Brian Manzella
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But, in my idea of a good putting stroke, the center of the arc shouldn't be too far from the ground.
Which, in english, means:
A little wrist and a little arm swing, and a very little shoulder turn.
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No.
But, in my idea of a good putting stroke, the center of the arc shouldn't be too far from the ground.
Which, in english, means:
A little wrist and a little arm swing, and a very little shoulder turn.
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cnadon,
pick up a ball and roll it to the hole by hand.......focus on the correct weight just to get it to the hole
What did your wrist do as you performed the action (i.e. what came naturally?..)?....
cnadon,
pick up a ball and roll it to the hole by hand.......focus on the correct weight just to get it to the hole
What did your wrist do as you performed the action (i.e. what came naturally?..)?....
Perfect!
So now that I'm all shoulders, what should I do?
When is that video due out????
Exactly! It is amazing how much more less effort it takes to propel the ball with a slightly freer wrist and how much more like a real athletic thing (rolling a ball) the motion is. I've only been doing this for a week and my distance control is much, much better and the motion is far more relaxed.
Brian Manzella
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Manzella Matrix Putting.
There are—obviously—many, many ways to putt effectively.
As far as all shoulders goes, the three best putters I ever saw on modern speed greens all putted that way.
1. Greg Lesher
2. Tiger Woods (up to and slightly after the '97 Masters')
3. Matt Savage
Perfect!
So now that I'm all shoulders, what should I do?
When is that video due out????
There are—obviously—many, many ways to putt effectively.
As far as all shoulders goes, the three best putters I ever saw on modern speed greens all putted that way.
1. Greg Lesher
2. Tiger Woods (up to and slightly after the '97 Masters')
3. Matt Savage
I purchased one. I haven't been able to spend a lot of time with it. Based on the time I have spent with it (maybe 15 minutes max, the night before my Friday night 9 Hole with the guys from work), I putted better. I made an uphill 30 footer that was STRAIGHT, no 3-putts, most of my second putts were tap-in's. There's a lot I don't understand about it. These are my dumb questions; 1) am I supposed to pull with my left or push with my right or a combination of both?, 2) the putter shaft is sandwiched between two straight boards on an angle, so I'm really not seeing an "arc" like I do when I use my "putting arc", yet it doesn't seem straight-back and straight-thru, therefore, what is it?, 3) I'm know I'm supposed to feel a "release" because the instructions say so, yet I'm having a lot of trouble with feeling that.
It seems to be working pretty good considering I don't know that the heck I'm doin' with it!!
It seems to be working pretty good considering I don't know that the heck I'm doin' with it!!
birdie_man
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I've heard stories about the legendary Buddy Majors.....how did he do it?
I don't think you ever did say.....is he one of the guys who aimed left?
I wish my last name was Savage.
I don't think you ever did say.....is he one of the guys who aimed left?
I wish my last name was Savage.
Questions after working with "The Sheriff"
Brian,
A few questions about "The Sheriff";
1) am I supposed to pull with my left or push with my right or a combination of both?,
2) the putter shaft is sandwiched between two straight boards on an angle, so I'm really not seeing an "arc" like I do when I use my "putting arc", yet it doesn't seem straight-back and straight-thru, therefore, what is it?,
3) I'm know I'm supposed to feel a "release" because the instructions say so, yet I'm having a lot of trouble with feeling that.
Even though I really don't know what I'm doing with it, it has made a significant improvement in my putting and that's after spending very little time with it! After a round of 9 holes; no 3-putts, 1 one putt (an uphill 25-30 footer - STRAIGHT), and another 1 putt (6 footer). The rest were all 2-putts: 5 tap-ins/less than 1.5 feet and 1-5footer.
Thanks,
p
Brian,
A few questions about "The Sheriff";
1) am I supposed to pull with my left or push with my right or a combination of both?,
2) the putter shaft is sandwiched between two straight boards on an angle, so I'm really not seeing an "arc" like I do when I use my "putting arc", yet it doesn't seem straight-back and straight-thru, therefore, what is it?,
3) I'm know I'm supposed to feel a "release" because the instructions say so, yet I'm having a lot of trouble with feeling that.
Even though I really don't know what I'm doing with it, it has made a significant improvement in my putting and that's after spending very little time with it! After a round of 9 holes; no 3-putts, 1 one putt (an uphill 25-30 footer - STRAIGHT), and another 1 putt (6 footer). The rest were all 2-putts: 5 tap-ins/less than 1.5 feet and 1-5footer.
Thanks,
p
Brian Manzella
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Whatever makes your putter work like a putter—so to speak.
Adam Mallory has been working with The Sheriff, and he says he feels one side going back and the other going forward.
I feel it in my wrists, but...
The point is, The Sheriff makes you stay on plane and keeps the face vertical to the plane. Whatever way you do it with the least amount of effort for you—that's it. At least until you'd work with a teacher like me and we customized your pattern.
It is an "on plane" motion.
Viewed from overhead, or from a golfer's view, or DTL, the putter WILL appear to move in an arc, just not a specific arc, like the "Putting Arc."
"Mechanics produce, Feel reproduces."*—Homer Kelley
"Whatever it feels like to YOU, that's what is correct for YOU." —Brian Manzella
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Ah, I think I may have had it backwards
I was thinking that I needed to figure out how to make the on-plane stroke, then get the Sheriff to reproduce it.
But it seems the better way would be to use the Sheriff to figure out the best way for ME to produce the on-plane stroke.
Interesting...
I was thinking that I needed to figure out how to make the on-plane stroke, then get the Sheriff to reproduce it.
But it seems the better way would be to use the Sheriff to figure out the best way for ME to produce the on-plane stroke.
Interesting...
Got mine several days ago, maybe four, and have been using it in my den to get the feel of an on plane swing. While I consider myself an okay putter, today I had 29 putts, with one three putt. It did require me to position my hands a little lower than normal, but the swing felt much like my regular swing. So I guess I've been pretty much on plane to begin with.
When you use the Sheriff, even though the two boards are straight and parallel, you do create an arc, NOT SBST, because you are on plane and the plane is tilted.
When you use the Sheriff, even though the two boards are straight and parallel, you do create an arc, NOT SBST, because you are on plane and the plane is tilted.
lookingtolearn
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Yes.
Matt Bryda
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Can it be used with a 46" long putter?
yes
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