View Poll Results: How many strokes does it take you to putt the ball in?

BigBen88 · 04-06-2008, 08:56 PM

Good tip

! I'll definately have that in mind the next time im ready about to putt a long one...

TGOH · 04-09-2008, 10:04 PM

Putting's been one of the most inconsistent parts of my game recently. I can go from 37 to 31 putts in two rounds on the same course. However, my scores are pretty similiar, I actually shot a 90 both times. I've recently taken up a different mindset on the green though, which has helped alot. I still read the line, but over the ball I just say to myself "Let's just get this there and two putt" and it seems to work well on relaxing me and not putting myself in the "MAKE EVERY PUTT" mindset.

300Yards · 04-11-2008, 02:51 PM

I make a hole in one every time, don't ya know?

Naw seriously: From fifteen feet, it's an avwerage of two putts. Wihin eight feet, my average is about 1.5 strokes. Closer than five feet, and I almost always drain it..

broken tee · 04-11-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cbwheeler

For those of you struggling with putting, remember this. Putting is all about speed control. You can miss a putt by 1 inch to the left, yet have it go 10 feet long and you will have a 10 footer coming back. Yet, you can miss a putt 6 inches to the left, have perfect speed, and have a 6 inch putt left.

This is the first step to great putting. Once your speed control is there, the direction control all comes with a solid stroke, which is pretty simple to develop with some work.

Here's a great drill for distance control. Grab 4 golf balls and stand about 20 feet away from a hole. Now your goal is going to be to putt the 4 balls so that each successive ball gets closer to the hole than the last. The balls cannot pass the hole, but you also are not allowed to make a ball until the last one. If you fail to get one ball closer to the hole than the last, you must start over. Obviously you can move to the side a bit if the last ball is in your line.

Master this from every distance.

Any tips on putting up or down hill? thats when I get in to trouble. I realize speed control in these situations, but its direction on the grade of slope the ball goes.

Surtees · 04-11-2008, 06:06 PM

A tip for hitting down hill don't hit it as hard

broken tee · 04-11-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Surtees

A tip for hitting down hill don't hit it as hard

Are you sure that is HIT, or is it tap, nudge, touch or nip

Surtees · 04-11-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by broken tee

Are you sure that is HIT, or is it tap, nudge, touch or nip

or it could be knock, bump, smash, bash, strike, whack, pat, push, prod, shove or jolt?

**memorex88** · 04-12-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Surtees

or it could be knock, bump, smash, bash, strike, whack, pat, push, prod, shove or jolt?

I thought I'd mention a rule here...

14-1. Ball to Be Fairly Struck At

The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and
must not be pushed, scraped or spooned.

Penalty for Breach of Rule 14-1:
Match play — Loss of hole; Stroke play — Two strokes.

BigBen88 · 04-12-2008, 07:40 PM

finally got to golfing today... shot a 41 at 9 holes w/ par at 36..... I did very good in everything else except for putting. Ahh sometimes I have the perfect speed and it was way left or right.... I think i'll get a lil better at putting this year but still its killing my score

Surtees · 04-13-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by memorex88

I thought I'd mention a rule here...

14-1. Ball to Be Fairly Struck At

The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and
must not be pushed, scraped or spooned.

Penalty for Breach of Rule 14-1:
Match play — Loss of hole; Stroke play — Two strokes.

My suggested types of hitting was more joke then being serious it was in reply to brokentee