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G0LD's putting formula UPDATED.

Sat, Oct 30 2021 12:38 AM (202 replies)
  • G0LD
    358 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 5:00 AM

    Truth is, mmikke., hpurey has simply itemized the steps of my formula, minus the factoring of the slope fraction (slope/distance). Nothing new there.

    :-)

  • mmikkeelee
    591 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 11:50 AM

    like i say it is a great formula and is working for me as i found breaks quite tough and guessed most of times, which i have had success with im now legend with 61.44 average..

    i used the formula on st georges and had good success with it, i hit a 30 that good for me on there.

    1 thing i could ask you is, if theres say 10 beads at say 3secs going left  but there is 5beads going right at say 2secs ? any advice mate ?

  • skccvb
    799 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:03 PM

    ThreeSpot:
    apologize if I've given anyone a headache, lol.
    ThreeSpot:

    ((x + y) * z) / (30 * x / 2) =

     

    (zx + zy) / 15x =

    (zx / 15x) + (zy / 15x) =

    (z / 15) + (zy / 15x)

    A migraine here! Can you say that in plain Angleesh? Is there an APP for that? lol

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 12:36 PM

    mmikkeelee:
    1 thing i could ask you is, if theres say 10 beads at say 3secs going left  but there is 5beads going right at say 2secs ? any advice mate ?

    LOL. Now that's a tough putt, 15 lines away breaking both ways! Good question and am curious how Gold approaches this. Myself, I use negative numbers for opposite breaks but am not sure if this is the way. It seems to work.

  • G0LD
    358 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 2:22 PM

    Jim is right, mmikke.; consecutive break lines that go in opposite directions cancel each other like positive numbers and negative ones, to the extent that they are of equal value. In your example, the end break value will dictate a flag displacement on the right, high side of the hole, and amount to the dominating leftward break value minus the lesser rightward break value. Clearly, this is a difficult putt, as the break you are dealing with is a product of two opposite and extremely sharp breaks. The 3 second white dot falls between the 4 and 5 numerical values, and compound the difficulty. If you get close enough to the hole for a tap in, short of sinking the putt (which would warrant a public replay :-), you will have done quite well.

    Should you encounter a like putt, with a beast of a downward slant to boot, my advice is call your mother for comfort, lol.

  • G0LD
    358 Posts
    Wed, Apr 25 2012 3:56 PM

    http://www.wgt.com/gameclient.aspx?view=showReplay&JSON=%257B%2520%2522GUID%2522%2520%253A%2520%25229cf1e993-abaa-4c08-af88-9ffb0013b99c%2522%252C%2520%2522Brand%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522undefined%2522%2520%257D

    53ft beauty: a sharp, downward double twister that shows the formula at its best, when the gauging is accurate and the execution perfect. Yippee!

    Enjoy!

  • saltiresfan
    2,266 Posts
    Thu, Apr 26 2012 7:26 AM

    I find 53ft is just too many lines to count!

    I've been trying to do this getting an average to speed things up but having taken 34 putts around Oakmont I might have to go back to a more exact method.

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Thu, Apr 26 2012 8:59 AM

    saltiresfan:
    I find 53ft is just too many lines to count!

    Yes, that is a little tedious BUT take the time in practice a few times and you will get a good idea of how to aim that putt just by looking at it from the front view. Gold's method is a great way to learn "feel" putting with minimal practice.

  • mmikkeelee
    591 Posts
    Thu, Apr 26 2012 9:13 AM

    thankyou jim and gold yes i have tried this method also just subtract the opposite break and this also works if not in the hole it gets close so i cant complain, i think a few weeks of practising this method i will crack it.

    like i said in my 1st post its not a magic wond but if i am looking at a putt and im scratching my head, all i do is go to this now simple method with a calculator on my moblie phone and indeed is does work. but hitting that ding with this method is crucial and so is pace great work gents..

  • G0LD
    358 Posts
    Thu, Apr 26 2012 12:19 PM

    mmikkeelee:

    Thank you jim and gold... but hitting that ding with this method is crucial and so is pace. 

    You are most welcome, my friend, and you are quite right.

    :-)

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