Columbia professor Mark Broadie — creator of Strokes Gained — presents a data-driven takedown of common putting myths.
Broadie addresses three major myths: the belief that pros make more par putts due to "loss aversion" (it's actually green reading effects), the idea that 12-17 inches past the hole is optimal (it depends on the putt), and the assumption that three-putts are the biggest putting problem (one-putts matter more).
Opening with Charles Barkley roasting him on TNT for "having too much time on his hands," Broadie delivers a sharp, witty, and thoroughly evidence-based presentation.