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Old 09-07-2006, 02:31 AM
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Re: spiked greens

Depending on how long you're playing after the spiking/aerating, it will depend. If you're playing up to a week after spiking, it's more like plinko then putting. After a week, most greens have healed and putting is normal.

What I do when I've gotta putt on relatively freshly spiked greens is this:

I hit every putt harder than I normally would. It's going to hump and bump its way to the hole, so I try to give it a chance.

For longer putts, I play more break, and expect no makes.

For shorter putts, I try to 'ram it home' and play less break. That plinko effect will really cause you to scream at some shorties!
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