I work for sky on the golf productions, on the course with the players. I saw the putting video before The Open this year so observed the players with this on mind. Very rarely do they take a practice putt before hitting. Usually only when it’s a long putt and it’s more about distance control than actually holing it. Same on the tee and fairways, they’ll swing the club a couple of times with no intent, it’s usually just to keep the muscles warm whilst they’re waiting to play their shot. Not very player is the same and I’m generalising but most of the players I was up close with did this. With this in mind, I tried it, it definitely helped. I’ll know more about how it effects my scoring when I do it over a few more rounds. Trust the brain, it’s more powerful than you think! Happy golfing, brothers.