Release

Discuss... "Release the putter."

I hear many guys talking about something similar to this... but they usually do not explain much about it.

As with many things outside the machine, I don't think they know what they are talking about when they say release the putter. Some will say one thing another will say something else. That little terminology problem that Mr. Kelley tried to help solve!
Some may be seeing the hinge action but not knowing what it is, they use this term, some may just be seeing and teaching the arc, I really do not know but as Ben Doyle would say " you release accumulators, not the club". Ben would say "you release the putter when you hand it back to the caddie"
Just my thoughts,

Todd

And that caddie better be off to the left of Ben.

I think what the conventional world means when they talk about releasing the putter is allowing the putter head to pass the hands, perhaps in a horizontal hinge motion or just allowing the left wrist to break down a little after impact. The beauty of the machine is that you have many choices with the putting stroke.

Check out the posts of VJ. He has listed many putting strokes. And Ted is somewhat of a putting fool himself. Learn from them.

Stan Utley called it a slight rolling of the forearms.

Originally Posted by RickPinewild Stan Utley called it a slight rolling of the forearms.

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Right... Stan Utley said at the Summit..."TAKE THE LEFT FOREARM, AND OPEN THE FACE ON THE BACKSWING." On the downswing... "Turn it down." "Hit down on the ball." "I feel like I'm covering the ball, with a slight forward lean of the shaft."

He said he uses a 5 1/2* loft on his putter. He wants 3 1/2 to 4* loft at IMPACT.

"The left arm lengthens going back, and the right elbow absorbs the swing." "The right elbow lengthens coming down, and the left elbow absorbs the Hit."

He believes in being "process oriented" when putting.

Tiger talks about "releasing the putter"... I'm don't know if he is talking about the same thing as Stan.
I believe I've heard Jay Haas and Peter Jacobsen talk about "releasing the putter." They both are Stan's students.

Stan is not a TGM guy, but it sounds like a lot of what he teaches in putting complies with TGM.

what tiger means by releasing the putter is for the head of the putter to pass the hands instead of keeping them in line the butt of the club should contine to point at your belly button watch tiger his wrist never break down he just allows the blade to swing like a pendulunm its like using a belly putter with an imaginary five inches going towards your belly

The "release" you here in popular golf magazines is what we call "hinge" and I know you guys know this.

The release of the putter is not a "FLIP" and don't turn it into throwaway!

I dont see very much golf on the TV, but when I do I always notice at least one guy having a bent left wrist shortly after impact (putting)

Some pictures here would be nice!

There are obviously several variations and interpretations of "RELEASE" in putting.

Nevermind,

That bent left wrist after impact is not throwaway. Many players (most) putt with the right wrist bent and the left wrist bent. Their wrist bend usually does not change throughout the stroke. A tour player that is 80'something on the money list was here the other day and he start talking about how the "felt" a little lag loading in his backstroke, almost like a float load.

There was none there!!! That is just his "feeling" so when the tour players start talking about what they "feel" putting or swinging the club be careful. Sometimes what they "feel" is not "real."

PS- I would love to begin attaching pictures but I am lucky to work a cell phone and email. If anyone out there knows a simple way for me to pigeon hole the components of placing pictures here please send me a private message.

Originally Posted by vj The "release" you here in popular golf magazines is what we call "hinge" and I know you guys know this.

The release of the putter is not a "FLIP" and don't turn it into throwaway!

VJ, could you elaborate a little bit more on this. WHiich hinge is used? How can you have throwaway?

Often times in popular magazines the "release" of the putter is confused with the "flip" of the hands. In other words people feel or think (or whatever people do) a release is allowing the putter head to swing past the hands which is not a release at all but in fact "Throwaway". (Throwing the putter head past the hands during impact.

A hinge is control of the clubface during the impact interval- closing only the face, closing and layingback the face, or layingback the face only. Sometimes people "think" the only way this can happen is to throw the putter head at the ball during impact. Naughty, Naughty!!

However, there is a "hit" in putting. Good putters often times "feel" as though they "hit" the ball and this too brings up some interesting questions. As for now, I would trace and straight plane line and work on my hinges. Then go "hit" the putt in the hole.

vj,

Do you believe there is some #3 Accumulator in putting, or does the grip in the cup of the left hand Zero this out?

Originally Posted by vj Nevermind,

That bent left wrist after impact is not throwaway. Many players (most) putt with the right wrist bent and the left wrist bent.

And The Golfing Machine allowed for this! Can someone help me out?!?!?!?

Its in there, I promise!

HELP!

Originally Posted by phillygolf

Originally Posted by vj Nevermind,

That bent left wrist after impact is not throwaway. Many players (most) putt with the right wrist bent and the left wrist bent.

And The Golfing Machine allowed for this! Can someone help me out?!?!?!?

Its in there, I promise!

HELP!

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This is what is called the "equivalent" of a flat left wrist. For example, if someone has a very STRONG left hand grip, the VISUAL at Fix and Impact may appear BENT, or not Flat. 10-2-D

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This is what is called the "equivalent" of a flat left wrist. For example, if someone has a very STRONG left hand grip, the VISUAL at Fix and Impact may appear BENT, or not Flat. 10-2-D

Thanks Lagster! Thats exactly what I was referring to! Way to bail me out.

Patrick