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Re: i need distance , feel ball

• 1,148 Posts

  Wed, Oct 23 2013 6:03 PM

  I think spin on the ball messing up my putting. So i need distance and feel (min 3 dot). But no spin.

• fmagnets 3,640 Posts

  Wed, Oct 23 2013 6:25 PM

  Spin and distance have no effect on your putts. It's just the greens that are playing faster at the moment. The tournament greens are 1.4 instead of the usual 1.3ish. Hit everything around 8% less hard and you should be back to where you were.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Wed, Oct 23 2013 6:38 PM

  alexk345:

  I think spin on the ball messing up my putting. So i need distance and feel (min 3 dot). But no spin.

   

  How many sleeves do you need?

• MBaggese 15,378 Posts

  Wed, Oct 23 2013 9:35 PM

  alexk345:

  I think spin on the ball messing up my putting. So i need distance and feel (min 3 dot). But no spin.

  Like mags say...all balls on the green putt the same...be they starter balls or whatever...only difference is meter speed.

   

  Green speeds change...and you must take careful notice on the very first putt and adjust from there...even say a SA low wind front 9 tourney where you can wedge into 3 feet most of the time, you hit with your normal 3 feet of power and either the ball will roll sharply and crisply to the hole, or labor  to get there..gives you a good feel for what to expect for the rest of the round.

   

  Heck, the Best of Par 5 RG...those Tourney greens are pretty quick...has to be at the top of the WGt stimp meter...Merion VF greens...heck, they're running like a Legend Tourney green..again, my point is adjust after the first putt...balls will make no difference.

• oneeyedjohn 9,589 Posts

  Thu, Oct 24 2013 5:41 AM

  Give me slow everytime, I can handle slow.

• jsweetcr 1,209 Posts

  Thu, Oct 24 2013 7:00 AM

  WGT almost obliged you perfectly Alex. They came out with the limited addition orange Halloween Ball. Basically a L48 Nike with a bit less feel. That's the only place that they missed on, only 2.5 dots of feel instead of 3, AND you get the cool orange vapor trail

• zzturk 150 Posts

  Thu, Oct 24 2013 7:59 AM

  Try this rule of thumb, keeping in mind that when the uphill or downhill inches are displayed, they are rounded off. Downhill putts should not be affected because a little extra is better than too little.

  But an uphill putt of 1 inch can be 1.4999999 inches and still read as "1", so on uphill putts, do not be afraid to add and extra foot to your putts.

  Fast greens would putt at 100% downhill and the same uphill, plus that extra foot!

  Actual distance plus uphill inches equals the real distance you must putt, then add that extra one.

  VF greens (all else being under the same basic rules), will put .875 downhill and .90 uphill plus that one extra.

  Tournament greens will putt 75% downhill and 75% uphill plus one.

  If the slope is more severe than 3 ... there might need to be secondary adjustments like another foot or two uphill and one less foot downhill.

  At four inches and greater (in slope), it gets dramatically different. Only experience can guide you here, especially on Olympic or Merion!

  There is no spin meter for putting, but severe tailwinds can make ball go a fraction longer whereas severe face winds will slow them down, but not on tap-ins.

  ALWAYS hit tap-ins with at least an extra foot unless severely downhill.