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Originally Posted by JGVillages
For those of you that have experienced fast (9-11 stimp) smooth greens prior to moving to The Villages I have a question to ponder. Do you putt better on fast (9-11) greens or slower (7-8) greens"? I hear all the time that players who do not play fast greens regularily fear them. Logically a 40 foot putt, or realistically any distance, that allows you to take a considerably shorter and probably more on line stroke will result in better scoring, and will be friendly to all with practice. I am not getting into the controversy here as to why The Villages keeps the greens slow the majority of the time, just the concept of putting on slower or faster greens? What do you think?
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My home course greens are generally 12-13. When I hit the course with 7-8, I leave everything short. Then when I adjust I hit it 5 feet by. Last time I played in TV, which was April, I had 9 3 putts and a 4 putt. Trust me, there is no joy greater than hitting #1 of Egret into a 20 mph wind from 537 yds drive-3 wood 17 feet from the pin, only to walk away with a 5, and that was only because I sunk a 3 1/2 footer