Greensboro, NC – Precision Golf School’s Dr. Bob Christina is featured in the NY Times Golf Blog, On Par. He discusses the key to improved putting could be staring right at the hole.
The Key to Improved Putting Could Be Staring Right at the Hole
By BILL PENNINGTON
When you’re about to stroke a putt, do you stare down at the ball?
Of course you do. If you play basketball, when you are about to take a shot, do you look at the ball in your hands? Of course not. No, you look at the first baseman. If you are playing darts, do you stare at the dart in your hand? Or do you look at the bull’s-eye?
O.K., so you know where this is going. Why do almost all golfers look at the ball when they putt instead of looking at the hole?