Forums

What to do with 100 ft putt

• SamanthaWho 3,403 Posts

  Sat, Dec 6 2014 7:26 AM

  Great shot Courteney.

  There is a basic formula for a green wedge shot. Haven't used it i awhile. I think it was something like double the yardage then subtract 7.

  26 yards = 54 yards - 7 ....so hit a full wedge 47....it was close to that.

  And yes it needs to be a full or punch shot. Chip or pitch won't work ON the green.

• SPINO1 5,394 Posts

  Sat, Dec 6 2014 11:30 AM

  cj19:

  What have players found is the best shot when you are on a big green like St Andrews and would rather hit a wedge than risk a 100 ft putt?

  Twat it !

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Sat, Dec 6 2014 3:17 PM

  gmaster007:

  a good rule of thumb would be to take off an additional 10%

  from that distance (depending on green speed),

  I generally agree. Different from a close putt where I add more power to get the ball moving, in a kind of non-linear way, I will take off some power on a long shot (all depending on conditions) and the, natch, wind plays a big part if it is high enough to affect the ball.

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Mon, Dec 8 2014 10:59 AM

  courteneyfish:

  replay.aspx?ID=b86d3662 3a21 42e6 bd17 a08000e4ea95

  It's a handy shot from places like this.

   

  Or you can putt from that area:

  replay.aspx?ID=0d1d21f9 b74b 47ee 9312 a2ea0176dbad

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Mon, Dec 8 2014 3:21 PM

  113 footer from the back of the 5th at St Andys

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Mon, Dec 8 2014 4:24 PM

  126 on SA7 after driving the green.

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Mon, Dec 8 2014 5:14 PM

  Take a mulligan, if still no closer , close the game out go play candy crush ;-)

   

• RKPayne 213 Posts

  Fri, Dec 19 2014 4:56 PM

  I made the putt from 107 feet....it is doable. I prefer 100 or even 150 meter putts over wedge shots, however, i have on occasion used the wedge in a real uneven green. Just use punch, and double the distance. It will sometimes get you pretty close.

  Cheers...fwys and greens

  Bob

   

• 100plus 801 Posts

  Fri, Dec 19 2014 6:59 PM

  100% 64 ( 60 yrd wedge) on green= 91 FT

  90% 81FT

  80% 68 FT

  70 % 57 fT

  60 % 48 FT

  50% 38 FT

  all % below 50 putt it

  Trev

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Sat, Apr 25 2015 10:39 AM

  100plus:

  100% 64 ( 60 yrd wedge) on green= 91 FT

  90% 81FT

  80% 68 FT

  70 % 57 fT

  60 % 48 FT

  50% 38 FT

  all % below 50 putt it

  Trev

  Late response but thanks for this mapping.

  ~Jim