Gannon Buhr literally invented a new way to putt

If you’re not paying attention, you might not even notice …

But Gannon Buhr putts weird – and WAY different from everybody else.

Generally speaking, there are three different ways to putt:

• The Spin Putt – The wrist bends, extends and quickly propels the putter forward.
• The Push Putt – Using arms and legs heavily, momentum advances the putter.
• The Spush Putt – Yup, you guessed it – this is a combination of the two.

* Note: For more in-depth information on the above, click here.

Yes, there are others, but they’re mainly outliers …

For example, we all know that guy who insists he putts best going the turbo route. Jake Hebenheimer now putts exclusively with the cornhole – that’s a rarity. And if you’ve followed Calvin Heimburg’s antics on YouTube for any amount of time, you’ve seen his “basketball” putt.

Granted, I suppose that if you were to get technical with Buhr’s putting form, it’d find itself in one of the aforementioned categories – it’s more of a spin putt than anything. Still, the way he attacks baskets from relatively close range is a never-before-seen style – and it clearly works.

From 18-ish feet and in, the strangeness isn’t as noticeable.

But outside of that? Woah, Nelly …

See for yourself:

As a right-handed putter, Buhr putts from his left hip – this is bat-crap crazy. Again, if you’re not looking for it, you might not even notice. But watch other guys on the Pro Tour putt: They ALL bring the disc down to the middle of their chest, stomach or waist before extending.

Which brings me to the second part of this …

Buhr doesn’t extend: He explodes.

Putting from his off-hip, he leads with his right elbow as his putter moves forward. If that motion sounds at all familiar, it’s because that’s precisely what every right-handed disc golfer does when throwing a full-blown backhand drive – NOT a putt. Quite literally, he’s throwing at the chains.

And if you think I’m exaggerating all this for clicks, Ricky Wysocki straight-up jokes about it in this clip, claiming Buhr drives from a standstill, as opposed to actually putting. As an added bonus, in the same clip, Nate Perkins dissects Gannon’s putting form – he’s blown away.

Interested in following in Buhr’s C1X footsteps?

The good of the guy’s form is the putter comes out with plenty of pace. And because of it, it’s not nearly as affected by the wind – it generates plenty of spin from the knee, too. Also, you can putt from a standstill at 35 feet, as well as 65 feet. Remember: You’re (kind of) throwing the disc.

The bad, however, is that spit-outs are more likely to occur. Furthermore, the “hit point” of the putt is harder to replicate. Nobody thinks of griplocking a putt, but with this, it could happen.

If you’ve already got a putt working for you, don’t scratch it – that’s never a good idea.

But if step- or jump-putting feels like garbage or you’re struggling to generate more circle-two power, Buhr’s putt might be just the ticket. It’s incredible to think some pre-teen from Iowa came up with this merely a few years ago. Given his age and impending dominance, don’t be surprised if more disc golfers mimic Gannon’s form on the putting green in the coming seasons …

Long gone are disc golf’s days of “business as usual.”

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