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Tue, Oct 2 2012 5:33 PM (16 replies)
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  • brysoni23
    693 Posts
    Mon, Sep 10 2012 8:58 AM

    Hello all,

    I'm struggling with my putting big time, i've read numerous posts, i've tried GOLD'S putting formual and I still suck at one putting. (38%)

    The main problem seems to be reading the line just like most others.

    I never struggle with the distance always go between 1.5ft and 3ft past if i miss. My GIR is getting good (76%) and my average distance to pin is 15ft.

    Can anyone suggest anything to help? should i maybe hit less power and allow for more break or hit the putts harder with less break?

    I've tried to leave myself uphill putts as often as possible but i still miss the damn putt.

    Cheers

    Brys

  • WGTicon
    12,511 Posts
    Mon, Sep 10 2012 9:06 AM

    hi

    it's hard to recommend either. are you playing for ding or miss? I always recommend playing for ding.

    Best I can tell you is this... try putting on a green and make notes how it breaks... so next time you are there you can refer to notes and make an adjustment.

    also, in general, uphill putts break little less than flat and downhill break more than flat.

    -wgticon

  • brysoni23
    693 Posts
    Mon, Sep 10 2012 9:10 AM

    I always play for the ding.

  • mdurant89884
    1 Posts
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 9:50 AM

    what do you mean play for the ding?

     

  • gr8flbob
    592 Posts
    Sun, Sep 16 2012 2:50 PM

    brysoni23:

    I always play for the ding.

    But do you always successfully hit the ding? I think that's probably unlikely; at least occasionally you're a bit early or a bit late. The result of 10 or 20 putts with the same same distance and break is probably a thin 'fan' or 'wedge-shaped' set of putt paths that will bend with whatever break you have. this is sometimes reerred to as 'the cone of error'.

    Close in to the hole (say, < 3 or 4 ft) the width of that wedge is probably less than the width of the hole, and most of your putts will drop 

    As the distance increases, the distribution of possible paths widens and becomes more than a hole-width, so any putts at the extremes of of that cone of error will miss.

    Depending on your reaction speed, perhaps most of your missed dings are a bit late; for another player, or on another day, maybe any missed dings will be a bit early. 

    For any of those patterns, you want to set up your initial line, so that the cone of error is centered on the hole. You will still miss the hole if your 'mishit' is at the extremes, but you will have maximized the possibility of dropping the putt.

    I personally think it's a risky strategy to try and 'die the putt into the cup', as the worst break occurs as the ball is slowing to a stop. Better to always try to roll it a foot or so beyond the hole and let the cup 'capture your ball on the way by', so to speak.

     

  • FamousBeef
    271 Posts
    Sun, Sep 16 2012 3:36 PM

    putting = hard

  • O6Deuce
    2 Posts
    Mon, Sep 17 2012 1:42 AM

    Why don't the developer ...put some practice greens in so we can practice our putting?


  • O6Deuce
    2 Posts
    Mon, Sep 17 2012 2:33 AM

    Why don't the developer ...put some practice greens in so we can practice our putting?

     

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