Putting: To line up OR not

I putt better when I put a line on it but it slows my pace down so I only do it when I'm playing in tournaments. I hate playing in a casual round and lining up putts/adjusting a line if you think it's off, it's not serious enough and if it's annoying to me, it's even worse for those you're playing with. And rushing to line it up is worse than putting with no line.

On the practice green I've been practicing with an alignment stick with no line on my ball and it's for sure helped.

I’ve tried to use the line on the ball to point my target, I found it just didn’t help me.

Picking a spot 1/3 to the target on my line is what helps me best

Also a feel putter. I don't use the line on the ball to line up my putts. I look from the ball to the hole and back about 10 times trying to see the line and visualize the putt going in. As far as speed, strictly a matter of feel and comfort with my old school Oddysey White Hot Rossi. Regripped it recently with a GP grip (not one of the oversized grips).

I have this little putting machine that hits the ball back to you if you make it in the target along with a mat to simulate a putting green. Has helped my putting tremendously.

Now if I could just land it in the fairway off the tee, I could maybe break 80.

Hate using the line/ logo on the green. I always stand over putt and decide it’s off and have to readjust but always looks different when I stand back up.
Prefer to pick my line while standing in putting stance

I always putt with the blank side of the ball up. I am only looking at a spot where I want to putt to and <12" infront of the ball to line up with.

My coach taught me that way and I have never moved from it. I've tried the line but the moment I hit the putt and see the line not rolling perfectly I immediately say "well frick" so it's more mental for me not changing.

Use the one it don't. It's all up to you. But be consistent. If you do the one in the course, so it in practice

Aim inside the hole on most putts inside 6 feet. Strike it firmly.

On long putts, let the ball drift on down hill putts.

Be patient.
Most putts are missed.

Make sure to play with friends whose tetanus shots are up to date. Some of my group have intermittent lockjaw in that they can’t form the words “that’s good” for some reason.

I use the Tour Response with the 1 inch wide stripe. I line to up to my intended line.

I miss some, I make some.
I hole some, I rake some.
Some go in, and some spin out,
It goes in more, when I don’t doubt.

No matter what I’m doing, T to Green, I prefer to see nothing but white. Obviously you can’t control that all the time.

As far as hitting your line, you’ve just got to get comfortable hitting everything at the same pace. No matter if it’s a 3 foot or 50 foot putt, I’m trying to leave 1-2 ft past the hole.

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far as hitting your line, you’ve just got to get comfortable hitting everything at the same pace. No matter if it’s a 3 foot or 50 foot putt, I’m trying to leave 1-2 ft past the hole.

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This is harder than it sounds.

Sometimes when I try to hit a short putt firm, I shut the face.

Most of putting is keep the face square to intended line.

I worry more about the line on my putter being aimed along my target line. I do that with my eyes directly over the ball, then step into my stance. If the putter face is right, then my alignment will be right. Then it’s just about putting the right stroke on it.