YankeeJim:
kilbraur:
Play short of pin with forward spin. It are more like go in rolling up to hole.
^^^This. Play up to the hole using top spin and look closely at the last 10-20 feet using the putting reverse view. Plan it like a putt from the landing.
With fancy wedges, backing it up toward the hole can also work.
Most birdie planning in this game is about getting the ball to stop near the hole, and with high-spin equipment you can get the ball to stop cold. But if the ball is going to have a chance of going in the hole, it should probably keep moving a bit. Every couple of inches it rolls out along the surface, if it is not rolling very fast, is a chance for rolling it over and into the hole. An approach shot that stops dead has just one chance of going in.