Thank you for your answer on the straight back and straight through stroke. I have read all of the Pelz books and many of Utely's articles and neither has won me over. I now have a question about gripping the putter. I am thinking about switching the the 2Thumb grip or the Wishbone grip. Both are designed for one to grip the putter with either hand below another. To me this seems much more natural since our arms are pretty much the same length. It also seems to help me with my set up being square. Do you see any thing wrong with this style of putting? Has any worldclass golfers ever putted like this or is this a new style?
Thanks,
Jason

Dear Jason,

I have talked about these grips recently in this Post. The grips are new, but I doubt the setup posture of level shoulders is new. Many early golfers have experimented with setup postures, including Leo Diegel, who poked both elbows out sideways in a setup that resulted in level shoulders.



But I have not seen earlier golfers using naturally hanging arms and hands with thumbs side-by-side and shoulders level except on rare occasion.

I don't really look to "world class players" as the model of excellence, however, as these golfers (especially today) are not particularly mindfull or adventurous in setup or grip in the sense of boldly seeking out what works better that what the herd uses. Still, I think golfers trained by Harold Swash tend to have shoulders that are closer to level than most.

Cheers!

Geoff Mangum
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