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November 24 2003 at 6:51 PM
  (Login FrancescoB)
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Hi Geoof,

thanks again for your work and tips, I'm improving day by day and I'm very happy with my putting. Since I begun to practice you tips my hcp has fallen from 18 to 10.5. I think I've lost 3/4 shots thanks only to the putting.
Now I'd like ask you about something I've noticed: when I try to put positioning the ball a little back in my stance, and so the putter shaft is tilted toward the target (I see my hands on the left and the putterhead on the right) I obtain a very good roll and the holing percentage seems a little higher.
I think that maybe my actual setup has the putter shaft too much vertical so when i strike the ball the putterface is pointing skyward.
What do U think?

 
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(Login puttmagic)
172.167.236.248

Don't Change Until You Want To

November 24 2003, 7:34 PM 

Dear Francesco,

Glad to hear about your progress!

I would say you should keep doing what works best for you, until a different technique proves itself better to you.

There are a few points I would have to observe to make a recommended change in your technique. For example, you may have a putter that has the putterhead offset from the hosel a little. And it's not real clear to me where the exact bottom of your stroke is located in relation to where you like to play the ball. And also, the precision of the way you return the putter face to square at the bottom of the stroke matters, as does the sort of grass and grass condition you play on.

So it's a little hard for me to comment about how you are playing the ball. I will say that many people like a descending blow of the putter through the ball.

On the one hand, you may not be making a great ascending blow, so comparing one ball position (forward) to another (further back) is not really an equal comparison. On the other, there may be reasons why the ball position you like is giving better results at this time due to your putter, stroke or your greens.

My general approach over the years has been to be patient about changes and also about keeping an existing technique. My experience has been that the better approach will eventually force itself upon you, so long as you keep open to improvement and keep paying close and honest attention to how your technique is actually working. Apparently, at your stage and in your particular circumstances, your present ball position is the one to stick with for now.

Cheers!

Geoff Mangum
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(Login FrancescoB)
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I like very much the sensation of a descending blow

November 25 2003, 2:15 PM 

Thank for the answer,
since you tell me that many people like a descending blow in putting I will confess that I like it very much. When I putt this way it seems to me impossible that the ball does'nt start straight out of the putter face and the resulting roll seems very regular.
Until now I refused hitting putts this way because of putting theory, that ask the golfer to position the ball a little ahead of the bottom of the stroke and hit the ball with an ascending blow, but I repeat, I feel VERY comfortable with descending blow.
Sorry Geoff, but could you spend some words about putting with a descending blow.
Thanks a lot, you're my compass


 
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