How often should I be 1 putting?

[jshots]

Originally Posted by tmf9

Are you saying he should be putting as good if not better than the average tour pro?  I would argue if your make percentage is close to tour average you are putting very well.

Might as well be as good as a tour pro, putting is easier than most things to compare to a pro at.

[x129]

I suppose you could argue that the pro greens are much tougher than the ones you face but yeah expecting to putt as well as a pro seems optimistic.

Originally Posted by tmf9

Are you saying he should be putting as good if not better than the average tour pro?  I would argue if your make percentage is close to tour average you are putting very well.

[tmf9]

Originally Posted by jshots

Might as well be as good as a tour pro, putting is easier than most things to compare to a pro at.

We are going to have to agree to disagree on that one

[tmf9]

Originally Posted by x129

I suppose you could argue that the pro greens are much tougher than the ones you face but yeah expecting to putt as well as a pro seems optimistic.

Yeah thats true, never really thought of it that way but then with that logic we should hit as many fairways as pros because our fairways are wider...like you said its just a little optimistic to putt like a tour pro.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by x129

I suppose you could argue that the pro greens are much tougher than the ones you face but yeah expecting to putt as well as a pro seems optimistic.

Actually, competent putters putt better on PGA Tour quality greens. They're smoother, require shorter strokes, break more predictably... etc.

[jshots]

Originally Posted by iacas

Actually, competent putters putt better on PGA Tour quality greens. They're smoother, require shorter strokes, break more predictably... etc.

Playing the same greens for the past few days i'm almost sure I would've made more putts had the greens been better, they have so many inconsistencies

[LankyLefty]

This is an easy one....     as often as possible. That's how often you should 1 putt.

This is so silly, there's to many things that go into this from how you get to the green in the first place to the greens themselves.

If you suck at approach shots and always chip you may technically 1 putt quite often but how does that help your score?

If you conservative and aim for the big parts of the green and "settle" for a 2 putt. Then you may very rarely 1 putt but might score better then the above scenario.

If you playing someplace like oh Beth Page Black or Pinehurst ect. ect. you may never 1 putt.

If you playing a flat as a board muni that about 4800 yards long you might 1 put quite a bit.

It all means nothing in the end.

[saevel25]

I have to agree with Iacas, greens closer to pro greens are easier to putt. Given there might be more ungulation on some, but they roll so true. One of my best putting days came on a private golf course, donald ross design, these greens are nearly the fastest greens i have been on. But i know if i started the ball on line, it was going to stay online. There was no ball marks, no angry golfers messing up the greens, the cups were perfectly cut.

As for one-putting. Depends, if you get up and down alot, you will be one putting alot. For me, i usually one putt between 5-6 times per round. I am usually around 30-32 putts per round.

[colin007]

if you buy a scotty cameron putter you will one putt more.

no, but seriously, im not a good putter.  i 3 putt way too much.  however, on the other hand my blowup holes come from what ive done off the tee.

[Leftygolfer]

Your putter isn't helping you out with that many putts.  Assuming your misses aren't bad (how can they be hitting 12 greens) you should be getting up and down 2 or 3 times out of the remaining 6.  I'd think hitting the ball like that 73-74 should be the norm unless your making a double or two a round.  My buddy shots about the same (hits 10 to 12 greens) and rarely shoots under 76 because of big mistakes.  I don't hit alot of greens (maybe 6 or 7 on a ok day) and if I have over 31 putts I wasn't sharp around the green.  But the more greens you hit the more putts your going to have (generally).

But I agree, the nicer, faster greens are easier assuming they aren't insanely difficult.  The one thing I believe though is if your used to slower greens you might not putt as well on the quicker greens because of what you are used to and you really can't practice every putt you will see on the course before the round.