👋 Hey,

Quick one this week.

I thought I’d finally fixed my putting… then I realized I was still missing left and had no idea why.

This one breaks down what was actually going wrong, the small change that made the biggest difference, and what I’m working on next.

🚨Spoiler: There was one small thing I completely missed… and it had nothing to do with my stroke.

I thought I’d fixed my putting. Turns out… I was only halfway there.

Doesn’t sound like much, but it was enough to:
• Add a bit of loft
• Change the strike
• And most importantly, make the face inconsistent

That’s how you hit a putt that feels perfect… and still miss.

🤜I went deep on this with HackMotion.

Loads of reps, drills, feedback after every putt.

But the real breakthrough wasn’t a drill. It was my grip.

• My left hand was pressing down too much
• That was subtly closing the face
• Every putt kept starting left

Small change, more in the palm, less in the fingers…

And suddenly the face stopped twisting.

I reset everything and ran the same HackMotion baseline.

No trying to “cheat” the numbers, just rolled the putts.

Result:

• Wrist cupping at impact, basically gone
• Stroke felt more stable
• Misses actually started to make sense

I use Arccos to track every shot and see where I’m really losing strokes. Right now they’re giving away 16 Smart Sensors plus a swing lesson when you join. Check it out here!

It just revealed the next problem.

Now it’s all about:
• Rhythm
• Tempo

That’s golf.

You don’t solve it, you just get a little closer.

The biggest win wasn’t the numbers.

It was this:

• I feel more stable over the ball
• I understand my misses better
• I’m not just guessing anymore

If you’re having those “how did that miss?” moments…

This might be worth a watch.

Hit 5 putts and pay attention to where they start.

If they keep starting left or right, it might not be your read… it might be your grip.

p.s Going into this, I had no idea it would help my putting at all.

I’ve been using HackMotion a lot for this 100 round journey, and ROOKIESWING should still work if you decide to try it.

No ego. No pretending we’ve cracked the code. Just real golfers sharing what’s actually helping.

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P.S. If you’ve got a mate grinding through the same stuff, send this to them. We’re all trying to get better.

P.P.S Too long? Too short? More stats or gear talk?

Hit reply and tell me what you think — your feedback helps me make these more useful for everyone.

Catch you next round,
Matt
Rookie Swing Golf

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