Putting Tip: Distance Control

• IJACK21 49 Posts

  Thu, Oct 6 2016 7:42 AM

  putting speed & distances

  This is simple and has always worked for me....

  You'll know what type of green you'll be shooting by looking at the highest-tier member of your group.  If that is a master, greens will be Very Fast.  If there is a Tour Master, that will be Tournament.  If there is a Legend, the greens will say "TOURNAMENT" BUT IN FACT THEY ARE LEGEND TOURNAMENT GREENS, SO BE AWARE.

  Slow = -10%

  Standard = add 2 ft to putting distance

  Fast = deduct 4 ft from putting distance 

  Very Fast = deduct 7 ft from putting distance

  Tournament Speed = deduct 10 ft from putting distance

  Legend Tournament Speed = deduct 11 ft from putting distance

• Stobsbee 4,784 Posts

  Thu, Oct 6 2016 1:24 PM

  IJACK21:

  This is simple and has always worked for me....

  Hate to burst your bubble but going by your one putt stat of 18.4%, I would say this was not working very well at all.

   

   

• IJACK21 49 Posts

  Thu, Oct 6 2016 6:07 PM

  It works for me for getting very close to the hole on greens with even lies. My problem is figuring the proper angle for a putt on greens with uneven lies. I'm terrible at it.

  Anyway, Why don't you try it and then make a commit about it....

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Fri, Oct 7 2016 3:09 AM

  I would, but the first time I tried to hit a 5 ft putt on Legend (Stimp 12) greens using your system I came up with this math:

   5 - 11 =  -6.  I couldn't figure out how to hit a putt -6 ft, so I quit the round.

  Perhaps you need to rethink the logic of what you said.

  phred952 

• nanstar 4,914 Posts

  Fri, Oct 7 2016 3:58 AM

  IJACK21:

  It works for me for getting very close to the hole on greens with even lies. My problem is figuring the proper angle for a putt on greens with uneven lies. I'm terrible at it.

  Anyway, Why don't you try it and then make a commit about it....

  Greens with uneven lies?

   

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Fri, Oct 7 2016 4:25 AM

  LOL may go someway to explaining 18% 1 putt 

• dryspot 736 Posts

  Fri, Oct 7 2016 4:34 AM

  I have tryed so many things what others have suggested and watched videos and i still dont get the putting most times.

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Fri, Oct 7 2016 5:39 AM

  pdb1:

  Stobsbee:

  Hate to burst your bubble

  Jimbog1964:

  LOL may go someway to explaining 18% 1 putt 

  WGTGenius:

  

    Nice encouragement guys . Good help tips to , in this " Putting Tip Distance Control " thread . 

    Nice to know we can always come here and get our bubble burst , belittled , made fun of . 

  On my comment: ...Bloke was trying to help, and my jest lacked the wit....apologies for that part.  (EDIT: I won't comment on the actual numbers other than to say other points and who from - no offense, just way is).