Hitnhunt Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Side saddle putting has been around since Sam Snead. K.J. Choi tried it on tour, and so did Gary McCord. DeChambeau was the latest to try it. USGA wasn't fond of it, and kept saying his putter was nonconforming. Nowadays it seems to be called Face On putting as it's more manly I guess. I've used this method off and on for 20 years now. I just like trying new things, and switch back and forth depending on the mood of the day. I've got a half dozen or so different models of different lengths and styles. Ping B90's work well, and I've got some that were specifically made for this method, such as the Pendy. During my youth, I never played much golf (I'm from northern Minnesota, where the golf season is only 3 months long and it rains for half of that) but did a lot of bowling and slow pitch softball pitching. Pretty much the same stroke, just underhand roll the ball to the hole. Doesn't take a whole lot of practice to become almost automatic out to 6-8 feet. You do need a putter with a very upright lie angle to clear your leg on the backstroke, like the chest length putters, and then you can cut it to any length you like. Anyway, just curious how many others had tried it and what they thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerospace_ray Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I don't putt side saddle but I do see Bobby Grace (makes great putters) demonstrating a side saddle putting stance or very close style to it on his IG posts. Several of his putter models appear to be well suited for that stance/style of putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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