Pros putting preshot

[cirem22]

So watching the pros i noticed something i dont understand. Some of the pros will take very fast/hard putting practice strokes before the actual putt. Now i know the have no intention on using that fast high speed stroke so why use it in the practice stroke? does this help them with keeping the stroke on line once they slow it down? am i missing something?

[bogeyhitter25]

I do this, too. For me it just helps relieve some tension. I like it. But it's just all personal preference.

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I don't understand this either. I always take practice putts at the same speed I think I will need for the actual putt.

[Stefano]

I play with a lot of great amateurs, and most of them do this exaggerated preshot move. Also, most of really talented kids do it (unconsciously, of course). I recently played with a 9-year-old who did that. There probably is something to it. Maybe you (and me) should try it one day.

[SQ Bimmer]

No matter how I do my practice putting stroke, once I align and address the ball, I am thinking about what the stroke speed is at that point. My practice swing is just to try to visualize the line.

It also seems like pros don't take much of a practice swing on their other shots.

[plugged]

It also seems like pros don't take much of a practice swing on their other shots.

I disagree. I see almost all the pros taking practice swings right before their shot, often as many as 4-5.

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Most of ther practice swings are before the camera is on them.

[ks8829]

I am not positive if this is the answer but my guess is that they are trying to ingrain in their muscle memory a straight path for their putter and not so much in distance control, since they already know in their mind how much to hit a particular distance with their putts.

[JaY_B]

They want to hit it past the hole and put a positive stroke on the ball, simple.