Ram it in..or tickle it in

[ruff-driver]

Putting of course , more so the shorter ones say inside 2-3-4 feet.

Watch so many players hit it really firm from close range and end up further away than they started, yes there are slopes and grain that we cannot see on tv to factor in, maybe that's why.

Assuming it's a flat putt i only try and get it 6" past the hole with the weight of the putt, thinking is if it is offline then in may still catch the edge and drop,

Played with several guys who are very aggressive from short range and seen plenty of horseshoes with it.

Do you like to ram it in or tickle it?

 

[thesheriff]

Putting of course , more so the shorter ones say inside 2-3-4 feet.

Watch so many players hit it really firm from close range and end up further away than they started, yes there are slopes and grain that we cannot see on tv to factor in, maybe that's why.

Assuming it's a flat putt i only try and get it 6" past the hole with the weight of the putt, thinking is if it is offline then in may still catch the edge and drop,

Played with several guys who are very aggressive from short range and seen plenty of horseshoes with it.

Do you like to ram it in or tickle it?

I step up and confidently ram it 6 feet past.

 

[Norrin Radd]

according to Dave Pelz the best speed or strength of putt should be to send the ball a distance of 17 inches past the hole ,this was tested very scientifically with a mechanical putting machine that he used to test thousands of putts on different greens .the results showed that a putt has far more chance of dropping at that strength than any other ,

 

[JohnnyDee]

Thought I'd stumbled onto a Carry On Film fan site for a minute!:mmm:

But I see what you mean. I'm a bit betwixt and between on this one. On the flat pretty firm but downhill then I'm a tickler.

Also depending on the greens and time of year. Early season tickling and the ball rolls off line so ram-alam-a-ding-dong, high season and slick greens where the ball goes like a rat up a pipe then it's tickle-wickle.

 

[Orikoru]

Greens were so fast last weekend I was barely touching the ball and it raced in (or past, more likely) anyway.

I usually roll them in quite slow, but I'm thinking of changing that since I run the risk of it just changing course at the last second. I need to get more confident generally, I don't hole too many putts that you wouldn't expect most people to hole.

 

[Hobbit]

Depends on the putt and the slope. Apparently I ram them in. Downhill I tend to hit it off the toe. That allows a bit of a ram but it comes off the toe a bit softer.

 

[mcbroon]

Depends on a lot of factors, not least my mood.

I'm not a fan of tickling them in, really, unless it's downhill. Either ram them in or hit them relatively firmly.

 

[GreggerKBR]

according to Dave Pelz the best speed or strength of putt should be to send the ball a distance of 17 inches past the hole ,this was tested very scientifically with a mechanical putting machine that he used to test thousands of putts on different greens .the results showed that a putt has far more chance of dropping at that strength than any other ,

I'm pretty sure he's since been challenged and rescinded that theory...

 

[Tashyboy]

Both, read a book by what's his name and he was talking to one of the best putters in the game. What's his name. Anyway this putter mentioned how you have to lag putts or how you have to knock it stiff. He said to be considered one of the best putters, you have to learn to putt with both styles and more importantly when to use it.

 

[Hosel Fade]

Depends if the greens are good enough to roll it slow or not

 

[SatchFan]

At my age I just dribble them in.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Try and be confident on the short ones and do work regularly at holing out from 2-3 feet and use a hole reducer to make the target smaller. We have a couple of greens where if you are downhill, it's a feather touch and a dribble or you are two feet or more past the other side in a flash

 

[Khamelion]

On my aimpoint lesson I was told to be looking at a speed to get the ball roughly 9inches past the hole

 

[HomerJSimpson]

On my aimpoint lesson I was told to be looking at a speed to get the ball roughly 9inches past the hole

Me too but there are some pin placements where that's not realistic and it's more about ensuring it drops or at least doesn't fly past and down the slope and be further away than you started. Other than that I try and stick with the 9 inch rule especially when working on the short ones with a hole reducer. Makes me commit to the smaller target

 

[ManinBlack]

The straighter the putt the harder I hit it. If the putt has a lot of borrow the weight is much more important, there are a number of lines which will get the ball into the hole depending on how hard you hit it. Downhill, it has to be dribbled & it's amazing how little break a downhill putt has compared with a similar putt up the slope.

 

[garyinderry]

Short putts I am trying to hit harder these days.


When I played a pro am the pro kept saying to me, ''its straight, just hit it firm inside the hole''. I always looking for small breaks.

Nothing more frustrating than dribblers that dont break.

 

[USER1999]

We talking match play, or medal? Varies hugely. I go through phases of dribbling, firm, and ram. Depends on green trueness, speed, format, break, whatever. Preference is firm.

No one rams like pieman.

 

[Three]

You absolutely cannot state a specific distance the ball should roll past the hole, because that depends entirely on the speed of the greens.

Imagine an extremely slow green, if you stipulate, for example 12 inches past the hole, the ball will be travelling probably too quickly to take advantage of hitting the edge of the hole.
On an extremely fast green, to get the ball 12 inches past the hole it will need to be travelling pretty slowly, so will be more liable to be affected by slopes.

Simple rule I've always used, hit the back lip on uphill putts and dribble it over the front lip downhill.

On slightly breaking 3 footers, do what Peter Allis advises and just confidently walk up and mark it...

 

[chrisd]

Simple rule I've always used, hit the back lip on uphill putts and dribble it over the front lip downhill.

On slightly breaking 3 footers, do what Peter Allis advises and just confidently walk up and mark it...

Simple rule I've used is to dribble it either up or down hill and be happy to 2 putt from 3 foot :mmm:

 

[Wayman]

I try to hit them firm taking some break out of putts with having a bit more speed