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question wen shooting or putting

• SwingingRoofer 456 Posts

  Mon, Nov 18 2013 5:12 PM

  wen u shoot or put a guy told me hold your shot let lines get closer together thn shoot it gives u more precision... im  a guy that aims putt then pulls it to hp hold line cause I usally don't aim enough over to o if I was to let it get smaller that means I wouldn't pull it as much right? is It a good method this way letting lines close in on ya .is I guess my question imput would be nice by others plz

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Mon, Nov 18 2013 5:52 PM

  You want to beat that narrowing of lines with your stroke.

  Holding backstroke until lines converge will DECREASE the forgiveness of your putter, requiring a perfect read AND a ding to make the putt.

  Apply the backstroke slowly to desired power, hold briefly say 'in the cup' (2-3 seconds), release the stroke and hit the  the desired impact point (which may or may not be the ding itself, lol). You will have rated 'forgiveness' for your putter and be more immune to slight mishits.

• SwingingRoofer 456 Posts

  Tue, Nov 19 2013 4:27 PM

  so  with the way I putt shoot before lines move?

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Sat, Nov 23 2013 12:07 PM

  SwingingRoofer:

  so  with the way I putt shoot before lines move?

  Roger that, Roofer! WGT rewards smooth play and timing with better forgiveness, assuming decent competitive club set.

  I try to stick with a routine:

  1. make the distance calculation (applied power).

  2, adjust aiming point to your chosen initial putting line.

  3. verify correct putter scale (ALWAYS) and get a visual lock on meter % for distance you've calculated.

  4 SMOOTHLY apply that back-stroke, hold for 2-3 sec (say 'SwingingRoofer' to pace that pause).

  5 release the putting stroke and immediately shift gaze to ding line (or chosen point before or after Ding line, if you favor an off-ding style to help manage big breaks as I do).

  6. slap that target spot when the meter gets there with your trigger finger.

  7. listen for that delicious sound of ball in cup.