I was out at the range yesterday. I hit my usual small bucket (30 balls) in about 20 minutes, then went to the practice green. Truth be told, I would rather spend all my time on the practice green, but I\u2019d feel guilty about not paying anything to use the practice facility, so I always buy a token. <\/p>\n
Every time on the green there\u2019s a new lesson to be learned, and yesterday\u2019s was good one. I find it hard to read downhill breaking putts. The contours don\u2019t stand out like they should. So I walked around once behind the hole and took a look. Wow!<\/p>\n
I could just see the putt rolling down and curving into the hole, and I could see how fast it would be rolling on its way. Line and speed in one glance. <\/p>\n
I got my starting line, walked back to the ball parallel to it, put my putter down square to it, and was ready to go. <\/p>\n
Now I\u2018m not going to say I made everything I looked at, but I was much more at ease over difficult putts, and I did make more than my share. I tried lining up from behind the hole for every putt, and got much better results.<\/p>\n
Another advantage of reading from behind the hole is that you get a clear picture of what\u2019s happening around the hole, which is a key factor in leaving the ball close. <\/p>\n
Try it yourself. Just because everyone reads the green from behind the ball doesn\u2019t mean you have to. Whatever works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was out at the range yesterday. I hit my usual small bucket (30 balls) in about 20 minutes, then went to the practice green. Truth be told, I would rather spend all my time on the practice green, but I\u2019d feel guilty about not paying anything to use the practice facility, so I always … Continue reading Reading the Green From Behind the Hole<\/span>