Putting makes up nearly half of all strokes, yet traditional instruction offers little more than scattered tips, mechanical debates, and vague “feel.” The Mechanics of Instinct reframes putting as a science-based craft built on neuroscience, physics, and biomechanics. It focuses on how humans actually perceive, predict, and move, replacing guesswork with a structured learning path.

Conventional teaching is flawed because it overemphasizes stroke style while ignoring the skills that matter most. Despite the putter being used more than any club, only a small fraction of golf instruction addresses putting. Most advice relies on “lore,” producing streakiness instead of competence. Three core skills remain largely untouched: green reading, distance control, and aim. Teachers claim touch cannot be taught, yet it is governed by tempo and physics. Ninety percent of golfers cannot aim their putter inside the hole from ten feet, often without knowing it.

The Mechanics of Instinct integrates three scientific fields.
Neuroscience explains how the brain predicts movement and interprets space. A consistent 2:1 tempo allows the brain to “soak in” distance, making touch instinctive. Aiming errors stem not from poor eyesight but distorted perception caused by turning the head incorrectly.
Physics defines non-negotiable realities: gravity-based acceleration, optimal delivery speed, and geometric green reading. The Fall Line becomes the reference for every break, replacing apex-guessing with a precise target.
Biomechanics creates a stable, repeatable stroke using simple anchors such as a steady lead hip and a fixed “throat line.” The head rotates like an “apple on a stick” to keep the line of sight straight.

The system contrasts sharply with the old model. Traditional teaching is engineering-driven, obsessed with stroke shape. The new model centers on the human mover—how perception guides motion. Touch becomes a teachable outcome of tempo, not a mysterious gift. Aiming becomes a perceptual skill rather than “eyes over the ball.” Green reading becomes geometry, not imagination.

Most golfers mis-aim because standing side-on distorts spatial perception. Turning the head while looking downward curves the line of sight, creating a false sense of straight. Correct alignment requires a straight-out gaze and a pure head swivel to reveal true aim.

Mastery follows an inside-out sequence:

1. Tempo – the engine of distance control.

2. Stroke – a simple, square delivery.

3. Aim – correcting perceptual distortions.

4. Read – using the Fall Line to choose the correct target.

By reversing the traditional order of learning, the Mechanics of Instinct produces consistency where conventional tips create confusion.

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