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Originally Posted by Bulls9999
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Well, as JP alluded to, you could probably get used to using a bent pipe to putt, but I think that for 20 bucks and in this day and age of fitting a club to a player how can you go wrong...I think it is an excellent idea and will if nothing else reinforce in the young player that is your son proper setup angles and what exaclty you ought to see happening when standing over the ball...if there was one nearby I would have it done as well...
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Originally Posted by JPsuff
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Well, assuming that someone swings the putter like a machine would, with the same exact motion every single time, then I suppose that there's some merit to "putter alignment".
But putting isn't about hitting the ball like a machine. There are nuances in putting which involve manipulating the face to open or closed, striking the ball on the toe or the heel, raising the putter so as to strike the ball with the lower portion of the putter face and so on. That being the case (at least as far as the way I putt) I can't see what an "alignment" would do for me.
It may work for somone who is meticulous about repeating the same stoke each time but in my humble opinion, people who are more concerned about mechanics than results tend to be poor putters anyway, so aligning the putter might make them feel better, but I doubt it would serve to significantly improve anything.
-JP
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Normally I am right there with you on your posts...you lost me on this one...I get what you are saying about nuance and feel...so much is important in good putting (which has escaped me currently BTW) that is not covered in a straightforward iron byron approach...but to say that someone ought not be fitted for clubs as it would detract from "feel" is as Mike Tyson would say "discombobulatingly ludricous"...mechanics are not the be all end all of good putting, but as in every part of the golf game, good mechanics are prized and valued...
With all the trial and error tinkering that you do I am suprised that you wouldn't support what could amount to an additional edge in the putting game...it won't put the ball in the hole, but how can learning that you are most comfortable and hold you balance easiest with a certain lie angle and shaft length consititute forsaking putting nuance and becoming a slave to mechanics?