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When you count putts do you count only putts from the putting surface or do you count all shots hit with a putter whether on the green or the fringe or fairway? I am curious because I have been counting every shot i hit with my putter as a putt and am trying to get my putts down. That is the one area that is holding me back big time. What do you think?
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| # 1 6/9/2010 10:54:52 AM |
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off the green,if i use a putter.i don't count it,as a putt.but when the ball is on the green surface,i count my putts, whether i use the putter,7-iron or driver,it's a putt!
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| # 2 6/9/2010 10:57:34 AM |
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If want apples to apples, ONLY count putts from the putting surface. Putts from the fringe DO NOT count as "putts".
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| # 3 6/9/2010 11:04:50 AM |
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Any stroke made at the ball while on the green is considered a putt. That means if you chip a ball that is on the green (yes it is allowed) is considered a putt. So in reverse any stroke made at the ball while on the fringe or off the green, no matter what club is used, is a stroke not a putt.
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| # 4 6/9/2010 11:19:03 AM |
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Any stroke made at the ball while on the green is considered a putt. That means if you chip a ball that is on the green (yes it is allowed) is considered a putt. So in reverse any stroke made at the ball while on the fringe or off the green, no matter what club is used, is a stroke not a putt. Both Dandy and Racer are correct if you want to keep official statistics. But you may want to keep track of those putts from the fringe and compare it to the times you chip from the fringe. It will give you an idea of what your best chances are to get the ball up and down, and whether you should chip or putt in those situations. |
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| # 5 6/9/2010 11:26:49 AM |
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Any stroke made at the ball while on the green is considered a putt. That means if you chip a ball that is on the green (yes it is allowed) is considered a putt. So in reverse any stroke made at the ball while on the fringe or off the green, no matter what club is used, is a stroke not a putt. Both Dandy and Racer are correct if you want to keep official statistics. But you may want to keep track of those putts from the fringe and compare it to the times you chip from the fringe. It will give you an idea of what your best chances are to get the ball up and down, and whether you should chip or putt in those situations. Both are correct assumptions, it's the way I count putts. |
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| # 6 6/9/2010 11:31:26 AM |
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ok, I am going to start counting putts as on green only. I thought I have been putting better but my putts per round has not dropped but I have been counting everything from the green and from the fringe. That makes a big difference. I just revised my last score and my putts per round went from 35-30. I had several putts that were on the fringe by 1-2 inches but counted as putts. Makes more sense, thanks for clarifying. I still need to hit those 5-8 footers that I routinely miss. That would be a game changer.
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| # 7 6/9/2010 12:01:53 PM |
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Good point.
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| # 8 6/9/2010 6:59:52 PM |
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Any putt off the green is considered a Up ~n~ Down stat!!
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| # 9 6/9/2010 7:01:21 PM |
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ok, I am going to start counting putts as on green only. I thought I have been putting better but my putts per round has not dropped but I have been counting everything from the green and from the fringe. That makes a big difference. I just revised my last score and my putts per round went from 35-30. I had several putts that were on the fringe by 1-2 inches but counted as putts. Makes more sense, thanks for clarifying. I still need to hit those 5-8 footers that I routinely miss. That would be a game changer. Your putts should go down and your percentage for Up and Downs should go up. Remember, if you can't mark it, its not legally a putt~~ |
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| # 10 6/9/2010 7:32:36 PM |
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Technically a shot off the green with the putter isn't considered an actual putt so I only count putts on the green.
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