Hahahahahahaha - Aimpoint

[Deleted Member 1156]

well this seems a bit harsh.

Pretty low pal making a thread like this....

Why? People often discuss aimpoint on here but those that practice it are quite secretive about how it works. Homer has posted a video explaining it (fair play to him) and I have now seen for myself what a load of rubbish it is (my opinion). At no point in this thread have I had a go at Homer.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just watched Homer's video on aimpoint. Seriously?? Guess the slope with your feet, guess how far to hold out your fingers due to the guess you have made about how quick the green is.

Snake oil for people that can't read greens!

Curiousity got the better of me and watched it to see the "explanation" - have seen it in action with a FC using it once and couldn't see the benefits and once again watching that video I still don't see it - I would expect 99% of people could get that read and in half the time.

If that video comes up on a google search for "Aimpoint" then I expect the guy who runs the courses etc won't be best pleased because it's a video that doesn't show it up in great light at all.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Why? People often discuss aimpoint on here but those that practice it are quite secretive about how it works. Homer has posted a video explaining it (fair play to him) and I have now seen for myself what a load of rubbish it is (my opinion). At no point in this thread have I had a go at Homer.

Curiousity got the better of me and watched it to see the "explanation" - have seen it in action with a FC using it once and couldn't see the benefits and once again watching that video I still don't see it - I would expect 99% of people could get that read and in half the time.

If that video comes up on a google search for "Aimpoint" then I expect the guy who runs the courses etc won't be best pleased because it's a video that doesn't show it up in great light at all.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[chrisd]

Given that some of the world's top male and female golfers use it, including Adam Scott and Justin Rose, I think it does have merit and I was quite happy to pay and do the course to see for myself.

If you have a defect in your game, let's just say that your chipping is way below standard and is preventing you from obtaining a lower handicap, you may choose to use a method of some guru to better what you do, of it works and you improve - brilliant, but it's, for you, not Snake oil!

HJS'S video isn't Mark Crosfield and doesn't show the technique as I was taught it but there are a million ways to play golf and finding what does and doesn't work is, bye and large, trial and error - just ask Tiger Woods!

 

[Dan2501]

Out of 3 putts. 2 missed low, and the other looked like it was destined to miss low if it had the pace. Not the best advert for the system. Homer says it's a "very accurate system" though, so I don't know what to believe.

 

[chrisd]

Out of 3 putts. 2 missed low, and the other looked like it was destined to miss low if it had the pace. Not the best advert for the system. Homer says it's a "very accurate system" though, so I don't know what to believe.

the system is dedigned to help you read the line of the putt, it doesn't teach you to hit the ball on the desired line

 

[Smiffy]

Out of 3 putts. 2 missed low, and the other looked like it was destined to miss low if it had the pace.

I'd give my eye teeth for accuracy like that.....

 

[irip]

I'd give my eye teeth for accuracy like that.....

You already go it pal

 

[MendieGK]

Why? People often discuss aimpoint on here but those that practice it are quite secretive about how it works. Homer has posted a video explaining it (fair play to him) and I have now seen for myself what a load of rubbish it is (my opinion). At no point in this thread have I had a go at Homer.

Gordon I'd be able to show you it properly. But you'd be too busy thinning wedges through greens with your dodgy short game 😉

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Gordon I'd be able to show you it properly. But you'd be too busy thinning wedges through greens with your dodgy short game 😉

I only have to worry about aimpoint if I can get on the green and still have a putt for a point. Paying for the course is a waste of time for me, I'm better off spending the money on new wedges :thup:

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Last time out I had a 30ft downhill putt. The first 25ft the putt ran dead straight - then in the last 5ft or so I could see that the putt would start to catch the variable slope 'throw-off' from a greenside bunker and dive steeply downhill to the hole. But it would only be right if the putt was almost dead slow and three feet or so to the right of the hole when it hit that slope. I'm really not sure that a method that part relies upon my feet sensing the slope would work for that. Maybe...

But each to his own - as long as it doesn't take all day.

Note - I'd also like to mention that I read it and played it perfectly - and the ball dropped slap-bang perfect pace into the middle of the hole for a 2 (and £22 in the two's).

 

[JohnnyDee]

I may have the answer for everyone on the thread - both sides of the divide.:thup:

I've been working now for a year on my own new revolutionary putting method.

BUMPOINT

It works like this.

Approach your ball on the green and squat above it with your bum hovering directly over it.

Say this mantra: "I'm not in a rut and I won't miss this putt" 5 times.

Next point your bum towards the hole, hop on your right foot once (obviously your left if you're left-handed) touch your nose with your pencil twice and then make the stroke.

And trust me here - you're gonna be amazed.:whoo:

 

[dufferman]

I use aimpoint express. I usually only use it when I can see a break but maybe am not sure on how much of a break there is. I also stand close to the hole to read, to catch any break in the last few foot of the putt.

It works for me, it doesn't take any more time than someone reading a putt from both sides of the hole.

Once you've got used to it it becomes second nature. It's ok if people think it's rubbish. If I get my putts closer than I used to I'm happy!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I may have the answer for everyone on the thread - both sides of the divide.:thup:

I've been working now for a year on my own new revolutionary putting method.

BUMPOINT

It works like this.

Approach your ball on the green and squat above it with your bum hovering directly over it.

Say this mantra: "I'm not in a rut and I won't miss this putt" 5 times.

Next point your bum towards the hole, hop on your right foot once (obviously your left if you're left-handed) touch your nose with your pencil twice and then make the stroke.

And trust me here - you're gonna be amazed.:whoo:

Sounds good to me Johnny but does it slow down play?

 

[ruff-driver]

I may have the answer for everyone on the thread - both sides of the divide.:thup:

I've been working now for a year on my own new revolutionary putting method.

BUMPOINT

It works like this.

Approach your ball on the green and squat above it with your bum hovering directly over it.

Say this mantra: "I'm not in a rut and I won't miss this putt" 5 times.

Next point your bum towards the hole, hop on your right foot once (obviously your left if you're left-handed) touch your nose with your pencil twice and then make the stroke.

And trust me here - you're gonna be amazed.:whoo:

Will you be doing classes at forest pines ?

 

[garyinderry]

The first thing you do is stand half way to the hole and feel the slope being careful not to stand on your line.

Newsflash. You've pretty much read the line by this point otherwise you would mostly likely step on it.

The only thing I can see after this is it may fine tune for you exactly how much break u want to give it.

This again can only be simple guesswork as your hand cannot be the same distance from you and impossible to hold out infront of you in the same place every time relative to you head and eye line. Thats before we include fat and thin fingers.

Is it fool proof. Clearly not. Is there any merit. Probably if you know what you are doing.

Pros spend an age over every putt. You may as well do this along with an old school eye read and see if they are similar. I'd imagine they would be.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Given that some of the world's top male and female golfers use it, including Adam Scott and Justin Rose, I think it does have merit and I was quite happy to pay and do the course to see for myself.

If you have a defect in your game, let's just say that your chipping is way below standard and is preventing you from obtaining a lower handicap, you may choose to use a method of some guru to better what you do, of it works and you improve - brilliant, but it's, for you, not Snake oil!

HJS'S video isn't Mark Crosfield and doesn't show the technique as I was taught it but there are a million ways to play golf and finding what does and doesn't work is, bye and large, trial and error - just ask Tiger Woods!

The one thing that stops Adam Scott from challenging week in week out - his putting , not a great advert

Rose - continuely struggles with his putting changing methods and putters continually

The top Lady golfers also have their caddy read and line them up as well.

Maybe a 1% using it if that - if Aimpoint users were winning week in week out and it was down to their putting them it could be used as tick in the box for the method - but that's not really the case.

I suspect it's more a placebo type thing - it makes people believe they can read putts more but would not be surprised you and anyone using aimpoint would be able to get the same read using any other method

 

[JohnnyDee]

Sounds good to me Johnny but does it slow down play?

Working on an express version next.👍

Will you be doing classes at forest pines ?

£35.00 each but £25 if I can get you all interested 😀

 

[chrisd]

I only have to worry about aimpoint if I can get on the green and still have a putt for a point. Paying for the course is a waste of time for me, I'm better off spending the money on new wedges :thup:

It's not the wedges Gordon!

 

[ger147]

I use aimpoint express. I usually only use it when I can see a break but maybe am not sure on how much of a break there is. I also stand close to the hole to read, to catch any break in the last few foot of the putt.

It works for me, it doesn't take any more time than someone reading a putt from both sides of the hole.

Once you've got used to it it becomes second nature. It's ok if people think it's rubbish. If I get my putts closer than I used to I'm happy!

I use it too, from a maximum distance of about 12-15 feet. I find it particularly good for shorter putts i.e. 6 feet and in.

My putting has improved at the start of this season and my handicap has already fallen by 1 shot so far but I wouldn't put that down to Aim Point, it's just a different method of reading putts that I'm finding is particularly accurate for shorter distance reads.