FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Yes.
Ok I've only played with a handful of aimpointers and maybe they were just slow rather than aimpoint being the issue.
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Yes.
Ok I've only played with a handful of aimpointers and maybe they were just slow rather than aimpoint being the issue.
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Having seen your putting up close I'll be giving that a swerve as well!
I thought I was pretty consistent getting the ball into a dustbin lid from 6 feet :thup:
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Its been around a while now. I first saw aimpoint demonstrated some years back.... it gave me the heebie jeebies!
Foxholer
Blackballed
Has Del finally convinced R&A/USGA to increase the size of the hole? It should be half a lid btw! Not up; not in!
Aimpoint reading doesn't need to be a drawn out process. Many of the 'converts' Often poor readers in the first place) would faff about even more trying to read a putt without the method!
It's a fairly expensive punt - about the price of a wedge, but a lot less than a Scotty putter (or TM Driver!)! If you are looking for a 'method', it may well just be worth it!
bobmac
Major Champion
And the first lesson is 2 hours
chrisd
Major Champion
That is the one to one price i guess, the group lesson is cheaper
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
There's also an online option which teaches you via video for £50...
I did a very simple version as I'm a very simple man and it's on my youtube channel if you want it. I think it works BUT I would suggest you find an Aimpoint class and do it properly. Given that the class lasts 2.5 hours, the cost isn't far off what a lot of decent pros would charge per hour for a golf lesson. As you putt more than any other shot, if you can find a way to make yourself more confident with the read (and you can use it on any course) then in my opinion it's a good thing. Of course making a perfect read is no good if you have a wonky stroke. If you putt reasonably reliably then I think it could help
SGC001
Challenge Tour Pro
I went our of curosity (and because of a tendancy to over read breaks on slow greens), not expecting too much but found it very useful. I'd happily recommend it.
I'd describe it as been a semi-quantative method. They'll teach you how to measure distance, feel slope within a tight range and assess the pace of the greens u r playing on very quickly.
I think i saw james skelton at wrotham heath and picked up some stuff on suitable putter styles too as a bonus.
Its some kind of intellectual copyright iirc as to why people wont comment on specifics so i wouldnt blame your pp.
I'd hypothesise in the space of that one lesson and with a week or so's practice at learning to feel slope etc that a non golfer could learn to read greens better than most golfers who have been playing years and picked up green reading as a skill by experience never mind the ones who's face and stroke errors cancel out their green reading errors.
Another option for you would be to pop along and see Paul Affleck, he's based relatively near Sandbach. I went to a seminar of his and the way he judges it is very simple (aimpoint been able to give u info on green speeds you may not be able to get chance to practice on) I use a combo of that and express and line my ball up accordingly
, would probably do midpoint and incorporate that in a routine except i only play socially now and am lazy.
smange
Journeyman Pro
Dear Jesus not again
It's absolute hocus pocus and only the worst of putters seem to get anything from it but then again the same folks would get as much out of proper putting practice
It's absolute hocus pocus and only the worst of putters seem to get anything from it but then again the same folks would get as much out of proper putting practice
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
And when they ban the 'Green Book' will the aimpoint green charts not be next?
chrisd
Major Champion
GreggerKBR
Head Pro
My 2p.
Don't ask us lot! Some will give you a balanced opinion.
Going through it will make you understand a lot more about what you are doing, some people are lucky in that they can see and feel break and speed and pick the correct starting line and speed and execute, some are not - they have to learn it a different way. This is a way, not THE way, but a good way if you are mathematically/scientifically minded.
Get yourself up to Harold Swash putting and get your basics sorted first... being able to hit the right speed and line is vital.
And why not ask them for professional opinion whilst you're there.
There are basically two systems Express and Aimpoint proper.
If you take the time to understand it and can execute - then it does/will work.
It can actually make reading the amount of break simpler and faster - each player is different in using the method.
It is expensive. People are secretive about it because it takes a lot of money and effort to learn it and teach it.
You'll learn why straight putts are actually pretty hard to make.
Once you've done it, you'll ask yourself why should I tell everyone else how to do it when it cost me that much - go do it and pay for it yourself!
Why should I tell you what my coache(s) tell me - ultimately I'm doing to so I can be better than you.
chrisd
Major Champion
A pretty good summation imo.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
That removes that risk to aimpoint then
MendieGK
Tour Winner
I don't get this 'secretive' element of it. I'd happily talk anyone through it when playing.
chrisd
Major Champion
Me too
Jamesbrown
Head Pro
Improved my green reading 10 fold.
It's very quick if your quick yourself.
Be proactive and do your read while others are, or while others are putting.
couple this with ready play. Bobs your uncle.
It's very quick if your quick yourself.
Be proactive and do your read while others are, or while others are putting.
couple this with ready play. Bobs your uncle.
chris3081
Assistant Pro
Just do it - best £100 i ever spent. Takes 10 seconds and removes guesswork. Then start focusing on stroke and pace. Its been brilliant. Putting has gone through the roof since using it
Khamelion
Tour Winner
Aimpoint is not slow, more often than not, you can be doing your read by standing over you ball, while the others stalk both sides of the hole, if anything aimpoint speeds up putting.
Nonsense, I wasn't a bad putter before aimpoint, but after I've become a much better putter, don't remember the last three putt I made now. I agree about putting practice, but that is the same with anything including aimpoint, the more you do it the better you become.
Aimpoint doesn't use green books.
For me as I've written in other threads, Aimpoint works for me, for others who see it as snake oil, they will never use it or try to understand it, so they will always be hostile towards it.
As is written above, there is no grey area when it comes to aimpoint, it's a marmite subject, like it or loathe it.
