| Short putting has usually been a strength for me and my technique involves the eyes also. I have described it here previously.
On putts of less than six feet, once you are in the 'address position' (eyes immediately over the ball) - you can easily see three objects in your total field of vision:
1) The putterhead
2) The ball
3) The hole
I have trained my eyes to be 'more aware' of two of these objects:
1) The putterhead
2) The hole
While I indeed do see the ball, I am more aware of the putterhead and the hole (in my left eye peripheral vision).
Once my eyes see all of this, I take the putter back and stroke it straight toward the target line (the ball just happens 'to be in the way').
Putterhead on a straight line toward the targetline. Obviously, if it is a straight putt, then you are simply seeing the putterhead and the hole.
On the full swing, our brains are trained to zero in on the ball (or back of the ball as case may be). We do this to insure that we get a good strike on our intended target. In putting, there's little chance that we are not going to get a good strike on the ball, so focusing our eyes intensely on the ball, rather than the intended target line, is not the best use of our senses....
Hope this make sense to you.
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