[Bulls9999]

Bigvivec, nah, I don't think you were following the thread that closely. It wasn't the line-on-the-ball guys saying their method was better, it was their disagreement that their method 'takes extras steps'. Of course, the obvious 'extra step' is the initial alignment, but the other side wasn't acknowledging their need to finally take time to align their ball as their 'extra step' that the line-on-the-ball guys don't need to do because they already had their ball aligned to the putting path.

I will not argue what someone else 'should do', only what works for me (which obviously may not work for anyone else....but me).

Originally Posted by Bigvivec

You've gone too far now...

The blade putters that Jack used, aruguably better than anyone past or present, were nothing like that thing...and he was exquisite on the greens...

There are vaild points on both sides of the coin, but to say one is better than the other is purely subjective and things like time taken to align or products endorsed are just smoke obscuring the wholly individual styles apparent on pro and club greens around the world, belly and long putter, claw grips, spiderman style greens reading, standing tall, hunching over the ball, eyes over the line, behind the ball, inside the line...it is an art...and the secret if there is one to putting is this: do whatever it takes to consistenly putt it on your chosen line with a feel for distance...anything else is just self aggrandizement as personal methods beyond the basics of stance are just that...personal...