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I made a 10-meter putt and had 3 meters left. I missed the next one too, and ended up taking three shots.
Holes where you would have made par become bogeys, and holes where you would have made bogeys become double bogeys.
If you three-putt three or four times in a single round, that alone adds up to three or four strokes.
This place is much bigger than adding 20 meters to the driver.
01Three-putting isn't because of direction.
Surprisingly, that's true. How far could a 10-meter putt really go off to the left or right?
The problem is the distance.
| The first putt | The second one | result |
|---|---|---|
| Inside 1 meter of the hole | I almost always put it in. | Two-putt |
| Hole 2 meters | Put in about half. | Half and half |
| Hole 3 meters or more | It doesn't go in well. | three-putting |
So, the goal of the first putt isn't to sink it. It's to get it within one meter.
Just changing this one thing will drastically reduce your three-putting.
02Three ways to establish a sense of distance
- Aim for 1 meter behind the hole.If it's too short, it definitely won't go in. Hit it with the mindset that it might go too far.
- Practice strokes that distanceTwo or three times while looking at the hole. Your hand remembers the distance.
- Determine the distance with the size of the backswing.Do not hit hard. Just change the size, but keep the force the same.
03It's size, not intensity.
If you hit hard to get the distance right, the distance becomes inconsistent. That is because your wrist gets involved.
Keep the power the same and only change the backswing size.
Small if short, big if long. Like a pendulum.
Once this sticks to your body, it fits roughly even on a green you've never been to before.
04Starting with whether the green is fast or slow that day
Even if you hit it with the same force, there is a difference of double depending on the green.
Try rolling the ball just three times on the practice green before starting your round.
- For the first one, use any intensity. Let's see how far it goes.
- The second one is adjusted
- Third confirmation
These 3 minutes determine the outcome of the 18 holes. You can put it in 10 minutes before your round in [[LINK:L01]].
Wet greens and dry greens are different.
- Morning Dew GreenHit it harder than usual.
- Midday dry greenIt's fast. Hit gently.
- After the rainIt's very slow. Much bigger than I expected.
- Immediately after mowing the lawnIt's fast. Be careful if you see shave marks.
05Short ones absolutely won't fit.
You only need to remember one thing.
A ball that falls short of the hole has a 0% chance of going in.
The ball that went past at least had a chance to go in as it passed.
So, aim 1 meter behind the hole.
If you have a habit of hitting short, just changing this will make a difference.
06Why is maintaining distance considered good manners?
From the perspective of the people I play with, it is like this.
- My first putt went wide, so I walked to the other side, and came back.
- Short, so hit again, and short again.
If one person stays on the green for too long, it pushes the team behind them back.
If the distance is good, it ends quietly in two takes. That is the kind of person who is easy to play with.
There are a few more manners on the green.
- Do not step on other people's putting lines. It leaves marks.
- Stand so that your shadow does not fall behind the opponent's line.
- It is a good idea for the person who holes out first to hold the flagstick.
This is the basics of the green.
In the next part, I will cover how to use a putter around the green. Surprisingly, this is often the answer.
