Putting Green: What It Is and How to Practise Your Short Game
The putting green is the area of the course where many strokes are won or lost. Understanding what a putting green is , how the green speed affects play and which drills to use to practise putting helps you play with more judgement, whether you are starting out or want to shave off strokes without changing your whole swing. What the putting green is in golf The putting green is the final area of each hole on a golf course. It is a very short, uniform grass area, prepared so the ball rolls precisely towards the hole. Here the player uses the putter and must control two basic variables: the line the ball will start on and the force with which it will cover the distance. From a technical point of view, the golf green is not a flat surface. It has undulations, gentle slopes and, at times, raised edges that create different reads of the terrain depending on the point you strike from. That is why putting is not just about aiming at the hole: it involves interpreting the speed, the ...