Starting with some background - up until recently I've not really had a decent FH shot with only being able to get a serviceable shot with my firebird (I know its a crutch - only so many hrs in the day to practice) when I needed that L>R shot. I also would do ok with random get out of jail short shots that I sadly get too much practice with on the course. Trying a normal FH with putters never worked as I could never get a decent release with the deep dish. Mids didn't feel right. And US drivers were just OAT'd over.
Then I recently got a chief in a players pack. Such an odd disc as its a super shallow, super flat putter. Messing around in the yard I tried to FH it and wow - finally a putter I can flick. The past few times out on the course I've been using it to flick on approaches <200 throwing both this and my normal approach putters (either shield or summit). What stood out to me is that on these approach shots I've been CTP with the FH shot more often than my standard backhand approaches. I can't wait to see how this goes as I get more practice with it.
So for those of you with a decent FH - assuming the line allows it do you prefer to flick on approaches?
Oh - and as a side note. A weeks worth of putter flicking has sure helped with my form. For the fun of it I tried flicking my sidewinder today and actually had some nice S curves instead of the OAT turnover mess it would have been before. Definitely going to keep experimenting with this.
Then I recently got a chief in a players pack. Such an odd disc as its a super shallow, super flat putter. Messing around in the yard I tried to FH it and wow - finally a putter I can flick. The past few times out on the course I've been using it to flick on approaches <200 throwing both this and my normal approach putters (either shield or summit). What stood out to me is that on these approach shots I've been CTP with the FH shot more often than my standard backhand approaches. I can't wait to see how this goes as I get more practice with it.
So for those of you with a decent FH - assuming the line allows it do you prefer to flick on approaches?
Oh - and as a side note. A weeks worth of putter flicking has sure helped with my form. For the fun of it I tried flicking my sidewinder today and actually had some nice S curves instead of the OAT turnover mess it would have been before. Definitely going to keep experimenting with this.