Ernie Els is Trying a Belly Putter

Golf Magic have recently reported that Ernie Els is trying a belly putter and this is what he had to say on the subject of his new golf equipment

Ernie Els has admitted he’s had to brush aside the banter from his fellow pros as he prepares to try out a belly putter at this week’s Ballantines Championship

The South African has been having troubles on the greens as late and believes he has finally found a solution.

“The guys are giving me a lot of stick about it,” he said. “But these are legal tools. I want to give it a go.

“All the guys come up and said, ‘you’re not going to need that’ and gave me a lot of stick, but it’s fine. I’ll give it a go and we’ll see. It’s a bit of a new process but I’m working on it.

“For a while now, the normal swing, you’re on plane, or you’re not on plane. My putting, basically, my path became very awkward. I became too squared back and I cut through the ball a bit.

“You don’t put a good roll on it and from short distances, I was becoming really not good. I started practicing with a belly a little bit, and when you stick it in your belly, it stays on plane.

“And that’s basically what prompted me to use the belly. It feels very awkward to use it in a tournament to be honest, because I’ve always putted with a normal putter.”