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Re: Anybody notice increased difficult putting @ level 83?

• slmpickins 65 Posts

  Mon, Apr 23 2012 12:08 PM

  Well, i'm the guy that started this and my putting is now abysmal! Last 2 games I started getting 5-putts. 3's & 4's are common. Any putt within 3' is usually a miss by inches. My drivers, irons and wedges are doing fine, I'm dropping it within 6' of the hole.

  This putting is WAY out of control. What's ironic is I'm doing much better on very long putts, I drop a 150' putt 2wks ago ( I saved it on my page), just dropped a 78yd today and have several 30-50fters. The short putting is so difficult I see no hope for improvement. My frustration level is going to get me out of this game. If you consistently miss 2' putts, and your scorecard has nothing but squares on it, it might be soon to hang up my clubs.

• cycle1979 1,555 Posts

  Tue, Apr 24 2012 11:25 AM

  5 putts?  yea.. maybe its time to hang it up....  

  Again... line it up from the cup angle and use a wedge to read the green.  Also...  pay attention to green speeds... if you get the speed down you should 2 putt 99.9% of the time.

  Good luck!  I've said I was going to quit real golf countless time..  it never happens...

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Apr 24 2012 12:33 PM

  slmpickins:

  The short putting is so difficult I see no hope for improvement.

  Yes there is and it's very simple but you have to trust it. On those putts under 5 feet or so, don't aim outside the cup and hit the putt harder. The key is not aiming outside the cup and then putting hard enough to get through any break. It really works.