Putting question regarding the shaft

[Matt Taylor]

In a good putting stroke, what does the shaft look like it's doing from the player's perspective?

Specifically, how much further does the hosel end of the shaft move compared to the grip end? What does it look like from above it?

Yes, the shaft lies on an inclined plane, a specific hinge action is used, etc., but what does the shaft appear to be doing?

 

[Matt Taylor]

I guess this question doesn't make any sense, huh?

I was wondering if, in any good player's stroke, the handle moves off the ball almost as far as the putter head. Or how much less it moves.

I guess I want to know how much a good putter's stroke resembles a pendulum. Or not.

 

[rwh]

quote:Originally posted by Matt Taylor

I guess this question doesn't make any sense, huh?

I was wondering if, in any good player's stroke, the handle moves off the ball almost as far as the putter head. Or how much less it moves.

I guess I want to know how much a good putter's stroke resembles a pendulum. Or not.

The putting strokes of Bobby Jones, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Billy Casper, Dow Finsterwald and Arnold Palmer, for example, was more or less a "wrist" stroke -- the hands were kept in one place while the the wrists bent backward and forward, causing the putter head to move somewhat like a pendulum. I think the modern player moves the hands and the handle of the putter more. For a real short put -- where the head only moves a few inches -- the hands and the putter head may travel the same distance. As the putt gets longer, the putter head will still travel a greater distance than the hands.