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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 13:28:39 GMT -5
Post by dazzathfc on Aug 8, 2016 13:28:39 GMT -5
Anyone else really struggle with it? It's costing me at least 5 shots a game. Just triple bogeyed on a hole in cc-d w44 and it's completely ballsed my tour up now
What's the secret to being good at it?
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 14:42:02 GMT -5
Post by dazzathfc on Aug 8, 2016 14:42:02 GMT -5
easily lost about 25 shots over the 4 rounds of week 44
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 14:51:50 GMT -5
Post by yaters on Aug 8, 2016 14:51:50 GMT -5
Take a look in the driving range for some tips. Honestly though, it is about practice and feel. Understanding your stroke for a 5-10 footer vs a 20-30 footer. Using the putter marker helps. Eventually you get a feel for the breaks too. I am certainly not a good putter by any means, but I am more confident now than before.
I have watched a number of streams and that gave me a good sense for how some of the better players approach it.
Unfortunately (or fortunately), there is no formula or quick fix for putting in this game. You just need to get very familiar with it.
Also, there is a section called BoomBoom's tips where he describes a method for learning the break in a putt. I could never make sense of it personally but it might help you.
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 18:05:07 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 18:05:07 GMT -5
All about the yellow marker. Got to move that thing towards you for downhill putt and away from you for uphill putt.
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 18:33:51 GMT -5
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Post by hammo24983 on Aug 8, 2016 18:33:51 GMT -5
Yep, get into the driving range and see doyleys tips. Learning how to use the marker is vital to making more putts. The rest is just feel, learning to read greens, and practice
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 18:53:52 GMT -5
Post by dorksirjur on Aug 8, 2016 18:53:52 GMT -5
Plus the camera at the feet trick which helps immensely.
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 20:00:14 GMT -5
Post by yaters on Aug 8, 2016 20:00:14 GMT -5
I'll confess to never using the putting marker movement. Don't really understand what the advantage is - I just try to hit the ideal speed. If I need to hit a putt 10 feet speed, not sure what moving the marker helps for that. I know I'm in the minority, but when I tried moving it my aim was always way off. The perspective changes or something.
Maybe it's why I'm not improving. Last tournament I was 36th in putting and finished 38th in scoring.
If anyone cares to explain that (again) I'd love to hear it.
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 20:05:21 GMT -5
Post by DoubtfulObelisk on Aug 8, 2016 20:05:21 GMT -5
I'll confess to never using the putting marker movement. Don't really understand what the advantage is - I just try to hit the ideal speed. If I need to hit a putt 10 feet speed, not sure what moving the marker helps for that. I know I'm in the minority, but when I tried moving it my aim was always way off. The perspective changes or something. Maybe it's why I'm not improving. Last tournament I was 36th in putting and finished 38th in scoring. If anyone cares to explain that (again) I'd love to hear it. Basically, the game will "correct" your putting distance to the distance at which you set the marker. For instance, if you set it to 10 feet, any putting stroke between 8 and 12 feet (not the exact numbers) will be adjusted to a number closer to 10. In essence, it gives you a larger margin of error.
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Post by dorksirjur on Aug 8, 2016 20:07:23 GMT -5
Well if you don't move the marker you lose a foot or two in leeway for your putt. So say you move the marker to 10 feet, and hit it 11/12, it will go 10 feet. Without moving the marker, it will go the extra.
Its a struggle at first, I putted for the first four months without moving it. But after spending three or four weeks adapting to it, I moved from Web to Euro in about eight weeks, and have had a few top 10s since.
Its there for a reason, nothing wrong in not using it but I could never go back now.
EDIT: What Doubtful said!
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Putting
Aug 8, 2016 21:07:57 GMT -5
Post by yaters on Aug 8, 2016 21:07:57 GMT -5
Ok that make some sense I'll have to try some things.
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Post by statelyowl on Aug 9, 2016 0:58:27 GMT -5
Well if you don't move the marker you lose a foot or two in leeway for your putt. So say you move the marker to 10 feet, and hit it 11/12, it will go 10 feet. Without moving the marker, it will go the extra. Its a struggle at first, I putted for the first four months without moving it. But after spending three or four weeks adapting to it, I moved from Web to Euro in about eight weeks, and have had a few top 10s since. Its there for a reason, nothing wrong in not using it but I could never go back now. EDIT: What Doubtful said! This might help me get out of CC-Z, never knew it was a thing!!! Will do it from next week and see if I race up to CC-E Thanks to all that shared their experience.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Aug 9, 2016 6:34:19 GMT -5
Plus the camera at the feet trick which helps immensely. whats this trick you speak of?
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Post by dorksirjur on Aug 9, 2016 6:44:18 GMT -5
Plus the camera at the feet trick which helps immensely. whats this trick you speak of? Its fairly simple. Seamount was the first I saw using it. Basically in options change putting camera to 2. Then, when you change camera angle on a putt, you'll have a free-form, loose camera that can go any direction. If you pull back after pressing camera change, you can move it to your feet. Then, from your feet, use the edge of your monitor/tv as a 'ruler', and follow the break towards the hole. This shows you the true break, and makes it a lot easier to see said break on liar putts etc.
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Post by jarednich on Aug 9, 2016 6:56:47 GMT -5
I'll confess to never using the putting marker movement. Don't really understand what the advantage is - I just try to hit the ideal speed. If I need to hit a putt 10 feet speed, not sure what moving the marker helps for that. I know I'm in the minority, but when I tried moving it my aim was always way off. The perspective changes or something. Maybe it's why I'm not improving. Last tournament I was 36th in putting and finished 38th in scoring. If anyone cares to explain that (again) I'd love to hear it. It may sound obvious, but adjust for distance (up and down on the d pad) before you adjust for direction (right and left on the d pad). I'm probably misunderstanding, but it sounds like you might be doing these steps in the opposite order.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Aug 9, 2016 7:37:01 GMT -5
whats this trick you speak of? Its fairly simple. Seamount was the first I saw using it. Basically in options change putting camera to 2. Then, when you change camera angle on a putt, you'll have a free-form, loose camera that can go any direction. If you pull back after pressing camera change, you can move it to your feet. Then, from your feet, use the edge of your monitor/tv as a 'ruler', and follow the break towards the hole. This shows you the true break, and makes it a lot easier to see said break on liar putts etc. ah i get you never thought of using the edge of the screen may give it a look its close to how i was misreading my putts anyway nice tip though
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