If your putts keep missing the mark, even with a solid stroke, the problem might not be your technique. It could be your setup, your eye-line, or even the length of your putter.
Even with perfect mechanics, if your eyes aren’t in the right spot, your setup could be sabotaging your stroke.
Selecting a putter that fits you correctly in length is a crucial factor in achieving more consistency in your putting performance. The putter should be the right length to accommodate your personal setup, allowing for an optimal eye-line position, the appropriate amount of forward bend in your upper body, and the correct arm position.
Debunking the Eye-Line Myth
One of the most common myths in putting is that you need to position your eye-line directly over the top of the ball to see straight. This isn’t true for many golfers. In fact, placing your eye-line directly over the ball can negatively affect some golfer’s ability to aim the putter face accurately, leading to putts that don’t consistently start on their intended line.
Testing Your Optimal Eye-Line Position
So, how can you determine where your optimal eye-line position should be to help you aim the putter face accurately every time?
You can test your visual perception using the Visio T-Line training aid. This tool is designed to help you discover if you have a visual bias that might be causing an aim bias with your putter face during your setup over the ball.
1. Setting-up the T-Line: Align the T-Line along the path of a straight putt.
2. Assume you putting stance: Get into your setup position over the ball.
3. Assess your perception: Look along the straight part of the T-Line and ask yourself, “Does straight look straight?” and “Does square look square?”
For example, If straight or square appears to look left of your intended start line, it means you have a visual bias to the left. This bias could cause you to aim the putter face to the right of where you believe you’re aiming.
Finding the Correct Putter Length
To find the correct putter length that fits you, you can use a simple alignment stick instead of your putter:
1. Assume your natural setup: Using an alignment stick, build your usual setup and posture over the ball.
2. Measure the length: Once in position, measure (in inches) from a point just above your wrist line on the stick, then down along the stick to the bottom of the stick, in line with where the putter’s face would be.
3. Determine your putter length: This measurement corresponds to the correct putter length for you.
Choosing a putter with the right length tailored to your personal setup can significantly improve your putting consistency.
By understanding and testing your visual perception and ensuring your putter length complements your posture and eye-line, you can enhance your ability to aim accurately and start your putts on the intended line.
Next Steps
Consider working with a professional putter fitter to fine-tune your putter length and setup. Investing time in this aspect of your game can lead to more confidence on the greens and lower scores.
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Do the alignment lines on your putter enhance your accuracy, or could they be hindering your performance?
Most golfers use the lines on their putters to aim the face precisely along their chosen start line. This is especially common if you also use a line on your golf ball to assist with aiming. But have you ever considered whether these lines are actually benefiting you?
ou step up, address the ball with your putter, and make a smooth stroke, only to watch the ball veer off line like it had a mind of its own. You swear you aimed it right. But did you? For most golfers, the issue isn’t the stroke. It’s misalignment, starting the ball in the wrong direction from the very beginning.
Do you ever stand over a putt and second guess your read, only to watch the ball miss wide, breaking too much or not enough? You’re not alone. And there’s a chance, the problem isn’t your stroke, it’s the read.
Putting is often lost before the ball even moves. distance, slope (angle & gradient), grain and other factors can all influence how the ball rolls. If you misread those pieces of information, even a good stroke can send the putt off line.
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