Eye dominance

[Trig]

I'm curious if eye dominance plays a role in set up for putting? I heard somewhere that if you are left eye dominant that you should locate the ball under your left eye (under right eye for right eye dominance players).

Is this true? And does eye dominance play any other role in putting?

[EdStraker]

See Geoff Mangum's article for more information on putting and eye dominance.

http://www.indygolf.com/Articles/PM28.html

[Fred Brattain]

This whole discussion of eye dominance goes back to the comment that I made earlier that the most critical part of putting is making sure you have a putter that fits your eye. My experience has been that left eye dominant right handed players (cross dominant) tend to put better with a closed stance and the ball played forward, under the left eye. Non cross dominant (right eye, right handed) players tend to putt better with a square to slightly open stance with the ball back a bit, under the right eye. One of the keys is that you CANNOT turn your head down the target line and figure out if you are lined up properly once you are addressing the ball. Our heads don't tend to swivel well along the target line. This is especially true of older people with less suppleness. The only reason to look at the hole after you have addressed a putt is to make sure that you have the right feel for distance and speed, NOT line.

Obi WunPutt

[vj]

If you have a putter which fits your eye but you do not trace your plane line then you will not put well. If you trace the line and and use multiple hinges you will not putt well. If you trace the line while having a consistant hinge, but mix right arm and shoulder only you will not putt well. If you trace the line, using a consistant hinge, while using either a shoulder only or arm only stroke, but can't read your putts you will not putt well.

The key here is there is no key. First decide if you are using shoulder only or arm only. Second learn to swing your putter on plane. Third, decide upon a hinge and accumulator #2. Fourth work on your set-up and alignment. Fifth, practice it all into dependability. You can get the putter that fits your eye before or after depending on YOU.

[Trig]

If you have a putter which fits your eye but you do not trace your plane line then you will not put well. If you trace the line and and use multiple hinges you will not putt well. If you trace the line while having a consistant hinge, but mix right arm and shoulder only you will not putt well. If you trace the line, using a consistant hinge, while using either a shoulder only or arm only stroke, but can't read your putts you will not putt well.

The key here is there is no key. First decide if you are using shoulder only or arm only. Second learn to swing your putter on plane. Third, decide upon a hinge and accumulator #2. Fourth work on your set-up and alignment. Fifth, practice it all into dependability. You can get the putter that fits your eye before or after depending on YOU.

Good post VJ....

[mb6606]

I would guess that people who believe eye dominance is the problem in reality lack the fundamentals outlined in VJ's excellent post.
BTW VJ Singh could use a putting makeover from our VJ - LBG.

[Bagger Lance]

Third, decide upon a hinge and accumulator #2.

VJ,

You got me on that one.
Can you elaborate on accumulator #2?

Thanks,

Bagger

[vj]

Sorry boys,

I obviously didn't have enough coffee the morning I spoke of choosing the #2 accumulator. Please replace #2 with #3. My apologies.

It is important to gain control over the left hand grip when putting. Holding the putter under the heel of the left hand vs holding the putter under the thumb pad of the left hand. More vs left power- also the more under the heel pad the more difficult to get those forearms on plane.