Speed Control Overview
Speed Control Overview
Speed control is potentially the differentiator that separates good from great putters
When it comes to speed control there are two main skills to train: Length of backswing and acceleration rate. Length of backswing can be dialed in compared to your body or compared to the movement of the club head (similar to dialing in your distance for wedge play). Acceleration rate has a close connection to tempo. You can either train the feeling of accelerating with dead weight or you can train a tempo based on an auditory rhythm.
Once you've trained length of swing and tempo the only other factor for speed control is getting a quality roll from controlling loft and rise angle.