He ranks 193rd out of 202 players on the US PGA Tour for putting but Adam Scott refuses to label it the cause of his lacklustre start to 2015.
Statistically, Scott is losing close to a shot a round to the field on the greens, or nearly four strokes per tournament.
The epitome of a consistent contender for the four previous years, former world No.1 Scott has just one top-10 finish this season and hasn't placed higher then 35th in his last five starts.
However, the Australian identifies equipment changes - specifically shaft changes in his irons - over the off-season and early part of 2015 as the major factor in his slow start.
Having dropped to 11th in the world this week, the 34-year-old continued to stand by his putting.
"Everything in my game is in good shape, however I haven't really gotten the results I would like and it comes down to just not putting it altogether at the moment," said Scott as he prepared for this week's Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
"I'm very comfortable with where it (my putting) is at.
"To get a bit more specific on putting everything together, last week I putted nicely and then putted horribly on Sunday.
"However there are signs of everything being in good shape."
As the year-end deadline looms for him to abandon the anchored putting stroke, Scott continues to forge ahead with his broomstick putter despite getting little love from it in recent times.
To be fair, there have been other significant changes in his life with the birth of his first child Bo Vera in February and switching away from Steve Williams as caddy late last year.
With his change of iron shafts, Scott conceded his distance control had been inconsistent, forcing him to spend considerable time practising with them to regain his immaculate ball-striking.
He claimed the extra hitting did not cause him to neglect his short game but maybe there has been less focus.
With the US Open looming next month, Scott returns to Quail Hollow for the first time since missing the cut in 2009 and 2010 but he did finish third in 2006 and eighth in 2008.
"I'm absolutely hoping that this week and next week is going to set me up for a big summer," he said.
" I really do feel my game is all there.
"The ship is steadying for sure so I just have to get some momentum going and get results and then confidence comes."
Fellow Australians Robert Allenby, Steven Bowditch, Jarrod Lyle, Geoff Ogilvy, Cameron Percy, Matt Jones and Aaron Baddeley join Scott in the field.
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