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Differentiate Between "Tournament" Green Speeds

Fri, Aug 17 2012 3:05 PM (35 replies)
  • MBaggese
    15,378 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 8:33 AM

    LeonDelBosque:
    If you're not sure, hit your first moderate-length putt assuming the slower speed. 1 putt to get the speed exactly right the rest of the way is nothing.

     

    That's what I do as well...you have to have confidence of making a twisty 4 footer coming back if you miss.

  • TarheelsRule
    5,611 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 9:04 AM

    The issue with the two speeds of tournament greens should be an easy fix for WGT.

    In terms of a comment made earlier, when you go to a golf course in real golf to play a round, you have a putting green to putt on before you tee off and you get a feel for the green speed in that way.  Golf courses cut their greens to the same height and the putting green is no exception.

    It is true that some green, the 14th at Kiawah is a good example are exposed to the wind and if the wind if blowing then it might putt a little differently or dry out more.  However while the wind can effect your putts on WGT, the green speeds don't vary because of the exposure to the elements on here.

    We don't need a stimpmeter that varies by green or even by course, although that would be cool for WGT to have.  We simply need to know the green speed.  Why have standard and slow and fast which are all as close together as the two tournament speeds if you aren't going to differentiate between those.  I know you can hit it harder and the first time you do and knock it 8 feet by because it wasn't the slower version then you are pissed.

    It's a very simple thing why can't we just change the name WGT.

  • LeonDelBosque
    1,551 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 9:13 AM

    TarheelsRule:
    you get a feel for the green speed in that way

    The key word is "feel." In WGT it's as simple as a formula that almost never fails. Getting the speed right is ridiculously easy here compared to real life. 

  • Buggyyy
    1,963 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 9:30 AM

    TarheelsRule:
    The issue with the two speeds of tournament greens should be an easy fix for WGT.

    I agree.

    TarheelsRule:
    We simply need to know the green speed.

    I'm glad someone understands.

    TarheelsRule:
    Why have standard and slow and fast which are all as close together as the two tournament speeds if you aren't going to differentiate between those.

    That's what I wanted to know.

    TarheelsRule:
    It's a very simple thing why can't we just change the name WGT.

    Pretty Please?! 

  • Elknoxious
    1,123 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 9:42 AM

    I agree with this 100%.  There should be a way to differentiate between the different tournament greens.  Name/number I don't care but there should be a way.  

  • thebigeasy707
    5,885 Posts
    Fri, Aug 17 2012 3:05 PM

    how many times has similar topics of green speeds been raised over the past 12+ months?

    nothing's ever been done.

    good luck .....maybe this time wgt will do something to rename tourney greens but i'll not hold my breath :)

     

    tbe

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