I have been wondering the same thing for a while now. Right now I employ an EA pressure that is soft enough to allow for a slightly bent dead left arm. I suspect Tiger uses EA with a bent soft left arm. No proof but it looks that way to me anyway.
Ive had good results with it. More structure, more mass, more simple. EA, a frozen right wrist and a bent right elbow. My left arm has evolved into a slightly longer position than before but not all the way to Crenshawian straight. Still a geometrically flat left wrist only as opposed to literally flat. The ball is being compressed now, the putts run straight and hold their line. The send seems longer.
It is a very right side feeling putting method for me. Not hitting though, no active right arm straightening. I may be wrong but it feels like a rft , tracing and a then a down plane right shoulder taking the club into the ball. I did experiment with a shoulder takeaway but liked the RFT better. A shoulder take away for some reason promoted an active right arm push and sent the ball left for me. To each, his own of course.
This is very much a mini version of my full swing, RFT then hit the ball with my right shoulder, the hands along for the ride only. Only possible for me when I employ EA. Otherwise the hands get involved.
I couldnt figure out why EA was so great for my chipping and so hard to adopt when putting. To make a long story short I had to go back to my old classic two thumbs down the shaft putting grip. The right hand low, the pressure points solid. All of a sudden the dead hands of EA worked their magic. It took some changes to my set up and arm positions which I was a little averse to. In retrospect all of the changes were moves towards my full swing method and alignments.
I may have some of the above wrong but its work'n so I aint fix'n it until its broke again.
Thanks Yoda, that was time well spent on the practice green in front of the Swamp's office last April.
PS I believe Yoda's personal preference is for flat left wrist. Cant remember if his left arm was straight or not.
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