Putting & Chipping Around The Green: Drills, Tips, & Advice from Jim Waldron

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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GS#989 Summary We welcome back Jim Waldron for his 36th appearance! This week, Jim shares his extensive experience in golf instruction, focusing on the evolution of his teaching methods, particularly in chipping and putting. His insights on the importance of bounce in wedges and proper wedge selection. He's also had an incredible journey in mastering the putting technique and introduces us to his Waldron Putting System, emphasizing the need for different grips based on the distance from the hole and the type of putt. The conversation is filled with practical tips and strategies for golfers looking to improve their game. Jim also shares his expertise on putting techniques, focusing on grip pressure, distance control, and the importance of maintaining a stable clubface angle.The conversation emphasizes the need for practice and understanding of putting mechanics to improve performance on the course.Get more when your visit the refreshed golfsmarter.com! Introduce an Upcoming Episode: Receive free gifts for recording a show opening by clicking on "Record Your Show Open Here!" tab on the right side of golfsmarter.com. Watch Daily Video Highlights from Our Interviews: Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube daily to see our highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. Post a Review: you'll receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter the podcast. Fill Out a Listener Survey: It only takes a few minutes to fill out our survey, which helps us to better serve your interests in the podcast. You'll receive a free link to Tony Manzoni's video! This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. This episode is sponsored by HIMS. Start your free online visit today HIMS.com/golfsmarter and received personalized ED treatment options.This episode is also sponsored by SelectQuote. Make sure you get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at selectquote.com/golfsmarter today and get started.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Former GolfSmarter host, Fred Greene has been nominated for the 2025 Audiocaster of the Year by the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Vote now at BARHOF.org. Voting is open through July 1. Please welcome our new host of Golf Smarter, Josh Karp! Fred has retired and will be working on his game with more intention than ever. You can stay up-to-date with Josh on all the GolfSmarter social accounts or by reaching out at karpj2323@mac.com. To stay connected with Fred reach out at golfsmarterpodcast@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Michael Olson from Fargo, North Dakota. I play at Rose Creek Golf Course. This is Golf Smarter, number 989.
0:11.8	So if you play slow greens and you were going to practice the proper approach speed, you would put a club shaft behind the hole at exactly 15 inches past the back of the cup. You would put to
0:22.6	miss on purpose. You would actually aim maybe a foot to the right of the actual hole.
0:26.6	And you would try to get your balls to just gently stop right at that 15 inch mark up against the shaft.
0:31.6	Because if you play on really, particularly on public horses in the south with Bermuda grass, which is very slow,
0:38.6	it needs to have more speed than that last foot of going into the hole to improve your odds
0:43.8	of lipping in versus lipping out. In other words, there's going to be more imperfections in the
0:47.8	green and more footprints, particularly if you play in a Bermuda green golf course in the south
0:52.2	or like here in Hawaii. And if you play on medium-speed greens, you want that shaft to be at 11 inches.
0:58.3	And if you play on fast greens, which is almost exclusively private clubs,
1:02.3	you would put it at 7 inches.
1:03.9	So in a words, the ball would roll by 7 inches if you were trying to miss on purpose,
1:08.1	on fast greens.
1:08.9	It would roll by 11 inches on medium greens and 15
1:12.0	inches on slow greens.
1:17.7	Putting and chipping around the green drills, tips, and advice with Jim Waldron from
1:23.6	Balance Point Golf. This is Golf Smarter.
1:34.5	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:37.0	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:39.5	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Kim. Thank you, Fred.
1:40.9	I think this is my 50,000th appearance.
1:45.5	Well, guess what?
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