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Is that the Pelz putting aid?
I think there are three main aspects to putting:
1 Reading the break and devising your line.
2 Hitting the ball with proper club face angle and path.
3 Hitting the ball with proper speed.
If you do all three properly you should sink the putt, but we all know there are little idiosyncrasies in every putt. For example, the ball may be influenced by a few blades of different grass, or a piece of dirt may alter the path, or the wind can change the speed or line. There are so many little things that influence the roll that you may not see or plan for unless you studied each putt with a level and magnifying glass. The further the putt, the more these things come into play. So how much is luck or random occurrence? I believe if you do the above three things well, you only increase your chance of sinking the putt. There has to be some luck involved.
Ill put it another way. I have never seen you play. And I would give you 50 to 1 odds against most of the pros on tour and still put my money on them...Without even blinking. Spending time out on tour as I said before, humbled me more than I would have ever believed about my putting. Like you I thought I was that darn good at it. Heck those that come to outings have seen me putt and compliment it. Im a low handicap golfer (all because of short game) and I can tell you in 1000 putting competitions, I would win not a single one with any player on the PGA Tour. If even that many.
I think us as amateurs believe because we use the same equipment, can play the same courses in some cases, and practice what we think is the same way, that we can do the things these guys do. These guys are the elite of the elite in EVERY facet of the game.
Id love to be wrong though, and hope at some point you can come down to a THP Outing and showcase those skills. Would be honored to have you and see the exhibition.
You know, I don't really think there are too many amateurs that could go toe to toe with a pro in putting, no matter how good a person thinks they are. They would get killed, plain and simple. Golf is their job. None of us (unless we're independantly weathly) can come close to spending the same amount of time on the greens. If a weekend golfer can be just as good at putting as a pro then why do the pros even practice? They might as well just roll a few before the round and call it good. I'm in construction and I see people all the time think that they can just pick up some tools and do it just as good as a pro. There is a huge difference between someone who does something occasionally and for fun versus the person that has made it there life's work.
How Much of Putting is Luck?
I was careful to say that I didn't think "there were too many amateurs" that could putt like pros. I realize there are certainly exceptions, but they're exceptions because it's not the norm. Most anyone can putt and most anyone can drive a nail. We can all get the job done, but were talking about doing it at a very high level. I'm sure you were better at construction after 13 years than you were at first. Many of us putt great for amateurs, but quality is relative.
Absolutely.
And I understand exactly what you're saying. But I have met many people over the years who really can build some beautiful stuff but choose to do it as a hobby rather than a profession.
I have a neighbor who builds furniture in his spare time and I, along with just about everybody who's seen his work, asks the same question: "Why aren't you doing this for a living?"
What he does for a living is he drives a truck.
Go figure. :confused2:
And you're right, I did get better as the years went by, but I was good enough to get paid for it right off the bat and that's what I'm talking about.
I'm not saying that I or any other amateur golfer could go against top-shelf pros week in and week out right off the bat, but I DO believe that there are amateurs who could at least hold their own against the average pro at a single meeting.
You know, I don't really think there are too many amateurs that could go toe to toe with a pro in putting, no matter how good a person thinks they are. They would get killed, plain and simple. Golf is their job. None of us (unless we're independantly weathly) can come close to spending the same amount of time on the greens. If a weekend golfer can be just as good at putting as a pro then why do the pros even practice? They might as well just roll a few before the round and call it good. I'm in construction and I see people all the time think that they can just pick up some tools and do it just as good as a pro. There is a huge difference between someone who does something occasionally and for fun versus the person that has made it there life's work.