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Re: putting from the fringe

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Wed, Jun 2 2010 8:29 AM (27 replies)
  • Hootowl9
    392 Posts
    Tue, May 4 2010 10:13 AM

    Doublemochaman:
    I hereby rename WGT the World Geometry Tour.

    WOW .......LOL

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Tue, May 4 2010 10:20 AM

    Trying to nail the exact yardage with all the proper adjustments will make you crazy. The game is too real. Anybody that thinks they can nail an exact yardage in a given situation is a bit delusional. You definitely increase your odds by doing it by performing all sorts of calculations and charts but in the end does it consistently work? Is it worth the headache and ultimate expectation let down because the ball didn't go where you hit it? 

    How about using these conditions as "clues" to how your mindset should be? The wind is blowing to the right so I know I have to stay left. How much?-a lot if it's really windy, not so much if it isn't. Mindset. It's 168 to the hole-do I hit a 160 and roll up or back off a 175 with spin? Wind's still from the left so make sure to stay that way and don't crush the 175 iron-back off a little. Mindset. 10 ft putt going right to left.DON'T PULL THE PUTT. Mindset. So on and so forth. Get the picture in your head first and then compute.

    If you try a few practice rounds thinking this way you might find that you're trying to hard to be perfect. Just get it close and work on what really is going to help you score-the putting. Try picturing a 3 ft circle around the pin and shoot for that. Then shrink the circle as you get better.

    Aggravation and frustration are fed by expectations. Relax those expectations a bit-it really enhances the enjoyment, IMHO.

  • andyson
    6,415 Posts
    Tue, May 4 2010 11:06 AM

    marioh:
    most of the time i do the math in my head, but there are times where i have to bust out the calculator...maybe i need a slide rule and compass too ?  lol

    Huh??  I thought everyone used those marioh.   Maybe I've gone a bit overboard on my setup.

  • Richard4168
    4,309 Posts
    Tue, May 4 2010 12:04 PM

    LOL! The bumper stickers are a nice touch.

  • dennisd567
    10 Posts
    Wed, Jun 2 2010 8:12 AM

    I can't hit out of the fringe either- masters tournaments- hit with 50ft and still on the fringe- they have some very long fringes...how do you calculate the long paths through fringe????

    Dennisd567

  • ShaunMcClarty
    270 Posts
    Wed, Jun 2 2010 8:25 AM

    maybe this will help. I dont really use math or caculate % when I put. I just go with feel. Feel from my prior time playing this game. Its almost like real golf. You cant necessarily explain to someone how to hit half power but somehow, you just feel it. You gotta play enough to get there.

     

    Its like throwing a football. Ask a QB to explain exactly how he threw a ball 40 yards instead of too far or too short. They cant tell you, they can just feel how far it is. It becomes like instinct once you play enough. You dont need that fancy math anymore than you would in a real round.

  • ShaunMcClarty
    270 Posts
    Wed, Jun 2 2010 8:26 AM

    dennisd567:

    I can't hit out of the fringe either- masters tournaments- hit with 50ft and still on the fringe- they have some very long fringes...how do you calculate the long paths through fringe????

    Dennisd567

    the easiest way is to chip the ball. 99% of the time, even if im an inch into the fringe, I just chip the ball. Its alot less guessing on distance, plus you can land it with a little back spin to help it stop. Just start chipping. I holed a chip for birdie on number 3 on Oakmont from the back fringe like 9 yards away. So much easier than guess the crazy breaks fringe puts on a golf ball.

     

     

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Wed, Jun 2 2010 8:29 AM

    dennisd567:
    how do you calculate the long paths through fringe????

    Short answer-don't putt through that kind of fringe. Chipping and flopping are effective shots from there. GL

     

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