Putting -again!

B. Rotelli used this technique with Hal Sutton and he shot a 63. Rotelli not sure why they don't use this approach on tour-maybe afraid of whiffing the putt. I've tried it a couple of times but am not comfortable with it. Remember look at a small part of the hole, not the whole hole.

re: reading greens there is no magic to this. you need to start reading them before you get to the green. usually your 1st impression of break is correct. In the south, putts tend to go with the grain. If there is a burn mark on the opposite side of the hole, the grain is going with you and visa versa. Putts tend to break towards the water. In most touring events on practice rounds, player will putt to locations of the green they think the pin placement will be to see the break and make notes. Watch the roll of your opponents and watch the ball if it goes past the hole to assess break. to assess speed, putt towards the fringe of the green and try to get the ball to stop there, rather than putting to a hole and missing.

What pro's do have very little to do what we do, unless we are pros too

I actually tried it when I was out playing yesterday. Distance control was the biggest difference for me. It was a lot easier getting close on the long ones and I made a few I didn't expect to make (10-15 feet range). This could all be a coincidence of course: I only putted 10-15 times so there is little statistical material to build a case on