Is side-saddle putting for you?
January 4, 2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Watching this guy make four 30-foot putts in a row had us wondering if it's worth a look in the post-January 1, 2016 world
Side-saddle. Is it a last resort or something we golfers should have been considering all along?
Randy Haag, one of Northern California's most decorated amateurs, has participated in double digit USGA events this way and won just about everything there is to win in California. And many people knowledgeable of the human body, and vision specifically, say facing the hole is the way to go. My father-in-law swore that we were doing it wrong standing sideways to the ball on the putting green.
Have a look at the video above, from a company that makes the GP putter and let us know what you think!
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