GAME IMPROVEMENT
AHEAD OF
THE CURVE
The Putting Arc training aids
rely on mathematical formula
to help golfers on the greens
F
or kids who think they'll never use
the math they learn in high school,
they should consider the story of
The Putting Arc.
Applying a mathematical formula from
more than two thousand years ago to the mod-
ern-day putting stroke led to the creation of
The Putting Arc, one of the game's most-used
putting training aids, according to a survey of
the top teaching professionals in the U.S. by
the Golf Range Association of America.
The story goes something like this:
In the fall of 2001, V.J. Trolio, a young assis-
tant pro at Old Waverly Golf Club in West
Point, Mississippi, the state where the com-
pany is based, noticed on TV that PGA Tour
pro Jay Haas' putting stroke moved slightly
inside on the back stroke and then back inside
on the follow through. He then got a line laser,
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The Putting Arc is recognized
as one of the game's most-
used putting training aids.
