RebelZero
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- May 29, 2010
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So I sort of suck at putting. I'm also not great at driving or approaching, but let's focus on shots inside the circle for now.
I'm right-handed and I putt from a stagger stance, with a hybrid style. Mostly push but with a little elbow and wrist break to impart a bit of spin. I've watched lots of videos of great putters like Paul and Philo, and most of these right-handed dudes seem to bring the disc down to their left thigh before popping up and releasing. I can't seem to make this work.
When I line up, my right foot is pointed at the basket, slightly angled, and my left foot is back and staggered out. It looks a lot like how those famous guys line up. But when I bring the disc down to my left thigh, it moves it offline. My right leg is aligned with the basket, so coming down to touch my left thigh before popping up creates a diagonal. My arm isn't going straight down and straight up; it's moving slightly offline in order to touch the left thigh. So when I come up, I have to move it a touch to the right in order to come toward the basket.
These guys look so fluid when they do it, like the line is dead-ahead instead of kinda off-kilter. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It feels more intuitive to come down to the right thigh, but that doesn't seem to let the disc go back far enough, especially when I need to get more distance.
Any ideas?
I'm right-handed and I putt from a stagger stance, with a hybrid style. Mostly push but with a little elbow and wrist break to impart a bit of spin. I've watched lots of videos of great putters like Paul and Philo, and most of these right-handed dudes seem to bring the disc down to their left thigh before popping up and releasing. I can't seem to make this work.
When I line up, my right foot is pointed at the basket, slightly angled, and my left foot is back and staggered out. It looks a lot like how those famous guys line up. But when I bring the disc down to my left thigh, it moves it offline. My right leg is aligned with the basket, so coming down to touch my left thigh before popping up creates a diagonal. My arm isn't going straight down and straight up; it's moving slightly offline in order to touch the left thigh. So when I come up, I have to move it a touch to the right in order to come toward the basket.
These guys look so fluid when they do it, like the line is dead-ahead instead of kinda off-kilter. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It feels more intuitive to come down to the right thigh, but that doesn't seem to let the disc go back far enough, especially when I need to get more distance.
Any ideas?