Pulling short putts

FixdePitchmark · 27-03-2014 11:03PM

Montgolfier wrote: »

Maybe the order is confusing.
I was getting too technical but I realised thats a slippery slope. Now I just try to roll a nice putt, if it goes in great if not move on.

So you got too technical - we got too technical, all technicalities you could say.

Anyway - we are not talking about this as if we think about it over a putt (lately for me maybe) - it is just some people have other interests that cross over into golf.

Anyway - no harm done.

Off to practice my side spin.

DeanAustin · 28-03-2014 10:04AM

GreeBo wrote: »

Equally,
I've seen some pointless posts in my time... (and this is another one of them)

Why bother posting if you have nothing to contribute other than to say you think its pointless?
Isnt that just adding to the pointlessness of it all?

Also, exactly why you think a conversation/debate about a golf topic on a golf forum is pointless eludes me?

Maybe it was pointless but sometimes my mind gets boggled so much that I just can't help myself.

The original poster asks a question about missing putts to the left. Whether you call that a pull, hook or anything else, he's missed it on the left. It doesn't matter a f**k what you call the stroke, he's missed it on the left.

Some people then decide not to get into a discussion about what the fix could be or what the problem is in any sort of useful terms. Instead we end up with an argument (i.e. read nit picking) about what type of stroke it is and about Newton and physics.

Some of this wasn't so much a discussion about golf as a "Look how clever I am while I miss the point" discussion.

Russman summed this up brilliantly for me:

Russman wrote: »

Anyway, people are waaay overthinking putting, there's the ball, there's the hole, hit the ball into the hole. Topspin, overspin, underspin, sidespin, backspin, doesn't matter a damn once the ball goes in.

GreeBo · 28-03-2014 12:16PM

DeanAustin wrote: »

Maybe it was pointless but sometimes my mind gets boggled so much that I just can't help myself.

The original poster asks a question about missing putts to the left. Whether you call that a pull, hook or anything else, he's missed it on the left. It doesn't matter a f**k what you call the stroke, he's missed it on the left.

Some people then decide not to get into a discussion about what the fix could be or what the problem is in any sort of useful terms. Instead we end up with an argument (i.e. read nit picking) about what type of stroke it is and about Newton and physics.

Some of this wasn't so much a discussion about golf as a "Look how clever I am while I miss the point" discussion.

Russman summed this up brilliantly for me:

There were several posts about what the OP could try to do to prevent this actually...its natural that the conversation moves on to whats actually causing it.

Do you not think its important if not vital to know why you missed a putt to the left?
If not then the only reply thats any use is "stop missing it left" or the equally valuable "aim more right"

You can "slice" across a putt all day long and it doesnt matter a damn as long as your putterface is still pointing at the hole. Thats the point of it all. You dont need to necessarily stop the "slicing-action", you just need to square up the clubface to your target.
To me this is useful information, IF you want to technically analyse your swing to try to fix a flaw.
I dont think anyone recommends that you think about ANY of this stuff while playing, on the practice green is where you hone technique.

Wombatman · 13-04-2014 07:35PM

Problem solved (I think)

I was pulling the short ones under 3ft because the hole was in my field of vision and I was looking at it too quickly, in effect turning to the left an pulling the putt.

To stop this I focus on a point on the back of my putter, and completely zero in on this point as I bring it back and through. Even do it on my practice sweeps.

Working well with most of them dropping center cup.

Very like GreeBos first tip TBF. Thanks man.

PARlance · 13-04-2014 08:20PM

Wombatman wrote: »

Problem solved (I think)

I was pulling the short ones under 3ft because the hole was in my field of vision and I was looking at it too quickly, in effect turning to the left an pulling the putt.

To stop this I focus on a point on the back of my putter, and completely zero in on this point as I bring it back and through. Even do it on my practice sweeps.

Working well with most of them dropping center cup.

Very like GreeBos first tip TBF. Thanks man.

A point on the actual putter Wombat?
What made you decide to do that, or did you even decide?

I ask because I "fell" into doing that last year when things went a little downhill with the putter.
I say "fell into" it as it was something that I didn't decide to do, I just started to do it one day.
Looking back on it, I probably started following the putter due to low confidence with it.... My subconscious thinking at the time probably being "if I kept my eye on it, I'll keep it on line, all will be good in the world"

All of a sudden I went from a bad patch to a disastrous patch, I started wondering if I was taking it back correctly midswing. Basically got the Y***

I think I had an initial honeymoon period but that went quickly.

Hope that doesn't happen with you obviously, but if it goes bad then picking a non moving point may be best.
Now I just focus on a dimple (or a static point like Greebo suggests) and just trust the swing. Much much better results.

Pulling short putts

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