Short Putting Eye Line Hack. In this weeks video golf tip, Australian PGA Golf Professional,Brian Fitzgerald “The Golf Doctor” discusses why the line never looks straight over short putts and gives you a simple hack to fix it.
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My name is Brian Fitzgerald – I’m an Australian full time golf coach living in Melbourne and coaching at two venues. The Bayviews GC on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne and the Lang Lang GC in South Gippsland (both an hour and a quarter from Melbourne) where there are lot’s of Kangaroos.
FAQ:
How long have you been a golf coach? I qualified as a full member of the Australian PGA back in 1985. Wow I don’t feel that old.
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Do you always change some ones golf swing? To be perfectly honest I try not to. If I do try to change some ones golf swing I have to have a pretty good reason for doing so and the client has to be fully engaged and committed to both regular coaching and practice in order to make that change. Most people say they will do both with good intentions but most fall away pretty quickly.
So my preference is to change things that will improve their score easily. There are so many different ways to do this.
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Thanks for watching!
Brian
23 Comments
It’s even worse with a lazy left eye. As you say , trust your line . Thanks again Brian !🏴🏌🏻
That’s very go advice 👍😃🏌🏾♂️
Your best lesson so far a gem.. This and last weeks aiming lesson, really made me feel more confident over putt and stopped me fiddling with putting stroke. beauty of this drill is can do this drill in office as well as on course, by putting a small coin down 30 cm in front of ball and getting line.
As always Brian, great putting advice! I do as you suggest and do not have my head over the ball when I putt. Because of cataract surgery, I do have a lens in my left eye, so I do have something to blame it on when I do miss a putt! 🙂
Thanks very much Brian – another helpful tip!
Hi Brian,
Brilliant video!! This one really made sense and why I have misses. Your putting videos are top notch.
Cheers
Joe
I found this out a couple of months back but you explained it very well!!
My question is… What would you suggest if no matter where you place your head you can't get the line straight?? I have something in mind but would like a more expert opinion!
Also Bayviews is a decent course and coming along nicely!!
Lightbulb moment Brian. I gave up lining putts up with the line on the ball from behind as it looked off when I stood over it. Will definitely give this one a try and add it to my putting portfolio. 👏🏻
Ok . That makes sense. I have been moving my head over the ball recently and I have noticed the difference. And then trying to work out which is correct. I shall not sticj
K my neck out…lol.
Playing Tuesday and Thursday comp this week as a push to get my game on track for friday floppers.
Thanks Brian, this is me! I’ve had to teach my brain to learn how my eyes work… one short, one long sighted eye makes it very confusing. I’ll go and have a go at this. Very helpful, thanks 😊
This used to happens so so much. I had to put lines on my ball and trust my read from behind the ball. Didn't realise changing my head position was an option. Thanks!
Ah that's so cool, gonna go and work on this now – cheers Brian!
Salut Brian, dans une autre de tes vidéo, tu nous avais dis que l'on pouvait se servir de la ligne sur la balle pour justement éviter les erreur de parallaxe…ça et le petit repère sur le green, juste devant la balle et ça rentre tous les jours!
Merci pour ce conseil Brian, bonne journée à toi .
Thanks – i'd tried to use a line on the ball but for the reasons in this video, it didnt work and now i know why. As soon as you find where to put your eyes, the technique works. Most pros seem to use a line on the golf ball, so this is excellent.
Great explanation. I read somewhere that it also helps if you know which of your eyes is dominant when lining up from the side. That way you can adjust the ball position so it's under the dominant eye helping the putt look 'straight' even from the side. We've all second guessed putts exactly as you demonstrated but it's a matter of always trusting the binocular view from behind the ball. (now if only I could take my own advice😄)
Thank you so much, easiest video on this subject I have seen, and don’t need understanding of quantum physics to find resolution! Cheers
Thanks, doc: I never quite understood the parallax error, before your explanation.
great tip… I also use a line on the ball and just had to stop stop stop doubting my line and read… finally you explained my issues haha… thanks so much …
As always, great video, Doc!!!
As a right hand player I used to joke that I aimed right and pulled it when I made a putt. Missed alot left. Moved my eyes inside ball and have become a much more consistent putter.
Thanks coach. Never thought of that perception idea. Mike
Thx fitzy
I found that adjusting the angle of my head helped with this. If I get my face parallel to the ground I see the line right. I checked it with another ball half way along the putt directly in line with the hole. Then tilt the head up and down until the two balls look in line.