Putt reading drills.

[chrisd]

Distance hasn't been a problem, I know when I've hit a bad putt and I'm fine with that. What irks me is hitting putts on the line you've picked and it's wrong from the start.

Aimpoint is all about getting the line right! :thup:

 

[snell]

do an Aimpoint course with Jamie Donaldson - it helped me no end!

Chris please don't put this idea in his head....he's slow enough as it is with his 4 practice swings 😪😪😪😪

 

[Beezerk]

Chris please don't put this idea in his head....he's slow enough as it is with his 4 practice swings 😪😪😪😪

What's the alternative, 4 putt like you 😉

 

[snell]

What's the alternative, 4 putt like you 😉

I'm not sure mate but hopefully something to speed you up 😂

 

[pinberry]

Aimpoint is all about getting the line right! :thup:

Not quite. For a given speed there's only one line that works. So AimPoint is all about the right line for a putt that stops 6-12 inches past the cup

 

[delc]

I've never experienced Aim point but I can't imagine how it would work, although I don't doubt it helps some people.

I think that, in general, most folk don't allow for enough borrow. Watching the European Tour yesterday even the pros miss more putts on the low side. What I find helps is to "see" the putt in my mind's eye going into the hole, breaking more & more as it reaches the hole. I then make my point of aim a point level with the hole on the line that I have imagined. This usually results in allowing more borrow than originally envisaged. Remember, if you miss low side by 1" you're around 4" out in reality. It surprises me sometimes when the pros miss by this much.

Usually when I allow for a break the putt runs straight. If I don't it turns!

 

[Crow]

I don't think Aimpoint is for me, I've tried standing on a big slope to get the feel but can only just about tell that there is a slope there, let alone how severe or not it is.

Must be some sort of spider sense that I don't have.

 

[3565]

I'm asking this question to none aimpoint players.

Whose actually been to a local pro and had a green reading lesson?

Id say not many of you. To the OP, go see your local pro and ask him to help just like you would with your swing, or would that make you feel just as silly as putting fingers up in the air!

 

[MendieGK]

I don't think Aimpoint is for me, I've tried standing on a big slope to get the feel but can only just about tell that there is a slope there, let alone how severe or not it is.

Must be some sort of spider sense that I don't have.

If I gave you a 150yds into a green And you'd never played golf before, would you know what club you would need to get it there?

 

[Crow]

If I gave you a 150yds into a green And you'd never played golf before, would you know what club you would need to get it there?

Are you saying that part of the course teaches you how to feel the slope through your feet?

 

[MendieGK]

Yes. But what I'm saying also is that just like anything it takes practice. In the same way reading a green normally does.

 

[huds1475]

AimPoint has been great for me. However, I would like to point out that usually there is no such thing as "bad green reading but good putting" etc. The two are correlated.

When someone complains about bad green reading but good putting, usually the green reading is bad because the quality of the putting stroke is bad. If distance control is inconsistent (which is the problem for 99% of us) then green reading will always be poor as the same putt will always have different amounts of break. Without proper distance control, green reading tends to be of little help.

So yeah, by all means go and do an Aimpoint class, but you will probably save more strokes by getting a putting lesson and buying a putting mat to work on technique over the winter.

This is spot on for me. Ive been working on technique to get the ball rolling properly, when it's working it's amazing how much 'better' my reads are!

A good read with a bad roll is unlikely to go anywhere near.

A good read with a nice Evnroll greatly increases your chances.

 

[Crow]

Yes. But what I'm saying also is that just like anything it takes practice. In the same way reading a green normally does.

I still don't think it's for me but I'm intrigued, do you practice standing on varying slopes and over time you develop a sense of feel for the slope through your feet?
And how long does it take to develop that feel?

 

[MendieGK]

I still don't think it's for me but I'm intrigued, do you practice standing on varying slopes and over time you develop a sense of feel for the slope through your feet?
And how long does it take to develop that feel?

Multiple ways to learn it, I have built myself a slope board that I stand on at home sometimes to 'feel' the slope, and I also have a digital spirit level which I use on the practice green and practice rounds to check I've got it right.

I don't won't knock anyone for not wanting to do it, but those whose criticise (not suggesting you have at all) without learning it are grossly misinformed

 

[3565]

I still don't think it's for me but I'm intrigued, do you practice standing on varying slopes and over time you develop a sense of feel for the slope through your feet?
And how long does it take to develop that feel?

yes, it's just like being taught a new take away, or downswing, you go and practise until it becomes second nature. So how long depends how much you practise it?

 

[Crow]

Multiple ways to learn it, I have built myself a slope board that I stand on at home sometimes to 'feel' the slope, and I also have a digital spirit level which I use on the practice green and practice rounds to check I've got it right.

I don't won't knock anyone for not wanting to do it, but those whose criticise (not suggesting you have at all) without learning it are grossly misinformed

yes, it's just like being taught a new take away, or downswing, you go and practise until it becomes second nature. So how long depends how much you practise it?

Thanks, I didn't realise it required practising in that way but I suppose it's common sense that it would!

 

[SteveJay]

Multiple ways to learn it, I have built myself a slope board that I stand on at home sometimes to 'feel' the slope, and I also have a digital spirit level which I use on the practice green and practice rounds to check I've got it right.

Sam, still confused by this ......surely if you put down a spirit level on your intended line, then moved it forward a few feet you will get a different reading and what about pace - wouldn't a slope closer to the hole have a greater impact than one a few feet in front of your? Earlier someone suggested multiple "readings" but I don't see people doing that much.

The talk about measuring like this intrigues me, but am struggling to understand how it can be converted into an almost mechanically sounding exercise despite the multiple variables involved.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

There is no rocket science to reading a green, everything is there in front of you. Take all the information in and put in the hours on the practice green.

 

[chrisd]

Sam, still confused by this ......surely if you put down a spirit level on your intended line, then moved it forward a few feet you will get a different reading and what about pace - wouldn't a slope closer to the hole have a greater impact than one a few feet in front of your? Earlier someone suggested multiple "readings" but I don't see people doing that much.

The talk about measuring like this intrigues me, but am struggling to understand how it can be converted into an almost mechanically sounding exercise despite the multiple variables involved.

I had all those doubts too but when I did the course it all became perfectly clear. It's not so mechanical and I think for me that's doing the feeling with the feet, and what I learned in the speed control course, has given me a more solid putting routine and as a result more putts now drop. If I make 2 more putts a round and save one shot on driving and iron play I'm then a single figure golfer, so it's worth doing for me.

There was no one on my course who failed to get the basics of the method within a very short time and we did cover double breaking putts and 30 to 40 foot putts too but the system needs to come into play most from about 6 foot as even the top pro's only make about 50% of putts from 10 foot, so most of the longer distances are for lagging purpose

 

[MendieGK]

Sam, still confused by this ......surely if you put down a spirit level on your intended line, then moved it forward a few feet you will get a different reading and what about pace - wouldn't a slope closer to the hole have a greater impact than one a few feet in front of your? Earlier someone suggested multiple "readings" but I don't see people doing that much.

The talk about measuring like this intrigues me, but am struggling to understand how it can be converted into an almost mechanically sounding exercise despite the multiple variables involved.

Over 20ft you take 3 reads and use the highest % break.

In terms of pace, the hole is 'largest' on a putt going 12" past.

I live in swindon, so only 10mins from you, would happily meet up and show you it one day. It will open your eyes - especially with regards to under borrowing