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Post by aimsmithgolf on Dec 9, 2010 18:13:46 GMT -5
Gary McCord seems to have adopted the face on putting method as seen in an article in this months Golf Digest : www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2011-01/fun-issue-gary-mccord-puttingDo you use this method currently? Have you used it in the past but gave it up? If so, why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the method? Rand
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Post by imperfectgolfer on Dec 9, 2010 19:33:04 GMT -5
I have a side-saddle putter. The version I use is made by putt magic. See - puttmagic.comI now use that same side-saddle putter as a belly putter, because I couldn't judge distances accurately using only the right arm (in a piston motion). I am much better at judging distances when holding a belly putter using both arms. Jeff.
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Post by richie3jack on Dec 10, 2010 8:27:40 GMT -5
I've never tried it. I am a novice when it comes to the eyes and optics, but from an aiming standpoint, it's easy to see why the face on putting would be advantageous. However, I agree more with Geoff Mangum's philosophy that speed/touch is the most important part of golf, then a distant second is hitting the ball in the direction the putter face was aimed. Then he goes into green reading, aim itselft, etc.
I used to be a really good putter in college, probably out of necessity. I didn't focus a ton on aim and spent a reasonable amount of time working on my stroke, but nothing out of the ordinary. Instead, I just felt if I practiced enough, I'd become a good putter.
When I got back from taking an 8-year layoff, my putting started out well, but then it faltered for the rest of the year. It wasn't until I heeded the advice of Mangum and David Orr on focusing primarily on the speed that my putting improved dramatically.
3JACK
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