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  1. 1. Do you forward press? What kind of putter do you use?

    • I forward press and I use an offset putter.
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    • I forward press and I use a non-offset putter.
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    • I do not forward press and I use an offset putter.
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    • I do not forward press and I use a non-offset putter.
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Cleveland Gunmetal Great Member

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How many of you use a forward press to start your putting stroke? Also, what putter do you use and more specifically is it an offset putter or not.

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I used to never use a foward press but once I started using I am more consistent and I make better contact with the ball and it rolls truer.

I use and offset putter.

Keep it on the short grass.


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I don't. I use an offset putter (Red X). I'll add a poll.

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Forward press with a putter? Why? How would it help? It seems to me that all it would do is close the face (which has a slight loft).......

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Forward press with a putter? Why? How would it help? It seems to me that all it would do is close the face (which has a slight loft).......

A lot of players forward press with the putter. It's sometimes slight, and if the putter is forward in your stance, oftentimes it'll have too much loft without the forward press.

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Cleveland Gunmetal Great Member

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I'll add a poll.

Thanks Erik! I meant to add one but got a little busy at work after starting the thread and by the time I got back to it I wasn't allowed to include a poll

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i use forward press, really helps make contact
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Reefer_Madness Established Member

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I do press with my irons, so maybe I'll have to give it a go.......

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I have found a forward press to be a good stress eliminator ... some people do the same thing by hovering the club. I do not currently press but play with a lot of guys who do.
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A lot of players forward press with the putter. It's sometimes slight, and if the putter is forward in your stance, oftentimes it'll have too much loft without the forward press.

That would be me...

I forward press and I use an offset putter.

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I do not. putter is not offset

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What's forward press?

Forward press is a forward movement of the hands or body before the takeaway. It can be done with either or both.

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Reefer_Madness Established Member

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A lot of players forward press with the putter. It's sometimes slight, and if the putter is forward in your stance, oftentimes it'll have too much loft without the forward press.

It just seems like a bad idea to me, to add an unneccesary movement to the putting stroke. I'd never thought about offset putters though....

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What's forward press?

+1 what he said.......

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