ez2putt:
I am a player that struggles with putting. I have been hearing about a missed ding putting method. Can anyone please tell me a formula for this method . How much and when ....does distance have any bearing ......Please help
Somewhere in the forum archive there are a few guides to putting; different systems to try. I use the 'missed-ding' method. Faced with any putt I do the following:
1 - I always use the putterpal. Swear by it! This gives me 10% increments so I can precisely guauge the strength of any putt.
2 - For green speed I use the ratios that someone (sorry cant remember who) posted a long while back - I think it was:
Slow greens = divide distance by 0.9
Standard = distance stated
Fast = distance divided by 1.05/1.1
V Fast = distance divided by 1.15/1.2
Tourney = distance divided by 1.25/1.3
Championship = distance divided by 1.35/1.4
The reason there are two factors is that green speeds seem to vary slightly according to course.
3 - On elevation I add the uphill distance (in inches) to the distance (in feet), reverse for downhill putts.
4 - For breaks I'll add 1, 2 or 3 feet to distance depending on severity of break.
So say I have a 20ft putt on a tourney green. downhill by 4inches with a slight break the formula I use is:
20ft-4 (downhill 4 inches) = 16 + 1 ft for break = 17ft divided by 1.25 = 13.6ft.
As for the missed ding - that's just guesswork but after a while you get a feel for this. However as Alosso has stated on another thread, sometimes the missed ding method will be insufficient on heavily breaking putts, so there will be times when you need to move the aiming cursor too.
Most important thing though is practice - lots of it!