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Re: 14.5 Green Speed

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Tue, Jun 21 2016 12:03 PM

  I don't play the WGT Tourneys often, but usually hit the unevens. I ran into this on this week's foray at Bo4. First I've seen of it.

  

  It was advertised as Chump greens like normal. After leaving a couple of putts short, I started treating it as normal Championship speed, and did okay from there out.

  Anyone care to shed some light?

• TopShelf2010 10,968 Posts

  Tue, Jun 21 2016 1:10 PM

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• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Jun 21 2016 1:18 PM

  When Legends play AS games with TLs and Champions, they see the 13.0 greens. I tell those that ask to putt like a Legend flat or uphill, just sweat the downhill rolls because you can't measure momentum, you have to experience it. I found the same thing applies when putting on those 14.5s if you're used to 13.0-the downhill putts are the ones that get you.

   FWIW, I use avatar movements and the difference between 12.0 and 13.0 is one side of the move-past it for 12 and before it for 13. It works that way on 14.5 speeds, too.  :-)

• WigerToods2010 8,448 Posts

  Tue, Jun 21 2016 1:24 PM

  Faced the 14.5 greens on lots of occasions recently.

  30% off for uphill and flat for me and 35% off downhill.*

  *Individual green characteristics should be taken into consideration.
  

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Tue, Jun 21 2016 5:06 PM

  YankeeJim:

  if you're used to 13.0-the downhill putts are the ones that get you.

  Yeah. I remember one dh putt that just kept getting faster and faster. I thought, "Darn good thing the hole got in the way."

  The two I left short were up hill.