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PuttingPre-shot routine Putter Intermediate ⏱ 1 min 🇬🇧 Video in English, summarized

Viktor Hovland's Putting Routine on a 10-Foot Putt

On a putt of about 10 feet, Viktor Hovland goes through his pre-shot routine in one minute: reading the line with his feet, choosing one side of the hole, aligning the ball, and then the putter. That’s all there is to it, and that’s what makes it easy to copy.

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What the lesson shows

Viktor Hovland uses the method AimPoint: He positions himself in front of his line, straddling her, and senses the slope with his feet. Here, he feels only a slight slope—more like a little extra weight on his right foot—and decides to aim for the left edge of the hole. He then aligns the line drawn on his ball toward that left edge.

He gets up, does two practice swings while looking at the hole to gauge the distance, then align the line of his putter relative to the line of the ball. Once everything is lined up, all he has to do is hit it. The video is short and doesn't go into detail about the AimPoint method itself: it shows the sequence of the pre-shot routine, which you can adapt to your own reading style.

The Exercise, Step by Step

  1. Stand with your feet on either side of the putting line and feel which way your weight is shifting.
  2. Choose a target point: the center, the left edge, or the right edge of the hole.
  3. Align the line you drew on the ball with that point.
  4. Take two practice swings while looking at the hole to get a feel for the distance.
  5. Align the putter's shaft with the ball, then strike the ball without adding any extra motion.

Key Takeaways

Use your feet to read the slope, standing with your feet straddling the putting line.
Convert the reading into a specific aiming point, such as the edge of the hole.
Aim the ball toward that spot.
Practice swings while looking at the hole, then align the putter with the ball.

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Read the slope without converting the reading into a specific aiming point.
  • Take your practice swings while looking at the ball rather than the hole.
  • Add a technical note once everything is aligned.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

  1. 10-foot putts, repeating the entire pre-shot routine with each ball
  2. Draw a line on the balls for alignment
  3. Change holes with each putt to recalculate the line

Your Questions

How does Viktor Hovland read the slope?

He uses AimPoint: standing with his feet straddling the putt line, he senses which way his weight is shifting. On this putt, he feels a little more weight on his right foot and aims for the left edge.

Why should you align the ball before the putter?

The ball's line indicates the chosen aim. He then aligns his putter's line with it: all he has to do is strike the ball.

What does he do during his practice rounds?

He looks at the hole to gauge the distance, then steps back to line up his putter.

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