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Re: For the Advanced - Putter Twist OR Hitting different percentages & distances for the same total.

• Bunnyslope 28 Posts

  Fri, Nov 22 2013 2:04 PM

  Okay, here's a question that I have been pondering for quite some time, and can't seem to find the answer. Or, perhaps I read it and just forgot...

  Let's say that I have calculated a putt for Distance/Uphill-Downhill/Break/Wind, and I come up with a total of 39 feet (Tourney, but that really shouldn't matter for the purpose of this illustration/question.) By MY calculations (again, not relevant), I should be able to hit it:

  100% at 30 Foot Scale; or,

  75% at 40 Foot Scale; or,

  50% at 60 Foot Scale; or,

  30% at 100 Foot Scale; or,

  20% at 150 Foot Scale; or,

  10% at 300 Foot Scale...

  ...and still get a total of 39 feet of travel.

  Q. Will I get a greater variation on my line, right or left, if I miss the "DING" at higher scale (e.g. 10% at 300 Foot Scale)?

  I'm thinking that at a higher scale, each pixel right or left of the ding would produce a greater angle away from your intended line. 

  Thanks,

  Bunny

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Fri, Nov 22 2013 3:17 PM

  Bunnyslope:

  I'm thinking that at a higher scale, each pixel right or left of the ding would produce a greater angle away from your intended line. 

   

  Yes...but the advantage of using a higher scale is the ability to ding the shot due to less meter travel..additionally if you play "off ding and aim"...easier to stop where you want it.

   

    I've no clue though about those that use "miss ding" only, without aim.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Nov 22 2013 4:58 PM

  MB is right when saying the higher scale is good for Dinging.

  Needs a bit of practice when using higher scales, just to know where to hit it and which scale....  sometimes with a higher scale.... you do all the calculations, select a higher scale and only to see the ball fly way past the hole.

  I'm a miss the ding putter....  the only time I would move the aim is if I have a long putt with a big break....  and the only calculations in my mind( and I know if some of you are thinking...a small mind...lol)  is distance and slope and not worried about wind

  Nice and simple and don't overthink anything

  -Roger

   

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Fri, Nov 22 2013 5:33 PM

  For more reading I think WGTniv summed things up well - see this thread.  For my 2cents each putter needs to be learned inside out on it's merits anyway, but it's a good explanation.

   

• alosso 21,072 Posts

  Sat, Nov 23 2013 1:18 AM

  A slow meter is positive to "miss ding" putters, too. You want to hit a certain point next to the ding - missing this is as easy as is to miss the ding itself.

  Regarding the higher scales, I try to stay inside 40% putting strength but avoid low %% and miss-dings in high scaling.

  1) They may react more intense on misses,

  2) The relative inaccurracy of power becomes more important, e.g. 14 vs. 15% against 41 vs. 42 %.

  BTW: In this area, the weakness of the Starter putter shows blatantly.