[BerntR]

[quote="lagster"]

p.s.--- I think one of the reasons that Sam Snead putted so well croquet style was that he had a good BINOCULAR(using both eyes) view of the hole. Many people READ the putt the way Sam was looking at it in croquet style, then when they get over the ball things don't look the same.

My experience on this subject is that whenever I don't see the same line standing to the ball as I do standing behind it, I have incorporated an error in the putting stroke that the subconcious somehow manages to account for. Most often this happens when I close the clubface through impact.

For a straight put, I might pick a spot halfway, and then , as I address the ball - the straight line I see goes to the right of this spot. If I trust the phony straight line I have a chance of holing the putt, but obviously I am not putting very well when this error occurs.

This happens every now and then. I am not likely to be the only one - but I suspect that very few are aware of this phenomenon.