Going low

When I refer to going low, I'm not talking about going low on the scorecard, that's not happening. What I'm referring to is my new, experimental, right hand low putting method - otherwise known as a split grip putting method.

I recently re-read a book from the early 1970s by a Paul Trevillion about his split-grip putting method. He claimed, and I don't think it was ever disproved, that he was the best putter in the world. He challenged all sorts of people to contests and many people must have believed his claim, because very few, if any, took up his challenges.

In brief, his method was not just a split-grip (hands apart on the putter) but with his right hand (he was right-handed) placed a long way down the putter, even as much as a foot from the putter blade for shorter putts; less so for longer putts.

Trevillion claimed that the introduction of the other hand in more conventional grips caused confusion, and cited examples of where the the hands don't work well together (eg. handwriting or drawing a straight line). I'm not sure about the (neuro) science, but the added stability you can feel in the putter head from a lower grip does seem to add support to the claim.

I have tried this method (the less extreme version) and my first impression is that it has merit. Anyway, I'm giving it a trial. I can't putt any worse than I have been. Who knows, I might just end up going low.