Here’s how to read greens:
- Read the entire green as you approach the area
- Do a complete walk around your putt
- Squat down to get a better look before doing anything else
- Use your feet and feel to see if there is any slope
- Stay vigilant and learn from others in the group
- Learn to read the grain of your putts so that you can make more putts
How do you read golf greens for speed and break?
5 Ways to Read The Green For Speed and BreakStep 1 – Find the straight putt. ... Step 2 – Gauge the slope of the green. ... Step 3 – View the green from around the hole. ... Step 4 – View the green from where you are going to hit the ball. ... Step 5 – Visualize the path of the ball.Aug 17, 2021
How do you read a putt line?
0:043:09How to read a putt every time with Andy Sullivan - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd I'll only read it from two sides here I read it from mainly behind the ball. And the low side ofMoreAnd I'll only read it from two sides here I read it from mainly behind the ball. And the low side of the ball. So my first point of view that.
How do you read a Greens book?
2:183:22Green contours book reading 101 - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo let's jump over to the second hole. And i'll just do a quick one on um on this so so this isMoreSo let's jump over to the second hole. And i'll just do a quick one on um on this so so this is tomorrow's pin placement. It's six on four yards off the left it's going to be a little bit into the
How do you read your feet green?
2:043:08The Golf Fix: Read Greens with Your Feet | Golf Channel - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipWhat is contacting the ground first. Either the heel or the toe. It's. Telling you about what'sMoreWhat is contacting the ground first. Either the heel or the toe. It's. Telling you about what's happening around that that green and around the hole.
How do you read a putting green for beginners?
3:166:24The Easy GOLF PUTTING LESSON to Help You Read Break - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipRight to left right to left right to left right to left all the way back down to the straight putt.MoreRight to left right to left right to left right to left all the way back down to the straight putt.
How do you read greens and putt?
10 Rules For Reading GreensFirst sight is best sight. ... Read with your feet, too. ... Speed doesn't always kill. ... Develop an insurance read. ... One read for bent, two for Bermuda. ... Your partner must love the read. ... The best look: behind the hole. ... Be wary of plumb-bobbing.More items...•Sep 10, 2009
Do pro golfers use green books?
But green-reading books are going away for tournament use on the PGA Tour on January 1, so let's examine what's going to happen, how it came about, how it will be enforced, and what's allowed and not allowed. This decision to ban green-reading material from the PGA Tour is completely player driven.Dec 2, 2021
What is a golf green book?
How is the Green Book made? The book is made using laser and GPS survey data which enables us to model the green surface to 1/2 millimetre accuracy. We then use our specialist Clere software which turns the GPS survey data and 3D model into drawings designed to help golfers understand the green and surrounding area.
Are green reading books legal?
Green-reading books are perfectly legal under the R&A and USGA rules. They exist for thousands of courses, other than Augusta National, and every course that's hosted a PGA Tour event in the last, say, five years.Nov 1, 2021
Pace is King
Getting your pace right is very important and also can prove to be a bit difficult. Watching the pros on the PGA Tour. It’s amazing when you think that from week to week they’re playing on entirely different golf courses. The speeds of the greens can and will be very subtly different from course to course.
LPGA Stars...These Ladies are Good!
I had the privilege many years ago to caddy for one of the Professionals on the LPGA Tour at the LPGA Canadian Open in Edmonton, Alberta. We were playing her first practice round, keeping in mind she had never been to Edmonton or ever played a golf course anywhere near this part of the world.
Say what?
As a professional courtesy of course she fixed her pitch mark on the green then walked off to her ball and commented to me “Boy are these greens ever slow.” I made comment...“You haven’t even hit the putt yet?”
The putting pace trick
Since then, I developed for my own game the 10 pace putt system. You can develop this at your home course of favorite golf practice center. Establish a standard putt for yourself that rolls out 10 normal walking paces.
Practice putting sure helps!
You do this with five or six balls at a time until such time the strokes feel consistent and the balls start to tightly group at your 10 pace mark. Do not aim at a hole. Go to area on the green that is flat, not uphill or downhill.
Ready to read the pace of Greens anywhere
Now you have a good putting tool to use at other golf courses. When you go to play a game at a new golf course go to a flat part of the practice green. You now have a consistent putting swing length that will roll the ball out 10 paces.
Count it...the paces that is!
Make several putts with 5-6 balls then count out how far the ball actually rolls out at this given golf course. If it rolls out nine paces or eight paces the greens are slow to very slow. Should it roll out 11 or 12 paces the greens are quick. If it rolls out 10 paces the greens are very similar to your home golf course.
1. Look at the big picture of the green before you get there
When you are approaching a green from a distance, it can be easier to see how the green tilts and if there is an obvious tilt. So pay attention as you approach the putting surface from the fairway.
2. As you walk onto the green look for a high point and a low point
Greens are built to drain rainwater, meaning they have low points to which the water runs. If you can identify those areas, you’ll have a leg-up on your reads.
3. Is your putt uphill or downhill?
One of the most important things you need to determine is the proper power and speed you need to generate to roll the ball the right distance. Our eyes judge distance well, but often miss up- and downhill slopes. I’m a fan of Aimpoint by Mark Sweeney, by which you learn to read the greens using your feet.
4. Which side is higher? Look beyond just the line
When trying to determine how the ball will move on a side slope, I find it helpful to look at the general area, rather than just the line. In other words, if you study several feet on one side of the line versus several feet on the other, the tilt of the green becomes more obvious — and, of course, you should always aim for the higher side.
5. Learn to read green maps
There is so much great tech out there to help you to play your best golf, including the green maps that the Tour players use. There are a few different options, among them the new Green Books by Golflogix (Golf Logix and GOLF.com are affiliates of 8AM Golf).
