“Putting is extremely simple and easy to learn.”—P. A. Vaile.
“Of all the golfing arts putting is the most unteachable.”—Bernard Darwin.
“Although putting appears to be the simplest thing in golf to the beginner, after a little experience he will find out that it is the most difficult part of the game.”—Jerome Travers.
“The putt is without doubt the easiest stroke to learn.”—P. A. Vaile.
“It is impossible to assert with too passionate an emphasis that the player must not try to assist the club on its path by sympathetically moving his body forward in unison with it.”—Bernard Darwin.
“The best way is to let the body go slightly forward with the club as the ball is struck.”—Tom Ball.
“The plan of playing for the back of the hole is all right in certain shots.”—J. L. Low.
“Always go for the back of the hole.”—Innumerable Authorities.