Bob Writes To:
Scott McCarron, Paul Goydos, Tim Herron, Larry Nelson, & Dave Stockton
Sr.
Dear Larry, Dave, Scott, Paul, and Tim,
For perhaps the first time in PGA Tour history three
tournaments in a row were won by first time winners. Scott, Paul
and Tim you guys are to be congradulated... on your great putting
strokes. All three of you keep your weight well distributed between
both feet and keep the putter head low to the ground throught the
stroke. On most of the putts that you guys made coming down the stretch
I could tell that the ball was going in shortly after you struck
it.
Larry, you were leaning so far to the left as you
made your stretch run at Bay Hill that I feared that you might fall
and break your left shoulder on one of the firmer greens.
Dave, I was shocked when I saw you hunched over the
ball with your weight on your left foot during a recent senior tour
event. You've always been one of the great putters and this change
of tecnique comes as a great supprise.
I call the, weight on left foot syndrome, the try
harder position. The younger players like Paul, Scott and Tim stand
up to the ball and allow the putter to move. Once the confidence
goes the tendancy is to try harder. That in turn produces the hunched
over, leaning towards the hole position that defeats good putting.
When the weight is carried on the left side the hands
are moved to the left, ahead of the ball. This delofts the putter,
pinches the ball into the green and causes side spin.
Putters are manufactured with several degrees of loft.
The reason is that when the ball is properly struck it leaves the
putting surface and then returns with overspin. When the ball is
pinched into the green and not given the opportunity to first loft
and then return to the green, a negative sidespin is imparted.
But wait, there's more. The worse you putt, the harder
you try. The harder you try, the more you lean to the left. The more
you lean to the left the worse you putt.
I like to see everybody play well. Larry and Dave,
fix your starting position and your putting will get better instantly.
For more details see News Letter #2.
Golfingly Yours,
Bob Mann
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