Great Putting Day

I had two personal best putts today, first was a 54' putt, then on the next hole I dropped a 24', and then out did them all with a 90 footer

Now if I could hit the ball of the tee worth a crap I'd be under 90 in no time.

Thought I'd share

a 30 yard putt at a 36 hc?? wow

Interesting measurements....did you step 'em off or is that just an approximation?


I've played in a round before where someone in the group would drop 'em from ridiculous ranges. It's fun to see. It's like they are dialed in to some type of cosmic force that enables 'em to feel it.....or is it just blind arse luck?


Last time I did anything remotely like this was in a captains choice tourney back in April. We were on our 18th hole (a demanding par 3) and had a long...long...long double breaker for birdie. We all had hit fairly crappy tee shots.

I was the last to go....everyone else had come up short or wide...par for the team was virtually guaranteed. I set my beer down and took a few practice strokes....enjoying the late afternoon sun and sounds of the course.....stepped up and stroked it pure...the ball hugged the green from the first instant off the face....it felt great....tracked uphill right......leveled off.....downhill left.....leveled off......straight for the last ten feet and slipped quietly into the hole. The reaction of the team was priceless and shouldn't be printed here due to muliple expletives. It was one of the very few shots I contributed to the team all day.

Why does his handicap matter when making a putt?

Because, in theory, a 36 handicap should be the worst putters of all golfers. I think he was making the point that the OP is a better putter than an "average" 36.

Good job to the OP on the putts. It's awesome when you drop those putts. I've had one 90 foot putt (two putted!), but they're hard to come by, so it's awesome that you made one. Like you said, if you improve your striking your scores will drop.

nice putting

So how was your putting on the other 15 holes?

To answer a few questions, yes my HC is embarrassing high, my trouble is getting the ball to the greens. Lessons are in the near future so that will help straighten the ball flight. I usually shoot between 33-38 putts per 18. Putting is the only part of my game that needs little work at this point.