For those who do aimpoint

[User20205]

A couple of questions for the Aimpoint exponents........

1) You need to know the stimp reading so that you can work out the line? How is that affected by say, a bermuda green where you can be putting both into and downgrain on the same putt and the speed can vary quite a bit during the length of the putt?

2) How many courses have you played where someone can actually tell you what the greens are stimping at? I can think of only 2 out of the 300+ that I've played.

I'm always asking in the pro shop what the stimp is gordon, aren't you??

The first thing I do, is get the stimp & the pin positions, then phone my coach and my psychologist. Those stableford comps don't win themselves !:thup:

 

[3565]

Do you need to try something to have a belief or form an opinion? I've read up on it, as I did with new thinking, I've saw people using it and in my experience/opinion from what I have witnessed it slows up play.

If you don't try it, then your belief is unfounded. That goes with anything whether it's trying new equipment or buying a new car, you try, collate the pros n cons, make your mind up and form your opinion. Simple.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

If you don't try it, then your belief is unfounded. That goes with anything whether it's trying new equipment or buying a new car, you try, collate the pros n cons, make your mind up and form your opinion. Simple.

Yep.....no arguing with that!

 

[chrisd]

............ then phone my psychologist

By the time you've finished that conversation it'd be dark!

 

[User20205]

By the time you've finished that conversation it'd be dark!

Just like the inside of my head.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Do you need to try something to have a belief or form an opinion? I've read up on it, as I did with new thinking, I've saw people using it and in my experience/opinion from what I have witnessed it slows up play.

I've used it at numerous forum meets. Don't see anyone moaning I ruined their day being so slow using my chart. Slow play is a weak argument. No worse than the guy looking at a putt for ages, and we've all seemed them at our clubs!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'm always asking in the pro shop what the stimp is gordon, aren't you??

The first thing I do, is get the stimp & the pin positions, then phone my coach and my psychologist. Those stableford comps don't win themselves !:thup:

First thing you are shown on an Aimpoint course is how to gauge a stimp for yourself using a simple ten footer and the chart

 

[User20205]

If you don't try it, then your belief is unfounded. That goes with anything whether it's trying new equipment or buying a new car, you try, collate the pros n cons, make your mind up and form your opinion. Simple.

Not really mate. When TM launch a new driver that promises me 50 more yards I don't have to buy it to know its nonsense.

Aimpoint may be 'the' thing, but you must admit it lives in a world of other golf marketing jibberish!!

 

[User20205]

First thing you are shown on an Aimpoint course is how to gauge a stimp for yourself using a simple ten footer and the chart

Serious question alert!!!

Do you do that on the practice green??

Are all the greens at your club stimping the same???

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I've used it at numerous forum meets. Don't see anyone moaning I ruined their day being so slow using my chart. Slow play is a weak argument. No worse than the guy looking at a putt for ages, and we've all seemed them at our clubs!

I don't have any issue with the slow play side of things. I haven't knowingly played with anyone using Aimpoint so I've not been affected by it. The thing that makes me chuckle is that people waste good money paying for this 'product' when in fact everything is there in front of you for free. If you have enough intelligence to take on board what they are 'teaching' you then surely you have enough intelligence to look at a bit of grass and be able to see how much it slopes one way or another and hit the ball in the right direction.

 

[c1973]

If you don't try it, then your belief is unfounded. That goes with anything whether it's trying new equipment or buying a new car, you try, collate the pros n cons, make your mind up and form your opinion. Simple.

Pretty selective about what you reply to aren't you.

 

[c1973]

I don't have any issue with the slow play side of things. I haven't knowingly played with anyone using Aimpoint so I've not been affected by it. The thing that makes me chuckle is that people waste good money paying for this 'product' when in fact everything is there in front of you for free. If you have enough intelligence to take on board what they are 'teaching' you then surely you have enough intelligence to look at a bit of grass and be able to see how much it slopes one way or another and hit the ball in the right direction.

Well said.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Serious question alert!!!

Do you do that on the practice green??

Are all the greens at your club stimping the same???

Do it at any putting green I playing at. Most behave the same but if there is a quicker or slower one the pace is going to throw most players as you can't see if it will be faster or slower. Pick your line and trust the speeds to be consistent. At my place they are pretty uniform

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't have any issue with the slow play side of things. I haven't knowingly played with anyone using Aimpoint so I've not been affected by it. The thing that makes me chuckle is that people waste good money paying for this 'product' when in fact everything is there in front of you for free. If you have enough intelligence to take on board what they are 'teaching' you then surely you have enough intelligence to look at a bit of grass and be able to see how much it slopes one way or another and hit the ball in the right direction.

Golf is full of "new" ideas aimed to give people hope that they will find the missing ingredient that will suddenly make them better golfers - it's the same with gadgets etc

And because there are hundreds of thousands looking to find that ingredient ( it's what I like to call "talent and natural ability" ) they will snap up these ideas and the people roll in the money.

 

[c1973]

I've used it at numerous forum meets. Don't see anyone moaning I ruined their day being so slow using my chart. Slow play is a weak argument. No worse than the guy looking at a putt for ages, and we've all seemed them at our clubs!

Maybe a forum meet is more relaxed than a medal? Slow play isn't a weak argument, it's one of the biggest complaints in the game. To argue that it's ok because he's slow at reading a putt as well is the weak argument.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Maybe a forum meet is more relaxed than a medal? Slow play isn't a weak argument, it's one of the biggest complaints in the game. To argue that it's ok because he's slow at reading a putt as well is the weak argument.

King of kings was medal!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

King of kings was medal!

It's still a relaxed forum meet though.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

King of kings was medal!

King of kings is a glorified society meet

 

[c1973]

King of kings was medal!

Ok, one medal, you did say meets though, yeah? Oh nearly forgot to show my indignation ! There, that's better.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The thing that makes me chuckle is that people waste good money paying for this 'product' when in fact everything is there in front of you for free. If you have enough intelligence to take on board what they are 'teaching' you then surely you have enough intelligence to look at a bit of grass and be able to see how much it slopes one way or another and hit the ball in the right direction.

Your points are the same on every Aimpoint thread. You don't like it or see the point.thats fair enough but those of us that do, including pros and good club players, think there is something in it. I would never criticise your approach to golf and would be grateful if you didn't do the same to mine. I like it, I think it helps.