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• AcesInc 5 Posts

  Tue, May 7 2013 4:38 AM

  Is it just me or do any other players on here find that uphill putts seem slower on tournament greens than they do on very fast greens? I've noticed that even though I hit the putt the same as I would on very fast greens, I still find I'm coming up 3-5 feet short in some cases. Anyone else here have the same/similar experience?

• kilbraur 219 Posts

  Tue, May 7 2013 3:38 PM

  After do the calculate for slope I take away 33% for down but only 25% for going up. It work for me. 

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Tue, May 7 2013 4:20 PM

  kilbraur:

  After do the calculate for slope I take away 33% for down but only 25% for going up. It work for me. 

  I work on similar figures but downhill varies to how much downhill the putt is. I can allow for 50%.

  If the OP is talking about Merion - yes uphill putts seem to be virtually the pace of very fast greens but still with the break of tourney speed greens. Work in progress there for me!

• Boomerboy44 1,514 Posts

  Tue, May 7 2013 7:11 PM

  Merion greens are hard for me to read, some putts go where I want them to go but others seem to break  sharper  than I think they should. Like you said a work in progress.