mel1950: ps. The formula I use is : Distance to the hole + 2 divided by 0.7 0.8 0.9 dending on speed of green, + 1ft per inch incline/decline + 6 to 18 inches depending on break. Have I got it wrong???
I don't use formulas to putt (avatar moves) so I am going to assume your .7 .8 .9 corrections are for VF, TM Tournament and Legend Tournament greens. If that's the case, the difference between Master VF greens (your default setting for single play) and TM Tournament speeds is bigger than what you're using. The difference between TM and Legend speeds is not as big as it is between Master and TM.
Masters playing on Legend speed greens generally say 1/3 less power gets them close. TMs playing on that same speed don't see nearly that much difference. It sounds like when you "adjusted for Tournament speed" you made the adjustment you would normally make if playing on Legend speed. That would explain why it went so far past.
If you play a lot of AS outside your tier, like with TMs and Legends, you're doing more putting on the faster speeds than your own and have probably gotten used to them. Now you go back to your default speed and it seems like you have to smack the crap out of the ball to get it close. I see that myself when I play on VF greens.
I would rethink the corrections you use in your formula, particularly the difference between Master and TM speeds. Genorb is really good with the numbers, it might behoove you to look him up. GL
On figuring out what speed you're on......
With avatar moves I find it easy to move to different speeds but if you don't use them this might help. If the first putt comes up short and you're not sure if the speed is what you think it is, add 2 feet to the next putt. 2 feet won't send the ball rocketing past the hole if you're wrong. If that one comes up short add another 2 feet to the next one or use it to confirm the speed and adjust the rest of the round accordingly. With avatar moves the difference between TM and Legend speeds is a move cancel. With VF greens it's using the next higher scale.