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Re: Championship greens

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Sat, Sep 22 2012 9:55 PM

  Hi, I played a tour legend yesterday and saw that there is a new green speed called championship greens. Can anyone tell me a good formula for those as there is for tournament greens? I had some real trouble getting the length and hit it like 10 feet too long a few times. 

  /SP

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sat, Sep 22 2012 10:46 PM

  I don't use formulas so to speak, but word of caution, be careful on DH putts and be firm on uphill putts.

   

  I/e a 10 foot 3 inch DH putt on T greens that you normally hit with X power, play it like a 8 foot putt...now the 10 foot  3inch up hill putt, play it as you would T greens, but just maybe a scooch less...or just as firm and find a good line.

  Sorry, not very scientific, just how I do it.

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Sat, Sep 22 2012 10:51 PM

  On tournament greens there is a good formula which i use for longer putts, like the ones 25 feet+. Its very hard to make like a 40 feet putt with just feel on the championship greens. :)

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Sat, Sep 22 2012 11:03 PM

  If you have your usual green speeds sorted, then as a rough guide I'd suggest knocking around 17% off for championship greens on the flat but as previously stated uphill and downhill putts vary greatly. Steep downhill putts need just a touch rather than a hit.

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Sat, Sep 22 2012 11:31 PM

  Cheers, will try that.

• 2DAMFLASHY 1,141 Posts

  Sun, Sep 23 2012 1:50 AM

  check out this chart SP...    http://www.wgt.com/forums/t/80998.aspx?PageIndex=1

  there's 1 there for yer ghost putter

  might help ya a little .. still gotta be carefull downhill like others said above...

  peace..:)