3 reasons you miss a putt.
1. You chose the wrong line.
2. You miss your start line.
3. You roll the ball the wrong distance.
You can do these things singularly or in combination.
If you define target by where you aim the putter. Then the "target" is rarely the hole. Most golfers tend to swing to the target. So if aim and target are two different things then you miss.
For linear players, aim is critical. For non-linear players not so much.
Give non linear thinkers a putter with no lines and they immediately putt better.
Take away the lines for a linear player and panic sets in.
Example
Linear players seem to like Aimpoint.
Non-Linear players seem to struggle with the concept.
All of the people I work with come to me to make more putts. 66 with no 3 putts in a one day qualifier doesn't cut it anymore. There is no room for error, and the idea of lag putting is going away. You only have so many chances, so you have to try to make every putt. The discipline required to chose the correct start line and feel the proper speed in combination at the mid range distances, 10-30 feet, is not simple or easy. It is however, very important.
Jordan Spieth is the example of why. He beats people because he makes more mid range putts.
When working with competitive players we have found that a linear view of the task lends itself to different choices than a non-linear view. The goal is to find which is more accurate.
Finally, while I agree that we are talking about a single line. Th linear player sees it as a straight line away from the hole, the Pelz concept of every putt is a straight putt, while the non linear player sees it as a curved line to the hole.
Example, If you are a non linear thinker, then the concept of a read verbalized like "two cups out on the right" is tough to process. You are better looking at a spot within 20% of the distance of the putt.
With most golfers I talk to, I hear linear thoughts and non linear thoughts. The question I am trying to answer is, "Would a player be better if he did not mix the message." We have seen enough at this point to think it might be true.
1. You chose the wrong line.
2. You miss your start line.
3. You roll the ball the wrong distance.
You can do these things singularly or in combination.
If you define target by where you aim the putter. Then the "target" is rarely the hole. Most golfers tend to swing to the target. So if aim and target are two different things then you miss.
For linear players, aim is critical. For non-linear players not so much.
Give non linear thinkers a putter with no lines and they immediately putt better.
Take away the lines for a linear player and panic sets in.
Example
Linear players seem to like Aimpoint.
Non-Linear players seem to struggle with the concept.
All of the people I work with come to me to make more putts. 66 with no 3 putts in a one day qualifier doesn't cut it anymore. There is no room for error, and the idea of lag putting is going away. You only have so many chances, so you have to try to make every putt. The discipline required to chose the correct start line and feel the proper speed in combination at the mid range distances, 10-30 feet, is not simple or easy. It is however, very important.
Jordan Spieth is the example of why. He beats people because he makes more mid range putts.
When working with competitive players we have found that a linear view of the task lends itself to different choices than a non-linear view. The goal is to find which is more accurate.
Finally, while I agree that we are talking about a single line. Th linear player sees it as a straight line away from the hole, the Pelz concept of every putt is a straight putt, while the non linear player sees it as a curved line to the hole.
Example, If you are a non linear thinker, then the concept of a read verbalized like "two cups out on the right" is tough to process. You are better looking at a spot within 20% of the distance of the putt.
With most golfers I talk to, I hear linear thoughts and non linear thoughts. The question I am trying to answer is, "Would a player be better if he did not mix the message." We have seen enough at this point to think it might be true.
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