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Mon, Mar 17 2014 9:51 AM (5 replies)
  • Survivorman
    14 Posts
    Sat, Mar 15 2014 6:00 PM

    Hello, I understand the blue, black, red grids (breaks on the greens). I'm really having a difficult time adjusting when the grid breaks turns yellow. Per say it starts red, then turns to a light orange or yellow color that I know is downhill. For example, I'm a tour pro, let's say I have a 25 ft putt and it's all yellow. how do I calculate where I should putt from? I'm learning but every time I putt I still putt way too hard and it still rolls a good 8 yrds or more.

    Is there a chart for each green speed for each color that I can look at?

    Thanks

  • WGTicon
    12,511 Posts
    Sun, Mar 16 2014 11:14 AM

    hi

    there are 3 guides here stickied here related to putting. please give them a read as they will help.

    re. your question: there is no specific way to handle that, just experience... assume that if it's downhill all the way that the distance will play shorter than usual. by how much, I am not sure... :)

    -wgticon

  • kensabre10
    3,045 Posts
    Sun, Mar 16 2014 3:30 PM

    the putting grids are bogus. how many times it shows a decent break and the ball never deviates. then it shows nothing and it breaks 2-3 ft. wgt needs to fix this!!

  • alosso
    21,067 Posts
    Sun, Mar 16 2014 3:35 PM

    Read the tipps behind Icon's link!

    Survivorman:
    For example, I'm a tour pro, let's say I have a 25 ft putt and it's all yellow. how do I calculate where I should putt from?
    The regular green speed for Tour Pros is "very fast". Thus, the ball runs approx. 20% longer than the scales say and the rule of thumb says, add/substract one foot length for three inches elevation. (both numbers subject to change for other green speeds).

    It's not enough to know up or down, the range counts!

    So, if it is 20 inches down, subtract 7 feet from the distance, hit the ball 18 ft / 1.2 = 15 ft which is 50% on a 30 ft scale. Since "yellow" is very steep, I'd start with an additional 1 or 2 ft less.

    And, next time you might want to keep the approach below the hole which makes putting much easier ;)

  • courteneyfish
    15,796 Posts
    Sun, Mar 16 2014 10:32 PM

    Best not to get hung up on the colours, personally I've never paid any attention to them.

  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Mon, Mar 17 2014 9:51 AM

    Same here. I hardly ever look closely at the colors other than to get a general impression of the slope of the green.

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