Definite schmeffinate

So much for the left hand low putting grip. I just can't get any feel with this grip and I have trouble lining up putts of more than three feet with this grip. Maybe it's OK for the two footers, but I can make 95 percent of those anyway.

I stuck with the left hand low for about 14 holes the other day, then I got fed up with the effort of using it and reverted to my old backyard ten finger putting grip. It felt absolutely fine and I made a couple of short putts in the last few holes without any trouble.

I'm inclined to think, as I've thought before, that the grip one is more comfortable with has to be the one to use - even if it introduces the possibility of yipping under pressure. What needs to be worked on is actually quietening the mind and smoothing out the stroke in these situations. Not an easy task, but one that I think I need to pursue, rather than experiment with grips.

I also need to make a decision about which club to use when chipping, or whether to use different clubs for different shots. The trouble with different clubs for different shots (chips in this case) is the need to practice with each club because of the different rolls and spins involved. I'm inclined to go to my gap wedge for chipping, because of its versatility, moving the ball position to achieve different spins and trajectories.

One thing I've discovered is that my fairly old hybrid, with which I can only draw the ball about ten yards, is probably heel weighted to promote a draw. I might need a new one.

So, nothing is set in stone. Nothing except perhaps my one-plane swing, which is working fine. That's definite.