Once I shift right, I need to extend my right side as I send the club and arms up in the backswing. This guy is going to spend extra time working on his putting when his putting isn't the skill that's holding him back, all because of misinformation. Shot Scope Case Study - Three-Putting Stats By Handicap With enlightenment in mind, let me guide you a short way down the rabbit hole of Tour putting percentages (inspired by this Potters Putting post) and their cross-sport equivalents. But the wildest part of this point in the proceedings is that it takes this long for Tour pros to get under the 50% mark when putting. An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South CarolinaBeaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. font-family: 'wsocial'; He didn't believe me when I told him tour players average 50% from 8'. And since these players virtually NEVER miss from that distance (99.42 percent are made from 3 feet), you rarely see them suffer the dreaded three-putts the rest of us are all too familiar with. Clearing the left side too early is damaging. @media screen and (min-width: 767px) {.wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) div.paragraph, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) p, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .product-block .product-title, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .product-description, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .wsite-form-field label, .wsite-elements.wsite-not-footer:not(.wsite-header-elements) .wsite-form-field label, #wsite-content div.paragraph, #wsite-content p, #wsite-content .product-block .product-title, #wsite-content .product-description, #wsite-content .wsite-form-field label, #wsite-content .wsite-form-field label, .blog-sidebar div.paragraph, .blog-sidebar p, .blog-sidebar .wsite-form-field label, .blog-sidebar .wsite-form-field label {} For golfers who shoot in the 90s, 3-foot putts start to become an issue (84 percent success rate). Signup for our newsletter to get notified about our next ride. } Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 the last baseball player to crack the .400 mark for a full season.