Alexplz
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I've reached a point in my putting where I've settled on a style that I think will give me the most success, but that may be more prone to streakiness or inconsistency - it's basically a spush putt wherein I try to take all the good stuff about push putting (weight shift, athletic stance, timing) but change up a couple things to add a spin, bringing my elbow joint into the mix.
More specifically, where I used to swing down and begin the stroke as low as possible and off to the left side of my leading thigh, I now attempt to keep the disc on the line drawn from my center of gravity to the center of the pole. It felt like the stroke was either changing direction too early or was not aligned with my line of sight to the pole, which seems to work for some but was no longer working for me. Now, in keeping the disc on the same vertical plane until the hit, because I would not have a long enough swing to generate smooth power (or as much as I want) from a pure push/shovel putt, I have shifted the disc at its lowest point in my backswing to the front-right belt loop on my pants. Now I allow my elbow to bend, and bring extending my elbow actively into the lead up to the hit.
I mention the hit now because that's the topic of my question - how do you guys time your hit/release in a spin putt? It seems to me with the additional moving joints in the elbow and to a lesser extent wrist as compared to a true push putt, the process requires more muscle memory and less "thinking about it" to successfully pull off sending the disc spinning in the right direction. As of last practice, I started to focus my timing around when the disc started to feel "heavy" - that is, when the slow-to-fast acceleration really starts to pick up toward the end of the swing. I feel that I can more consistently time my release in relation to the moment of that feeling as compared to doing it any other way, like visually, or when my arm is in a certain position, or whatever.
It also seems to encourage me to putt with a little more force, rather than just floating them in there. Thoughts?
More specifically, where I used to swing down and begin the stroke as low as possible and off to the left side of my leading thigh, I now attempt to keep the disc on the line drawn from my center of gravity to the center of the pole. It felt like the stroke was either changing direction too early or was not aligned with my line of sight to the pole, which seems to work for some but was no longer working for me. Now, in keeping the disc on the same vertical plane until the hit, because I would not have a long enough swing to generate smooth power (or as much as I want) from a pure push/shovel putt, I have shifted the disc at its lowest point in my backswing to the front-right belt loop on my pants. Now I allow my elbow to bend, and bring extending my elbow actively into the lead up to the hit.
I mention the hit now because that's the topic of my question - how do you guys time your hit/release in a spin putt? It seems to me with the additional moving joints in the elbow and to a lesser extent wrist as compared to a true push putt, the process requires more muscle memory and less "thinking about it" to successfully pull off sending the disc spinning in the right direction. As of last practice, I started to focus my timing around when the disc started to feel "heavy" - that is, when the slow-to-fast acceleration really starts to pick up toward the end of the swing. I feel that I can more consistently time my release in relation to the moment of that feeling as compared to doing it any other way, like visually, or when my arm is in a certain position, or whatever.
It also seems to encourage me to putt with a little more force, rather than just floating them in there. Thoughts?