Good Putter Alignment- Hint: Youre Probably Not Aiming At The Target
I was struck by the comments of Dave Pelz, the well-known short game guru and teacher of many leading golf professionals, in his book Putt Like the Pros with regard to putter alignment. Basically he said that very few golfers are able to obtain align putts properly using just their vision. He gave the example of Jim Simons, who was a successful PGA Tour player some years ago. When Pelz measured his putter alignment he found that on 3 foot putts, Simons was aligned toward the left edge of the cup, even though he thought he was aiming at the middle. For 10 foot putts his alignment was good, but on 30 foot putts Simons was aligned over 3 feet to the right of the hole! How many 30 foot putts could Simons have made? To do so would have taken a minor miracle.
The Brain Compensates for Poor Strokes and Poor Alignment
When a golfer has a stroke that is off-line, his brain and body make subconscious changes to adjust for the error. For example, if a golfers putting stroke goes to the outside of the line on his backswing and then to the inside of his intended line after striking the ball, he is...
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