Want to Take a Peek?

Head movement when putting isn’t always bad

- David Leadbetter

How many times have you missed a makable putt only to be admonished by a playing partner—or your inner voice—that you looked up too soon to watch the ball go in? Keeping your head down and still when you putt is one of the first things any new golfer learns. But is it always great advice? Science says maybe not.

If your dominant eye isn’t closest to the hole, it can help with accuracy if you let your head swivel a little and track the ball down the putting line. As they say: “Feel it through your eyes.”