I tried this today, one of many many TH-cam tips, BUT this one really worked! I played today without a three putt and before the end of the round, I was only thinking of pace over the ball. What a good thing to feel!
Great tip, makes perfect sense. Also, when I golfed for the first time in over a decade, I putted cross-handed, spent a little time on the practice green, and was putting better than I ever had when I golfed regularly. Completely steadied the wrists, no wobble at all, so my aim was truer than ever before.
Stepping back from your ball to check your alignment is huge. I rarely see players do this. It is pure luck if you are lining up your ball crouched over it and looking up and down. You need to step back and recheck the alignment otherwise you are just guessing. I adjust my ball most of the time by stepping back. I have drastically improved my putting. It does t slow down play. What slows down play is three putting. Picking the right break and speed is what I am working on now.
The technique you describe I adopted 10 years ago…. You’re absolutely correct… initially I just couldn’t accept that my natural aim was no where near the TRUE TRUE aim The Truth hurts I guess that’s why many golfers still can’t / won’t use this SUPERIOR method of alignment .
Good video! Didn't know I was left eye dominate till now. Thanx John. Just returned home from a trip to Europe and a Disney Cruise, going to order my new putter today. Dave from VB...
What about side saddle putting. A friend does this with a long putter. He says it’s legal and it lines his eyes up correctly. What do you think about that?
@@misteroneputt From the book and movie, "Seven Days in Utopia", it's the side-saddle putting method, I believe he is referring to...and it's legal like you stated, standing to the side of the ball, not like Sam Snead's old putting method. Snead pioneered croquet-style putting in the 1960s, where he straddled the ball with one leg on each side. The United States Golf Association banned this technique in 1968 by amending the old Rule 35-1,[58] since, until that time, golfers had always faced the ball when striking. Snead then went to side-saddle putting, where he crouched and angled his feet towards the hole, and held the club with a split grip. He used that style for the rest of his career.
I Like it!!! Also, there is ( or at least was) a device that would spin the ball and determine any imperfect weight distribution in the ball's construction. Strike a like and that's it!! Good Video!!
Some of the balls that you buy have a better line than others. But you can buy a small tool that it sets up a stencil so you can draw a perfect line on your ball.
I typically spot putt, like Nicklaus used to do. Let's just say it's a 5 footer that I want to hit straight. I hold my putter up in the middle of my eyeline and close my non dominant eye....I see a discoloration on the green that lines up straight to the hole from my ball and then line up to that...without a line on the ball...just looking at starting the ball over the mark I saw. However, I make some and miss some, I am now wondering if I still spot putted and put the club like you said, on my dominant side if that would give me a better "mark" than in the middle of my eyes? Still closing my non dominant eye, but finding the "spot" with the club off center on the dominant side.....or would the "spot" still be the same? Hopefully this made sense 😀
That is a brilliant idea and I think it would work quite well. I always pick a spot for my target line with a thought like I want to roll right over that spot or just above the top edge of it or an inch below it or whatever sometimes the spot doesn’t always line up when it’s something I can visibly see on the green, but yes, using your dominant eye to lineup to a spot would certainly help spot putters with or without the line on the ball.
I tried this and it’s amazing . Close your eyes. Imagine in your mind where the line to hole is. Then practice a few strokes while your eyes are closed and then hit the ball. The key is relaxing yourself . You may be amazed if your practice this. I made more puts this way
This works for me sometimes...my issue is I feel like I'm rushing to get to my set up. It does work when I take my time, I just don't want to slow my group. I guess I need to get more comfortable with setting up...fidgeting, while others are reading and getting ready to put.
I understand. There is always a concern of slow play anytime we talk about putting set up or green reading. i never want to be slow and so am always working on reading the green and practicing set up so I can do both quickly. One thought that helps is that If I make the putt I'm taking fewer putts which means less time overall.
Tour players putting percentages, I would believe, are averaging all of their putts from different breaks to the hole, i.e. uphill, downhill, across grain, left-to-right or right-to-left breaks in all three conditions. It is truly rare to have a straight, level putt on the course, other than on the practice green. ⛳️
To find the value of aiming putt from under a string and see how many you make. That is when you are going to find out that is the least of your problems. OK, you gotta start someplace. But when that does not work either it is time to start looking in to how to putt. Start by finding Ben Creshaw videos.
Look through a circle with both eyes open at a target. Close one eye. Then close the other. Which eye open can you still see the target in the same place? That’s your dominant eye
Take a sharpie and color half the ball black. Then you will see that you probably are not rolling the ball where you think you are. It is tough to see with a line. With half the ball bkack, it is obvious.
I think this is valuable, but like you I resisted because it felt like the line wasn't aimed at the target once I got in my stance so it was hard to trust and make a confident stroke. Takes practice for sure.
That’s the point. And previously I had done a video about not using the line because I read a published study by my Golf spy that found golfers didn’t put as well as the line overtime I revisited that and got to thinking about why that is and went to using a line things change overtime things that we try to do to make more pets change overtime.
I used a line and went back to nothing. Why? Because no matter how you line it up, it isn't correct and now you're line up wrong. If it's set wrong and most times you know it's wrong and you angle your putter to counter that and now you're totally messed up. I pick my line and hit the ball on that line. What is more important is speed not the line. If you're thinking more of line and not speed, then you missed anyway.
I think once you get past 10 feet line is less important and speed is more important but inside of 10 feet line is critical. Of course the ultimate is blending line and speed.
I understand. I use a green reading method that with a little math and practice tells me exactly how many inches left or right of the stick to aim. It’s called Tour Read
Loved EVERYTHING you taught EXCEPT when you called a two color ball " bipolar". Poor choice & insulting term. Just call it a two color ball or use one of the balls that has a center line ball mark.
No offense...This guy has no idea how hard it is to read putts on the PGA tour. The tips are fine tho. Stress IMHO makes Pro's miss putts as much as anything...As in if I hit this a smidgen too hard it's off the green. Make 60% of 10' putts from all sides of the hole in a row on camera, that would be convincing.
I tried this today, one of many many TH-cam tips, BUT this one really worked! I played today without a three putt and before the end of the round, I was only thinking of pace over the ball. What a good thing to feel!
@@blakef856 nice
Thanks!
Wow...Thank you. I just received this notification but truly appreciate you and hope my videos are helpful
Good advice. Start at 3:50 mark, though.
Thank you great information. I will give it a try
yes! worked for me! many thanks
Love it, appreciate the hard work it takes bringing us fresh looks into solving the same problems.
Thank you
Great tip, makes perfect sense. Also, when I golfed for the first time in over a decade, I putted cross-handed, spent a little time on the practice green, and was putting better than I ever had when I golfed regularly. Completely steadied the wrists, no wobble at all, so my aim was truer than ever before.
Do you close your less dominant eye when holding the putter up to check your alignment???? Thanks!
Good question. And yes
Could you please link me to the laser/mirror putting study you mention? I'd love to see/read.
Great video!
@@michaellevine9847 I’ll have to go find it but give me a few days. I know it came from David Edel at Edel putters
Stepping back from your ball to check your alignment is huge. I rarely see players do this. It is pure luck if you are lining up your ball crouched over it and looking up and down. You need to step back and recheck the alignment otherwise you are just guessing. I adjust my ball most of the time by stepping back. I have drastically improved my putting. It does t slow down play. What slows down play is three putting. Picking the right break and speed is what I am working on now.
Very informative! Thanks
The technique you describe I adopted 10 years ago…. You’re absolutely correct… initially I just couldn’t accept that my natural aim was no where near the TRUE TRUE aim The Truth hurts I guess that’s why many golfers still
can’t / won’t use this SUPERIOR method of alignment .
Good video! Didn't know I was left eye dominate till now. Thanx John. Just returned home from a trip to Europe and a Disney Cruise, going to order my new putter today. Dave from VB...
@@daverademacher2426 hey Dave , thanks for the compliment. Hope you enjoyed the cruise and vacation.
Thanks for your invaluable suggestions, Imma try it n let you know soon results!
Excellent!!!
@@normanhall287 thank you
Great advice! Probably the main problem of most golfers, namely me, to lower their handicap. will check it "straight away" on the green today.
Thank you for the tip. Definitely going to put that to use next time I go out!
You’re welcome
Great thanks 🙏
Ball placement under dominant eye or non?
Under dominant
Can’t wait to practice this tomorrow AFTER I practice with my 14” ruler. 😊
What about side saddle putting. A friend does this with a long putter. He says it’s legal and it lines his eyes up correctly. What do you think about that?
I don't think that's legal
@@vicgeier3482 No? Okay. He thinks it is. He has to do it because he’s blind in 1 eye. Thanks for the clarification.
I think that helps lots of people. It never felt comfortable for me, but it is legal as long as you’re standing beside the ball and not behind it.
@@misteroneputt From the book and movie, "Seven Days in Utopia", it's the side-saddle putting method, I believe he is referring to...and it's legal like you stated, standing to the side of the ball, not like Sam Snead's old putting method. Snead pioneered croquet-style putting in the 1960s, where he straddled the ball with one leg on each side. The United States Golf Association banned this technique in 1968 by amending the old Rule 35-1,[58] since, until that time, golfers had always faced the ball when striking. Snead then went to side-saddle putting, where he crouched and angled his feet towards the hole, and held the club with a split grip. He used that style for the rest of his career.
It’s not legal to putt that way they stopped Bryson from doing that
Thanks i;m going to giver a try,, See Ya
I Like it!!! Also, there is ( or at least was) a device that would spin the ball and determine any imperfect weight distribution in the ball's construction. Strike a like and that's it!! Good Video!!
Thank you
Thanks, how do you make the line that nicely on the ball?
Some of the balls that you buy have a better line than others. But you can buy a small tool that it sets up a stencil so you can draw a perfect line on your ball.
@@misteroneputt thanks, i got few from Amazon, but never seems to get that perfect line
Can you use the putter shaft to align when the shaft is stepped, such as on some of the LAB putters?
Yes, but it is not as accurate because the shaft is narrower towards the top, which means it’s not a 100% straight edge
I typically spot putt, like Nicklaus used to do. Let's just say it's a 5 footer that I want to hit straight. I hold my putter up in the middle of my eyeline and close my non dominant eye....I see a discoloration on the green that lines up straight to the hole from my ball and then line up to that...without a line on the ball...just looking at starting the ball over the mark I saw. However, I make some and miss some, I am now wondering if I still spot putted and put the club like you said, on my dominant side if that would give me a better "mark" than in the middle of my eyes? Still closing my non dominant eye, but finding the "spot" with the club off center on the dominant side.....or would the "spot" still be the same? Hopefully this made sense 😀
That is a brilliant idea and I think it would work quite well. I always pick a spot for my target line with a thought like I want to roll right over that spot or just above the top edge of it or an inch below it or whatever sometimes the spot doesn’t always line up when it’s something I can visibly see on the green, but yes, using your dominant eye to lineup to a spot would certainly help spot putters with or without the line on the ball.
I'm going to try that!!
great advice n taken lots of pain.
I tried this and it’s amazing . Close your eyes. Imagine in your mind where the line to hole is. Then practice a few strokes while your eyes are closed and then hit the ball. The key is relaxing yourself .
You may be amazed if your practice this. I made more puts this way
This works for me sometimes...my issue is I feel like I'm rushing to get to my set up. It does work when I take my time, I just don't want to slow my group. I guess I need to get more comfortable with setting up...fidgeting, while others are reading and getting ready to put.
I understand. There is always a concern of slow play anytime we talk about putting set up or green reading. i never want to be slow and so am always working on reading the green and practicing set up so I can do both quickly. One thought that helps is that If I make the putt I'm taking fewer putts which means less time overall.
What about plumb bobbing?
I have a couple of really popular videos on the channel with regards to that. Look up the title what I see when plumb bobbing.
Tour players putting percentages, I would believe, are averaging all of their putts from different breaks to the hole, i.e. uphill, downhill, across grain, left-to-right or right-to-left breaks in all three conditions. It is truly rare to have a straight, level putt on the course, other than on the practice green. ⛳️
I completely agree with you. That said you are always putting straight. It’s gravity and friction that moves the ball left right in between.
To find the value of aiming putt from under a string and see how many you make. That is when you are going to find out that is the least of your problems. OK, you gotta start someplace. But when that does not work either it is time to start looking in to how to putt. Start by finding Ben Creshaw videos.
I figured out years ago im left eye dominant and always I am to far left😢
Do you give lessons?
Yes, I do email me and will get together
Just plumb bob, works well and is simpler than aim point.
did not understand how to determine the dominate eye? ... oldtony
Look through a circle with both eyes open at a target. Close one eye. Then close the other. Which eye open can you still see the target in the same place? That’s your dominant eye
Take a sharpie and color half the ball black. Then you will see that you probably are not rolling the ball where you think you are. It is tough to see with a line. With half the ball bkack, it is obvious.
I think this is valuable, but like you I resisted because it felt like the line wasn't aimed at the target once I got in my stance so it was hard to trust and make a confident stroke. Takes practice for sure.
That’s the point. And previously I had done a video about not using the line because I read a published study by my Golf spy that found golfers didn’t put as well as the line overtime I revisited that and got to thinking about why that is and went to using a line things change overtime things that we try to do to make more pets change overtime.
When I put left handed in very accurate
I used a line and went back to nothing. Why? Because no matter how you line it up, it isn't correct and now you're line up wrong. If it's set wrong and most times you know it's wrong and you angle your putter to counter that and now you're totally messed up. I pick my line and hit the ball on that line. What is more important is speed not the line. If you're thinking more of line and not speed, then you missed anyway.
I think once you get past 10 feet line is less important and speed is more important but inside of 10 feet line is critical. Of course the ultimate is blending line and speed.
This concept is taught here as well th-cam.com/video/JaJJVTUgzDg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zahG9YFkc1Ay4GX3 10:34
It’s become common on tour. Bryson was doing it about a year ago. People thought he was plumb bobbing at first
You gotta slow down before I have a heart attack 🥺
Not sure I understand
@@misteroneputt it’s a lot of information to be taken in at a short time.
@@gargould7186 gotcha. Yes, probably should have made this one too or maybe even three separate videos.
Good advice but there's no way I'm going to know that a putt is going to break 2ft 8 inches.
I understand. I use a green reading method that with a little math and practice tells me exactly how many inches left or right of the stick to aim. It’s called Tour Read
way too much work the group behind you will be bouncing balls off your head,,lol
Been doing this a while and routinely play under 3.5 hours so No. learn to do it without wasting time
Amen
😂
Loved EVERYTHING you taught EXCEPT when you called a two color ball " bipolar". Poor choice & insulting term. Just call it a two color ball or use one of the balls that has a center line ball mark.
@@photoguy2010able fair enough. I was trying to make a little joke but am admittedly a poor comedian. Didn’t mean to offend
No offense...This guy has no idea how hard it is to read putts on the PGA tour. The tips are fine tho. Stress IMHO makes Pro's miss putts as much as anything...As in if I hit this a smidgen too hard it's off the green. Make 60% of 10' putts from all sides of the hole in a row on camera, that would be convincing.