Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting – The Golfer's Journal Podcast
Viktor Hovland implemented it and won the Hero World Challenge. Keegan Bradley, Lydia Ko, Adam Scott and more now straddle their line and read their break in finger-widths. Hear from the inventor of this peculiar but effective strategy, as Sweeney and host Tom Coyne dig into something 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.
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.
About Mark Sweeney
Mark Sweeney developed the AimPoint putting system, first used to create a virtual putting path on Golf Channel broadcasts, and later adapted into a teaching method used by amateur golfers to the best in the world. Sweeney has taught more than 100 tour pros, including five top-ranked players, and ranks as one of the best teachers in Florida. The virtual putting line shown on Golf Channel garnered him a Technical Achievement Emmy win in 2008.
