Don't rely on feel...she will lie to you just to get in your pockets...Just because she looks good and feeels good doesn't mean she's someone you should be married to....I had a Napa by Scotty Cameron... given to me by PGA Tour Player, Neal Lancaster...beautiful putter..best feeling of all of them...from 6 ft on a laser I aimed approx. 2 cups to the left then proceded to ruin my stroke by downstroke loading and blocking them right into the hole occasionally....now putting with a "Fax Day"...Circle T..Not hte purttiest girl at the dance ....feels good in my arms and I can split her in the middle!!! with a laser ..she's lookin where I'm lookin!! So it's not a sale for edelgolf..just the best putter fitting you can get!!!!!No matter what the brand!!!!
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Sounds real good(Edel)!!!
Mike Shannon does something similar, but this sounds very good.
If the putter is actually aimed where you think it is... you have a better chance.
Intermediate target is good only to get the general direction of your putt. To master precision aiming, you must learn to aim to a blade of grass from 1 to 100+ feet by seeing a straight line with your eyes and head swivel (with neck parallel to ground). Once you can do this you will know how rubbish it is to line up with the logo.
I agree Tong Tong..Learning to Aim the Logo or a is all rubbish...Unfortunatley most golfers are so ignorant to the fact they are putting with putters..they will never aim..I mean NEVER...no matter how often they practice or eye doctors or psychiatrists...or???????
Do you think a degree of loft would affect aim?
How about 1/16 of a degree of offset?
How about the Head design of a long,skinny rectangle versus a fat half circle?
What about color of Head material?
What about the Location of the Line on the Top Line or the Flange or no line at all?
I agree Tong Tong..Learning to Aim the Logo or a is all rubbish...Unfortunatley most golfers are so ignorant to the fact they are putting with putters..they will never aim..I mean NEVER...no matter how often they practice or eye doctors or psychiatrists...or???????
Do you think a degree of loft would affect aim?
How about 1/16 of a degree of offset?
How about the Head design of a long,skinny rectangle versus a fat half circle?
What about color of Head material?
What about the Location of the Line on the Top Line or the Flange or no line at all?
The height of the Toe versus the Heel?
The Lie angle?
Left Eye versus Right Eye?
Ball location?
Plane of the Eyes...right., parallel or left?
Distance from the ball?
and so....and... so on!!!
I'd have to disagree with Tong, only on one point. I like the eyes and head swivel for the straight liners. I think that's very good information. But, there are those that see curves. Let's not forget them. When one uses a visually curved path, the (straight line) head swivel must be abandoned. The head will move in any way that it must to let the eyes trace the curved path that the ball will take. Some see the straight line that shoots 2 ½ cups outside the hole. Some see the entire path of the ball which is the curved line. Some see both. There are some that don't visualize the straight line, so there can't be one way for the head to move.
It might be interesting to ask everyone what they use.
When you see a curved line, does that mean you physically try to putt the ball in a curved line? I don't think so. Instead, you still make a STRAIGHT PUTT, but the slope is what causes the ball to curve.
For those curved liners out there, whether you realise it or not, you have automatically seen the straight line once you have visualised the curved path of the ball. The straight line is simply the starting direction of the curved path.
Vice versa for straight liners. You cannot know where to point your straight line unless you can visualise how the ball is going to curve into the hole. By seeing one you see the other.
When you see a curved line, does that mean you physically try to putt the ball in a curved line? I don't think so. Instead, you still make a STRAIGHT PUTT, but the slope is what causes the ball to curve.
For those curved liners out there, whether you realise it or not, you have automatically seen the straight line once you have visualised the curved path of the ball. The straight line is simply the starting direction of the curved path.
Vice versa for straight liners. You cannot know where to point your straight line unless you can visualise how the ball is going to curve into the hole. By seeing one you see the other.
I see both, and as a result will make friendly wagers with anyone on the putting green.
One of my best friends says he cannot see the curved path of the ball when he's putting. He understands the elementary fundamentals of slope and gravity, and he takes them into consideration in assessment of the putt. But, he cannot see the curved shape when putting. His lowest 4 day total in an event is 15 under par, so what does he know (straight liner)?
Anyone that can putt it into a hole smaller than the Grand Canyon understands that line is first and distance is second. By getting the initial direction first (straight line for Clubface and Plane Line tracing), then seeing the distance needed (Power Regulation on the curved line), putts can be made. This separation of duties is a must.
If you've done your homework (practice), then you should be able to trace a straight line with a Hinge Action. If you're playing, you should be able to visualize the ball going into the hole.
The practicer or technician, doesn't like the swirling wind that wreaks havoc on his trusted Venturi Effect, when hitting a shot into the air. The slopes on the green are out of his control, as would be the swirling wind. He doesn't like to see something knocking his ball off line.
The player or artist in putting sees the slopes on the green as if he could judge the swirling wind affecting a full shot. He permits gravity to have its way with his ball. Technicians don't like the forfeit of control.
I think that there is a blend of technical prowess and art that makes a great putter. IMHO, it's also why two of the greatest technicians in the game were driven to the brink of insanity when putting: Moe Norman and Ben Hogan.
Unfortunatley for all you folks that want it straight..by definiton there is a thing called "curvilinear"...I agree it's not a straight line between two points...but a curved line between to points...Thank God... He made things all different sizes and shapes...otherwise there'd only be one way.....We'd all look the same and Teddy I'd Feel awful sorry if you had to look like me!!!
You see at one point in the history of Man the earth Looked Flat...Why was this....because the horizon appeared "flat, level, and straight"
But some dudes fugured out that the earth was round,uneven,and not very straight"
So is the Golf Swing/Putting Stroke a Straight Line or a Circle ...Ted?......
Yes...I love that answer!!!
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