Putting expert Stephen Sweeney talks the two most important aspects of testing putters, his prediction for the next big putter trend

About this episode

Putting expert Stephen Sweeney discusses key aspects of testing putters and future trends in the golf industry.

On this week's episode of Fully Equipped, GOLF's Johnny Wunder and Jake Morrow are joined by putting expert Stephen Sweeney. They discuss why players are more reactive to their putter preferences than performance, the two most important aspects of testing putters and their expectations for the next big putter trend.

People in this episode

Hosts: Johnny Wunder, Jake Morrow

Guest: Stephen Sweeney

Topics covered

• putting
• putter testing
• golf trends
• player preferences
• putter performance

Keywords

• putting expert
• putter testing
• golf
• putter trends
• performance preferences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GOLF.com

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