Green Reading troubles?

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softconsult

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"The deal with this situation is that not every green is a simple tilted surface. Some greens are more like skating ramps whereby there is slope on both sides. Otherwise, there are times when the high points on a green are nearby and there is a low point between them in which case you try to see which slope affects the putt the most."

No, this is not what I mean. I was referring to the one slope. Let's say a 12 foot putt. It looks uphill from behind the ball and downhill from behind the whole. Can't be both.
 
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I read a post once from a professional caddie, that he takes a small level out to greens during practice rounds. Looks like the same concept.
 
Richie3Jack

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Tball88 said:
I read a post once from a professional caddie, that he takes a small level out to greens during practice rounds. Looks like the same concept.
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It is the same concept, but most caddies use the Breakmaster. The one issue *some* caddies have with the breakmaster is that it's a bit light and it can be effected by spike marks and such. But all you have to do is just measure around the hole (north, south, east and west) and you should be able to get a quality read.



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curtisj76

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I'm gonna try to map out the greens at my local club once I get it. Not sure how to do it but I'm gonna try. My buddies will laugh when I pull my "map" out but they won't be laughing when I take more of their money.
 
vjsinger

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curtisj76 said:
I'm gonna try to map out the greens at my local club once I get it. Not sure how to do it but I'm gonna try. My buddies will laugh when I pull my "map" out but they won't be laughing when I take more of their money.
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Their you go...take their money for some brew afterwards...mmmmm beer.
 
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The excelys breakmaster is an excellent device. I use it to map greens for my college golf team. It really helps to know where you want to be putting from. When playing practice rounds, it's hard to have enough time to get a full mapping but it can be used to get a general flow pattern for different sections of the green. When you get your pin sheet the next day, you can have a real good idea of where to hit your iron shot.

A poor iron shot can cause a three putt just as easily as poor putt.
 
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ggsjpc said:
The excelys breakmaster is an excellent device. I use it to map greens for my college golf team. It really helps to know where you want to be putting from. When playing practice rounds, it's hard to have enough time to get a full mapping but it can be used to get a general flow pattern for different sections of the green. When you get your pin sheet the next day, you can have a real good idea of where to hit your iron shot.

A poor iron shot can cause a three putt just as easily as poor putt.
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Well...Why did you keep it from us then??hmmm.
 
Richie3Jack

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I've always played my practice rounds for a tournament in a different fashion. Not really worry about the swing or the putting stroke, more interested in collecting correct data and getting it so my eye 'fits' the hole. There have been almost countless times where I would hit about a dozen balls off the tee just to find the right spot on the tee and the right target so the hole fits my eye. Then in order to not hold everybody up, I would just pick up all of the balls and go to the next hole. Lots of work on yardages, etc.

But, back when I was playing tourneys, we didn't have rangefinders and Breakmasters.

Anyway, one thing you will find is that the majority of greens slope in the same fashion. And if not, then the majority of the rest of them can be 'split' into two or three slopes. For instance, the first hole at one course I play all pretty much breaks towards the bunker. I found a house out in the distance that is pretty much where everything breaks. Then the second hole can be split into two. The left side will break back towards the #2 tee. The right side will break towards the #8 green which are in different directions.

The pro caddies are much more elaborate. But, if you've got a home course and you can get a pretty quiet round by yourself, you can do it rather easily and just make some quick notes. Even if you're always playing with friends, bring it out for a few holes here and there as I found that most people think it's the coolest thing ever and like having it around.




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ggsjpc

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vjsinger said:
Im terrible at seeing break and reading greens. I'll get on the green and have almost no clue where it is going to break. I look for the spot on the green that looks like the water will run off and I see it on some steeper sloped greens, but on others I don't see it at all. I have zero confidence in my ability to see a line or understand what the heck Im looking for. Please help, its driving me crazy.:(
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I didn't keep it from you. I thought the above was your question. How can I read greens better not what machine can I buy to read them for me. The breakmaster is a great time reducer but I don't think it replaces the eye because of how sensative it is. Richie made a note to it that it sometimes can pick up if was in a shoe print and distort the read.

Trust me, all I have is available to anyone that will listen. Sometimes there are so many possible answers and, with 4 kids 6 and under, not enough time to type them all in.
 
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ggsjpc said:
I didn't keep it from you. I thought the above was your question. How can I read greens better not what machine can I buy to read them for me. The breakmaster is a great time reducer but I don't think it replaces the eye because of how sensative it is. Richie made a note to it that it sometimes can pick up if was in a shoe print and distort the read.

Trust me, all I have is available to anyone that will listen. Sometimes there are so many possible answers and, with 4 kids 6 and under, not enough time to type them all in.
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I was only kidding you..I know you weren't doing it purposely. Just "Joshing you" as they say.
 
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