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Originally Posted by floggerrushmd  I put no. I have seen people use this technique with success, but you never seem to see the best putters in the world use it. I wonder why???
That is all for the bashing. Honestly, I am a completely feel putter. I never walk off a putt, and I rarely read a putt from the opposite side of the hole (I will do it when I can't get a feel for the putt from behind the ball). So a technique used to "measure" break is not really something that I look for. |
I don't use it either. Never felt the need. I've rarely had any trouble reading the contours of a green, even on an unfamiliar course, so I guess I've just never needed to bother with it. I see very few guys do it on the course, and I've never seen a plumb bobber who putts any better than I do (although I've definitely played with better putters than me).
I've seen some very bad putters who did use this technique, but I'm not saying that they were bad because of it, just that they were bad putters and were looking for anything to help them get better. Like so much of the golf game, putting is as much about confidence as it is about technique, and anything that helps that confidence level is going to be beneficial to your game.
If you believe that plumb bobbing is helpful, it probably is. But I think that it may have more to do with the mental reinforcement of seeing a line that you already know subconsciously is there.
Just as a thought to ponder:
Ever consider that the reason for the Rules of Golf allowing plumb bobbing (which might otherwise seem to be a breach of rule 14-3) is that there is no qualitative or quantitative evidence of its effectiveness, thus they don't see the player who uses it as gaining any true physical advantage?
