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• club578 570 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 7:14 AM

  how far should you move the marker on the green so when you hit the ding it goes in once in a while?

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 7:32 AM

  There is no exact answer to that, all putts are different. 

  The Pinhunter's putting tips might be a better way to get an answer.  :-)

• bubbsboy 6,879 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 9:21 AM

  If its a left to right slope and its gentle, then hit it a bit left. If its canny slopey hit it a bit more left. Then if its git slopey then hit it even more left.

  Repeat the opposite if right to left slopey.

• K7JBQ 1,469 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 10:12 AM

  And if the dots are going every which way, hit it straight. Sometimes even a blind chicken gets some corn, you know.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 1:47 PM

  K7JBQ:

  And if the dots are going every which way, hit it straight

  This is truer than you might think. I have a theory about default views of longer putts that appear to break more than once. I maintain the default aim is the line to the cup and getting the speed right with a ding nails the putts. It's not foolproof but a gimme is automatic if it doesn't go in.

   Advice on these a long time ago was to do exactly what you're doing.  :-)

• K7JBQ 1,469 Posts

  Sat, Dec 10 2016 4:39 PM

  Yep, sunk more than a few of them that way. "Nice read," indeed lol.

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sun, Dec 11 2016 11:02 AM

  club578:

  how far should you move the marker on the green so when you hit the ding it goes in once in a while?

  Far enough.

  Instead of moving the aiming point, many get the ball on the right line buy hitting the ball before or after the Ding!(Excellent) mark on the meter. Some players use a combination of moving the aiming point and an off Ding!(Excellent) hit.

  Of course, how hard you hit the ball is usually as important as your aim point.

   

   

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Sun, Dec 11 2016 11:43 AM

  club578:

  move the marker on the green so when you hit the ding it goes in once in a while

  I'm not the world's greatest, but am pretty good using the following.

  Tourney 12.

  It's important to have a good idea of how long it will take for the putt to get to the hole. In the below example, I expect the 10 footer - relatively flat putt to take right around 3 seconds to get to the hole. Most have seen this putt before and know that the dots don't move at the same speed. In this case I look for the middle speed dot, and time it.

  

  

  If it's a downhill putt, it's going to take longer to get to the hole, so more break will be noted. Uphill, the difference isn't as pronounced. 

  I suggest going to some green that's fairly flattish and timing how long it takes for various putts to get to/pass the hole. Long ago, I spent a day on Kia #1 putting back, forth and around.

  Long putts? This method should get you close enough to avoid a 3 putt, and one will drop now and again. The old saw is still true. The best way to sink long putts is to hit the ball closer to the stick to begin with. 

  Works for me. Might not for anyone else.

  Good Luck.

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Mon, Dec 12 2016 9:09 AM

  Got your post and friend request. I'm looking forward to hearing whether it helped or not. 

  Once again. Good Luck.