| I used to have trouble with finding my line on long putts. Many years ago I started "spot putting", and I almost never miss my intended line any more. When you are standing behind the ball to read the line, pick a spot on that line about 3 feet in front of the ball. Keep your eye on that spot as you step up to the ball and take your stance. Then stroke the ball so it rolls over that spot.
I do this... I even keep my eye on that spot for my one practice stroke, then I address the ball and make sure I'm lined up to that spot before I look away to the hole to get my final distance gage, then I stroke the putt. The only time I miss very badly any more is when I totally misread either the break or the speed. I rarely miss my spot by more than a small fraction of an inch.
Learn to do this with every putt, even the 3 footers, and you won't need to draw a line on your ball, because YOU can actually see the line better. It makes every putt just a 3 foot putt... the only thing that changes is the power that you hit it with.
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Rick
"Your proper place on the course is directly behind the group in front of you, not directly ahead of the group behind you."
Last edited by Fourputt : 07-11-2007 at 10:56 AM.
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