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For me, it's the indian...not the arrow.
I finally gave into the fact that it was the Indian about 9 years ago. I used to be a putter junkie (didn't help that I used to live about 2 minutes from the old Strictly Golf on San Felipe in Houston). I never had more than one or two putters at a time, but I was constantly trying something new, with very short-lived results. I tried everything, and I mean EVERYTHING (except a long putter). I went big grip, skinny grip, mallet, 8802, Anser, center-shaft, Bullseye, on and on.
When we were at the hospital after my oldest was born, I read Bob Rotella's
Putting Out of Your Mind, and it really struck a chord with me for some reason. After things settled down with a newborn at home, I finally decided to really dedicate myself to a practice routine, and I practiced a lot for a couple of months, both on my stroke and my pre-shot routine, until it was like clockwork. As I started playing more and more again, my putting was night and day better than ever, and I finally started to look forward to putting, versus going into it negatively. Once I got a solid stroke and routine, I settled on a putter that simply looked good behind the ball and got it fit to my stroke. I bought it direct from Titleist with standard specs, then went and had the length, loft, and lie adjusted on a putting camera setup. It's never changed since then, and while I may not putt as well as I did back then, I also don't play or practice nearly as much as I used to. That said, if I put in a week or so of solid practice, I see results pretty quickly and it all starts to come back. So yes, it's most definitely the Indian.
