2004-07-25

Lag Putts

For me, the secret when lagging a putt up there is to play about twice as much break than I would if I was trying to make it. After all, when lag putting you want the ball to stop as close to the hole as possible. If you're lucky it might fall in the side occasionally but the goal here is to stop the ball so you only have an un-miss-able tap in.

Think about this: if you are trying to make the putt, you are hitting the ball with enough force for the ball to stop a foot and a half after the hole. If you are lag putting, you don't need that extra foot and a half. Subtract that foot and a half and you need to play more break to allow for the ball to curl as it loses speed and takes the break. Trust me; on lag putts play more break than you think and you will be two putting routinely.

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