Improve Your Lag Putting - Putting By The Numbers with Bob Labbe

In this episode host Frank interviews Bob Lobby, an engineer and entrepreneur who turned lag putting into a quantitative science. Bob explains how he developed Putting by the Numbers over 25 years: using the Stimp meter concept, measuring green, fringe and fairway friction, and calculating an Individual Power Factor (IPF) — how far a ball travels per inch of putter retraction for each player. He walks through practical routines for measuring surfaces before a round, practicing at home on carpet, and using simple arithmetic to eliminate three-putts. The method builds confidence and consistency without slowing play.