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re: Do you find you have better speed control with certain putters?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:21 am to makersmark1
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:21 am to makersmark1
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one putt from a ft after a chip/pitch, it gets lost in “total putts.”
For sure. And those days with low putts certainly came from days with good short game shots. 32 putts and hitting 0 greens in regulation probably didn't move the total score. But more trying to reduce 3 putts. I use GHIN to track score with those stats. I care more right now in limiting 3 putts ana double+ bogeys. I'm a 14 handicap trying to get below 10. As with anyone, I need to hit more fairways/greens and limit putts. But putts is by far my lowest hanging fruit.
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:37 pm to makersmark1
It is true that developing your putting skills and short game skills can help improve scores rapidly. It is always helpful to chip/pitch/putt well.
As you(we) get better, and those aspects become solid and dependable, Then the work of becoming a better ball striker will lead to your best potential. In general, the further you advance the ball off the tee (in bounds, not blocked by trees, not in penalty area) the more scoring potential you have.
In general, better players gain shots on the peer group more with tee shots and approach shots than short game and putting. There are exceptions, but shots gained is predominantly from ball striking for most golfers. What separates a scratch from a 10 the most is driving and approach shots. The scratch is probably a good putter, but the 10 probably makes the same amount of putts from 7 to 21 ft over the course of a round. I realize there are scratches who putt great! There are also 10s who putt great. IF you take 100 scratch golfers and 100 ten index and 100 twenty index golfers, and look objectively, the separations are mostly on shots greater than 100 yards.
For a PGA tour pro, putting is only 15% of the shots gained by a top 40 player(Every Shot Counts by Brodie).
For event winners, they bring that up relative to the field, but it’s still not 50% for most tour even winners. According to Brodie, it’s about 35% for a winner that week.
All that said, most people’s best rounds they keep it in play, get near or on the green in regulation, chip/pitch/sand onto green, and putt with good speed and make most 4 footers.
And of course time at the putting green is often all a working, family man has during the week so sharpening the putting skills is something he can do for 30 minutes to an hour twice a week.
As you(we) get better, and those aspects become solid and dependable, Then the work of becoming a better ball striker will lead to your best potential. In general, the further you advance the ball off the tee (in bounds, not blocked by trees, not in penalty area) the more scoring potential you have.
In general, better players gain shots on the peer group more with tee shots and approach shots than short game and putting. There are exceptions, but shots gained is predominantly from ball striking for most golfers. What separates a scratch from a 10 the most is driving and approach shots. The scratch is probably a good putter, but the 10 probably makes the same amount of putts from 7 to 21 ft over the course of a round. I realize there are scratches who putt great! There are also 10s who putt great. IF you take 100 scratch golfers and 100 ten index and 100 twenty index golfers, and look objectively, the separations are mostly on shots greater than 100 yards.
For a PGA tour pro, putting is only 15% of the shots gained by a top 40 player(Every Shot Counts by Brodie).
For event winners, they bring that up relative to the field, but it’s still not 50% for most tour even winners. According to Brodie, it’s about 35% for a winner that week.
All that said, most people’s best rounds they keep it in play, get near or on the green in regulation, chip/pitch/sand onto green, and putt with good speed and make most 4 footers.
And of course time at the putting green is often all a working, family man has during the week so sharpening the putting skills is something he can do for 30 minutes to an hour twice a week.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:17 pm to Jon A thon
Long putts got more difficult when these golf courses started putting in more slope and hybrid grasses. Sometimes it can feel like you are putting on a marble floor.
Golf manufacturers try to make putters that hit in the middle; the right weight, the right length, face up or toe down. In recent times, they made the putter grips bigger round... the intent there was to take the wrists out of the putting stroke.
Here is what the Pros do. They focus more on a pendulum motion, it allows for a take away and a follow through at the proper speed. They also focus on keeping their head really still and their eyes focused downward at impact. As a matter of consistency in avoiding getting too wristy, they make sure the pressure in their left hand is tighter than their right hand.
Also, check out the golf ball you use. Distance or two piece balls do great giving you distance, but they will "jump" on longer putts. Go to a three piece ball with a Urethane cover to create more consistency and still get the distance you need.
Finally, get out and practice. Lastly, before you tee off make sure you warm up hitting long putts, uphill, downhill, and side hill. Figure out which putting stroke you are going to use that day before teeing off.
Golf manufacturers try to make putters that hit in the middle; the right weight, the right length, face up or toe down. In recent times, they made the putter grips bigger round... the intent there was to take the wrists out of the putting stroke.
Here is what the Pros do. They focus more on a pendulum motion, it allows for a take away and a follow through at the proper speed. They also focus on keeping their head really still and their eyes focused downward at impact. As a matter of consistency in avoiding getting too wristy, they make sure the pressure in their left hand is tighter than their right hand.
Also, check out the golf ball you use. Distance or two piece balls do great giving you distance, but they will "jump" on longer putts. Go to a three piece ball with a Urethane cover to create more consistency and still get the distance you need.
Finally, get out and practice. Lastly, before you tee off make sure you warm up hitting long putts, uphill, downhill, and side hill. Figure out which putting stroke you are going to use that day before teeing off.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:59 pm to Jon A thon
About 25 years ago I was travelling and my putter broke. I went to Wal Mart and spent about 20 bucks on an el-cheapo putter just to hold me over on that trip.
It's still my putter.
Lesson: don't overthink it.
It's still my putter.
Lesson: don't overthink it.
Posted on 1/16/26 at 9:52 am to bstaceyau19
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About 25 years ago I was travelling and my putter broke. I went to Wal Mart and spent about 20 bucks on an el-cheapo putter just to hold me over on that trip.
It's still my putter.
Lesson: don't overthink it.
I do agree that buying this new putter wasn't to magically solve putting. The original question was more on "styles" of putters being easier. I had a counter balanced grip originally. Felt fine on short putts and awkward/unconfident on longer lags. The standard grip felt more natural to get a "feel" for how hard to lag it there. I'm sure I could figure it out with anything. I have a purchasing problem, so was asking more if it was just my excitement to buy a new toy, or was it a real feeling. For now, I have no regrets on the purchase. I'm not walking around thinking it fixed everything though as I still have some work to do. And I probably could have bought any putter with a standard grip to get that confidence compared to a LAB.
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