Been marking a card then editing after
MS = misread speed, ML misread line
Then result
Distance of putt
Direction (I do the clock system)
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Do you ever need to track the second putt? Iām thinking I might do up a little printout to test outā¦
If itās over a tap in it will ask distance and if you made or missed thatās it.
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Thatās what it looked like, but Iāve only done the practice tracking so far.
I suppose itās all visualization, but I feel like that is where my focus is focused just before I pull the putter back.
I think my eyes continue to look at the ball and putter but in my minds eye, Iām looking down the intended line imagining the ball rolling over the mid point target at the correct speed.
Once Iāve worked all that out, I try to make a steady head, buttery stroke and hold the pose.
I hope that make sense.
Yeah i like the idea of that too.
Idk, lots to tinker with this offseason. Losing nearly a stroke to my own HCP level on the greens through 12 rounds isnāt what I was hoping to see.
Going to do a better job of tracking SG next year anyways, if Iām losing a shot there, it means Iām probably better somewhere else, and want to focus my practice on maintaining my edge there while improving the lagging parts.
There is little doubt, IMHO, that the biggest hurdle to having good things happen in the golf swing starts in first 6 inches between our ears. My goal is to be focused on read and react and less on how.
The Stack System appears to be set up to optimize for that objective, based on listening to Doc. I havenāt actually tried it but Iām collecting useful crumbs where I can. BTW, I live in SW Florida, so I donāt really have an off season.
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Iāve been putting heads-up for the last 3 seasons after realizing my speed control was terrible. Came across Sashoās PGA video linked further up and figured Iād give it a try, and worse-case if I didnāt like it, I can just turn my head 90Āŗ down again. Made it a goal during that first winter to roll about 20 balls a day on the putting mat in the basement, just to get used to the feeling. It was little awkward at first, but now that Iām used to it I wonāt be going back. Since Iāve started, Iāve improved about 1.5 strokes per round according to Arccos. My speed control is way better, and Iāve found myself making more 5-10 footers too. My only problem is that sometimes I have to catch myself from instinctively looking at the hole when I have a short chip.
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tried this on stack putting today. made 94 ft of putts and gained 1.5 strokes. guess weāre trying this now
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Still not sure what this meant but took it to the practice green for an hour and 
I donāt know how to explain it, but really feel like Iām focused on my peripheral vision out of my left eye before the stroke. Felt like something clicked. weāll see how it goes this weekend
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Thatās awesome. Iām interested to hear how it goes. Play well.
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This thread really re ignited a pure external focus in my game. Just hit a small bucket, did a stack putting session, and played par 18 (9 up and downs from random spots)
Focused on clearly seeing the image of the shot, specifically the height I was trying to hit it (punching a hole in a cloud, keeping the chip shots to a certain height in the background) and was hitting absolute lasers.
On the practice green I had 8 up and downs and a hole out, first time Iāve ever broken par on that game
Stack putting was hit or miss, but my speed was much much better, got all but one putt to / past the hole. Need some more work there as height doesnāt apply.
The left ear / eye thing was interesting. When I could see the hole in my peripheral it worked VERY well
Has me excited to get way more out of my head and into my intent. The height thing is trippy. Give it a whirl if you never have.
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I love where this is going.
āRelax. Find your center. Picture the shot. Picture it. Turn off all the sound. Just let it happen. Be the ball.ā
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Do you do drugs?
Everyday.
Good.
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Specifically on the subject of looking at the hole rather than the ball, is the secret here that it keeps your head still as youāre focused on one point rather than, say, looking up at the ball / line / hole just as or just after youāve struck the ball?
So itās not looking at the hole, per se, which improves your putting. Itās the fact that you now have a stable platform to putt from, with little or no head movement?
FULL DISCLOSURE: Although I now work in golf, Iām an actuary by training so statistics - in the broadest sense - is something I take immense comfort from and this includes understanding cognitive, self-selection and correlation / causation biases.
I donāt think thereās a secret to the specific thing to look at. I think the target just needs to be in sight and you have to have a general idea of what the putt should look like
The idea is to be more athletic/natural. When weāre driving a car we donāt worry about where specifically on the road we are looking when we want to change lanes, where our hands are on the wheel, etc. We just see the space and go there.
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correct. not about your head being stable, about not watching your stroke and worrying if itās straight etc. doesnāt need to be perfect to putt well, look at billy mayfair
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Considering smoking a joint and doing some stack sessions.
Compare sessions stone vs sober
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A couple times people have asked what Iām looking at etc when I putt and Iām not looking at anything. Its like one of those 90ās 3d art posters where you have unfocused your eyes or are looking through the picture itself.
Iām looking down but Iāve got the image of the putt in my mind and Iām not actually looking at the putter or ball or ground etc I feel like Iām almost looking through all that - Iām ālookingā at the image in my mind of the putt
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Wondering if this will be like when you get a new putter and putt great for three weeks, and then regress back to the ānormā and realize it was just the change that boosted confidence for the short-term
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