Putting from off the green

[ScienceBoy]

The V-Easy has made it possible for me, I love using my putter from off the green, it even works up to about 2-3 inches into the rough when close to a pin.

I can gauge short ones well but when I have a long way to go the wedge or 8 iron is a lot better.

Well done Bob on a great aid! Couldn't have almost won an Honours board comp today without you! Just wish I had not overhit my tee shot on the par 3 second now, or duffed the chip on the 12th, my only two mistakes and I missed out by a point!

 

[2004Champ]

I play with an old fecker on a Saturday morning sometimes that putts everthing inside 50 yards of the green......

I hate him.

 

[RGDave]

Off the green...in a bit of fluffy fringe....grab my rescue club and use it like a putter. Awesome results everytime

I think Ben Curtis used this technique to great affect winning the Open a few years back. Must be an ego thing but I just can't bring myself to do it.

I seem to remember someone (don't know who ) "putting" up the 18th at the Belfry with a 5 wood.

 

[RGDave]

I play with an old fecker on a Saturday morning sometimes that putts everthing inside 50 yards of the green......

I hate him.

I know a guy like this too. He also makes a few.

He can't putt for toffee on the green, but give him a 1/100 from the fringe and pray hard if it's matchplay.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I will chip if I have anything more than a foot of fringe to go over because I'm more confident chipping than putting. Of course, when I say chip, that could be using anything from LW to hybrid

 

[EZprophet]

If you a group of golfers of all abilities in a spot off the green where they can putt it and you measured the average distance to the pin of 100 putts and 100 chips for each of them, my guess is that for 99.99% of the golfers their putts would average much closer to the pin than their chips. Even for the players who say they are "bad at long range putting" and "great at chipping"...

Chipping is by a mile the best part of my game, but I putt the ball from off the green at every available opportunity. It may not be as fun, but it is definitely the best way to score well in the long term.

 

[Snelly]

If you a group of golfers of all abilities in a spot off the green where they can putt it and you measured the average distance to the pin of 100 putts and 100 chips for each of them, my guess is that for 99.99% of the golfers their putts would average much closer to the pin than their chips. Even for the players who say they are "bad at long range putting" and "great at chipping"...

Chipping is by a mile the best part of my game, but I putt the ball from off the green at every available opportunity. It may not be as fun, but it is definitely the best way to score well in the long term.

You are right. However, I am the 0.01% exception that proves the rule!

 

[granters]

If you a group of golfers of all abilities in a spot off the green where they can putt it and you measured the average distance to the pin of 100 putts and 100 chips for each of them, my guess is that for 99.99% of the golfers their putts would average much closer to the pin than their chips. Even for the players who say they are "bad at long range putting" and "great at chipping"...

Chipping is by a mile the best part of my game, but I putt the ball from off the green at every available opportunity. It may not be as fun, but it is definitely the best way to score well in the long term.

That's exactly what i was getting at. When i was a seriously good golfer (long time ago now!) i had a great short game, but used to putt whenever possible. It's something i don't do now, but as i'm re-learning the game after a break it's something i remembered that can save you 2 or 3 shots a round.. There is somethiong macho about grabbing a wedge and lobbing it straight at the pin, bit that's a one in ten shot.