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Re: Any Distance Advice? Taylormade Ghost Spider Putter

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Mon, Aug 19 2013 11:43 AM

  alosso:

  Thanks for the support, Dazza. Your chart shows "Tour Master" Tournament speed @130 % length.

  Tournament II, "Legend" speed, would be 135 %.

  It's not my chart. It came from RUNWME but i believe his wife Dianne81 actually made the chart. They were 2 of the games best putters so they can't be far out.

  Just add 2 foot to every uphill putt after you've worked out your distances. To be honest i've never noticed a difference between these 2 different tournament speed greens players talk of because i'm very aggressive with uphill putts. I putt a lot by feel also and i'm quite good at remembering what greens tend to be a bit slower than others. Like Oakmont #7 & St Andrews #2 for example. 

   

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Mon, Aug 19 2013 12:31 PM

  DocNeon:

  Thanks for the replies from all and yes, I think with some study (and a lot of practice) the chart will be very useful.

  Be careful here. Don't trap yourself into needing that chart for every putt. Take a page out of Dazza's book (and I will vouch for this) and learn the "feel" of your putter. Use all the scales to see how the ball rolls and how short the backswing is. Higher scales for shorter putts has a benefit. Avatar moves are great reference points, that PutterPal is convenient and homemade stuff works.

  The key is going to be you and how comfortable you feel getting a particular distance. You have to learn how the up and down affects putts as well as the different green speeds. That chart will help you immensely in getting that feel. Take enough putts and that feel will start to happen. GL with the tough part of this game.  :-)