I’ve heard reading greens referred to as a combination of art and science. I disagree.
I think green reading is mostly art. Sure, it involves scientific principles from geometry and physics. But without instruments handy to take accurate measurements, we’re back to the art of guessing.
How many degrees does the green slope? How much friction is present between the ball and the grass on fast greens? How many degrees right or left are you going to [...]
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For years, it was taught that during the putting stroke, the face of the putter should open on the backswing, return to square at impact, then close during the follow through.
In his Putting Bible, scientist turned short game guru, Dave Pelz advocates what he calls the pure in line square (pils) putting stroke. In reality, he’s been advocating it for a long time, but he gives it a lot of coverage in his Putting Bible.
Through testing, he has discovered [...]
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One aspect of putting that is misunderstood by some is the importance of tempo.
Tempo is an important element in music. Musicians often use a metronome to set the tempo. It gives them an audible cue to help them get the feel for a certain number of beats per minute. Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock. Depending on the tempo of the piece, the tick-tocks will be faster or slower.
What many don’t realize is that putting should have a tempo [...]
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When I was first learning the game, a young assistant pro at the course where I worked saw me struggling on the practice green with lag putts and distance control. He shared a tip with me that I’m passing on to you.
When trying to get a feel for distance on lag putts, it helps to pace off the putts and then associate a specific stroke with a specific distance as a way to enhance your muscle memory recall.
On your [...]
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When I’m working on getting feel for distance in my putting stroke, sometimes I’ll turn to a drill commonly referred to as the “ladder drill”. It’s named that because you putt from (or to) a series of pre-determined distances, each successive try being longer or shorter than the last, similar to the rungs on a ladder. There are a couple of variations that I use, and probably many others that I’ve never even heard of.
The first variation involves [...]
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