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I think the distance of the initial put and the slope of the green makes a difference as far as strategy, and how I feel about my putts. If it's a putt over 25 feet, my plan is to get it within 3 feet of the cup if it doesn't go in. So that's a success, for me, and I don't care if I short sided it or blew it past. If I'm above the cup on a sloped green, "Option A" would be to make the putt; but "Option B" would be to miss it long so I have an uphill putt coming back. So if I were to miss that putt short, I'd feel like it was two mistakes.

I actually prefer when my chips go in, and I don't need to pull the putter out of the bag at all.