[markbila]

I alternate between using an alignment mark to point down the line of the putt or not. I had always been a strictly feel putter. By that, I mean I just putt the ball back down, preferably with nothing but white showing, picked a line from behind the ball, and made the stroke. I putted very well like that.

At some point a couple of years ago, I was struggling with my putting and I decided to start to use the alignment mark. This seemed to help my putting considerably because it made me keep my eyes concentrated on that mark through the stroke.

Lately, I have days where using the alignment mark is helpful and other days where I am much better off visualizing the line from behind the ball and not using the alignment mark at all. Those days, it is all about feel, not mechanics.

How do you putt the best, or do you experiment at all?