Haro Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Getting confused about this. Obviously for tap in range no. But do you practice stroke prior to pulling the trigger ? If you do Do you beside the ball sideways to the hole ? Behind the ball facing the hole/spot? If you don’t do practice stroke how do you gauge the distance ? fixyurdivot, cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I'm not sure if this answer will answer your yaa or nay, but here is my advice (this comes from a coaching background in other sports, but holds true for golfing as well). Whether you take practice strokes or not or in whatever fashion, just make sure you have a routine and that it is consistent. Do the same thing (other then maybe tap ins) for each putt. Have a process (and not a long one... nothing is worse then slow play) that is consistent which you are comfortable with. We often get athletes to write it down. This helps make some trickier putts more comfortable and higher pressure putts more relaxing as you are simply just staying in your routine. I know what I do and what I prefer, but it isn't universal for everyone. However I do have my routine and I do my utmost to go through it on every putt so that I'm consistent and in the end it has turned in to the best part of my game by far. To answer the bit of yaa or nay and where or how.... I'll ask another question back. What for you would help you best visualize the putt and see it going in? I think if you can answer that you will have your answer as to what you should do and hopefully get into a routine that will help you drop more putts. GolfSpy_SHARK, Haro, cksurfdude and 4 others 7 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Much like my other routines I do not typically take practice strokes. Off the green with an awkward lie I do, so similarly on the fringe I will as well to see how I’ll be able to get through but on the green typically no. I am of the thought that I do not want to waste a good swing but seriously I am just more comfortable analyzing the shot and then doing it cksurfdude, tony@CIC, GolfSpy_APH and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I usually do from the ball position but am kind of inconsistent on this one. Because my tendency is short, I mostly take a practice stroke or two to help remind me to "hit the damn ball Alice"... never up, never in is golf's equivalent to Newtonian Laws. Recently I started trying the practice swings from behind, looking down the putting line (ala PReed), but that just felt abbynormal. Because I'm subconscious about speed of play, I try and look over my putt before it's my turn (particularly walking to and looking at the putt from the opposite line). This helps me not feel like I'm taking excessive time and I pretty much just give one last look down the line, step to address, take a practice stroke or two, then putt. Kenny B, GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 1 minute ago, fixyurdivot said: I usually do from the ball position but am kind of inconsistent on this one. Because my tendency is short, I mostly take a practice stroke or two to help remind me to "hit the damn ball Alice"... never up, never in is golf's equivalent to Newtonian Laws. Recently I started trying the practice swings from behind, looking down the putting line (ala PReed), but that just felt abbynormal. Because I'm subconscious about speed of play, I try and look over my putt before it's my turn (particularly walking to and looking at the putt from the opposite line). This helps me not feel like I'm taking excessive time and I pretty much just give one last look down the line, step to address, take a practice stroke or two, then putt. “Can’t go in if ya don’t make it there” looking opposite side of the putt is something I need to get in a better habit of, but again pace of play is what prevents me a lot of the time. I need to just consciously do it as I’m coming up to my ball. Things like this over taking a practice swing are beneficial to my game. cksurfdude, tony@CIC, bens197 and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lacassem said: “Can’t go in if ya don’t make it there” looking opposite side of the putt is something I need to get in a better habit of, but again pace of play is what prevents me a lot of the time. I need to just consciously do it as I’m coming up to my ball. Things like this over taking a practice swing are beneficial to my game. Absolutely. One of my Yuma partners got me onto the habit of looking at putts from the opposite side. In most cases, I'm able to get that done while others are chipping on or positioning for their putts. It has definitely helped me. I can't tell you how many times I'd walk around after missing a putt and say to myself "well, hell, no wonder". tony@CIC, Kenny B, cksurfdude and 3 others 4 2 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Absolutely. One of my Yuma partners got me onto the habit of looking at putts from the opposite side. In most cases, I'm able to get that done while others are chipping on or positioning for their putts. It has definitely helped me. I can't tell you how many times I'd walk around after missing a putt and say to myself "well, hell, no wonder". So many times! "well if I looked this way I would have seen that break" GolfSpy_APH, Haro, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Haro said: Getting confused about this. Obviously for tap in range no. But do you practice stroke prior to pulling the trigger ? If you do Do you beside the ball sideways to the hole ? Behind the ball facing the hole/spot? If you don’t do practice stroke how do you gauge the distance ? No practice strokes. I have started heads up putting so my approach now it simply based on feel. Prior to doing heads up I walked off the distance which gave me the stroke distance I needed to make. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and Haro 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 14 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: Absolutely. One of my Yuma partners got me onto the habit of looking at putts from the opposite side. In most cases, I'm able to get that done while others are chipping on or positioning for their putts. It has definitely helped me. I can't tell you how many times I'd walk around after missing a putt and say to myself "well, hell, no wonder". No, I remember you saying it out loud a couple of times in Spokane! cksurfdude, Haro and fixyurdivot 1 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 14 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: I usually do from the ball position but am kind of inconsistent on this one. Because my tendency is short, I mostly take a practice stroke or two to help remind me to "hit the damn ball Alice"... never up, never in is golf's equivalent to Newtonian Laws. Recently I started trying the practice swings from behind, looking down the putting line (ala PReed), but that just felt abbynormal. Because I'm subconscious about speed of play, I try and look over my putt before it's my turn (particularly walking to and looking at the putt from the opposite line). This helps me not feel like I'm taking excessive time and I pretty much just give one last look down the line, step to address, take a practice stroke or two, then putt. What he's saying is that he is never the furthest from the hole. That's not true folks!!! I agree that taking practice swings from behind feels abbynormal. I take 3 practice swings at address looking at the hole to gauge distance and force to use in the stroke. Then after lining up my putter, make that same stroke with Head Up like the practice strokes. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK, Haro and 1 other 3 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingGreens Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Why not. I think it’s a good routine. Generally you take a practice swing before addressing the ball for other shots so why not practice and visualize the putt. I don’t buy the theory that you only have so many good swings and not to waste them in the range or with a practice routine cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK, Haro and 1 other 4 Quote Stealth 2 Plus 9deg Kai' li Red Stealth 2 13deg Aldilla Rogue Silver Stealth 2 15deg Aldilla Rogue Silver JPX 921 Hot Metal 4-PW Nippon Modus 120s SM8 54 and 58deg Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Titleist ProV1 Hoofer Stand Bag Stewart Q Follow Electric Caddie 300 PRO Rangefinder Official Nippon Regio B+ Driver Shaft Review Official Stewart Q Follow Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I do the same thing every time: Aimpoint for line, line myself to my spot, take two practice strokes looking at the hole, address the ball, wrist set, go. cksurfdude, Haro and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 yes, depending on the length break speed of greens i need to see how far i need to take the putter back .. my buddies course greens play at a smooth concrete level, so I have to adjust and know I could do a 5 foot putt stroke length there for a 8-10 foot .. usually do 2-3 practice strokes cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and Haro 3 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I always take 1-2 practice strokes next to the ball while looking at the hole. I try and think about how much motion I would need if I was gently tossing the ball to the hole with my right hand, and then replicate it with my putting stroke. Haro, Nolan220, cksurfdude and 2 others 3 2 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNUte Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 12:43 AM, GolfSpy_APH said: I'm not sure if this answer will answer your yaa or nay, but here is my advice (this comes from a coaching background in other sports, but holds true for golfing as well). Whether you take practice strokes or not or in whatever fashion, just make sure you have a routine and that it is consistent. Do the same thing (other then maybe tap ins) for each putt. Have a process (and not a long one... nothing is worse then slow play) that is consistent which you are comfortable with. We often get athletes to write it down. This helps make some trickier putts more comfortable and higher pressure putts more relaxing as you are simply just staying in your routine. I know what I do and what I prefer, but it isn't universal for everyone. However I do have my routine and I do my utmost to go through it on every putt so that I'm consistent and in the end it has turned in to the best part of my game by far. To answer the bit of yaa or nay and where or how.... I'll ask another question back. What for you would help you best visualize the putt and see it going in? I think if you can answer that you will have your answer as to what you should do and hopefully get into a routine that will help you drop more putts. To add on to this, a common aspect of a routine in any sport that people tend to forget or not focus on is purpose. What is the purpose of your routine? Is it to calm yourself down? To get a feel for what you need to do? To merge the plan in your head with where you're at on the putting green? A lot of people I've talked to with inconsistent routines are inconsistent because they're just doing a routine they picked it up from a friend or saw from a pro. In that case, they're doing the routine without the thoughts of the friend/pro to effectively utilize the plan. Action without purpose/intent can be as harmful as inaction simply because you're adding more thoughts and feelings to your plate. So adding a second question to @GolfSpy_APH's one, what would be the purpose/intent of a routine for you? If you can answer that, it flows well into APH's question of what routine would best help you visualize the putt going in, i.e. what routine would best help you execute the purpose. E.g., if it's to calm yourself down, it might be helpful to close your eyes for a practice stroke or two. Haro, GolfSpy_APH and cksurfdude 2 1 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Ping G400 3 wood. Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid. Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58). Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNUte Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 As to what's my routine, it's a bit complicated, but there's a process: Stand behind the ball to guage slope and find a marker on my desired line at most a few feet out from the ball (easier to aim a few feet out than a long way). I normally do this while others are putting so I don't slow up pace of play. Stand next to the ball and line up my putter towards the marker. Line up my back foot parallel to the putter. Check my line while before setting my left foot. Once my left foot is set, I'm committed to my line no matter what, no second guessing or doubts, just commitment to my putt. Set my left foot. Check my distance one last time. Putt. Purpose: Confidence, commitment and speed. I give myself two opportunities to guage my line, one behind the ball and one to the side. So I am able to force myself to take a smooth comfortable stroke that just focuses on pace. And it's a routine that from stepping up next to the ball to my putt takes less than 15 seconds. cksurfdude, Haro and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Ping G400 3 wood. Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid. Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58). Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 ... I always take a practice stroke to get a feel for the length of the putt. Just one is enough. Then simply repeat with the ball. What has always been a head scratcher for me is those that do those quick little mini strokes, back and forth rapidly. It just seems you are actively doing something different than you are about to do and I just don't see how that helps. Although I am tension free when putting and maybe this little exercise is needed to break some tension. Don't get me wrong, I am all about whatever works so if it works for you, have at it. But it has been my experience playing with thousands of strangers that doing something completely different than what you are about to do is never a recipe for success. cksurfdude, Haro and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I generally try to do a loop around the hole from the ball and back so that I get a peak at all the sides (normally start that process while walking to my ball). When it's my turn to play I take a practice stroke beside the ball and try to picture it rolling to the hole. Then I step in and putt it. Haro, GolfSpy_SHARK and cksurfdude 3 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I know the usual pin placements at our course so well that I've seen pretty much all the putts that I'm going to get. I rarely look at a putt from all sides. I stand behind the ball, choose a blemish of some sort on my line about two to three feet in front of the ball, take my stance and hit the ball. I can't take an actual practice stroke because I went straight to my stance not to lose my improvised target. My head isn't over the ball, my stance is slightly open, I take a very, very short backstroke to make sure that I don't decelerate, and because I'm not standing square, my elbows are at altogether different angles from one another. I just push the clubhead at the blemish with my right hand and keep the grip steady with my left. I try to hit the ball on the upswing so that it doesn't skid before it rolls. I also inhale a breath and let half of it out first. I have NO IDEA WHY, but at some point in the past, I started doing that. It makes me think that I'm steady and calm. Nobody in his/her right mind would EVER teach anybody to putt this way. I just created a technique that allows be to be mediocre as opposed to totally inept which is what I am square and right over the ball. Since I got friendly with my lob wedge, I almost never three putt on a non GIR, so at least I avoid doubles. cksurfdude 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegolfgal Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I always take a few practice strokes with my putter to get the speed I want. I feel it helps. I try to get my read when others are putting but obviously that is not always the case. Especially when I am the one n in regulation.... cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtgavigan Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 6:48 AM, Riverboat said: I was coaching a player who was shooting 72 to 75. The one thing I didn't like was that he never took practice strokes before putting. I had him start to take 2 strokes a little too hard, 2 a little too soft, and 2 just right before stepping into his putts. (Done very quickly...I don't believe in EVER playing slowly.) He averaged a little under 69 that season, making everything in sight and won league and regional player of the year. I don't think that adjustment made all the difference, but he had never putted like he did that year. That is interesting. Probably 10 years ago I stopped taking practice strokes. I was struggling with speed control. I noticed that I didn't struggle with it on the putting green, only on the course. So, I decided to stop taking them on the course and it forced me to really focus on feel. I am a better putter now than ever. However, what you said makes sense. I might try it on the practice green. Maybe one of each instead of two. My issue is one or two bad shots a round that I compound that kill me. It is almost never putting that I feel holds me back. There are a number of pros who don't take one. Dave Stockton was a big proponent of not taking one. So, it certainly isn't unprecedented. Haro and cksurfdude 2 Quote Titleist TSI3 8°, Xcaliber Avalon 6 tour stiff, tipped 1", C3 surefit and H2 for backweight, D1 SW, 45 3/8", 40g counterbalance weight; PING G425 LST 3 wood, set at 13.5° Xcaliber T6* tour stiff, tipped 1 1/4" 43 1/2", D1, 20g counterbalance weight; Snake Eyes 19° Quick Strike Tour, Xcaliber T6+ Tour Stiff, 20g counterbalance weight; Maltby TS-1 irons, Modus 120x soft stepped once, D5, 2° flat; Cleveland RTX Zipcore wedges, black satin, 50°, 54°, 58°, all 2° flat; Ping TR series Anser 5, 33", 2° flat, 1.5° strong, 75g optivibe at 2" down the shaft and a 12g tourlock pro+ counterweight Srixon Z Star XV, TP5X, or Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 7 hours ago, chisag said: ... I always take a practice stroke to get a feel for the length of the putt. Just one is enough. Then simply repeat with the ball. What has always been a head scratcher for me is those that do those quick little mini strokes, back and forth rapidly. It just seems you are actively doing something different than you are about to do and I just don't see how that helps. Although I am tension free when putting and maybe this little exercise is needed to break some tension. Don't get me wrong, I am all about whatever works so if it works for you, have at it. But it has been my experience playing with thousands of strangers that doing something completely different than what you are about to do is never a recipe for success. Mentioning those mini strokes reminded me of one of the best putters I ever saw or played with. He was a great pool player too and just like a pool cue he would do a mini stroke with the putter right behind the ball a couple times before starting his stroke. He was a smaller guy, about 5'8" and 150, didn't hit the ball far but could hit his 5 w like a laser and could makes putts all day long. Had some terrific pool circuit stories too! GolfSpy_SHARK, Haro and cksurfdude 3 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbirdlover Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Never. Not with any club. You waste your best swings. Haro 1 Quote What's In the Bag Callaway Rogue ST Max 10.5° driver w/stiff Xcaliber Avalon 5 shaft Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 3-wood w/stiff Xcaliber Mystic 5 shaft Tour Edge Exotics EXS 220 3-hybrid w/stiff Xcaliber RT shafts shaft Malby KE4 Max irons with reg Xcaliber RT shafts Callaway Jaws full toe 60° wedge with Project X Catalyst 80 wedge graphite shaft Odyssey White Hot OG #7 CH stroke lab putter Callaway Org 14 bag I'm not over the hill. I'm on the back nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOther1 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I always take a practice stroke or two. I try to visualize sinking it before actually putting. cksurfdude and Haro 2 Quote Driver: Cobra RADSpeed XB 10.5° Motore X F3 Fairway: Cobra 15.5° 3/F Baffler Rail F Hybrid: Cobra RAD Speed 21° 4 Hybrid Cobra RAD Speed 24° 5 Hybrid Irons: Cobra Aero Jet 5 - PW, GW Wedges: Spin Milled 56°, 60° Putter: White Hot Stroke Lab OG #7 Bag: Big Max 14.0 Hybrid Ball: Titleist Velocity Shoes: FJ Flex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Shapotomous said: Mentioning those mini strokes reminded me of one of the best putters I ever saw or played with. He was a great pool player too and just like a pool cue he would do a mini stroke with the putter right behind the ball a couple times before starting his stroke. He was a smaller guy, about 5'8" and 150, didn't hit the ball far but could his his 5 w like a laser and could makes putts all day long. ... I am a big believer in if you genuinely think something works, it has a very good chance of working. I have said this in many threads but the brain is an amazing computer so give it the right information and it is capable of mind boggling feats. I am a really good putter because I think I am a really good putter. Some days just like anyone else I just can't seem to make a putt but I always think the next one is going in which at least gives it a chance. Once you tell yourself you can't read greens or have the proper speed on any given day you are toast. I quite honestly think I am going to make every putt regardless of length or break. Obviously we are capable of holing every single putt we attempt so why try and just get it close? I play with golfers all the time that actually say out loud they are probably gonna 3 putt so it really is no surprise when they do. And that doesn't even take into account negative internal thoughts. downlowkey, Shapotomous, cksurfdude and 6 others 8 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdroma98 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 2:07 AM, Haro said: Getting confused about this. Obviously for tap in range no. But do you practice stroke prior to pulling the trigger ? If you do Do you beside the ball sideways to the hole ? Behind the ball facing the hole/spot? If you don’t do practice stroke how do you gauge the distance ? Great question! For putts under 30ft my routine is not to take a practice swing, if on the green. Over 30ft, my routine is to stand behind ball, give it a quick plumb for the line & spot to putt to, take 3 practice strokes (facing hole/spot), then set the putter, one look at spot and go. Seems to work well. Lately though, not making as many shorter putts (8 - 15ft), so might change my routine and use same method as used for longer putts, for all putts. Haro and cksurfdude 2 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybogey Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Nay!! Nope!! Read Line then Pull the Trigger & Go!! Just "Trust it"!! Works!! cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/27/2021 at 10:33 AM, MNUte said: Action without purpose/intent can be as harmful as inaction simply because you're adding more thoughts and feelings to your plate. So adding a second question to @GolfSpy_APH's one, what would be the purpose/intent of a routine for you? This question is the reason I make practice strokes for longer putts, but not for shorter ones. For longer putts, I'll take a couple of practice strokes while looking at the hole, feeing for distance only. If my path wavers a bit, I really don't care, I'm not making the practice stroke thinking about line, only about distance. For shorter putts, I'm not as worried about distance. A wobbly practice stroke here can introduce doubt about my path, so I choose to just make the putt without a practice stroke. After all, at this point in my golf career I've probably made half a millon 5-footers, I know how to make a good stroke. MNUte, cnosil, Haro and 4 others 7 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donn lost in San Diego Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 No practice stroke. If you haven't developed your repeatable technique via hours and hours on the practice green, I don't feel any benefit to wasting time on practicing during a round. I putt long putts heads up looking at the hole or the high point. Cross handed. Left hand totally below the right. Examine the darn crater effect right at the hole carefully, tho, it is our worst enemy on public courses. You make a nice putt and it goes haywire 4 inches away, ugh. Haro and cksurfdude 2 Quote Drv: PXG 0211, Evnflo Riptide CB Senior, Callaway 454 TI (2004) 10 and an 11, regular flex. 3W: Callaway Steelhead Xr Tensei Blue CK 55 gram senior. TM Burner Superfast 3.0 M flex. 5W : Titleist TSi 1 on Aldila Ascent 40 regular flex. Driving Iron: Mizuno MP 18 MMC 3 18 degree, on Mamiya Recoil reg flex. 4 iron: forged Mizuno Fly-Hi, 24 degree hollow body. 6 - PW: Ping I 500, on Recoil reg flex. Gap: 52/9 GFF Mizuno S5, Lob: 60/6 GFF Mizuno T7. Sand: Ancien Regime 56/12 Hogan Sure Out, Apex shaft. Heavy sole. Chipper: Ancien Regime Don Martin "Up n In" bronze or copper. Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab "R" Ball, face balanced, 2 piece, multi material shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I never take practice swings before putts, but then I'm not a great putter - maybe that's why. I'm not sure if it would help me, I have 3 swing thoughts that have always helped me putt better, and they've served me well enough in that when I don't keep them in mind I putt worse. I need to practice putting a lot more off the course, that would probably help way more than practice swings while playing? Haro 1 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, Payntr X 001 F (Mesh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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