I rarely comment on videos but I figured out this exact same thing last year and it was life changing. I putt very well (at least I though I did) except I would never get the perfect line over line putt an could never really understand why and would miss a lot of easy straight putts. So I decided to start opening and closing the face on the practice green one day thinking I have to be putting crooked and as I started opening the putter the line got tighter and tighter until it was perfect. Sure enough I’ve been putting with a closed face for years and still managed a 6 handicap lol. After figuring this out last summer I went from a 6 to a 1.3 handicap and started shooting rounds under par as well and it gave me the confidence to feel like I can make everything.
A friend taught me this move years ago. Changed my putting stats ever since. His tip was " line the face up square, the open it very slightly until you can just begin to see the face". Never knew why this works until your explanation here. Try it folks. It works.
Amazing tip! I was stroking the ball on the toe consistently. By opening the club head a touch, I now stroke the middle of the face every time. Making more putts, and getting very close to my target. Thank you, Matt!
Exactly the same issue! I have a Klemm Stand-Up Putter and discovered this exact same issue last winter. If I open the club face up just a tiny bit... the line on my ball rolls perfect. If I try and square it up, the line wobbles. Crazy! Glad you are able to help so many with this great tip!
This was the biggest discovery in my own putting. I thought it was the way i was seeing the ball, coupled with the misunderstanding of the Square to Square stroke, versus a slightly arcing Toe Flow stroke. Different putters, different ball markings, different stroke, stance and grip adjustments. Using Blast Motion i was able to discover my problem. I was setting up "perfectly" and making my 6' putts when i kept an open face angle of .6 to 1.2 Open. When i would hit it with a 0.0 face angle I would pull it left severely. In fact, I would rarely get below 0.0 with a closed face. For a few days I would open the clubface slightly at address, and "release" the putter head. BAMMO! Impact face angle average for 200 putt sessions at 0.0, and making an extremely high percentage of putts into a 3" cup. Thanks for the reminder in the video.
@BH-gh6qm Do you have a blast motion? For me; 1. I line up the ball to the target. 2. Set up a putting mirror. As I move my eyes towards the ball. I stop when I see "the line" going into the center of the cup. 4. I take notice where my eyes are on the putting mirror. 5. From that point I putt. 6. Dial in my stroke to have a 0.0 face angle. Then i can take note of the degree the putter opens and closes.
I tried using a line on my ball years ago but discarded the method because you have to mess around too much trying to get the ball to lay right if you’re on a hill or bumpy green. That adds doubt and is disaster. However, I’d like to share a technique that seems to help my speed that combines mechanics and feel. What I do is use my right foot for a calibration point for my back stroke. Slightly inside for 3 footers, middle for 10 footers, outside foot for 20 footers, say. Then use swing effort to fine tune the distance. For long ones I will guess outside of foot backswing and then easy, medium, hard effort. So, estimate backswing distance and swing effort, make a practice stroke, then putt. It takes a lot doubt out of putting because you know exactly what you want to do over the putt. I feel this has improved my lag putting. Also, I’d like to add that I putt by rocking my shoulders, no wrists. Not sure it matters for this technique, but that’s what I do.
I use the very same method you describe and have used it for a long, long time. I’m generally a very solid lag putter. Been struggling with short ones lately, missing a lot left just as many of the commenters described. Will want to try this slightly open putter face and see how it goes. BTW I play to a 6 - 8 hdcp most courses these days. Thanks.
Hm…. This is absolutely amazing. Diagnosed my problem exactly AND makes sense to allow for the natural arc of putter swing. Makes me wonder if when lines up target to line on ball to line on putter seems the window of perfect strike at impact is very small. Slightly Opening putter face seems to make the required correction to allow a smoother on target putter path swing. Amazing. Thank you Matt!
Honest truth: Tried this technique today for the first time -- dropped par putts on first two attempts and both on punched greens. Rolled accurately all day. The only problem is that here in Colorado, it might be my last round of the season. Good way to finish -- but it's going to be a while before I get to try it again. Thanks for yet another great tip, Matt!
I don’t normally try and align my ball lines but when I picked up a mallet putter I noticed this trend as well. Could just be stroke habit, but by opening the face slightly and almost aiming just off center I would end up hitting a purer center putt that would go smoother and straighter vs aiming dead center and unopened.
I had that exact same problem when I tried to use the “Line” method on the ball, but it never worked for me bc I was always aimed to the left. It drove me crazy! In theory, that method should be flawless, but it’s not unless you can figure out how to get your eyes to trust that look of the putter being slightly open. I’m going to practice what you just showed me today and see if I can figure it out. Thank you.
I try to pick the angle I'm going to strike my putt by reading the slope and then imagine the line pretty much the same way as you see when you are using your trak monitor on your sim. I do have my ball marked also but only use the line to help me point in the right direction, makes sense to me but maybe not others. Keep up the great content and have a great weekend!
awesome. I definitely have seen you putt and it's either a very close miss or in , definitely checking this tip out Thank you Matt !! Strongest part of your game!!
Okay Matt; You touched on you’re aim which I’m going to try. I use a copper two ball odyssey. Here is what blows my game. I play a course with thicker greens that haven’t been rolled so it takes me about five holes to get zeroed in, then I play a course with extremely fast greens, well you can figure the outcome. I end up three putting a lot of the greens. Yes I do get to the course early and practice but sometimes the practice green isn’t the same speed. Golf, it’s a four letter word anyway you cut it. Love ya brother.
Interesting. A while back I noticed, while practicing, I was aiming my irons a little left. I had a small tool with a magnet on one end. Placed it on the club face. Set up in my stance and noticed I was aiming left. Now I just open the club face a little.
Hi Matt, same to me, checked it during my putting exercise, result super, now i see the line on the golf ball steady rolling towards the target. Before on long distance putts the ball rotated a bit to the right of the track. Super Analysis.
Great demonstration. I have putted like this forever, but always thought I was just open. But after you set the bloodline putter from behind, it looks more online than I thought.
Toe weighted vs center weighted might be worth mentioning too. I see some golfers putting straight back and through with toe weighted putters and vice-versa. I'm right eye dominant, so my LOS is mostly with my right eye. I'm right handed and I open my stance ever slightly. I use a center weighted mallet putter. Straight back and hopefully straight through! Great vid!
This was/is my exact problem as well!! Confirmed by playing partners and video! Standing over the ball, it appears lined up correctly. From behind, I’m clearly aligned left of target. When I simply open the face a little bit it appears right of target and my subconscious shuts the face down during the stroke. My solution: I got rid of the line on my putter. Use a sight dot now.
I purchased that vale bloodline putter, I actually really enjoy it on the practice greens helping me learn alignment more then any thing. I'll be using your tip to see if I can drop another 5 strokes off per round. Good stuff Mr Short Game keep it coming bro.
I noticed this with my Odyssey Two Ball Fang putter. It is actually made to be lined up open like maybe a degree. I was missing a lot of putts with it because I kept trying to square the face. But then the flat part of my grip felt a little shut. I made a similar adjustment and now get better results.
Makes sense I am LH and notice I miss right quite a bit. Got a work outing in a few hours may try that on practice greens if I get off early, this course I am playing at has ridiculously fast greens, downhill putts give me nightmares here so if I can sink a few...
This is really interesting. I noticed when I tried to line up the ball when I got over it it felt like I was way left. So I always opened the face a tiny bit to split the difference. Will give this a shot.
This is interesting. I have a tendency to pull the ball. I always thought it was my putting stroke. I started to line the left edge of the ball even with the line on my putter. This forced me to hit more on the toe and I haven’t pulled the ball as much. Now I have to look more into this open club face.
Matt, you have superb videos. And I'm sure thus works for you. But there are two well studied contradictions to certain points in this video. I won't point them out here but think it would expound greatly on this wonderful topic
This is huge. I stopped lining my golf ball up because I felt that whenever I got over the ball, it was way off and not on the right line so I stopped doing it.
Another good one Matt! This is something I noticed a while ago too. I don't use the line, but I noticed feeling more comfortable and hitting more solid putts with the putter slightly open at address. Figured it was just a physical issue for me. Looks like with your observation there's something to it. BTW couple other good putters do this, you may have heard of a couple guys by the name of Crenshaw and Faxon! 🤓
Fitter at club champion showed me this the other day during my putter fitting. It's the lie angle of the head and the curvature of the ball and the angle with which your eyes are over the ball. They're typically not directly over it, so what looks directly in line to you is actually aligned left (or right for a lefty putter).
Agreed, the line on the ball should be illegal. Plus I find it very annoying watching pros on TV align their ball, stand up over it, and then get down iand then align again two or three times.All for something that should be illegal.
Retired eye doctor here. If you are a player who uses line to set up the direction of your putt (like this video), you should know your dominant eye. Shut the non dominant eye and align the putter and golf ball line with one eye. You will be a lot more accurate with the alignment.
I find it best to pick out a mark to aim at somewhere near the ball and putt over that to a distance I think is where the break is to the hole. Pre-putt, I look down the line and practice swing a bit to get an idea of how far I need to roll the ball, then stand over the ball aiming over the mark, look at the hole, look at the mark and stoke the putt.
Matt, I’m trying heads up putting where I’m looking at the hole while making my putting stroke. My speed has been perfect. Could you please try this out?
MY putting has never been better during the last 2 weeks, and I made only ONE change: After taking the putter back, the speed/tempo of the forward stroke NEVER changes throughout the entire stroke, to the point that I almost feel that I'm "shoving" the ball to the hole (which of course, I'm not).
How is your experience with a superstroke grip on a bladed putted compared to a slimmer one? thinking of changing to a superstroke and was wondering what you have on your putter:)
The line on the putter is just referencing the center of the face. The line in the ball is where the face must hit the sphere to produce roll in the direction you have read to the hole. Keep it simple 👍
I found for me I hit the sweet spot way more when I feel like I line it up slightly on the toe. What's up with that? Same deal? I also noticed it worked better when I opened it slightly too. Thanks for the lesson!
The line on the ball always bothers me putting. What looks aligned from behind doesn't over the ball. I have found that having the line on the ball rotated more toward the putter, as you suggested in a prior video, seems to help. Maybe because I'm seeing less of the line.
Going to have to disagree with this one. There are plenty of reasons to never ever think of opening the putter face. I've heard even a closed face is ok if you dont hit it square. I dont know man, this one scares me.
What's your thought on floating golf balls in heavy salt water and finding the heavy side of the ball and marking it so the ball didn't track off course I've floated a few different brands my conclusion balls are not balanced
This is why I can't put a line on the ball.... Too many lines to line up and the face of the putter gets my eyes going crazy like Mr. Magoo ... I actually use the Titleist script to get my line close to where I want to aim and go...
I think whatever works try it. There was a guy at my old club in the 1980s, he made a putter from a small block of wood, the head look like like small mallet u use to tenderize meat, and had a metal shaft attached. It was super super light. But, he was the best putter ive ever ever, seen. Putting is an art that some can master while rest of us try to become average.
Well, unless you are on a vertical swing path (Like Bryson), its going to rotate anyway, so maybe you are taking the arc offset out of the equation? 🤔 BTW, very much enjoy your manner and approach.. easy to take in. Thanks
I guess that everyone is concerned with how they see the line of the putt. I thought to control my backstroke of my putt and gain confidence about the putter being straight back that I should follow the putter head with my eyes. I’m beginning to develop a routine before hitting my putt. Maybe a retractable ruler can be placed on the green, creating a line that’s parallel to the putting line.
Great day today! I noticed I gained 20 yards with my driver somehow! I haven't play golf in a while and I gained about 2 kg so maybe that did something. Now I'm hitting balls 280 yards! 😀 I'm only 126 pounds 5 foot 6 though.
You might benefit from a straight hosel putter (good for opening the club face) or even a slanted hosel putter (neutral club face) as opposed to the plumber’s hosel you have (good for closing the club face). Making this one change could transform your putting. You would then be able to line up “straight” when you have the correct hosel for your putting stroke.
Plumbers neck is good if you tend to leave the putter face open at impact? Vs double bend would be for someone that is too closed with their putter at impact?
@@aaronh.917 Hi Aaron, Yes. If you tend to leave the face open at impact, get a Plumber’s hosel putter, like the Newport 2. If you tend to be too closed at impact, get a straight hosel putter. If you have a very balanced stroke, get a slanted hosel putter like the Newport 2.5. Most people struggle closing the club face, so a Plumber’s hosel is most common to compensate for this. If you have a good stroke, you may find you’ll pull putts or aim too far left if you have a Plumber’s hosel putter.
Wanna hear something funny? I had the exact same problem. So I stopped using the line on the ball altogether and when I respot the ball, I am looking at the whitest, no markings part of the ball as possible. I have to say though that I'm going to try your method.
This is why I use a Ping 1-A the lines mess me up big time because of how my brain works if I hear the right ping I know I'm on line I'm not the greatest putter but I can get pretty darn close
The day I started putting with a line was the day my putting shot through the roof. My ball goes where the line is pointing, no more leaving my body up to aiming.
just the opposite for me. I always was scared to death with those little two-footers then I closed the face just a fraction and started making a higher percentage of putts. The longer putts started falling also.
It does not make any sense to play a put with a locked up lower body. A put is a stroke like any other stroke. Learn how to use the centrifugal effect from the body rotation e.g. pivot and keep your arms and hands still. Once learned, you have perfect distance control. From distance control comes directional control. Read Percy Boomer if you need more info.
Don't laugh, Matt, but what you were doing is too technical for me...within reason, I look and line up by the lay of the green as it relates to where the hole is with my Odyssey 7 (which I've seen you use the putter I use).
I rarely comment on videos but I figured out this exact same thing last year and it was life changing. I putt very well (at least I though I did) except I would never get the perfect line over line putt an could never really understand why and would miss a lot of easy straight putts. So I decided to start opening and closing the face on the practice green one day thinking I have to be putting crooked and as I started opening the putter the line got tighter and tighter until it was perfect. Sure enough I’ve been putting with a closed face for years and still managed a 6 handicap lol. After figuring this out last summer I went from a 6 to a 1.3 handicap and started shooting rounds under par as well and it gave me the confidence to feel like I can make everything.
A friend taught me this move years ago. Changed my putting stats ever since. His tip was " line the face up square, the open it very slightly until you can just begin to see the face". Never knew why this works until your explanation here. Try it folks. It works.
Amazing tip! I was stroking the ball on the toe consistently. By opening the club head a touch, I now stroke the middle of the face every time. Making more putts, and getting very close to my target. Thank you, Matt!
Mr SG I suppose this is not working for faced balanced putters. For my SC newport 2 its working superb
Holy sh*t. I've been missing short putts left, just figured I'm closing or pulling. Never considered my lines might be off! Thanks Mr. SG!
Exactly the same issue! I have a Klemm Stand-Up Putter and discovered this exact same issue last winter. If I open the club face up just a tiny bit... the line on my ball rolls perfect. If I try and square it up, the line wobbles. Crazy! Glad you are able to help so many with this great tip!
No wonder I keep missing putts left when I use the line. Was beginning to think my eyes are gone. Huge relief, thanks buddy.
This was the biggest discovery in my own putting. I thought it was the way i was seeing the ball, coupled with the misunderstanding of the Square to Square stroke, versus a slightly arcing Toe Flow stroke.
Different putters, different ball markings, different stroke, stance and grip adjustments.
Using Blast Motion i was able to discover my problem. I was setting up "perfectly" and making my 6' putts when i kept an open face angle of .6 to 1.2 Open. When i would hit it with a 0.0 face angle I would pull it left severely. In fact, I would rarely get below 0.0 with a closed face.
For a few days I would open the clubface slightly at address, and "release" the putter head. BAMMO! Impact face angle average for 200 putt sessions at 0.0, and making an extremely high percentage of putts into a 3" cup.
Thanks for the reminder in the video.
how do i know how much to open it tho.
@BH-gh6qm Do you have a blast motion?
For me;
1. I line up the ball to the target.
2. Set up a putting mirror.
As I move my eyes towards the ball. I stop when I see "the line" going into the center of the cup.
4. I take notice where my eyes are on the putting mirror.
5. From that point I putt.
6. Dial in my stroke to have a 0.0 face angle.
Then i can take note of the degree the putter opens and closes.
I tried using a line on my ball years ago but discarded the method because you have to mess around too much trying to get the ball to lay right if you’re on a hill or bumpy green. That adds doubt and is disaster. However, I’d like to share a technique that seems to help my speed that combines mechanics and feel. What I do is use my right foot for a calibration point for my back stroke. Slightly inside for 3 footers, middle for 10 footers, outside foot for 20 footers, say. Then use swing effort to fine tune the distance. For long ones I will guess outside of foot backswing and then easy, medium, hard effort. So, estimate backswing distance and swing effort, make a practice stroke, then putt. It takes a lot doubt out of putting because you know exactly what you want to do over the putt. I feel this has improved my lag putting. Also, I’d like to add that I putt by rocking my shoulders, no wrists. Not sure it matters for this technique, but that’s what I do.
I use the very same method you describe and have used it for a long, long time. I’m generally a very solid lag putter. Been struggling with short ones lately, missing a lot left just as many of the commenters described. Will want to try this slightly open putter face and see how it goes. BTW I play to a 6 - 8 hdcp most courses these days. Thanks.
Hm…. This is absolutely amazing. Diagnosed my problem exactly AND makes sense to allow for the natural arc of putter swing. Makes me wonder if when lines up target to line on ball to line on putter seems the window of perfect strike at impact is very small. Slightly Opening putter face seems to make the required correction to allow a smoother on target putter path swing. Amazing. Thank you Matt!
Honest truth: Tried this technique today for the first time -- dropped par putts on first two attempts and both on punched greens. Rolled accurately all day. The only problem is that here in Colorado, it might be my last round of the season. Good way to finish -- but it's going to be a while before I get to try it again. Thanks for yet another great tip, Matt!
Well, I squeezed in another round and the open face worked all day...nice tight lines, very consistent.
I don’t normally try and align my ball lines but when I picked up a mallet putter I noticed this trend as well. Could just be stroke habit, but by opening the face slightly and almost aiming just off center I would end up hitting a purer center putt that would go smoother and straighter vs aiming dead center and unopened.
I had that exact same problem when I tried to use the “Line” method on the ball, but it never worked for me bc I was always aimed to the left. It drove me crazy! In theory, that method should be flawless, but it’s not unless you can figure out how to get your eyes to trust that look of the putter being slightly open. I’m going to practice what you just showed me today and see if I can figure it out. Thank you.
I try to pick the angle I'm going to strike my putt by reading the slope and then imagine the line pretty much the same way as you see when you are using your trak monitor on your sim. I do have my ball marked also but only use the line to help me point in the right direction, makes sense to me but maybe not others. Keep up the great content and have a great weekend!
awesome. I definitely have seen you putt and it's either a very close miss or in , definitely checking this tip out Thank you Matt !! Strongest part of your game!!
Okay Matt; You touched on you’re aim which I’m going to try. I use a copper two ball odyssey. Here is what blows my game. I play a course with thicker greens that haven’t been rolled so it takes me about five holes to get zeroed in, then I play a course with extremely fast greens, well you can figure the outcome. I end up three putting a lot of the greens. Yes I do get to the course early and practice but sometimes the practice green isn’t the same speed. Golf, it’s a four letter word anyway you cut it. Love ya brother.
Done this two weeks ago. It was a game changer for me.
Interesting. A while back I noticed, while practicing, I was aiming my irons a little left. I had a small tool with a magnet on one end. Placed it on the club face. Set up in my stance and noticed I was aiming left. Now I just open the club face a little.
Again one of your Golden tips for me. Thanks a lot. Mr Short game. Greeting from Amsterdam
Hi Matt, same to me, checked it during my putting exercise, result super, now i see the line on the golf ball steady rolling towards the target. Before on long distance putts the ball rotated a bit to the right of the track. Super Analysis.
This actually works! Thanks for the tips!
Dude!!! I'm trying this next time I play! Great video
Wow! Never thought about that. Great tip! I’ll have to try it this weekend.
This was exactly my problem, too. I'll give it a try
Great videos Mr Short Game. Your videos help so much
Life changer!
Great demonstration. I have putted like this forever, but always thought I was just open. But after you set the bloodline putter from behind, it looks more online than I thought.
This makes so much sense....Will look to introduce this and see what happens
Great video. I’m trying this
I do a similar thing I seem to have have it slightly closed I use uses a Seemore NASHVILLE MFGP2 SS MALLET BLACK (P1135S)
Nice one Matt. I never would have arrived at this on my own. Thank you.
Timely video - really helped my putting during member guest! Thank you
Toe weighted vs center weighted might be worth mentioning too. I see some golfers putting straight back and through with toe weighted putters and vice-versa.
I'm right eye dominant, so my LOS is mostly with my right eye. I'm right handed and I open my stance ever slightly. I use a center weighted mallet putter. Straight back and hopefully straight through!
Great vid!
You’re a genius, thank you.
I'm going to my practice green and try your tip
Nice upload I've stopped using a line on ball to line up putts for a few years now
Definitely trying this for myself…very interested in results. I wonder does right eye or left eyes dominance play a part
This was/is my exact problem as well!! Confirmed by playing partners and video! Standing over the ball, it appears lined up correctly. From behind, I’m clearly aligned left of target. When I simply open the face a little bit it appears right of target and my subconscious shuts the face down during the stroke. My solution: I got rid of the line on my putter. Use a sight dot now.
PS: I knew the stand up putter wouldn’t last 🤣
This works for my iron play also. The swing is an arc so if it's in line behind the ball, once the iron strikes it, it'll be a little more closed.
I purchased that vale bloodline putter, I actually really enjoy it on the practice greens helping me learn alignment more then any thing. I'll be using your tip to see if I can drop another 5 strokes off per round. Good stuff Mr Short Game keep it coming bro.
pure genius man. no wonder I couldnt putt.
I noticed this with my Odyssey Two Ball Fang putter. It is actually made to be lined up open like maybe a degree. I was missing a lot of putts with it because I kept trying to square the face. But then the flat part of my grip felt a little shut. I made a similar adjustment and now get better results.
Makes sense I am LH and notice I miss right quite a bit. Got a work outing in a few hours may try that on practice greens if I get off early, this course I am playing at has ridiculously fast greens, downhill putts give me nightmares here so if I can sink a few...
Great video. Will try next time I’m at the practice green and course!
It depends on your swing I rock my shoulders so the club goes back and forth on the same line some people open and close the face
This is really interesting. I noticed when I tried to line up the ball when I got over it it felt like I was way left. So I always opened the face a tiny bit to split the difference. Will give this a shot.
Love that LAGP putter shaft. I’m looking to get fitted soon to replace 15-20 year old equipment and I’m looking to do graphite in all my clubs
This is interesting. I have a tendency to pull the ball. I always thought it was my putting stroke. I started to line the left edge of the ball even with the line on my putter. This forced me to hit more on the toe and I haven’t pulled the ball as much. Now I have to look more into this open club face.
Thanks Matt love ya guy
I just look at the hole only now. And made 7 birdies and an eagle my last round. Your right finding something little makes all the difference!
Matt, you have superb videos. And I'm sure thus works for you. But there are two well studied contradictions to certain points in this video.
I won't point them out here but think it would expound greatly on this wonderful topic
This is huge. I stopped lining my golf ball up because I felt that whenever I got over the ball, it was way off and not on the right line so I stopped doing it.
Thanks I really like your show it helpful and fun.
Interesting. Always, thanks for the tips.
That makes a lot of sense.
Another good one Matt!
This is something I noticed a while ago too. I don't use the line, but I noticed feeling more comfortable and hitting more solid putts with the putter slightly open at address.
Figured it was just a physical issue for me. Looks like with your observation there's something to it.
BTW couple other good putters do this, you may have heard of a couple guys by the name of Crenshaw and Faxon! 🤓
Wow… using this putting method got me under 100 for the first time = 96 :)
Fitter at club champion showed me this the other day during my putter fitting. It's the lie angle of the head and the curvature of the ball and the angle with which your eyes are over the ball. They're typically not directly over it, so what looks directly in line to you is actually aligned left (or right for a lefty putter).
Agreed, the line on the ball should be illegal. Plus I find it very annoying watching pros on TV align their ball, stand up over it, and then get down iand then align again two or three times.All for something that should be illegal.
Retired eye doctor here. If you are a player who uses line to set up the direction of your putt (like this video), you should know your dominant eye. Shut the non dominant eye and align the putter and golf ball line with one eye. You will be a lot more accurate with the alignment.
I tried this today... made more 1 putts than ever!!
I find it best to pick out a mark to aim at somewhere near the ball and putt over that to a distance I think is where the break is to the hole. Pre-putt, I look down the line and practice swing a bit to get an idea of how far I need to roll the ball, then stand over the ball aiming over the mark, look at the hole, look at the mark and stoke the putt.
Sweet 🍻
This makes sense to me cause in pool when I get a scratched ball back I shoot on an angle cause less margin of error
Very interesting as I miss more putts left of the hole than to the right.
Matt, I’m trying heads up putting where I’m looking at the hole while making my putting stroke. My speed has been perfect. Could you please try this out?
I could never get the line on the ball to work because of this! I'll try lining up the putter slightly open ! Great stuff!
MY putting has never been better during the last 2 weeks, and I made only ONE change: After taking the putter back, the speed/tempo of the forward stroke NEVER changes throughout the entire stroke, to the point that I almost feel that I'm "shoving" the ball to the hole (which of course, I'm not).
I noticed that as well when i am putting. When i line it up it seems to miss more and when i open the face a bit i sink more putts
Did it today, first time no three puts
What puzzles me is why? If it was the error of parralax we'd miss parrall right? Any comments?
How is your experience with a superstroke grip on a bladed putted compared to a slimmer one? thinking of changing to a superstroke and was wondering what you have on your putter:)
The line on the putter is just referencing the center of the face. The line in the ball is where the face must hit the sphere to produce roll in the direction you have read to the hole. Keep it simple 👍
I found for me I hit the sweet spot way more when I feel like I line it up slightly on the toe. What's up with that? Same deal? I also noticed it worked better when I opened it slightly too. Thanks for the lesson!
Would this still apply for someone who tries to have a straight back/straight through putting swing?
The line on the ball always bothers me putting. What looks aligned from behind doesn't over the ball. I have found that having the line on the ball rotated more toward the putter, as you suggested in a prior video, seems to help. Maybe because I'm seeing less of the line.
Going to have to disagree with this one. There are plenty of reasons to never ever think of opening the putter face. I've heard even a closed face is ok if you dont hit it square. I dont know man, this one scares me.
What's your thought on floating golf balls in heavy salt water and finding the heavy side of the ball and marking it so the ball didn't track off course I've floated a few different brands my conclusion balls are not balanced
This is why I can't put a line on the ball.... Too many lines to line up and the face of the putter gets my eyes going crazy like Mr. Magoo ... I actually use the Titleist script to get my line close to where I want to aim and go...
Depends on your putter doesn't it? Mine is a mallet.
Edit: I will try it
This would be specific to toe hang putters correct? Or is it good for other styles?
I think whatever works try it. There was a guy at my old club in the 1980s, he made a putter from a small block of wood, the head look like like small mallet u use to tenderize meat, and had a metal shaft attached. It was super super light. But, he was the best putter ive ever ever, seen. Putting is an art that some can master while rest of us try to become average.
Well, unless you are on a vertical swing path (Like Bryson), its going to rotate anyway, so maybe you are taking the arc offset out of the equation? 🤔
BTW, very much enjoy your manner and approach.. easy to take in. Thanks
Haha.. I replied before your explanation haha
I recently went from a 35" putter down to a 33" and now I putt much better than before
I guess that everyone is concerned with how they see the line of the putt. I thought to control my backstroke of my putt and gain confidence about the putter being straight back that I should follow the putter head with my eyes. I’m beginning to develop a routine before hitting my putt. Maybe a retractable ruler can be placed on the green, creating a line that’s parallel to the putting line.
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Great day today! I noticed I gained 20 yards with my driver somehow! I haven't play golf in a while and I gained about 2 kg so maybe that did something. Now I'm hitting balls 280 yards! 😀 I'm only 126 pounds 5 foot 6 though.
SMASH!!!
You might benefit from a straight hosel putter (good for opening the club face) or even a slanted hosel putter (neutral club face) as opposed to the plumber’s hosel you have (good for closing the club face).
Making this one change could transform your putting. You would then be able to line up “straight” when you have the correct hosel for your putting stroke.
Plumbers neck is good if you tend to leave the putter face open at impact? Vs double bend would be for someone that is too closed with their putter at impact?
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Hi Aaron,
Yes. If you tend to leave the face open at impact, get a Plumber’s hosel putter, like the Newport 2. If you tend to be too closed at impact, get a straight hosel putter. If you have a very balanced stroke, get a slanted hosel putter like the Newport 2.5.
Most people struggle closing the club face, so a Plumber’s hosel is most common to compensate for this.
If you have a good stroke, you may find you’ll pull putts or aim too far left if you have a Plumber’s hosel putter.
@@JosephPingleton thanks for the reply. I tend to leave the face open even with my spider fcg with a plumbers neck 😅 🤷🏽♂️
This is probably why triple track works so well for people. 3 lines of visual reference as opposed to 1
Grabbed a bloodline after your video. I'm never going back.
Wanna hear something funny? I had the exact same problem. So I stopped using the line on the ball altogether and when I respot the ball, I am looking at the whitest, no markings part of the ball as possible. I have to say though that I'm going to try your method.
This is why I use a Ping 1-A the lines mess me up big time because of how my brain works if I hear the right ping I know I'm on line I'm not the greatest putter but I can get pretty darn close
Great video man as always you are freaking Hilarious
This has me wondering if this is the reason my natural miss putting is a pull.
The day I started putting with a line was the day my putting shot through the roof. My ball goes where the line is pointing, no more leaving my body up to aiming.
I thought those standing putters were considered illegal equipment according to USGA & PGA Rules???
just the opposite for me. I always was scared to death with those little two-footers then I closed the face just a fraction and started making a higher percentage of putts. The longer putts started falling also.
This seems crazy, but I'm willing to try it. Really scared it will build a bad habit though.
It does not make any sense to play a put with a locked up lower body. A put is a stroke like any other stroke. Learn how to use the centrifugal effect from the body rotation e.g. pivot and keep your arms and hands still. Once learned, you have perfect distance control. From distance control comes directional control. Read Percy Boomer if you need more info.
this is why i can't have a line on the ball. i feel most comfortable with lining the putter up with the line i like.
Don't laugh, Matt, but what you were doing is too technical for me...within reason, I look and line up by the lay of the green as it relates to where the hole is with my Odyssey 7 (which I've seen you use the putter I use).
So wouldn't this be the same problems with all of your clubs then?