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244: Ross Macleod - Putting Fundamentals, Putting Under Pressure, and Curing the Putting Yips

244: Ross Macleod - Putting Fundamentals, Putting Under Pressure, and Curing the Putting Yips

Update: 2025-06-24
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Ross MacLeod joins The Mental Golf Show. Ross is a putting coach to players of all skill levels. Click here to find him on X. And click here to check out his Putting Coaching offerings.


Timestamps & Topics:


(00:00 ) Putting Under Pressure and Tendencies It Causes


(06:06 ) Does mental game cause bad putting? Or does bad putting cause mental issues?


(14:25 ) Can a bad golfer be as good of a putter as the best players in the world?


(18:34 ) Basic and Custom Practice Plans - joshnicholsgolf.com/practice


(20:41 ) Why do golfers focus on their swing when putting is a simpler fix?


(24:46 ) Is putting the most important part of golf?


(29:27 ) Why did Ross choose to teach JUST putting?


(36:48 ) NEW Online Course: The Perfect Pre-shot Routine - joshnicholsgolf.com/course


(38:32 ) What makes Phil Kenyon (Scottie Scheffler’s putting coach) such a good putting coach?


(42:03 ) Why is it important to measure putting stats?


(45:34 ) What is a good putting pre-shot routine?


(50:44 ) 10% off The Divot Board - divotboard.com/mentalgolfshow with code MENTALGOLF10


(52:48 ) Where should our “mind’s eye” be while we’re putting?


(55:29 ) Putting Speed Control


(1:03:57 ) Does the putter matter?


(1:10:14 ) Are you born a good/bad putter?


(1:12:14 ) Putting Yips


(1:17:00 ) Ross MacLeod


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244: Ross Macleod - Putting Fundamentals, Putting Under Pressure, and Curing the Putting Yips

244: Ross Macleod - Putting Fundamentals, Putting Under Pressure, and Curing the Putting Yips

Josh Nichols