Golf Swing Lessons, Tips & Instruction – Putting Speed
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March 19th, 2010
How To Have Better Putting Speed swingmangolf.com Golf Swing Lessons, Tips & Instruction – How To Have Better Putting Speed Learn how to putt better and how to have a good putting speed. Being a good putter will tremendously help your golf game and lower your scores. In this video Golf Instructor, Jaacob Bowden will show you a better putting speed than Dave Pelz 17 inch putting speed. Leave a COMMENT if this video was of help to your golf game. Get Your Free Article “The 3 Keys To Distance” at http
March 19th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I’m not sure why Pelz talks about 17″ these days…maybe it’s an average? The optimal go-by speeds depend on the grass type and conditions. His own research showed that this was anywhere from 5-40″ in his 1977 Golf Digest article on p 52-55.
March 19th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Everyone’s welcome to take whatever approach they think will make more putts but I desagree. 17″ wasn’t Dave Pelz’s opinion, it was the conclusive scientific data that he discovered by his team rolling millions of golf balls across thousands of greens. The inner ring of the lumpy donut is like an inverse crater surrounding the whole out to about 2 feet. The 17 inches past is the speed with the highest probability to have your putt hold it’s line and go in without drifting off target at the end.
March 19th, 2010 at 8:18 am
In general, I’ve found I get a lot more of my putts drop with the slower speed. Although, I try to putt instinctively…and sometimes that means hitting it a bit more firm on shorter putts where I’m uncertain of the break or am nervous and I feel better about trying to ram it in rather than use more of the hole width-wise.
March 19th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Hmmm, I suppose it would depend on the condition of the green. If it’s a softer green & towards the end of the day where the footprints make a noticeable lumpy doughnut, it could make sense to hit it a bit more firm. Although, if you missed, the come-backer would be more difficult because you would have to deal with the lumpy doughnut again.
March 19th, 2010 at 9:55 am
I think this is a great idea Jaacob, but how does the lumpy doughnut phenomenon affect this slower putting speed?
March 19th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Yeah, I agree. In my opinion, it’s too fast of a putting speed. You have to be more precise with your putting line and if you hit it a bit too long, it can leave a real “tester” coming back to the hole. In general, I prefer the speed where the ball is rolling slow enough to fall all the way in the bottom back of the hole. The hole essentially becomes bigger that way…plus the misses are more like tap-ins.
March 19th, 2010 at 11:09 am
The 17″ stuff…
March 19th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Which part do you disagree with?
March 19th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Lot of bull…