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| Eye Position in Putting Stroke (Joe Buttitta) | |||
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The proper putting set-up is an important ingredient to a golfer's success. Setting the eyes in the correct position is one of those critical ingredients that is often overlooked. On that subject there are two schools of thought. One method is to set the eyes directly over the ball, along the target line. The other technique is to situate the eye line inside the target line so that you look out toward the ball. If you choose to keep your eyes right over the ball, a center-shafted putter is probably the right tool to use. With your eyes directly over the ball you are setting up to take the putter straight back and straight through the ball, never deviating from the target line. A center-shafted putter is precisely made for this type of stroke because the club head is balanced to swing like a pendulum. PGA Champion Davis Love III and Brad Faxon putt this way. If you decide to keep your eye line inside the target line then a heel-shafted putter is probably best. Ben Crenshaw and Justin Leonard use this method and have had tremendous success over the years. When Crenshaw putts, for example, his putter-head swings slightly inside the line, squares up at impact, then swings back inside on the follow-through much like the arc on a full swing. The fact that the shaft is in the heel of the club head accomplishes this stroke with immeasurable ease. The putter head effectively swings like a door opening and closing on a fixed hinge, but timing is at a premium. To know which stroke is best for you be sure to experiment with your eye line setup, but have the right tool in your hand to complete the job. |
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