[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

Let me try.

The caddy can get a better visual angle than you from further back. You can of course do this yourself by walking back there. But once you go back to the ball that visual is lost. If the Caddy is there you can adjust. They've been doing this for years and just about every amateur golfer with a good caddy does this and has done this since forever. Caddies do this to get better tips.

Originally Posted by low

This is as good as I can find. He can't help line up the shot once the player addresses the ball.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...pe=image%2Fpng

OK. I think I get it now. It is like the caddy sets a mark for the golfer so he knows where to stand as he prepares for the putt. When they said "lining up", I thought they were saying the caddy was giving him a target to focus on so that he could better aim the ball.