joe1365

Thanks for the response iacas! I also think of guys like Casper and Palmer who were fairly wristy, and Snedeker and Price and the popping stroke - how do these fit with the science besides the consistent rhythm common to all good putters? I understand that the science suggests the drop stroke is the best way, but is it the only way? Or would all these strokes look similar if they were plotted on your line graphs?

I also like Chamblee and joined this site because he mentioned it. I'm an older guy and have seen many putting styles come and go. Both he and Duval mentioned the piston style of Jack, and Jack was pretty good. They also talked about the concept of releasing the putter head, and I'm not sure if those are compatible with the "drop" stroke. Frankly the science was a bit much for me. I've always thought putting was more art than science, as I have had long streaks of good putting using various styles over the years, including cross handed. Trevino preached moving the ball back towards the middle of the stance, which stands in direct opposition to what I've been reading here, and Lee was pretty good. Every really good putter I've played with is rythmic, and that seems to be one constant among various styles.

Here's why I often practice barefoot, and it has nothing to do with natural vs. unnatural, it's about helping my swing If it's good enough for Snead, it's good enough for me. It helps my tempo a lot. Some people ask me about it, and for the first time someone asked me if I was worried about chemicals. I thought he was joking at first. Then I told him how as kids we used to clean the ball on the green, so never worried much about standing on grass. Some people worry too much.