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Archie Swivel

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In Brian's article, "Rolling the Rock" he explains that the proper putting stroke is a curved arc. My question is where is the fulcrum in all of this? Is it constant or does it shift up or down or side-to-side? Does the putter head get further off the ground as the backswing gets longer? What comprises the lever? The reason I ask is that if the fulcrum point is fixed, then you could not follow the eliptical path unless your lever lengthened on the backswing or unless your putter head raised on the backswing. See pic 6 in Brian's article where the putter has gone back a foot but still scrapes the board.- lever must have lengthened or fulcrum must have shifted since putter head has not raised

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quote:Originally posted by Archie Swivel

In Brian's article, "Rolling the Rock" he explains that the proper putting stroke is a curved arc. My question is where is the fulcrum in all of this? Is it constant or does it shift up or down or side-to-side? Does the putter head get further off the ground as the backswing gets longer? What comprises the lever? The reason I ask is that if the fulcrum point is fixed, then you could not follow the eliptical path unless your lever lengthened on the backswing or unless your putter head raised on the backswing. See pic 6 in Brian's article where the putter has gone back a foot but still scrapes the board.- lever must have lengthened or fulcrum must have shifted since putter head has not raised

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I don't think the shape of the stroke is any different than a normal iron shot. The fulcrum is the left shoulder. The putter head is</u> raised in pic 6. The putterhead is going back, up and in on the face of the plane board -- just like the first foot of a full swing with a 7 iron. Get a board and try it yourself. Make sure the board is inclined on the shaft angle of your putter and keep the back of the putterhead on the board.
 
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I don't think the board in Brian's example in Pic 6 is inclined. I think it is flat on the ground. Brian states in the article, "If your puter [sic] has a 'square' heel area, make sure this stays completely on the board (PIC 6)." I took this to mean during the entire stroke. I then deduced that if the board is flat and the putter heal stays on the board during the stroke, then the putter head must not raise on the backswing. If it did not raise on the backswing, then the fulcrum either moved or the lever lengthened, i.e. you moved your left shoulder or partially unbended your arms. I would think that if your left shoulder to putterhead is 5 feet and you take the putter back 1 foot, then the putter should raise about 1 inch. Perhaps I have misundertood Brian's drill in Pic 6. In any event, I think we agree in theory.

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The board is inclined and the heel stays on for angled hinging.

The putter goes away UP AND IN, moves DOWN AND OUT to low point just past the ball and UP AND IN again past this low point.
 
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