Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Depending on your handicap, 3 putt avoidance can be a pretty decent strategy....
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irip
Head Pro
Is that your way of telling us Fragger would be a 3 handicap if he could putt?
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
It’s absolute tripe. Either way you missed the putt the side is irrelevant and you still have another putt to make. Quite a few pros have said they don’t care if it’s high or low all they care about is it missed.To have a (slight) change of topic - but still putting
Why is it considered to be a better miss to miss a putt on the high side (also called the pro miss)? The miss on the high side leaves a downhill putt which is usually considered harder than the same distance uphill putt - and players are congratulated when they leave their approach shot below the hole.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Fragger couldn't be 3 handicapper if he hijacked Rory's soul and passed it off as his own......Is that your way of telling us Fragger would be a 3 handicap if he could putt?
SteveW86
Head Pro
Oh I know that, but all the arguments haven’t been about that.
Never up never in is true, if it doesn’t get there it’s not going in. Hit hard enough and it might go in.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I never said that, it was simply what you inferred for whatever reason. What I said was, I don't expect to never leave any short, because the only way to ensure that would be to focus your dispersion too far past the hole, which in turn will give me a lot of 5 & 6 footers, which I'm likely to miss. And this is what the data shows, and why people are now stating that 'never up never in' mentality is unhelpful.
So, as an upshot of all of that, I don't beat myself up if I do leave one short. I just accept it as a by-product of having a good dispersion and minimising three-putts.
I do hope that makes sense this time.
For the avoidance of doubt, no I'm not trying to leave any putts short.
Pants
Challenge Tour Pro
I recall Peter Alliss in conversation with Alec Hay (I think) and the comment made was along the lines of "It's a proven fact that 84% of putts not hit hard enough don't go in the hole". He knew a thing or two about golf did Peter. 
Pants
Challenge Tour Pro
I played this morning in a mixed social friendly. The greens were very good although a tad slow, as you would expect after recent weather. One player left most putts short - anywhere between 2 inches and 4 ft depending on the length. Every time the line was good and if the putt had been a little stronger then there was a good chance that a good number of them might have been holed. Never up never in was mentioned 
There were a couple of times that the ball went past the hole leaving 3/4 ft knee tremblers coming back.
There were a couple of times that the ball went past the hole leaving 3/4 ft knee tremblers coming back.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
We did discuss this already, guess it got lost in the ether. But if you miss high, the ball is at least rolling towards the hole and will finish closer. If you miss low it could take off and finish much further away.To have a (slight) change of topic - but still putting
Why is it considered to be a better miss to miss a putt on the high side (also called the pro miss)? The miss on the high side leaves a downhill putt which is usually considered harder than the same distance uphill putt - and players are congratulated when they leave their approach shot below the hole.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Can we do dress codes tomorrow?
WorldHandicapSystem
Well-known member
It’s a decent strategy at every level.
