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.