shot clock controls pace of play, while live data overlays modernize the viewing experience. With spectators in the stands and primetime broadcasting, the atmosphere feels closer to an arena sport than a traditional golf tournament.

In essence, TGL represents golf’s evolution into a digital-first, stadium-based competition—where elite skill, technology, and entertainment converge.

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Elite putting performance is built on a data-driven framework that combines advanced diagnostics with disciplined execution. Technologies such as high-speed video analysis and ball-roll measurement systems reveal stroke mechanics and ball behavior that the human eye cannot detect. Successful putting goes beyond technical accuracy; it requires stable rhythm, reliable visual alignment, and the ability to perform under pressure. When physical mechanics, spatial perception, and mental control are trained together, players move from overthinking their stroke to executing with clear intent.

Modern diagnostics break the putting stroke into measurable components. Impact data reveals face angle at strike, start direction, and spin rate, while launch and roll metrics identify launch angle and skid distance before true roll begins. Even small deviations—such as a consistently open face by just over one degree—can explain repeated misses on longer putts. This objective feedback exposes issues related to excessive or insufficient loft, inconsistent launch, or prolonged skidding, allowing precise corrections instead of guesswork.

Putting physics is based on the motion of a rolling ball on an inclined plane. Physics-based models calculate the ideal line using four inputs: green speed (Stimp), slope percentage, putt length, and target speed. From these, three key outputs are generated: the ideal aim line, the distance point (where the ball should stop if it misses), and the total effective putt length. Ball speed is critical, as it directly affects forgiveness at the hole. At an optimal entry speed of roughly three rotations per second, the effective hole size is maximized. Faster speeds reduce forgiveness dramatically, making speed control a decisive scoring factor.

Data also corrects visual distortion. Many golfers believe they are aligned correctly when head or eye position creates a false perception. Objective measurements replace feel-based assumptions with reality, ensuring that setup, aim, and stroke match the intended physics model. Trying to putt without this feedback is comparable to navigating in fog without instruments—intuition alone cannot guarantee accuracy.

Execution is stabilized through rhythm training, most effectively with a three-beat metronome cadence: start, top of backswing, and impact. This structure regulates energy flow, prevents deceleration or rushed follow-throughs, and promotes even energy buildup with instinctive release. Rhythm is defined as motion without hesitation. By operating within a short, consistent timing window, the golfer minimizes conscious interference and allows athletic intent to guide the stroke.

Consistent scoring emerges from the combination of scientific diagnostics, physics-based targeting, and a disciplined routine. When modern data tools are integrated with structured rhythm training, putting becomes a precise, repeatable skill rather than a matter of feel or chance.

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