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Putting Tip: Distance Control

• Sirjohnny 969 Posts

  Mon, Nov 30 2015 7:14 PM

  twinponds169:

    tourney  greens

              If you  have a 20ft. putt  and its  5 inches  down,.  20-5=15.  so 15x .75=11. 25 ,      11. 25  is your putt. if this putt goes to far  change it to x . 7.  the smaller  the number the less it goes

  WOW!  lotsa stuff in this post so let me add 1 more to it and confuse the hell out of everyone who has read this or posted in this thread

  here's how it works for me, first of all if your needing to a putt over 30 ft, you need to improve your approach shot and learn where to place your shot on each and every green, most of them will be below the pin for an up hill putt .

  now for the quote above here is how i calculate this type of putt.

  20ft down 5in. 20 divided by 1.3 = 15 - 5dwn is 10ft now since your going down 5 inches you need to take off at least one foot of speed so this is now a 9ft putt , so on my 90 scale with the putter pal the first line = 9 ft that's what i hit.

  20ft up 5 goes as follows  20 divided by 1.3= 15 + 5 = 20 but now its up 5 so i add 1 foot of power and that's a 21 ft putt, now what scale do i use, i could use my 60 at the 3 1/2 line = 21  or i could use my 30 scale at line 7 which = 21ft   .......... the choice is yours  :)

   

   

• Hullyfan 478 Posts

  Tue, Dec 1 2015 2:03 PM

  pdb1:

   OK I picked one . I'll move it about 1. 3 grid squares . Ok now draw back my putter , I really have to be careful to ding this one for sure . ok now CLICK ....Damn missed the ding by a quarter inch . Fck  . Oh wow the SOB went in anyway . So I know not to use that formula anymore . Wonder which one will be wrong on the next hole ?

  Thank you, sir/madam. 

  While distance control is important, I can't say that any of the methods presented here work consistently.  Even if someone finds one that works for them, your final paragraph is perhaps the first statement in this thread that accurately describes putting in this game.

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Tue, Dec 1 2015 2:56 PM

  I base putting success on personal expectations...If I am 15ft from the hole, I strive to leave my partner no farther than 10ft from the hole after I putt...after many years of dedicated practice and the purchase of good equipment, I am usually successful at this..:)

  ct

  ps...and I'm not "bragging"..ask Paul Ton or Yankee Jim, or many others I've partnered with...they will confirm that, after I putt, they still have a real tester to save par. Now that's true consistency, with no math formula required..:)

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Tue, Dec 1 2015 5:11 PM

  pdb1:

  ct690911:

  I strive to leave my partner no farther than 10ft from the hole after I putt.

    Lol . That's nice . What do you do when it's your turn to drop the putt ? 

    Sounds like you get as close as I do .

   I'd rather leave my partner a longish putt, than try to figure this stuff out...I buy the beer afterwards, so they generally forgive me..:)

  "If you have a 20ft. putt and it's 5 inches down,.  20-5=15.  so 15x .75=11. 25 ,  11. 25 is your putt. If this putt goes to far change it to x . 7...  the smaller  the number the less it goes..

  OR

  " The above maths are not correct, you should multiply (X) by .75 before you add or take away elevation. Then add one or two feet, but only  for putts over ten feet. Long downhill  putts, take away 2 or 3 feet after math. Wind does affect putts also.."

  OR

  "20ft down 5in. 20 divided by 1.3 = 15 - 5 dwn is 10ft now since your going down 5 inches you need to take off at least one foot of speed so this is now a 9ft putt , so on my 90 scale with the putter pal the first line = 9 ft that's what i hit.

  20ft up 5 goes as follows  20 divided by 1.3= 15 + 5 = 20 but now its up 5 so i add 1 foot of power and that's a 21 ft putt, now what scale do i use, i could use my 60 at the 3 1/2 line = 21  or i could use my 30 scale at line 7 which = 21ft ... the choice is yours  :)"

  ...oi vey

• Sirjohnny 969 Posts

  Wed, Dec 2 2015 8:11 AM

  ct690911:

   The above maths are not correct, you should multiply (X) by .75 before you add or take away elevation. Then add one or two feet, but only  for putts over ten feet. Long downhill  putts, take away 2 or 3 feet after math. Wind does affect putts als

  daa if you use your calculator you will see that  X .75 is the same as dividing by 1.3 it comes out to the same number   lol 

  so your telling me that a 20 ft putt down 5 inches comes out to a 11.25 ft putt i can tell you from the 20k plus putts i have that is way to heavy by 2 1/2 ft.

  here's the thing. as long as you have some kind of formula that works for you, it all comes down to how your reading the green but i can tell you from exp that my long putts are between .02 and .05 from the cup if they don't drop come join me in a stroke play and see for your self.... the idea here is to find what works for you, improve your approach shot stay below 85% of the pins in this game and your score will reflect that...

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Wed, Dec 2 2015 9:51 AM

  Sirjohnny:

  ct690911:

   The above maths are not correct, you should multiply (X) by .75 before you add or take away elevation. Then add one or two feet, but only  for putts over ten feet. Long downhill  putts, take away 2 or 3 feet after math. Wind does affect putts als

  daa if you use your calculator you will see that  X .75 is the same as dividing by 1.3 it comes out to the same number   lol 

  so your telling me that a 20 ft putt down 5 inches comes out to a 11.25 ft putt i can tell you from the 20k plus putts i have that is way to heavy by 2 1/2 ft.

  here's the thing. as long as you have some kind of formula that works for you, it all comes down to how your reading the green but i can tell you from exp that my long putts are between .02 and .05 from the cup if they don't drop come join me in a stroke play and see for your self.... the idea here is to find what works for you, improve your approach shot stay below 85% of the pins in this game and your score will reflect that...

  Thx...but you attributed a quote to me that wasn't mine...I just included it as an example of 3 different formulas suggested in this thread (there are probably even more). Anyway all I play is alternate, and the very odd match game, so math formulas are probably more important to stroke players and those who care about averages. 

  ct

• Sirjohnny 969 Posts

  Wed, Dec 2 2015 10:37 AM

  i get what your sayin CT and i think the reason for this post is for the new player to have some kind of reference on putting , there are many ways to play and thats your choice weather it be only alt shot , match, or ready goes, but you know as well as i do there are those who want to move there avg. to a decent number and that they want to be in the higher teir for the simple reason as being recognized as a good player,

  i for one dont care about my avg or who i play with or against or what type its is i play the courses and all the games i play i consider practice lol its all in good fun for most of us but there are those who want prestige in this game  its all how you look at what you want to accomplish as a player .

  anyways the formulas are there for a reason and good luck to the new player, hope all this helps and not hinders them in any way..