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elevation putting tip for the noobs

• MulliganWilly 138 Posts

  Sat, Mar 31 2012 5:04 PM

  ok you know on elevation stuff where you see an up or down arrow above how far it is? well for master greens, i think that's 'very fast' or something.. well lets say its 20ft ahead but you see like a elevation of +10 inches.. well what i noticed is that for each inch of elevation add 1ft for putting distance.. so for that you'd go.. well its a bit less than 20ft with the very fast.. i think for like what is it now, pro greens.. maybe those are just fast or something.. but back then before they messed things up, when it was 30ft far you could go the straight 30 with the club and it'd go that far.. but oh they kinda changed stuff when they started with the tournament greens.. but yeah very fast is oh just a bit less, somewhat.. so for that 20ft putt with 10 inches above ground, you'd go well 30 on fast green but for master or tour pro, on very fast.. well just somewhat less.. you kinda eye it up if its further its more than less.. but yeah.. haha.. now where was i? yeah basic rule is for every inch of elevation its plus or minus a foot in putting distance. And remember kids.. if its more than a foot or if you're checking the putting grid off the green it'll say it in yds and 3ft to a yard.. so if its 9yds that'll be 3x9 so 27ft more or less. got all that? yeah it should help.. cause wow i was playing with some pro noob earlier and didnt know about elevation putting.

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sat, Mar 31 2012 5:15 PM

  Ya just confused the putter out of my bag;)

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Sat, Mar 31 2012 6:48 PM

  MulliganWilly:

  i think that's 'very fast' or something.. well lets say its 20ft ahead but you see like a elevation of +10 inches.. well what i noticed is that for each inch of elevation add 1ft for putting distance.. so for that you'd go.. well its a bit less than 20ft with the very fast..

  No! Very fast greens give a little less than 20% reduction in required putting power. For your conditions above, my mental calculation goes like:

  '20 ft, - 4 ft = 16. Add 1.5 ft to be sure = 17.5. Now add the 10 for elevation increase, and we have 27.5 ft of power needed. 

  Your putt of 19. something ft would end up 5 ft short, give or take.

  Please trust my numbers - they've worked over hundreds of rounds.

   

• pillsy 489 Posts

  Mon, Apr 2 2012 12:47 PM

  i use a factor of 85% for very fast green speeds.  if it's a 20' putt, put it 17' (20' * 85% = 17').  if it's 2" uphill, i figure it to be 18.7' (22' putt * 85%).

• pillsy 489 Posts

  Mon, Apr 2 2012 1:04 PM

  also, make sure you drag the aiming marker PAST the hole where you're putting.  right on the hole, it may only show a 2" elevation change, but often times when you drag it past it could be another 1" (more or less) that you need to account for

• LizzieRossetti 1,545 Posts

  Mon, Apr 2 2012 2:13 PM

  Which bit is the putting bit? That's the one with those short clubs right?

   

  Lizzie xx

• LeonDelBosque 1,551 Posts

  Mon, Apr 2 2012 8:16 PM

  20 + 10 = 30, but 20 - 10 = 9 

• pillsy 489 Posts

  Tue, Apr 3 2012 6:11 PM

  LeonDelBosque:

  20 + 10 = 30, but 20 - 10 = 9 

  A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish. 

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Wed, Apr 4 2012 7:43 AM

  pillsy:

  LeonDelBosque:

  20 + 10 = 30, but 20 - 10 = 9 

  A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish. 

  And an ant with balls is an Uncle.  

• alpenpirat 1,171 Posts

  Wed, Apr 4 2012 8:17 AM

  All nice calculations. But that is not all. Because you need different power, if you are on the Ocean Course or on to the Bethpage, for example.