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LEAN LOCK PUTTERS RECOGNIZED AS BREAKTHROUGH

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flat portion of the rotated grip, the wrists cannot break
down at impact. Any tendency to do so only strengthens
the “locking” effect of the stroke. Therefore, the name
LEAN LOCK.

Tennyson determined from his research three
keys to successful putting: the Aim, Path and Angle of
Attack of the club face at impact. He calls this the “APA.”

“If you do all three, you hit pure putts,” Tennyson said.
“We created a method and a unique putter to make doing
that much more likely.” The LEAN LOCK method of
gripping the putter can only be used effectively with a
LEAN LOCK putter.

The LEAN LOCK putter has a milled face with three
degrees of loft. Due to the shaft lean, the hands are set
well ahead of the ball while the ball remains directly
under the eyes. “To compensate for the potential for
negative loft on the putter head, LEAN LOCK added three
degrees of loft so that it has the correct loft at address
and impact,” noted Jay Golden, PGA Life Member and
renown swing instructor. “The forward shaft lean is
similar to sweeping a broom. The LEAN LOCK method
makes sense. I putted better immediately.”

esigned by former PGA Tour Pro and Top 30 money Tennyson also discovered that even with arm-lock
Dwinner, Brian Tennyson, the striking difference putting the wrists can break down. “Once golfers learn
in the patent pending LEAN LOCK putter is its forward and get comfortable with the proper LEAN LOCK setup
leaning shaft design. At 13 degrees of shaft lean ahead position, they just naturally know how to do it,” explained
of the ball, it is the most forward-thinking putter in golf Tennyson, “Golfers intuitively know how to roll the ball
and is designed to be within the limits of the Equipment to the hole with the feel of their dominant hand causing
Rules published by the USGA, Part 2 - Section 1d(ii). solid and consistent contact. That’s fun.”

The unique LEAN LOCK shaft is combined with an Award-winning golf writer Gary Van Sickle, agreed in his
extra-long, slightly rotated grip. When the putter is held recent story, The Lean Lock Putter Aims to Bring Pure
properly, against the target side of the leading arm, and Strikes to Your Next Round (SI.com, 1/28/22).
the hands and wrists are comfortably positioned on the

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