As the New Year approaches, I look ahead to things I would like to learn more about or information that is new about golf and the golf swing.
One of the biggies for me has to do with putting and time and whether it's better to think of distance or time when rolling the ball.
What are some of the things about golf and the golf swing that Lynn and the community wish to learn more about in 2011 and beyond?
Distance and time go together I would think. You have to hit the ball harder in a uphill putt than in a fast downhill putt. A golfer has to develope feel for these things - knowing how fast the greens are..
Talking about uphill and downhill putts, why does an uphill putt reach the hole quicker than on a same length downhill putt? Something to do with acceleration/deceleration rates?
Talking about uphill and downhill putts, why does an uphill putt reach the hole quicker than on a same length downhill putt? Something to do with acceleration/deceleration rates?
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I guess it has to do with hitting the ball hard enough to get to the hole. It has to start fast enough and is often hit with much more authority.
Didnt David Toms discuss focussing on the amount of time the ball rolled as his gauge for distance control and feel in his Playing Lessons with the Pros right down the street from you Mr. Blake.
I think it was on number 8, the par 3 at Oconee if my memory serves me right.
Delivery speed is so important, and uphill puts tend to move away from the hole as they slow down, where as downhill puts tend to move towards it, so, to combat gravity and slope, uphill puts might tend to enter the hole with a bit more speed. Maybe.
Delivery speed is so important, and uphill puts tend to move away from the hole as they slow down, where as downhill puts tend to move towards it, so, to combat gravity and slope, uphill puts might tend to enter the hole with a bit more speed. Maybe.
Other than a dead straight putt, all putts aimed directly at the hole tend to move away from the hole as the putt slows on a planar green (sloped back-to-front). That movement will be either left-to-right or right-to-left, depending on which side of the Zero Line (the straight putt line, either uphill or downhill, per Aim Point theory http://www.aimpointgolf.com/aimpointtv.html.
Other than a dead straight putt, all putts aimed directly at the hole tend to move away from the hole as the putt slows on a planar green (sloped back-to-front). That movement will be either left-to-right or right-to-left, depending on which side of the Zero Line (the straight putt line, either uphill or downhill, per Aim Point theory http://www.aimpointgolf.com/aimpointtv.html.
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