Paige Spiranac is taking aim at a controversial putting tool that many say is ruining the professional game.
The popular golf influencer posted her displeasure with AimPoint, a method of finding a putting line on the green, calling for its ban from the game she loves.
Opponents of AimPoint say that it affects the pace of play on the PGA and other professional tours.
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Spiranac voiced her stance on the subject after viewing a viral post from LPGA Tour action in which a player is seen going through her AimPoint routine with the ball just a foot from the hole.
“Ban Aim Point (sic),” Spiranac posted on X while reposting a picture of the LPGA Tour player.
She followed up her post – which quickly racked up thousands of likes on the social media platform — with a more succinct thought on the matter.
“In all seriousness, there’s nothing wrong with AimPoint. The problem is when it’s not taught correctly, which will slow down pace,” she wrote in a reply to her original post.
“Also a player who is slow will always be slow with or without it. My issue is when they are so conditioned to use AimPoint that it’s a habit they have to use even on tap ins. Trampling around the golf hole is not it.”
This caused the official X account of AimPoint to reply, defending the product.
“I’d like to make it very clear that AimPoint does not care about the last part of the putt, so if somebody is walking at the end of the putt, they’re not doing the AimPoint process correctly,” it wrote.
The account also had its own controversial suggestion for speeding up play on professional tours – allowing so-called gimmes from within two feet.
“27% of all putts on PGA Tour are 2 feet or shorter with a make % of 99.8%. If you don’t want people walking near the cup then don’t make players putt these out. That’ll speed up play too,” AimPoint Golf wrote.
Slow play has been a controversial topic in golf recently, with rounds taking up to six hours to complete at the recent Farmers Insurance Open.
During an appearance on SiriusXm PGA Tour Radio, pro golfer Lucas Glover said that while it isn’t proven AimPoint is causing pace-of-play issues on the course, it can take too long to get the read and the results aren’t better than other methods.
“AimPoint statistically hasn’t helped anybody make more putts since its inception on the PGA Tour, statistics have borne that out,” Glover said.
Like Spiranac, Glover also pointed out the method requires players to walk near the hole and make their way back to the ball.
“It’s also kind of rude to be up near the hole and stomping around, figuring out where the break is in your feet. It needs to be banned. It takes forever,” he said.