Plumb Bob Putting

[Farneyman]

Apologies if this has been covered before but do many people use it. I have checked it out online and fancy giving it a go. Any tips to do it properly?

 

[RGDave]

Never got the gist of it myself. If you ever see me doing it, it's gamesmanship.

 

[sawtooth]

I dont but I saw Leftie do it at Blackmoor. Shh! dont tell him I told you.

 

[stevek1969]

Apologies if this has been covered before but do many people use it. I have checked it out online and fancy giving it a go. Any tips to do it properly?

aye don't bother mate your eye's are painted on ,see you next week at millport

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never really seen the point in it myself

 

[bobmac]

Dam

I saw 'Bob' and 'putting' and I thought I was going to able to feed my children again this week but alas..

 

[Leftie]

I dont but I saw Leftie do it at Blackmoor. Shh! dont tell him I told you.

And just remind me, how many putts did I take in the afternoon round on those greens ??

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I've never really looked into it, maybe if I did I'd learn something but if I'm honest, it seems pretty pointless to me.

 

[RGDave]

I've never really looked into it, maybe if I did I'd learn something but if I'm honest, it seems pretty pointless to me.

+1.

Apparently, you need to know which of your eyes in dominant.
That would only be the start of my trouble....

 

[rickg]

I use it and I swear by it. Only works with putts that break one way though:
Here's one of the clearest instructions I found on t'interweb:


Step 1 Crouch 10 to 15 feet behind your golf ball as it sits on the putting green.

Step 2 Hold the putter just under the grip with your thumb and forefinger so that the putter dangles in front of your body perpendicular to the ground.

Step 3 Line up the shaft of the golf club so that it intersects both the golf ball and hole. The ball will appear to be at the bottom of the shaft and the hole will be toward the top.

Step 4 Look at the hole with your dominant eye. To determine which eye is dominant, hold up your thumb to an object in the distance and look at the object with each eye individually. The eye that makes your thumb move away from the object the least is dominant.

Step 5 Look at which side of the shaft the hole appears to be on. This is the way the putt will break. If the hole appears on the left side of the shaft, the ball will break to the left and vice versa.

 

[Farneyman]

Cheers at least someone gave me a sensible answer. Will try it out tomorrow and report back.

 

[Ethan]

This method is basically just a way to tell if you are standing on a tilt or not. It can't possibly estimate the degree of slope anywhere beyond the point you are standing. Beyond that limited information, I can't see how it tells you anything at all.

 

[RGDave]

This method is basically just a way to tell if you are standing on a tilt or not.

This is what I was thinking.

Either way, thanks to Rick's post, at least I know which eye is dominant....so I've worked out the first bit!

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I use it and I swear by it. Only works with putts that break one way though:
Here's one of the clearest instructions I found on t'interweb:


Step 1 Crouch 10 to 15 feet behind your golf ball as it sits on the putting green.

Step 2 Hold the putter just under the grip with your thumb and forefinger so that the putter dangles in front of your body perpendicular to the ground.

Step 3 Line up the shaft of the golf club so that it intersects both the golf ball and hole. The ball will appear to be at the bottom of the shaft and the hole will be toward the top.

Step 4 Look at the hole with your dominant eye. To determine which eye is dominant, hold up your thumb to an object in the distance and look at the object with each eye individually. The eye that makes your thumb move away from the object the least is dominant.

Step 5 Look at which side of the shaft the hole appears to be on. This is the way the putt will break. If the hole appears on the left side of the shaft, the ball will break to the left and vice versa.

That makes no sense (unless I'm misunderstanding it).

If, looking with your dominant eye, the shaft goes through the ball and the hole, then the hole won't be on either side of the shaft it will be in line with it?

 

[Dodger]

It works...exactly as Rick says.

 

[Imurg]

Can it tell you how much break there is? Never used it and don't see how it can. Surely it's only useful when there's no obvious break otherwise you'll see it..Even then can it help with the amount of break..??

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Can it tell you how much break there is? Never used it and don't see how it can. Surely it's only useful when there's no obvious break otherwise you'll see it..Even then can it help with the amount of break..??

Even with no obvious break I don't buy it. I prefer to walk the line of the putt and feel the slope through my feet.

 

[thecraw]

Fabian, stick to your close the eyes method, tongue out and hope for the best.

 

[ScienceBoy]

You want to talk to plump bob about putting?

You want a V-Easy?

 

[Farneyman]

I have also heard it better to putt with mouth open as it releases tension in your neck and shoulders!