Let's roll the rock baby!

[2mongoose]

There was a thread and I even think Brian commented on it during a Youtube about hovering your driver just before you start the swing.

Well, what about doing it right before you hit a putt? Does anyone do this? Didn't Jack Nicklaus do this?

I've been doing it for a couple of years now and am comfortable in my routine but wonder if it's optimal. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of this technique?

 

[jenhaoyen]

lalallalalalaharvey.

 

[birdie_man]

I find floating any club off the ground to be weird. It can make me uncomfortable playing out of hazards on certain shots. Esp. now that I use a lagging clubhead takeaway. (non-putting) You can't use the ground if you are floating the clubhead.

I will revisit it though..............and practice it. (i.e. for hazards and bunker play)

 

[jenhaoyen]

seriously that's what i do to calm myself when i putt. I just say lalallalaalalharvey.
I grew up in Saudi arabia, that's what they say to me all the time.

 

[Kevin Shields]

There was a thread and I even think Brian commented on it during a Youtube about hovering your driver just before you start the swing.

Well, what about doing it right before you hit a putt? Does anyone do this? Didn't Jack Nicklaus do this?

I've been doing it for a couple of years now and am comfortable in my routine but wonder if it's optimal. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of this technique?

Don Pooley. Great putter

 

[Richie3Jack]

Recent studies have shown that you shouldn't ground the putter in the same way you would ground an iron or a driver. Most of the weight of the putter should be "up." I do this, my putter is touching the ground, but just barely. It's something that I just naturally do.

Kevin pointed out Don Pooley used to hover the putter head above the ground. It's not a bad idea since you supposedly want to make sure that the putter head isn't grounded.




3JACK

 

[ggsjpc]

Nicklaus said he did for the sole reason of preventing a penalty stroke. Many of the best putters will tap the putter on the ground gently to get the putter off the ground so they can start their stroke.

 

[tongzilla]

support the putter with the tip of the grass blades

 

[Brian Manzella]

Ah....maybe not.

To get the best possible roll, you want about 5° of RISE in your putter at impact.

Much easier to do that from "soled at address."

 

[tongzilla]

To get the best possible roll, you want about 5° of RISE in your putter at impact.

Much easier to do that from "soled at address."

is that 5 degree of rise independent of the loft at impact?