GCA instruct Chad Phillips did this tip Friday approximately "setting to the photograph" the way Tiger says he does.
The drill is simple sufficient. You make exercise putts -- not hitting the ball, just creating a stroke -- whilst looking on the hollow and imagining how it'll feel, in addition to how far the ball will roll. Then you truly hit the ball, at the same time as looking at it, and attempt to reproduction the stroke you "saw" in your thoughts with the practice putts.
He then suggests repeating the practice putts while looking at the hole, and then actually hitting the putt while looking at the hole. My experience has been that, if you putt while looking at the hole, you will push your putts. If you want to strike the ball while looking at the hole, you will probably need to position the ball just a bit farther forward in your stance. (Maybe an inch forward, but that's about all. Looking at the hole changes your shoulder angles just enough to effect your stroke.) Otherwise you probably won't get the results you expect.
With that small caveat in thoughts, I think that is a great drill to assist your setting. It receives you questioning extra about the texture of the putt than about the mechanics, and that is an excellent thing due to the fact your stroke might be extra relaxed and natural... And extra repeatable.
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