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Pro Tip: Putting on the High Side
by Darren Golsby
If you keep missing putts on the low side of the hole it is time to play a bit more break on your putts, so that if you miss, your golf ball misses on the high side of the hole, not the low side.
Why? Putts that miss on the low side cannot go in the hole, whereas putts that are tracking to the hole on the high side might go in the hole. This is why the "high side" is often called the "pro side". You will seldom see a pro miss a putt on the low side. If they do, it is usually because they did not have enough pace on the putt for the ball to end up past the hole.
There are a couple reasons you should be aware of the "pro side." Firstly, it will help you with your golf jargon and you will understand what the television commentators are talking about when referring to a player's putt. Also, it places an emphasis on how you should look at a putt and read the green.
Now that you know what the "pro side" means and how it got its name, use it to your advantage. While practicing breaking putts, try to have your putts enter the hole from the high side. You can put a tee in front of the cup (at 6 o'clock as you are looking at the hole) and enter the hole from the side of the tee that is higher. This practice will improve your green-reading and your speed control.
This is illustrated by the figure below:
The worst putt is the one that misses low and doesn't make it to the hole. Next best is the putt that makes it to the hole, but misses low. Better still is the putt that misses on the high side, but doesn't make it all the way to the hole. The miss that you want is the miss that ends up past the hole, on the high side.
Of course, the putt that goes in the hole is the best of all!
Darren Golsby is a PGA accredited teaching professional at the Moore Park School of Golf.
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