Everyone who plays golf has seen it, and probably tried it. I don’t think I have to tell you what that is. One of the things that added to Johnson’s comic aura was his explanation of “plumb bobbing”, which he claimed to have invented.
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He had a big scoop swing ala Byron Nelson and, other than trying to qualify for a few local pro events, he never actually played much. We all thought Johnson was a little looney. You would invariably find him on the fourth hole, hitting bag after bag. In particular there was this goofy looking 35 year old named Johnson. In addition to the gang of teenagers who were out there every summer’s day, there were a few real characters who frequented the place. I think adults paid about 6 bucks for the monthly ticket. One could play or practice until one couldn’t take it any more. After buying a ‘monthly’ ticket for a buck twenty-five, there was no other charge for kids to use the ‘practice course’. Way, way back when I started to play golf in the late Fifties, there used to be a six hole ‘practice course’ set within the bounds of the 18 hole San Francisco Muni, Harding Park. The lead weight itself, usually with a pointed tip, is called the plumb bob. Hence the surveying term “plumb” meaning to hang straight down like the lead weighted string line of the surveyor’s transit tripod. And all you can do when you get into a putt, is get it lined up where you want, commit to it, and let it go.In Latin, the word for the metal Lead is Plumbum. It gives me an idea, and it's something I do every single time I hit a putt.
And all you can do is hit the best putt you can.Īnd even if you know- even if scientifically says plumb bob doesn't mean square- means something to you. And like I said, I'm a big believer in not overthinking things. That first one on Thursday and the last one on Sunday are the same exact value. You know, you've got to realize every, every putt means the same. You never want to give away 2, and they're also a lot harder you know Sunday on that 17th hole when you're in there. They do seem harder though when they're for like a bogey. You treat them all- I treat them all the same. Obviously it could be for anything, but they're all equally important. This could be a putt that you've lagged down. Like I said, you have to be comfortable, and I'm a big believer- I feel most of the reads in my feet. What I like about your stroke the most is that you're- you get in in a soft way and then you fine tune.
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That's full speed tournament right there. So I start there- my full routine is, the ball's down, I give it a plumb bob, and I walk in, and I got where I think it is, and I just kind of work off with my feet and my eyes, and I go.
And where the shaft is- so this shows that it's just a little less than a cup out, and I kind of just use that as a general vicinity. You put the shaft through the middle of the ball, and you close your non-dominant eye. So basically, you're getting in between- the ball's in between you and the hole- pretty much straight. I've been doing it for about 10 years now, and it's just something my old college buddy taught me. It's to do with you standing on the slope, and you holding a 90 degree angle to the earth, and seeing the difference. These are three tour putts that you should make almost all of these- right to left, straight, left to right.
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