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Originally Posted by tmtp
Moving the ball around is not very good for overall consistency. Being left eye dominant, it benefits me greatly to have the ball beneath my left eye when putting, if I hae the ability to get my club adjusted so that it performs well for me, why should I change my approach? I would much rather not have to think about where the ball is going to be in my stance when I can just get over it and hit the ball the same for a three footer or a thirty footer.
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OK, let's draw another analogy.
Let's take pool for example. I am an excellent pool player. I've won tournaments and I can hold my own with the best of them. Now I can think of at least four different setups used in stroking a cue ball; a finger bridge, a knuckle bridge, a thumb bridge or just using my fingers to guide the cue as it rests on a rail.
The basic stroke is the same, but the setups are different. That's because there are instances in pool wherein a standard finger bridge is either not feasable or desireable, so something other than a "standard" setup has to be used. As far as cues are concerned, I can run a table just as easily using a $1,200 Balabushka or some fiberglass piece of junk in a barroom. As long as the tip is good, and the weight feels right (for me about 20 - 21 ounces) the rest doesn't matter. Sure, a custom made cue
feels better and I'll admit that that may inspire more confidence, but it's still just about feel, not that the custom cue actually
plays any better.
So, I do the same thing with putting. I set up based upon how my body feels as I stand over the ball and I'll make slight adjustments and changes to my setup until I feel comfortable over
that particular putt. So once again,
for me, a custom fitted putter would be about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
-JP