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TexasBubba Member

TexasBubba

OK... so there are two putting swings:
Straight back/straight through
Arced

I normally use a mallet (face balanced) and do a SBST stroke. The ball is pretty much straight below my eyes. I find that when I use my SeeMore (toe weighted) I more naturally put the ball a little outside my eyes.

Is this just me or do you'all experience the same thing?
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Dent Great Member

Dent

Right now i have a habbit of positioning the ball at the toe of the club, I don't even get good contact but it still goes towards my target, its a habbit now, and I'm trying to get the ball back to the centre because When i get my new putter I can putt off the toe.
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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QWKDTSN Well Established Member

QWKDTSN

Those SeeMores seem like awesome clubs. Very basic, yes, but I adored the grips on them when I tried them out, and they seemed deadly with an arced stroke. I am more comfortabe with a straight stroke right now so I had to put a little extra work into the stroke. I naturally keep the ball right under my eyes - I can't read the line otherwise.
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Lange Well Established Member

Lange

Having the ball right under my eyes works best for me, and right between my feet. I feel then i can play brakes much better and get a better sence of judging the right power for my putter swing.

In my Black'n'Red :

Driver: R7 TP 460cc 10.5* Reax 65 stiff shaft
3 Wood: Tour Impact 15*
Irons: Tour Impact 3-PWWedges: Vokey Oil Can Spin Milled 54.10, Golfco Baron 58* SWPutter: Tracy II 35"Balls: Prov 1Age:16

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MunkeyGolfer Well Established Member

MunkeyGolfer

Having the ball right under my eyes works best for me, and right between my feet. I feel then i can play brakes much better and get a better sence of judging the right power for my putter swing.

This is exactly what I do. I am a straight through swinger also. I get the most centered hits this way. Only down fall for me is when I do happen to hit the toe, my putts are no where close.

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JackieTreehorn Well Established Member

JackieTreehorn

I also putt what feels straight back straight thru but i know in reality there is a slight arc. I putted for awhile with my eyes well outside my ball (not common). I putted well this way actually, especially under 10 feet. But I want to hole more 15+ footers so I need to putt with my eyes over the ball.

R7 TP 8.5* Fuji Speeder x-stiff (heavy,low,fade set)
975F 3W 13.5*
FX Tour Grind Nickel 3-PW +1/2", Rifle 6.5
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Avid Golfer Dedicated Member

Avid Golfer

OK... so there are two putting swings:

What do you mean by outside your eyes? Do you mean from a face on view the ball is either forward or backward of your eyes? or Do you mean from a downline view the ball is not directly under your eyes? or both?

Below is a picture of what the apparent address position of the majority of pros is according to reseach that ModelGolf/CompuSport conducted many, many years ago.

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Driver: Burner TP 8.5*
Fairway metals/woods: Burner TP 13* Tour Spoon, and Burner TP 17.5*
Irons: RAC MB TP Wedges: RAC TPPutter: Spider Ball: (varies ) (Most of the time): TP Red or HX Tour/56---------------------------------------------------

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klaymon Dedicated Member

klaymon

I changed my entire putting setup this weekend and it did wonders for me. Only one 3-putt and several 1-putts with 2-putts lagging to tap-in range.

I moved the ball forward to even with the inside of my left foot, open stance, get the handle of the club out over the ball a little (slight forward press, if you will) and moved to a straight-back/straight-through stroke. My distance control has improved dramatically and my number of solid contact putts jumped also.
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