Face-on Putter

[AZBuckeye]

Putt facing the hole

Has anyone ever used a face-on putter?

I have heard of a new method of putting - Face-on - and wondered about available equipment.

Thanks! :(

[choeppner]

The most well known putter for hat method is the Hammy putter. Give me a minute and I will get you the info on it.

 

-CHRIS-

[choeppner]

The website is:

http://www.hammyputter.com/

 

View The Line

 

With the open, forty-five degree stance that hammY Style putting promotes, you will now use both eyes to find and track the target line.

 

Golf studies have shown that sports vision is the number one reason people struggle with putting. Alignment and eye dominance come into play with the traditional stroke, often causing one to miss a putt even after making a good stroke.

 

As traditional putters we often use one, usually less dominate, eye when addressing the ball. This problem presents an entirely different perspective from the time you align a putt and the point in which you address the ball.

 

With the hammY Style of putting you keep the same aligned perspective, can read the green easier, localize your target, and maintain the same alignment at impact.

 

Roll The Ball Theory

 

If we asked you to roll a ball to the hole instead of putting it, how would you do it?

 

You would open up toward the hole, bend slightly at the knees, and roll the ball to the target. The hammY Style is the same set up as rolling the ball.

 

Fortunately, hammY has developed the perfect putter to allow you to implement this stance, and combine it with a stroke as simple as rolling a ball with your bare hand.

 

We've all been rolling the ball since we were small children. Now we are offering you a new way to putt that even a 3-year-old is comfortable with.

 

Why the hammY Works

Sports Analogies

 

If you have ever bunted a baseball or taken a slap shot in hockey, you already know that you would be unable to consistently succeed holding the end of your bat or hockey stick.

 

It has been proven time and again that to perform at the highest level at these tasks, you must spread your hands.

 

The hammY now offers you that same kind of control and accuracy for putting.

 

If you are trying to hit a homerun in baseball, you have your hands together. In golf when you are trying to hit a drive 300 yards, the hands must work together to produce leverage and power.

 

However, in baseball, when you are trying to bunt the ball, you can open your stance, face the pitcher with both eyes, and spread your hands. This is the same approach the hammY brings to putting.

 

-CHRIS-

[AZBuckeye]

Thanks. Good info. I will see where it takes me.

[3puttbert]

Look in the back of the current Golf digest. I don't have it here but I know in the classified section there is a company selling a true face on putter.. The hammy is what Gulbis uses on the LPGA and it is made more for an open stance not a true face on like Snead used to do.

[Z-Man]

Guess what? A couple of years ago I tried the face forward or side saddle method. It works. You might want to check out the Reeso putter,The Ice Putter or some Broom putters also work great .

[choeppner]

Those are some more great ones Steve. Forgot about them. Here's the links and some pics for the Resso Putter

 

Resso Putter:

Webpage = http://www.faceonputters.com/home.html

Pic in use:

 

 

 

-CHRIS-

[rama5]

I used the side saddle style in the mid '70's and found it helpful for a while mostly on long putts. Over the years I thought I heard that the side saddle style was illegal? It's amazing that new methods - designs - styles can all be traced back to the 1960 '70's or even earlier. What is now new was once old.