Anyone Learned Aimpoint? Your Thoughts?

I think I've got it, it makes the user feel more confident.

That's just brilliant - 40 confident putts!

The Aimpoint hashtag is/ was #makeeverything - that must mean someone keeps count.
 
stevelev said:
Think that there are only a couple of you worried about ststs and obviosly not getting the answers you want. Maybe stop asking.

I for one and I think there are others totally understand that homer has done the course and it has helped him to enjoy the game more, given him more confidence over putts. Bit like having a gps to give you confidence of a distance or planner so you know what hazards there are.

Homer do you or any of the others that have done this course know who does it near manchester, I would like to look into it and have even a little more confidence over putts and enjoy my game more. I alread putt well just crap at the rest of it, but confidence is always appreciated.

Glad your enjoying thr gsme more since you did the course.

For all the ne'sayers, fine but accpet there is more than one to skin a cat. And if the stats bother you that much do the course and see if you improve or stop hounding other for it is only your use of the instruction that can tell you if it works for you.
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styal golf club I did it at in 2011
 
Qwerty said:
A question for the aimpoint users... How do measure the Slope/break without using some kind of device? I just watched a video on the subject but I'm still non the wiser.
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There's a good review on myGolfSpy.com that explains a lot.

The bottom line is that you use your feet to find a transition point (no break line) and this takes practise to nail down.

Once you know the distance from hole, estimated green pace and the putt angle from the transition point, you find the right chart figure to give you the Aimpoint/amount of break. It's up to you to aim at this point, trust it, and hit the right pace putt. If you can't get pace right and aim incorrectly, it's unlikely you'll make it! ;)
 
3565 said:
By standing up straight and allow gravity to dictate where your weight is in your feet. If it's flat then weight should be toe area which would be 1%. 2% will be about slightly further away from your toes, about toe ball joint, 3 is middle of foot until 4% will be on your heels. That's how you assess slope.
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I play on a links course where some of the greens are quite lumpy, how does it work then? You'd end up pacing out quite a few places on the green to assess all the different slopes. And what about multi tiered greens with varying slopes?
 
Piece said:
There's a good review on myGolfSpy.com that explains a lot.

The bottom line is that you use your feet to find a transition point (no break line) and this takes practise to nail down.

Once you know the distance from hole, estimated green pace and the putt angle from the transition point, you find the right chart figure to give you the Aimpoint/amount of break. It's up to you to aim at this point, trust it, and hit the right pace putt. If you can't get pace right and aim incorrectly, it's unlikely you'll make it! ;)
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Surely you must be either walking all over your own line, or at least one of your playing partners. I don't understand the idea of using your feet. I also don't understand how it doesn't slow down play.:confused:
 
drive4show said:
OK...help me out here please.

My ball is 18ft from the hole. How do I work out the line from here? Do I have to guess the stimp speed? How do I work out what the slope is from your chart? It's been pointed out that the greens are not mapped so what calculation is used?

I'm not trying to disparage the method, just curious as to how it all works.
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Ok, a green slopes back to front and is the same %age of slope say 3% for simplicity. the hole is in the middle, you've hit you ball pin high right 18ft away. You will approach ur ball on the low side of the green and mid way between ball n hole. As the slope in this case the same thruout the green you will stand facing straight uphill and your feet will be level this is the zero line or straight line putt. We said that the slope is 3 which you'll confirm by where your weight is on your feet, you have now got a 90* putt and is marked on your chart. Chart has 5, 10, 15, 20ft sections with numbers in each section look at the corresponding number ie 18ft I'd use 20 on the chart and that number gives you the amount of break to the right of the hole.

You can gauge the stimp by a simple 5ft 90* putt by using the chart. It sounds complex and at first it is but you do get the idea really quick when you use it.
 
3565 said:
Ok, a green slopes back to front and is the same %age of slope say 3% for simplicity. the hole is in the middle, you've hit you ball pin high right 18ft away. You will approach ur ball on the low side of the green and mid way between ball n hole. As the slope in this case the same thruout the green you will stand facing straight uphill and your feet will be level this is the zero line or straight line putt. We said that the slope is 3 which you'll confirm by where your weight is on your feet, you have now got a 90* putt and is marked on your chart. Chart has 5, 10, 15, 20ft sections with numbers in each section look at the corresponding number ie 18ft I'd use 20 on the chart and that number gives you the amount of break to the right of the hole.

You can gauge the stimp by a simple 5ft 90* putt by using the chart. It sounds complex and at first it is but you do get the idea really quick when you use it.
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:confused:
 
drive4show said:
I play on a links course where some of the greens are quite lumpy, how does it work then? You'd end up pacing out quite a few places on the green to assess all the different slopes. And what about multi tiered greens with varying slopes?
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Lmao, yeah you can do multiple breaks with it and there is a way of calculating it but if you can't grasp a single planer green read then I ain't going to try and explain that.
 
He (mod edit) asked, so I'm explaining......... The best I can.
 
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3565 said:
Ok, a green slopes back to front and is the same %age of slope say 3% for simplicity. the hole is in the middle, you've hit you ball pin high right 18ft away. You will approach ur ball on the low side of the green and mid way between ball n hole. As the slope in this case the same thruout the green you will stand facing straight uphill and your feet will be level this is the zero line or straight line putt. We said that the slope is 3 which you'll confirm by where your weight is on your feet, you have now got a 90* putt and is marked on your chart. Chart has 5, 10, 15, 20ft sections with numbers in each section look at the corresponding number ie 18ft I'd use 20 on the chart and that number gives you the amount of break to the right of the hole.

You can gauge the stimp by a simple 5ft 90* putt by using the chart. It sounds complex and at first it is but you do get the idea really quick when you use it.
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The answer to that scenario is this.

Stimp Aim
7 21" right
8. 25"
9. 29"
10. 34"
11. 39"
12 44"
 
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3565 said:
Ok, a green slopes back to front and is the same %age of slope say 3% for simplicity. the hole is in the middle, you've hit you ball pin high right 18ft away. You will approach ur ball on the low side of the green and mid way between ball n hole. As the slope in this case the same thruout the green you will stand facing straight uphill and your feet will be level this is the zero line or straight line putt. We said that the slope is 3 which you'll confirm by where your weight is on your feet, you have now got a 90* putt and is marked on your chart. Chart has 5, 10, 15, 20ft sections with numbers in each section look at the corresponding number ie 18ft I'd use 20 on the chart and that number gives you the amount of break to the right of the hole.

You can gauge the stimp by a simple 5ft 90* putt by using the chart. It sounds complex and at first it is but you do get the idea really quick when you use it.
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Thanks for explaining that, does sound complex but like you say, I'm sure you get used to it.

Bottom line though is that it still seems to come down to human judgement so I'm struggling to see any advantage over conventional methods.
 
Sounds like it basically gives people confidence, by offering them a tool to overcome their inability to imagine how a ball rolls .. I don't have a problem with it as I use the jack Nicklaus method of chip and running, which is another mechanical solution to a feel problem.
 
drive4show said:
Thanks for explaining that, does sound complex but like you say, I'm sure you get used to it.

Bottom line though is that it still seems to come down to human judgement so I'm struggling to see any advantage over conventional methods.
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I said in an earlier post if you trust the system and play at different courses that are faster then your used to as you can see by the example above the distance between stimp 9 and 12 is huge. That's where the advantage comes into it. We would all struggle on a 12 stimp as we are not used to it. You being on a links course I would suspect your greens will be quick anyway
 
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