What components do you see in Steve Stricker's putting stroke? From what I see, I have:
Square-Square stance/plane line combination
Left shoulder plane angle (#3 zero'd out)
Possible uncocked left wrist (instead of level wrist)
Dual-vertical hinge action
*The reason I think an uncocked left wrist is because the heel of his putter seems to be raised a bit off the ground. He seems to have a shoulder stroke but it would seem that his more forward ball position would conflict with this, what gives?
Lynn, VJ, Geoff, anyone else like to add, or correct what I have so far? And why do his components work so well together?
Putter is a special club, using in the hole area (green).
The ball is marked with hole area (green), you can use your putter putt it into the hole. In other words, putter is the ultimate performance ball hole club.
Playing golf with driver punch the ball out of a count of 250 meters is a hole, with your putter putt is only 3 cm from the hole is also a hole, the ball in the 18-hole par, the putt par is almost half of the gross. Professional golf world with such a popular old Scottish proverb: "Driver is show, putter is dough". Thus, the use of the good or bad putter has a great influence on overall performance, so use the putter to improve the technical level, to minimize the number of putting is the shortcut of improving the performance.
There are many kinds of putting type, the most common are T-type, L-type, sickle-type and goose neck-type and so on. T-bar is easy to determine the direction because of the shaft and the head of the middle phase; L-type putter and irons are similar to each otehr on the shape, they are easy to master, but the face open or closed prone to error; sickle-type putter head is more weight, it is easy to roll the ball. In addition to these categories, there are a lot of specially processed putter, but no matter what the shape, structure, par putt, as long as length, weight is suit for your body, putting methods suited to playing habits, using them can be handy, otherwise, there is no use even it is a expensive club.
The use of putting is different with other clubs, there are great differences among hitting approaches and actions and the use of other clubs, as individual as the person ,therefore, "putting no fixed" type of argument, that the use of putt rod do not have to all the same. Grip, stop bits, with each stroke can opt for a different approach.
What components do you see in Steve Stricker's putting stroke? From what I see, I have:
Square-Square stance/plane line combination
Left shoulder plane angle (#3 zero'd out)
Possible uncocked left wrist (instead of level wrist)
Dual-vertical hinge action
*The reason I think an uncocked left wrist is because the heel of his putter seems to be raised a bit off the ground. He seems to have a shoulder stroke but it would seem that his more forward ball position would conflict with this, what gives?
Lynn, VJ, Geoff, anyone else like to add, or correct what I have so far?
Steve Stricker squeezes the Club unmercifully. On a Grip Pressure scale 1-10, he's an 11.
A real 'white-knuckler'.
Jerry Kelly first put me on to this.
Up close and personal at The Sony, it was 'oh so obvious'.
Does Stricker use the same grip pressure when chipping?
Don't know, mb, and it will be the WGC at Doral before I see the guys again. I'll ask.
Stay tuned!
One thing's for sure: Steve's left wrist does not Cock (perpendicular motion). Instead, it remains Level (straight line along the top of the left forearm to the first knuckle of the index finger).
Here's a photo -- click to enlarge, then click again to get really up close and personal -- I took (at the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazletine) of BG's top-of-Stroke chip/short pitch shot. Both players have the same action, and it is no coincidence that both are among the best short game players in the game today.
With no response these past two days to what I view as a very important post -- particularly given Steve Stricker's win today and consequent move to #2 in the World Ranking -- I sense this thread is about to disappear into our archives. Please make sure my BG photos get a permanent place in our Gallery. Thanks.
For those golfers interested in scoring, they are among the most important ever posted on this site.
With no response these past two days to what I view as a very important post -- particularly given Steve Stricker's win today and consequent move to #2 in the World Ranking -- I sense this thread is about to disappear into our archives. Please make sure my BG photos get a permanent place in our Gallery. Thanks.
For those golfers interested in scoring, they are among the most important ever posted on this site.
Putter is a special club, using in the hole area (green).
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