Reading the Slope Of A Green

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By Carl T

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  1. Carl T

    Carl T
    Little Rock, AR

    How do you read the slope of a green with your feet ? It would be no problem on severe sloped greens but what about suttle slopes ? I just saw a video on using the fingers on your hand, one finger for very little break, two fingers for a little more up to using four fingers. The index finger covers half the hole from where your ball lies and the break is the outside edge of that finger. I just need to know how many fingers to use.
  2. Speedy

    Speedy
    East Coast, NH

    It sounds like you're referring to Aimpoint?  I believe Adam Scott uses this method and a few other tour players..  One of my buddies started looking into this last year and he's a big believer in this..  He's been giving me tips here and there and still don't get it..  May take a while to learn but willing to try..  He's already sent me a few videos and some documents on it...  

    Without Aimpoint or using my feet, I just get behind the ball and just try to visualized the path to the hole..    And then hope for the best..

  3. Your question was specific to using your feet to read greens and Aimpoint is a great alternative. 

    There are a variety of ways to read greens, I think the oldies but goodies such as grain direction, looking for water run off etc... still work.  I would also suggest reading some of DP's chapters in his books on reading greens.  Nice job of describing tricks. 

    I hope this helps, Have a safe holiday!

    Chris

  4. Carl T

    Carl T
    Little Rock, AR

    Christopher H. said:

    It sounds like you're referring to Aimpoint?  I believe Adam Scott uses this method and a few other tour players..  One of my buddies started looking into this last year and he's a big believer in this..  He's been giving me tips here and there and still don't get it..  May take a while to learn but willing to try..  He's already sent me a few videos and some documents on it...  

    Without Aimpoint or using my feet, I just get behind the ball and just try to visualized the path to the hole..    And then hope for the best..

    Aimpoint is exactly right. I play 90% of my golf on my home course so I know the breaks fairly well but occasionally still get fooled. There is a way to read the slope with your feet but not really sure on how to do this. I have never been a plum bobber and am not going to start. I would like to learn how to read the slope with my feet for those other courses I don't play often.
  5. NCBob

    NCBob
    Hampstead, NC

    I looked at aim point a while back, may have to give it another look.

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