![]() Picking a target short of the actual cup can help to convince you to take a smaller, slower stroke. Giving the ball enough speed to roll past the cup on uphill and flat putts is fine, but NOT on downhill putts, especially when the greens are crazy fast. The less gas you put in the tank the less energy - it’s that simple. Understand that smaller strokes produce less speed. You want your stroke to be small enough that it isn’t generating a lot of speed, but always in continuous motion. On short putts, I will tell my students they only need 1-to-2 inches of backstroke, and they often seem shocked. When greens are extremely fast you need to be willing to shorten your backstroke. This will train you to adjust your stroke size and speed for the same distance putt and adjusting for the up or down slope. Once you can successfully control this distance, then move around the green to different distance putts, including uphill and downhill.Īnother drill I like is to putt back and forth between two cups, uphill and downhill, and two putt or better at least two times in a row. Stay at this distance until you feel you have a sense for distance control and how the greens are rolling. Roll several balls toward the hole to try to get a sense for the speed of the greens. A warm up plan I suggest is to start with a 15-20 foot, relatively flat putt. ![]() It will take you a little longer to adjust to the speed on lightning fast greens, so anticipate this and plan for extra time. “Wow these greens are really fast” is a great excuse for about two holes, but why sacrifice your score because you aren’t prepared?
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