How do you rate your putting?

[Region3]

6 for me, but I think this is even more subjective than the driving poll.

 

[TheJezster]

Sorry but don't believe any HC club golfer above the HC of 5 can be anything over 6 out of ten as a putter. Most pro's are around 8 and above out of ten

I would class myself as 6 out of ten

poppycock! Putting is the one stroke in golf which anyone is capable of without having to learn to swing a club correctly etc. anyone who has been pretty good at snooker or pool over a number of years will be in a good place to be able to putt quite well. That's not to say that all will be of course, but it's the one area where handicap can largely be irrelevant. You couldn't judge someone's ability on the course by looking at their putting for example. A high handicapped player is more than capable of being a 7, 8 or 9 just as a low handicapped player could be a poor putter.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

poppycock! Putting is the one stroke in golf which anyone is capable of without having to learn to swing a club correctly etc. anyone who has been pretty good at snooker or pool over a number of years will be in a good place to be able to putt quite well. That's not to say that all will be of course, but it's the one area where handicap can largely be irrelevant. You couldn't judge someone's ability on the course by looking at their putting for example. A high handicapped player is more than capable of being a 7, 8 or 9 just as a low handicapped player could be a poor putter.

Sorry but never ever seen a high HC anything but a poor putter - 9 out of ten putting ?!? Sorry but no

We are HC golfers - we all get shots on the course and our games will be average with the lower guys having some areas a bit better than average - Pro's play for levels 8 out of ten and above

 

[Lump]

5 for me, can be my worst club in the bag when I loose my touch.

 

[TheJezster]

Sorry but never ever seen a high HC anything but a poor putter - 9 out of ten putting ?!? Sorry but no

We are HC golfers - we all get shots on the course and our games will be average with the lower guys having some areas a bit better than average - Pro's play for levels 8 out of ten and above

I think you are confusing handicappers and pros by putting them together. Forget the pro game that's a different league but as for a high handicapper being a good putter, of course he can! No two people are the same and some will be able to read a green on first glance. Handicap doesn't come into that, your eyes and depth perception do. Fair enough you haven't played with anyone at that level who can put but that doesn't mean they don't exist!
Interesting poll but a little too subjective

 

[Jimaroid]

Seen plenty of 70 year old 20+ handicappers who are incredible on the green. I'd happily trade putting ability with them.

 

[fenwayrich]

Difficult question, but for my handicap (10) I have awarded myself a 6. I am a desperately short hitter and don't hit many GIR, so 29-30 putts a round isn't hard to attain. Our greens are not difficult, I 3 putt very rarely, and hole more 10-20 footers than most off a similar handicap. I miss too many six footers for par. Room for improvement.

 

[gdunc79]

5 for me. Never look at the hole thinking I am going to hole it. Usually just a quivering wreck standing over it!

 

[gazr99]

Sorry but don't believe any HC club golfer above the HC of 5 can be anything over 6 out of ten as a putter. Most pro's are around 8 and above out of ten

I would class myself as 6 out of ten

Depends how you base your rating

Personally I rated my putting on what people would expect of a 20 handicapper/what I expect of myself.

I most definitely wasn't comparing myself to pros like Jordan Spieth, as frankly if I did that with all my game I might as well quit with a bunch 2 out of 10's

 

[Qwerty]

I've got to agree with Phil here but I suppose it depends how stringent your rating is.

Ive never played with any club golfer who I would consistently rate more than an 8/10.

Im sure they're out there though and I'd imagine they'd be low guys with a lot of experience.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Sorry but don't believe any HC club golfer above the HC of 5 can be anything over 6 out of ten as a putter.

I think this cannot be true as some people have lower handicaps than their game suggests because they have good short games. If everyone had the same even distribution of ability across all parts of the game then it would be very boring and statistically quite unlikely.

My short and medium range putting has always been the reason I got down to low teens. I had the long game of a high handicapper and couldn't even hit down on my irons. Shove a putter in my hands and I was happy and confident.

I'm sure anyone who has played with me will probably agree, having seen my long game up close!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I think this cannot be true as some people have lower handicaps than their game suggests because they have good short games. If everyone had the same even distribution of ability across all parts of the game then it would be very boring and statistically quite unlikely.

My short and medium range has always been the reason I got down to low teens. I had the long game of a high handicapper and couldnt even hit down on my irons. Shove a putter in my hands and I was happy and confident.

But you will still be a low teen HC putter - so around 4/5 out of ten when you consider what sort of putter is needed to be a scratch or pro player which surely must be the baseline

 

[Qwerty]

I take it we are talking about putting with a card in the back pocket here..

 

[gazr99]

But you will still be a low teen HC putter - so around 4/5 out of ten when you consider what sort of putter is needed to be a scratch or pro player which surely must be the baseline

Why is it surely the baseline?

Might be for you but not everyone. Would a causal/weekly runner compare their times to Mo Farah?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Why is it surely the baseline?

Might be for you but not everyone. Would a causal/weekly runner compare their times to Mo Farah?

Well what is the baseline to compare to ?

Surely to rate yourself on something in golf you must use a baseline that is the best you can be - a 10 out of Ten putter will be the best putters in the game - then you compare yourself to them

 

[upsidedown]

Well what is the baseline to compare to ?

Surely to rate yourself on something in golf you must use a baseline that is the best you can be - a 10 out of Ten putter will be the best putters in the game - then you compare yourself to them

As we are predominately handicap golfers on this forum I'd suggest that the OP is talking about handicap golfers and in this case the professional game is not part of the equation , so therefore the 10 refers to the best handicap putters :thup:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As we are predominately handicap golfers on this forum I'd suggest that the OP is talking about handicap golfers and in this case the professional game is not part of the equation , so therefore the 10 refers to the best handicap putters :thup:

Which Handicap is the baseline then ? Scratch ?

So say a scratch golfer is a ten out of ten putter we use that as a baseline ?

An example

Today I had 26 putts - I reckon that's about 7/10

Seen posts saying people are 8/10 and having 36 putts a round

Which evaluation is more accurate

 

[gazr99]

Well what is the baseline to compare to ?

Surely to rate yourself on something in golf you must use a baseline that is the best you can be - a 10 out of Ten putter will be the best putters in the game - then you compare yourself to them

Baseline can be whatever you want it to be. Lets face it, if we compared every asset of our game against the pros there would be a ton of people on here with 2's and 3's who probably want to hang their clubs up.

Why not compare against what you expect an average golfer at the handicap you want to be, plays or in this case putts like, or where you want your game to be.

How do you know what the pros rate themselves like. The guy who came second on the European tour today averages around 5 putts per round less than me a 20 handicapper, is he a bad putter at 29 putts per round or am I good putter for a guy off 20 with roughly 34 putts per round

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Baseline can be whatever you want it to be. Lets face it, if we compared every asset of our game against the pros there would be a ton of people on here with 2's and 3's who probably want to hang their clubs up.

Why not compare against what you expect an average golfer at the handicap you want to be, plays or in this case putts like, or where you want your game to be.

How do you know what the pros rate themselves like. The guy who came second on the European tour today averages around 5 putts per round less than me a 20 handicapper, is he a bad putter at 29 putts per round or am I good putter for a guy off 20 with roughly 34 putts per round

They would be 2 and 3 out of ten because ability wise that's what they are - hence why they have a HC to balance things out

You can compare against whatever you like but when marking yourself then surely it's better to be brutally honest

I have played with a lot of HC golfers in club matches etc and don't think I have ever seen a 20 HC who would be want I class as a 7 or 8 out of ten putter - never. Seen some with decent ish short games but mainly older guys with HC on the way up.

 

[upsidedown]

Which Handicap is the baseline then ? Scratch ?

So say a scratch golfer is a ten out of ten putter we use that as a baseline ?

An example

Today I had 26 putts - I reckon that's about 7/10

Seen posts saying people are 8/10 and having 36 putts a round

Which evaluation is more accurate

We don't need a baseline as it's all subjective. We've been asked to rate ourselves so one persons 6 will be another's 9 and vica versa, I see the poll as a bit of fun .