With the US Masters fast approaching and with a number of Australian players in great form it promises to be one of the most exciting Major tournaments from an Australian perspective in recent years. One of the most exciting things for the golf fan to watch is to see how the Pro’s cope with some of the world’s fastest greens (some people suggest the greens can roll up to 14 on the stimp meter however funnily enough the greens have never been measured as Augusta National do not allow them to be measured).
It has been acknowledged over the years that the ideal speed for a putt to fall in the hole should see the ball if it were to miss it would travel 17 inches past the hole and while this consistency of pace will help most club golfers it is not exactly correct.
The chart below indicates the different holing speed your golf ball can be travelling at when it reaches the hole. The best speed for your ball to be travelling at is .5 meter per second at the hole, however if the hole is cut on a downhill slope this speed will carry the ball further past the hole than the same speed travelling uphill this will be exacerbated even more on fast greens.
It should be fun watching some knee knocking putts from past the hole!
