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Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting

Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting

FromThe Golfer's Journal Podcast


Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting

FromThe Golfer's Journal Podcast

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2004, software developer Mark Sweeney was fed up with missing putts. So he dedicated two years of his life to creating a system that delivers perfect reads. He called it AimPoint.  You’ve seen players from Keegan Bradley to Lydia Ko to Adam Scott straddle their line and read their break in finger-widths. Now, hear from the inventor of this peculiar but effective strategy, as Sweeney and host Tom Coyne dig into this method that took 100,000 lines of code to get right. Along the way, you’ll learn how Golf Channel’s virtual putting line came to be, how a group of third graders helped unlock an AimPoint mystery, and why you might already be a much better putter than you think.
Released:
Dec 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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