This is trivial, but I feel there is no harm in creating this pic & posting it. Have discussed this with other golfers & been surprised to hear that even pretty good golfers "never thought of it" or do not even get it if explained. Then it stunned me that even Pelz classified it (or more or less the same idea) as "research results".
Any decent golfer is capable of more or less identifying the highpoint, i.e. the point where the perfect putt will be furthest from the straight line to the hole and starting to turn back towards the hole again.
Seems the problem is that so many are occupied with determining that point that they actually take a DEAD AIM at it.
The pic should be obvious. You need to aim ABOVE the highpoint for the ball to actually pass it & make its way back to the hole.
The entire concept of linear vs nonlinear came from this drawing. It appears some people aim by lines while others aim by speed. The first would use logos and straight line while the latter would use no logo and find the "front of the hole."
Fast forward from there and think for a second. The stroke path and the hinge MUST be correct. You must have the "approximate" speed correct, and you MUST trust all these things throughout your pre shot. So, while aim is important, it is one of many.
Maybe that's all the drawing really is. A first trivial step.
VJ I am trying your "visualize the ball rolling, at the speed which it will roll" concept and it is obviously great. But before doing that I pick my highpoint and then the plane line.. Especially on lag putts and curveballs. Just me. At this point.
Sometimes the visualization makes me rethink completely about the highpoint and the plane line. So there is probably a better way.
Hybrid Mode
