Most amateur golfers are not taking the time to read the green before they hit a putt. They should have looked to see how steep that slope was or why they did not see they were into the grain.
Majority of all putting greens in the world are built lower in the front of the green and higher in the back. This is to hold incoming shots from the fairway and also the problem of drainage. The game would be unfair if the greens were built higher in the front and lower in the back.
Follow the following step-by-step method on reading greens every time you walk on a putting green you will become a putting genius very soon:
Step Number One:
When you walk on to a putting green walk directly over to your golf ball, mark it and head straight to the back of the putting green. You would get a better perspective from the back of the green looking back to the front of the green.
Step Number Two:
Check whether your ball is above the cup, below the cup or across from the cup. Above the cup means your ball is between you and the cup, the low side of the cup means the cup is between you and the ball and across from it means the ball is level with the cup (from where you are standing). Also, check if your ball is on the right side of the cup, left side of the cup or in line with the cup.
This would allow you to determine whether your putt is fast, slow or medium speed and also whether your putt is going to break left, right or go straight.
The following putting drill would further help you in your putting:
This drill is to help you judge the distance of your putt through feeling it with your body and your hands instead of looking.
Put three golf balls in front of you, next to each other so that you can putt the balls one after the other. Start putting the first ball about 15 to 20 feet away from the hole while keeping your head down. After putting the first ball, and without lifting your head, try to putt the second ball followed by the third ball, all this time keeping your head down.
The idea is to use the feel of your body and your hands to judge and repeat the distance of your first putt without having to look up to see how and where the balls have gone. You only look up after you’ve finished putting the third ball.
This is one exercise you can do at home, on the putting green or wherever you like. You can even do it without a hole because all you’re doing is putting for distance.
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