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**Mr_White** · 03-13-2012, 05:07 PM

Too short is never good (TWSS)!

I don't mind a putt that is a couple inches short....well, of course I agonize in the moment that I just missed sinking it, but I still consider it a good putt. A putt that is a foot or more short I don't consider a good stroke.

Also, you should never ever leave an uphill putt short. The higher lip in the back of the cup can act as a sort of backstop to make your ball drop.

Dave Pelz has shown, with excruciatingly detailed data, that a putt has a best chance of going in if you strike it to stop 17" past the hole. I don't know if that type of idea really helps anyone, but I try to hit the ball to just past the hole.

OTOH, Harvey Pinnick said he likes for the ball to die at the hole, because it effectively increases the diameter of the hole. A slow putt on the edge is more likely to drop in than to lip out.

I sort of try to split the difference between those two ideas.

03-13-2012, 05:07 PM	#15
Mr_White Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 594 Senior Member	Too short is never good (TWSS)! I don't mind a putt that is a couple inches short....well, of course I agonize in the moment that I just missed sinking it, but I still consider it a good putt. A putt that is a foot or more short I don't consider a good stroke. Also, you should never ever leave an uphill putt short. The higher lip in the back of the cup can act as a sort of backstop to make your ball drop. Dave Pelz has shown, with excruciatingly detailed data, that a putt has a best chance of going in if you strike it to stop 17" past the hole. I don't know if that type of idea really helps anyone, but I try to hit the ball to just past the hole. OTOH, Harvey Pinnick said he likes for the ball to die at the hole, because it effectively increases the diameter of the hole. A slow putt on the edge is more likely to drop in than to lip out. I sort of try to split the difference between those two ideas.
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