For those who do aimpoint

[Deleted Member 1156]

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.

Homer, I have the occasional look at your blog. Every time I do you are bemoaning the 2, 3 or 4 3putts per round that cost you a win/cut/buffer.

Have you thought about asking for your money back from whoever taught you aimpoint?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Homer, I have the occasional look at your blog. Every time I do you are bemoaning the 2, 3 or 4 3putts per round that cost you a win/cut/buffer.

Have you thought about asking for your money back from whoever taught you aimpoint?

Fair point well made but that's a stroke issue (now remedied) and not the problem with my read. The three putts caused by pushing too many 1-2 footers which should and has been a strength. All sorted so check the blog for tales of daring deeds with the short stick :thup::thup: :whoo:

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Fair point well made but that's a stroke issue (now remedied) and not the problem with my read. The three putts caused by pushing too many 1-2 footers which should and has been a strength. All sorted so check the blog for tales of daring deeds with the short stick :thup::thup: :whoo:

Good, glad to hear it. I know how passionate you are about your golf and I don't want to see a fellow golfer struggling. Now get down to single figures!! :thup:

 

[3565]

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

Tbh like I said on the OP, it was to inform those who done it and wasn't going to argue about it with those with unfounded opinions like yourself.

Homer I hope the PM was of help to you.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Tbh like I said on the OP, it was to inform those who done it and wasn't going to argue about it with those with unfounded opinions like yourself.

Homer I hope the PM was of help to you.

Just seen it thanks. Makes sense and I've emailed Jamie for dates locally

 

[CMAC]

Explain your point?

oh ok, well first there is gravity, and ...................hang on, how long have you got?


maybe easier for you to explain your point of how this is so new to the laws physics combined with trial and error:mmm:

 

[richart]

Fair point well made but that's a stroke issue (now remedied) and not the problem with my read. The three putts caused by pushing too many 1-2 footers which should and has been a strength. All sorted so check the blog for tales of daring deeds with the short stick :thup::thup: :whoo:

Just did. Last round 39 putts.

I am interested in how you measure green speeds. Only course I have seen a stimp reading at was East Sussex. Obviously you can not test the actual greens, so assume you do it on the practice putting green ? Warning don't try that on my course, the practice green is much slower and not nearly as smooth as the actual ones.

Personally think a lot of amateurs would benefit from a putting lesson more than a course in being able to read a green. Considering it should be the easiest shot in golf, hardly any moving parts, it is amazing the weird and wonderful strokes that are out there. (Mine included)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Just did. Last round 39 putts.

That was last week. Change in address and rolling them in for fun. Medal tomorrow in the rain so we'll see if the work has paid off

 

[Hobbit]

Personally think a lot of amateurs would benefit from a putting lesson more than a course in being able to read a green. Considering it should be the easiest shot in golf, hardly any moving parts, it is amazing the weird and wonderful strokes that are out there. (Mine included)

I totally agree with this. Irrespective of the odd very strange techniques you'll see, you'll also see some fundimental flaws. Eyes not over the ball, closed/open stance, hands too low etc etc.

I'm a pretty decent putter but I'll occasionally go right back to fundimentals when practicing my putting. With the best will in the world I still regress, and find that I'm not over the ball or stood a little open or both.

but what made me into a decent putter? It wasn't thinking I could go out an buy good putting, it was lots and lots of shear hard graft on the practice green.

By all means go out and have lessons and learn techniques but they ain't worth owt without putting in the graft afterwards.

 

[bluewolf]

I totally agree with this. Irrespective of the odd very strange techniques you'll see, you'll also see some fundimental flaws. Eyes not over the ball, closed/open stance, hands too low etc etc.

I'm a pretty decent putter but I'll occasionally go right back to fundimentals when practicing my putting. With the best will in the world I still regress, and find that I'm not over the ball or stood a little open or both.

but what made me into a decent putter? It wasn't thinking I could go out an buy good putting, it was lots and lots of shear hard graft on the practice green.

By all means go out and have lessons and learn techniques but they ain't worth owt without putting in the graft afterwards.

Boom... Great post... Time for the Kindergarten to close now!!!

You playing at Moortown tomorrow Brian?

 

[chris661]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

 

[chellie]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

Nope, it's like a stuck record.

Anne, who uses the look, hit and hope method.

 

[BTatHome]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

It's a bit like a pantomime really.

The vigilante group simply want to save people from spending money on something they already do, similar to the people that insist that nobody over single figures should be using a ProV1 etc

Someone needs to tell Adam Scott etc that they have been fleeced, and are gullible enough to have not seen it !

 

[3565]

Just seen it thanks. Makes sense and I've emailed Jamie for dates locally

Cool. Played Scratch League tonight and used the Express read, I was out of 3 holes, but had 22 putts in 15, holed 3 out of 4 putts from 5ft, holed 6, 9 and 10ft, shaved on high side 9, 12, and 35ft others were 15ft and above to gimme range. So some positive results to go forward.

 

[Foxholer]

The three putts caused by pushing too many 1-2 footers which should and has been a strength.

Don't want to damage prospects in the Medal, but 1-2 Footers should not be described as 'a strength'! They should be a 'never miss'!

If 1-2 footers are 'a strength' then I'd be pretty depressed with the rest of my game - and, while there are parts that need work, there are real strengths.

Aimpoint wouldn't have helped my putting yesterday, but a new fattish grip certainly has - and that was on the spare/experimental. The mid-size on the Betti might be turned into another fatty soon.

 

[Hobbit]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

Maybe check the "Join Date," and number of "Posts" by some of the contributors... to some it won't be ground hog day, and they may well have a genuine interest in hearing new to them opinions.

 

[guest100718]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

Wow, golf forum in repeated thread shock........

 

[chris661]

Maybe check the "Join Date," and number of "Posts" by some of the contributors... to some it won't be ground hog day, and they may well have a genuine interest in hearing new to them opinions.

To the main protagonists it is though...

Wow, golf forum in repeated thread shock........

Wow. Another one line sarcastic reply from you who would have thought it eh?

 

[guest100718]

To the main protagonists it is though...



Wow. Another one line sarcastic reply from you who would have thought it eh?

Now if that aint the pot/kettle etc....lol

 

[Hobbit]

Are we really going through all of this again? Do other folk not get tired of the same arguments whenever aimpoint is mentioned?

Maybe check the "Join Date," and number of "Posts" by some of the contributors... to some it won't be ground hog day, and they may well have a genuine interest in hearing new to them opinions.

To the main protagonists it is though...

Seriously, that's the best you can come up with to justify your comment? So new contributors shouldn't be party to new to them points of interest? So something that may actually help them with their putting shouldn't be discussed/debated...?

Very, very sad.