Our resident golf expert Mark Harman from the US Golf Teachers Federation, and a hell of a handicap weighs in a little differently on this particular subject. Okay, I was watching an instruction video from the http://www.golf digest.com site with a well know expert David Stockton.
He didn't actually contend that practice putt strokes were useless, rather that when you're practice stroking beside the ball, it has nothing to do with the line that your ball is on. In essence not helping you at all.
That was very interesting to me so I asked my expert Mark Harman what he thought of it and here's what he said.
Mark Harman: http://www.usgtf.com mark@usgtf.com
"Whether to take a practice putting stroke or not is not a one size fits all thing" Mark Harman
It depends if the player is more of a feel player or a visual player. Feel players would probably find it best to take a practice stroke or two, where as visual players really don't need one because they can see the line more easily--and program their minds better through seeing it through visualization.
Mark Harman: "How to know if someone is a feel or visual Putter"?
If you have trouble visualizing the line of the putt and the roll of the ball prior to putting, you're most likely a feel putter. If you have no trouble with that you're a visual putter.
Mark Grove: I know all this sounds simple to figure out, but it's not. If whether or not you're a visual or feel kind a' puttin' lad was easy, even the top pros would have rounds of 60 on a regular basis. Actually, I was looking at an old GD mag with some putting tips from an icon of golf on just this topic, which I'll go into in
a future article.
If you're looking for help with your game, get in touch with Mark. I truly believe putting coaches can help you if you work at it like a bastard. If you need assistance with the feel versus visual aspect of your game, just email Mark.
mark@usgtf.com
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