Learn How To Putt like a Pro with Brendan Flynn

December 29, 2025·58 min·3 clips

Brendan Flynn says putting is “the most disrespected discipline in golf.”

1. On the Mark Golf Podcast focuses on Brendan Flynn’s putting lesson and why Mark Immelman ended 2025 with it. 2. Mark Immelman hosts, and Brendan Flynn is presented as a putting coach who has worked with Brianna Chacon and a larger group called “the crew.” 3. The episode asks whether putting is the fastest way to lower scores and whether players need a specialist for it. 4. Mark cites Bobby Jones and says golf is about turning three strokes into two, with the putter often deciding shot number three. 5. Brendan says putting is “the most disrespected discipline in golf,” especially once players move from high scores into the 70s and 60s. 6. He argues that bad putting habits become entrenched and that elite players often need a putting specialist rather than a swing coach alone. 7. Brendan says many people think they can teach putting because the stroke looks short and simple. 8. He says the best players still need help with mechanics, and that putting has moved into a “pre-Tiger Woods era” of change. 9. Mark pushes back on the idea that putting is boring, and Brendan says lessons are intense enough that players sometimes have to sit down. 10. Brendan says players often start to enjoy putting once they learn it properly instead of treating it like a chore. 11. Brendan says Brianna Chacon was over two strokes gained on tour in putting and had second place about 0.5 behind her. 12. Mark says the ball on Chacon’s putts hugged the ground and disappeared near the hole, which Brendan says happened repeatedly across tournaments. 13. Brendan says putting is not static because uphill putts, downhill putts, fast greens, slow greens, and bumpy greens all change the required speed. 14. He says from longer distances the main job is to avoid three-putts, even if that means leaving some putts short. 15. Brendan says stance matters, and he shows a putting posture that is more relaxed, closer to the ball, and less rigid than a full-swing setup. 16. He says stability still matters, so he wants players on the balls of their feet with controlled pressure and a steadier base. 17. The tone is conversational, technical, and direct, with Mark questioning and Brendan answering by demonstrating positions and tools. 18. The format mixes interview talk, live demonstration, and coaching language rather than a scripted lesson. 19. Golfers who want practical putting setup advice and scoring help should listen. 20. Players who want swing mechanics only or dislike detailed instruction may skip it.

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A putting lesson that treats scoring as a learnable skill and keeps the advice grounded.

Brendan Flynn's year-end conversation on On the Mark keeps coming back to one simple point: if golf is about turning three strokes into two, the fastest gains come from getting better at shot number three.

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If you want a practical way to turn more three-strokes into twos, start here.

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