devised a method to determine putting length accuracy. saw a similar post elsewhere that was just a little different from mine, and ive added an approach length method as well. hopefully this wont be considered cheating, but putting is the hardest part of this game, and i had to come up with something besides guesswork. thought i would share this with everyone. i rarely 3 putt, unless ive got a rediculously long putt or one with a massive double break.
in single game mode, when ready to putt, i measured the distance of the meter from one end to the other. i then took a piece of clear tape and made marks at either end this distance apart. the three putter length offerings are 30, 60, and 150, easily divisible by 6, so that is the scale i chose. divide the measurement by 6 and make 5 more marks between the first 2 this distance apart. tape this to your computer screen so that the outer marks align with the 2 ends of the putting meter, and wallah!!, the meter is scaled. an example with actual numbers would be something like this. say the meter measures 90 millimeters. (if measuring in inches, one could use 16ths of an inch). mark 90 millimeters on your tape. 90 divided by 6 is 15. make a mark every 15 millimeters between the outer marks.
so say you have a 14 footer with 3 inches of downslope on a fast green. if you decide you want to hit this putt 11 feet, draw the putter back until the meter moves just past the second mark on the 30 ft. meter, as each mark represents 5 ft. of putt.
now you have a 31 footer on standard green with 5 inches of downslope. you want to hit it 28 feet. you would draw back the putter until the meter moves just short of the third mark, as each increment on the scale now represents 10 ft. on the 60 ft. meter.
i also made one for an approach shot. an additional scale was required, as the putting and driving/approach shot meters are in slightly different locations and of slightly different lengths on the screen. i also chose to use 10 increments, as it is easier to divide the various yardages by 10. while this scale isnt nearly as useful as the putting scale, it does come in handy with lob wedge shot. obviously a 32 yard shot would be just past 6 marks with a 50 yard wedge.
this has made such dramatic improvements in my game i occasionally get accused of sandbagging. i hope its not considered cheating. more like a creative approach to the game. i still have to judge wind, breaks, green speed, and hit the meter on the sweet spot, as we all know can be very difficult to do consistently. hope this helps your game.