Tips for Reading Greens

[Herbie]

There has been a fair amount of talk recently about putters but I wondered whether anyone has any tips for reading greens. I am pretty good with judging the distance of a putt and my real problem lies in reading the breaks on the green. In the worst cases I actually seem to see the break going in the opposite direction to the way in which the ball actually travels.

Has anyone got any decent techniques to help in reading greens?

One of the teaching pros here says you must look at the last yard or two. This is when the ball is slowing down and will be most affected by the borrow. Don't worry too much about the first fifteen feet of a thirty footer.

Is your teaching pro speaking about his course? I can think of a few holes Ive played over the years where only reading the last yard would be absolutely pointless.

 

[Herbie]

My putting improved when I had a lesson. My pro told me to stop f******g thinking about it so much. Just putt like you did when you were young. Try to get it in the hole.

Doh. Great lesson but felt a bit aggrieved that he charged me. Worked though.

My dustbin lid and dinner plate method allows that to happen more easily, if you see the hole that big you tend to go for it ,get close, or drop in, surprisingly often in my case.This method for me reduces the three putting that many a golfer suffers after going all out to sink it with the first putt, even pros.Nothing wrong with a 2 putt strategy that works very very effectively. % golf.

 

[andiritchie]

dont belive in the dustbin lid theory if aiming at something bigger if you miss it your end up too far away,i try to find a tiny spot to aim at and when i miss it at least ill be there or there abouts