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The logic behind the putting display.

• Chinajohn 1,190 Posts

  Fri, Sep 7 2012 12:25 AM

  Ok I'm relatively new here, I've made pro and am quite happy with the game overall. I do wish I could read the greens better, distance no probs but the swing I still struggle with. However I'm sure I'll get there with practice.

  One thing that does bother me is the logic behind what we see on the putting surface, I was playing Oakmont yesterday (I think) and I was on a flat part of the green, the grid was black for at least 5 squares in each direction, yet the white dots were moving across the grid like someone had force fed them crack cocaine and set fire to their pubic hair!  What gives? If the green is flat how can the ball swing violently right or left? What's the thinking behind that?

  I know this isn't real golf, (I don't play the real game) but it is supposed to be realistic(ish) so surely there must be some kind of explanation?

• grady3rd 45 Posts

  Fri, Sep 7 2012 11:37 AM

  The grid changes color to denote the change in slope from your golfer to the pin location.  It is red for downhill, blue for uphill, and black for no change.  The dot are to depict the break.  Both indications have to be considered in order to putt correctly.  It's sometimes helpful to click and hold on the pointer (green triangle) so it will display the line in color, which is especially helpful when the green slopes first one way, then the other.

  Chinajohn:

  Ok I'm relatively new here, I've made pro and am quite happy with the game overall. I do wish I could read the greens better, distance no probs but the swing I still struggle with. However I'm sure I'll get there with practice.

  One thing that does bother me is the logic behind what we see on the putting surface, I was playing Oakmont yesterday (I think) and I was on a flat part of the green, the grid was black for at least 5 squares in each direction, yet the white dots were moving across the grid like someone had force fed them crack cocaine and set fire to their pubic hair!  What gives? If the green is flat how can the ball swing violently right or left? What's the thinking behind that?

  I know this isn't real golf, (I don't play the real game) but it is supposed to be realistic(ish) so surely there must be some kind of explanation?

• mel1950 2,887 Posts

  Fri, Sep 7 2012 11:52 AM

  I always check from behind the hole as well and if you change your meter to chip it also gives you a better idea of the lay but don't forget to change it back again :~)). Check all these out and you will see the little dips and hollows that are on the green.

  Mel