[JPsuff]

Originally Posted by Bulls9999

Texas Wedge, I'm one of those that uses a big black line on my ball (see photo below). Some posters who tried it said they were busy focusing on the line and took their mind off reading the speed. I suppose that something you get used to once you do it for a while, but I would agree, you don't want to 'focus on looking at the line'... it is there to help quickly establish where the putting line is without having to look at the ball, the hole, the swale in between and make another judgement. I don't even use the line for short putts of less than ~8 feet... I mainly use it for long putts that are going over swales on the green (we have lots of them at our home course) so speed is as important as getting the right line. Once I determine the line and point the ball in the right direction, then I concentrate on the speed I'm going to strike the ball....make a few practice motions in front of or over the ball, then position behind and make a similar strike. I can glance at the line to quickly re-affirm what direction the line is going.

Funny, when this thread was started and I got some heat about 'the line method', I started putting worse for the following week, because every time I was about to putt and see the line, I would think of this thread and distract myself away from thinking about what the speed should be to get the ball in close proximity to the hole....glad to say, I'm back to normal.

Black line...Blue line... either way they look like range balls to me.


-JP