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Just had a thought regarding putting.

Jens B · · Sweden
Just had a thought regarding putting. Is it such a bad idea to let the body be dynamic when we are putting? Wherever you look it always says lock your hips and turn your upperbody against the stable base. Started to get more into the human biology and it doesnt make sense to me, i get that the stroke is tiny but shouldn't turning the upper body without dynamically using the lower body result in unwanted countertorque to remain stable even in a putting stroke? I dont have access to a launchmonitor so cant check my actual values. But been trying to putt where i feel like I proportionate to the stroke dynamically use my lowerbody the same way i would in a normal swing, i cant really see any actual movement from my hips in the camera (a little on longer lag puts) but i can really feel how I am not forcing my lower body still and more letting it react to stay in balance as i stroke. Seem to be holing the same % but i dont feel as awkward on longer lag puts where I can really sense how my body countertorque to stay balanced if i lock everything up. Any and all opinions on the topic would be very welcome, would like to understand why one or the other would be better. Dont like forced truths

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Craig Morrow, Certified RST Instructor ·
I would have to put a lot more study into this to confirm/deny the value. However, I do know the last thing in putting you want to do is create more variables. The stroke needs to be consistent because of the dramatic effect a degree or two makes on getting the proper roll. However, I will put this in my think tank.
David R ·
Stan Utley has a practical approach to chipping and putting. He does a lot of work with orange whip wedges and putters. Here is one example... you can start there and look up more of his material that includes the orange whip products. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuZ6twVeUHg
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