Thexindi
Assistant Pro
I gotta admit on my local course the practice putting green its really like the actual greens so usually I am on there before a round and it helps (abit)
Putting greens, are they a waste of time?
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I gotta admit on my local course the practice putting green its really like the actual greens so usually I am on there before a round and it helps (abit)
Break90
Tour Rookie
We've got two courses, each has a putting green that is the same as the respective course. Plenty of borrows and flat bits on each
treated the same time, cut the same time, etc
greenkeeping team do a fantastic job
treated the same time, cut the same time, etc
greenkeeping team do a fantastic job
Ours is classed as another green and so gets treated at the same time as the others, tined at the same time etc and is a fairly accurate representation of the greens on the course
Nope!
Ours also doubles as a short game area and the fact that it's contoured helps. To be honest whether it does resemble the ones on the course or not, it's always nice to knock a couple of 2 footers in to get confidence in the ball dropping before you go out
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
We've got a large short game area with huge bunker, two greens and about 10 official bays and another grass area that some people use for longer shots.
If you have a dedicated putting green, i feel it really should be exactly like the greens on the course (incl. a slope or two), or no more than 10% slower or faster at the most.
If you have a dedicated putting green, i feel it really should be exactly like the greens on the course (incl. a slope or two), or no more than 10% slower or faster at the most.
Evesdad
Tour Winner
I always find that ours is slightly slower than the actual greens. It's been shut for most of the winter so it may be different this season.
Ours bears no resemblance so it is a practice only for your stroke. I think that has led me to have a general mistrust of practice greens. I'm pleased to read on here that I should trust the practice greens on other courses more than I currently do.
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Some like to use them when everyone else is having bacon butty
Why is that though? Do they just not maintain it to the same standard as the greens on the course?
They have put it in the wrong place. For aesthetics they put it right outside the clubhouse and near to the first tee. All very logical until you see it is on a violent slope. Most greens on our course are flat and a bit spongey, we don't have great greens unless we have a drought. The practice green is rock hard, water drains away so easily of course, and sloped. There is not a single putt on the course that either matches the pace or slope of the practice green. Downhill putts on the practice area are pointless as it just runs away, uphill at least let you practice your stroke. All very silly.
I can see how that would be a problem. :thup:
MadAdey
Money List Winner
Practising your putting stroke can't ever be a waste of time. People go on the putting green and stand 20' away with a big breaker trying to hole it, I see this as a waste of time. You need to stand 6' away and just get your putting stroke into a groove. Look at a any tour pro before a round, he just stands there knocking in putt after putt from short distance.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
As seems the popular reply, the practice green is same as the course greens and I use it before each round (almost entirely for pace rather than checking the stroke though)
Tiger man
Challenge Tour Pro
That's exactly what I do! Will be sure to concentrate on short putts next time thanks:thup:
BrizoH71
Tour Rookie
Ours is fairly big and provides a good range of uphill/downhill and putts with break.. its not as fast as the main greens though. My main gripe is there's too many holes on it and so folk get in each others' way when practising.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Ours is right outside the clubhouse, inviting banter from the upper balcony to them down below. Although is treated the same as the rest of the greens on the course and looks fab. The humps and bumps and borrows on it bear no resemblance to any green on the course.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Disagree. The idea is to get a feel for the pace if the 20 footers. You will probably have about 4 of these putts on the front 9 alone. Then practice the inside 6 footers for your remaining up and down attempts.
Green Bay Hacker
Journeyman Pro
It's nice just to get the putting rhythm going. I don't take too much notice of the pace of the practice green as they are not always a true reflection of the course.
Sweep
Journeyman Pro
I was told that putting greens were often a little quicker than the greens on the course because the practice green was used a lot more (more compressed, I guess).
I always use the putting green, but can never really understand why so many incorporate huge contours. For me it is all about grooving a good stroke and getting a good idea about the pace of the greens on the course I am about to play.
I always use the putting green, but can never really understand why so many incorporate huge contours. For me it is all about grooving a good stroke and getting a good idea about the pace of the greens on the course I am about to play.
