Collin Morikawa fires again in the fierce in favor by setting criticism

Aimpoint setting technique has received PGA Tour from the storm in recent years. Many senior players, such as Collin Morikawa, have approved the green reading strategy to improve their rolls. But not everyone is a fan.

Last week, former US Open Lucas Glover champion argued that Aimpoint technique – which requires players to try the green slope using their feet in many points in their line – should be “banned”. His main reason? Slow game.

It is easy to support an idea when improving the pace of the game is called. But not every professional is on the same page.

Morikawa is one of them. Tuesday at his press conference before 2025 Generals Invitational in Torrey Pines, The Bone champion twice was asked about Glover’s Aimpoint criticism.

Morikawa’s first reaction? He suggested that the preferred Glover setting technique should be banned.

“I have nothing against Lucas (Glover),” Morikawa began, “but if we are stopping Aimoin, I think we should stop long putters.”

Glover, who won the 2009 US Open with a standard length putter, has gone through the use of a long hunting late in his career. Long putters evolved from the anchored technique, which included a player who anchor the butt of a long blow to his chest. The goal was to increase stability. But after many players won major by anchoring their oppressors, the USA and R&A took a drastic action. Governing bodies’ announced a prohibition of technique throughout the game in 2013which came into force in 2016.

Since then, some players have continued to use or adopted tall locals in their games. It is no longer allowed to anchor them in the chest, many long -term hit users make the next thing better, placing the thumb at the bottom of the putter handle and almost anchoring the thumb on their chest.

This new technique technically adheres to the detention of anchoring. But some critics think it’s essentially the same thing.

But back to Aimpoint. In criticizing the green reading technique, Glover argued that statistically does not make the best players. Moreover and by slowing down the pace of the game, he claimed to be uncomfortable for other players.

“Also also a rude kind to be close to the hole, preventing you from understanding where the rest on your feet is,” Glover further said “The Lucas Glover Show” on Radio Siriusxm PGA Tour. “It must be banned. It takes forever. “

But on Tuesday, Morikawa was prepared to oppose each of Glover’s anti-aimpoint arguments.

First: slow game and its effect on other players.

“Aimpoint lasts longer if you’re not doing it right or not, if you are not doing it when other players are reading their putt. I think there is a matter of respect. I think some players can approach a little close The hole and I take it when you approach a lot of the hole when someone else is putting it, yes, as if I don’t want my line to cross someone else’s foot and their signs, ”Morikawa explained.

But he also noted that players often leave marks of points and traces near the hole even when they are not using Aimpoint.

“I mean, will you tell other players not to walk through the hole when we’re getting kick?” Morikawa asked.

He also argued that Aimpoint has helped his game, no matter what Glover says.

“From my point of view, Aimpoint helped me 1,000 percent. I listen to the notifiers sometimes during the game and they say why you would aim for it, this and that. It gets a basis for reading a blow and how I start my lines, “said Morikawa.” Just like reading something from behind the hole or behind the ball, so I’m reading my general about it. “

And while that Morikawa admitted that the technique slows down some players, criticism of it comes from a place of misunderstanding. And some players are simply slow in general.

“I don’t think people understand how Aimpoint works to say really this is right or wrong. Does it slow the game? I think there are some players who probably do it in wrong points. And sometimes, Look, I will admit, maybe I can’t go when I want, so it adds a few more. Or do you know who is slow and do something about it?

With both players in the field in the Generals Invitational, this argument may have to be placed in the historical course of Torrey Pines.

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