This is a very simple and abbreviated explanation of How AimPoint works. The Aimpoint Golf system is very thorough and a little complex to learn, but quite effective.
The putt you hit "too firm" stopped just a couple balls past the hole, implying it was actually perfect speed. On that putt, it missed left because you hit it offline too far left. I get the concept though. Very well cummunicated.
Exactly the putt he said he hit firm and the one he said he hit softly were the exact same distance. Why would you upload that instead of just taking another couple minutes and putts to get what you are demonstrating right? Also, why in the world is he showing us prior to that that a putt hit too softly and doesn't make it to the hole, won't go in... um no shit. Video altogether wasn't bad but some very head scratching things toward the end
Glad I wasn't the only one who spotted it. I suck at golf but seeing stuff like this irritates me, especially with a channel name like mister one putt at least take the necessary takes and edits to properly do apples/apples comparison. Don't pull a putt hard left then call it a speed issue.
Very simple explanation of Aim Point. Well done. However, as Ben Crenshaw replied when he was asked what the break on a putt was..he said "how hard are you going to hit it?". Putting is all about pace. Practice your pace above all else. You will become a great putter! Personally, I use the plumb bob with the right pace. I was a rubbish putter. But I practiced my pace between 3ft and 25 ft (I found anything longer, too many variables come into play, and the crucial putts are 25ft and under in my opinion). It became almost instinct over time. It helped me get down to scratch. Also, when you get your pace dialled in on your own course, somehow you quickly adapt to greens elsewhere..dont know why but you do!
The last statement is so true. When I play at other courses I normally have a blinder on the greens. It could be I'm over-reading my home courses lines...at a new course I take one look and see the line straight away
It would be interesting to compare the location of the determined 'target point' for the aimpoint VS plumb bob methods when both methods are applied to the same putting situation. (I guess an advantage of the plumb bob method is that it takes care of the total or average slope automatically, whereas if there are significant changes in the slope along the way, the aimpoint method would require several measurements of the slope to somhow find the most appropriate 'average' slope.)
I was rather surprised by your comment that "they take hours and hours" to teach you how to feel the slopes. I had an AimPoint lesson yesterday and it took less than an hour to get the basic feel for the various slopes and how to translate this into the amount of break. I can only describe the lesson as transformational! For something that has struggled for decades to read greens properly, I came away after a 2 hour lesson feeling very confident in my new found ability.
Liked your explanation on how Aim Point works and how to determine the aim point. Video was very thorough and the explanation was very simple and effective.
PUTTING IS ALL SPEED!!! Thank you!!!! So tbh I've never been a bad green reader or bad putter, but obviously we all want to continuously improve (even if we merely convince ourselves we our LOL) but I've come more from the pace side of things rather than reading. I have amazing pace most of the time, and most of my reads are good.... but easy reads are easy.... I recently started looking into ways of improving and came across aimpoint. I really like the idea, given I'm just starting out with it. I bought a digital level and am training myself that route. I'm most likely not doing exactly what aimpoint is, however given that my background in mechanical and aerospace engineering.... now that the idea has been put in my head with reference points, pertaining to slope, I can now go to town playing with it and making it work for me!
I have been doing this method for years, the only thing is, I have no idea how to correlate it to degrees of slope so for me to compare this to a greens, reading book would be difficult. Feeling with your feet to verify what you see has been very helpful.
In practice, you'd have to experiment with your own fingers to work out how big your finger/fingers are. However, the ball doesn't roll with a linear break at all lengths so a longer putt will break more and a shorter less. The ball is slowing down exponentially and at the same time the ball is speeding up on the fall line exponentially - which is why the putt gives you that hockey stick shape. These two bits of maths don't quite cancel each other out so double the putt length isn't double the break which is what you get with a finger or two. It's pretty much all derived from the work Templeton did and from that you can see that if you were using a finger to predict break on a 10-footer, five-foot would be something like 5% less and a 20-footer 10% more and 30-footer 20% more. And I'm sure they would explain that on an Aimpoint course - it's just the underlying physics of gravity and slope. And then the break is affected by the ball speed/Stimp speed of the surface. Faster surface = slower ball roll = more time to get to the hole= more time for the green inclination to effect the break = bigger break. % slope and fingers is a very rough and ready way to read a green - but for many, better than their rough guess. But you can work it up into a better read and more accuracy using a bit more maths and reading Templeton's original paper on the physics of putting.
@@lbg59mp I'll see what I can do - it's actually all Geoff Mangums take on Aimpoint - which was in turn taken from Templeton's work on break paths calculated using maths and physics. Aimpoint is just a rework of someone else's research as Geoff points out and then gets himself flamed for having the brass neck to point out the truth!
@@emme6907 That's not correct. The time a ball takes to reach the hole is longer with a longer putt - therefore the break is greater over the greater putt distance. That's why the finger thing can work - further away a single finger will show a greater break than closer.
@@ChristopherDowning no, I'm sorry but you are wrong. The natural perspective of the finger in relation to distance/size compared to the hole, compensates the relation between the break strength and the aim point. And again, if distance is longer you need to hit it stronger, if you hit it stronger, it will go faster. The faster it goes, the more it negates gravity, therefore the break.
Good explanation of AimPoint, but it's based on "percent" of slope and not "degree" of slope. If you use a digital level to learn how to feel that slope, be sure to set it on "percent of slope" mode.
BTW most smartphones can measue the slope (just lay it down on the surface) with the help of appropriate good app (for most accurate results, it needs to be calibrated first on a flat, non-sloping surface)
Appreciate you and the video. 2 questions: 1. How do you take into account multiple breaks? I assume you do this multiple times? How do you take into account the distance from the hole? (e. g. if you are putting from 5 ft and 20 ft)
Hi Bruce. Thanks for your comments and the questions. 1. Multiple breaks you would use the aim point method on each section or break. Not as effective of course but no method is great for multiple breaks. 2. I work on distance more than anything else. If you are using aim point as a green reading method, you shouldn't have to make any adjustments for distance. The added speed you'll give a longer putt should compensate for the fact it has more time to break. In theory, if you have say 2 degrees of slope and use 2 fingers to find your aim point then you would aim at the same point no matter the distance because a longer putt will break less early due to you rolling it faster. Again, longer putts are always more difficult.
It is percentage of slope...Grade. I should not have used degrees because that is confusing...error on my part. Thanks for the question to help clarify.
You can get all the calculations you want and use all the science you need with "aim point" however it doesn't measure grain and grain especially in the south will effects your putts no matter what the slope. Also I can tell by the putt you hit it's dead into the grain because of the darkness of the grass so it's definitely a slower putt.
Excellent ! now at last I have a notion of what all the Aimpoint stuff is about ! Can you do a really detailed presentation of plum bobbing please -I watched many including your video and am still puzzled ?? I understand-how to get the the putter hanging correctly ( as you explained) but how to use it on the course is not understood by me at all ! Thanks
I always did 3-5 steps. Most people do the same some go a little further back. This was always a question for me. I now use a different method. But 10-12 feet worked well for me
i'd be curious how this works with greens that have a lot of grain. My home course in Augusta, the grain can really influence how much that ball moves (same w/ speed putting into or with grain). Otherwise, great video!
Courses in the Las Vegas area where I live and play most often, have very little grain but that is changing rapidly due to water conservation efforts. Grain does have a significant affect on how putts break. I've recently become certified as a coach for Tour Read Green Reading system and now use it exclusively. It is similar to AimPoint in some ways and superior in others. Will do a video in a few weeks comparing the two. Short answer is I would deduct break for putts into grain and add break for putts with grain... and the same for cross grain...left to right break with grain running left would break less. With Aimpoint I don't know how much to adjust. With Tour Read I can instantly calculate the impact of grain on my read. Thus, the coming video comparing the two systems. Apologies for such a long answer
Interesting. Been watching Masters and this Homa guy in Tiger's pairing kept doing weird things on the green, ha. Bending his knees, looked like he was praying to an earth god or something so I decided to look into it. So you're using calibration tools to know the exact slope, and then building muscle memory based on feel. As a strings musician, it makes sense to me as that how I play without looking at what I'm doing, even when jumping all the way up into high register and back down. Gotta be precise, and it works for arm/wrist/hand muscle, so I don't see why it wouldn't work for feet/calves/etc. I bet it takes years to get decent at it though
speed is mostly feel. I did a video a while back on using a string to practice distance control. I do that every time I play and it gives me a baseline stroke for 15 feet and from there I just make adjustments. This drill with the string is a game changer
Good question: On short putts say 6 feet or less I would take the reading halfway between the ball and hole...on longer putts I would take 2, the first halfway and the second within 4-5 feet of the hole. Or even three on really long putts---but the longer the putt, the more important the near the hole reading is and the less important the near the ball reading is. With 2 or 3 slope readings you can add or subtract as needed.
I have a question I have heard different things do you always do it to the center of the hole or the edge. I usually do center inside 10ft or just outside but usually to the edge otherwise. Thank you!
Great question:I do Center and use the flagstick as a target for center...but sometimes the flag isn't in the hole properly or the putt has a huge break and the stick is tilted...Then I try to use the center. I think using edge is fine since speed and break are so connected to each other and you know the speed you are most comfortable using for your putts.
I have a digital level. When I use this, do I put in on degrees or slope % when learning? I thought I leaned this before, but is the degree’s or slope percentage that were actually trying to feel with your feet?
I wear very soft, thin shoes for most of my rounds. I use my feet to gage slope to get a feel for the break. Its almost like I'm cheating, though I'm not. If you want to really putt better, spend a lazy summer afternoon at your practice green putting bare foot. People will look at you oddly but you'll learn a ton.
5:56 not being funny but you didn’t even start the putt on the intended line. It started quite a bit left of the line so it was more than 2 fingers in reality 🤦♂️😂
How can a finger represent a degree from any distance? Surely, the finger out in front of you in a 3 foot, 9 foot, 12 foot putt will be different and therefore not represent the same degree of slope?
At what distance? It seems to me a 1 finger-width break is a lot more break at 5' than it is at 15'. In other words, I think there is only one distance for each given person that 1 finger is actually 1° or 1%. At any other distance closer than that distance, 1 finger width will be greater and conversely, at any other distance longer than that distance, it would be less. Maybe I just don't get it.
You are right about more break with longer distance but The number of fingers will change with distance. So any distance. So stand about 3 steps behind your putt always
I get the idea of feeling the slope percentages with your feet. But Can somebody go behind a camera and put their fingers up and show us where the first finger has to line up with the Hole. I've watched every video on UA-cam and no one shows how to line up your fingers with the hole. thank you.
Ivan, I've tried to do this as I'm sure others have also...the problem is to film this, I'd have to replace my eyes with the camera...there's just not a way to get the camera in the exact position...at least not that I can figure out. We tried about 20 different shots with my friends shooting over my shoulder or holding the camera between my eyes and fingers etc and couldn't get it just right...I do have an idea I will try this week and get back to you if I can make it work...
I used to play on a course near the ocean, it was on a gradual slope the whole course that is. So, when you read greens you had to factor in the pull towards the ocean. Sometimes a putt looked straight but because of the overall slope it went towrds the water. I think all these methods are hog wash, it's all feel and local knowledge.
Your ball started way left of that tee. Good thing you pulled the putt or you would have missed it right. Your supposed to measure the 2 fingers from outside edge to outside edge down by the knuckles not the tip. good luck.
Are you allowed to use a level while you play? Assuming you don't take up too much time. There are apps for this so you can just use your phone. Because not all courses have those greens books where I'm from
Adam Scott, one of the first tour players to employ Aim Point on tour missed a 4-footer and a 21-footer to lose the 2021 Wyndham Championship... so, Aim Point didn't help him when he needed it most. He missed the 21-footer by 2 feet!
@@misteroneputt Yeah...but what about all the great putts he sank over the 4 rounds to put him in contention. No system is infallible. I prefer plumb bobbing but that's only 50-60% of the process...
So aimpoint is just getting a feel for brake...... ..so basic putting . I dont feel like people are missing because they cant read the green , but because they push or pull the putt.
That's true...any helpful info or technique is all about helping people make the most of their talent...for everyone---even the pros---its not knowing what to do so much as it is being able to do it.
@@Oldwiseguy-59 I agree...a percentage of break relative to what is always my question? Degrees of slope is easier for me to comprehend. I wonder if people aren't confused or mis speaking when they reference percentage.. I do like putts with a 90 degree break straight down into the bottom of the cup though.
It is percentage. A 1% slope would equate to a difference in level of 1/4" between your shoes at 2 feet apart when straddling the line of the putt. Being able to detect or feel this difference in level through the pressure in the feet and legs is what the method is all about. Personally I dont believe the differences in feel would be discernible for slopes that differ by 1/2 or 1 degree.
See absolutely no point in these methods. Just look at the green and it's easy to see the break. Choosing the right line is easy, speed is the killer. You just said in the video 'to get this you either need a green book with slope on it or a digital level.' LOL.
This is just another excuse for inability to putt. Simple. I am truly amazed how golfers, especially PROFESSIONAL golfers, get so messed up on the greens. Over the last 100 years, putting stats have not improved based on different methods of reading the green or holding the putter. Putting is a very simple stroke. Just pushing the ball to the hole. Nowhere near as difficult as learning to swing the club consistently well. Keep you putting simple and your head clear. No fear like so many Pros. AIMPOINT IS ANOTHER EXCUSE FOR FKD UP HEAD. That's all.
Aimpoint is utter bullshit. Way too many variables. Good putters are naturals. Come and try that on the links courses in Scotland. Just makes amateurs look daft when they haven't a clue.
This is a very simple and abbreviated explanation of How AimPoint works. The Aimpoint Golf system is very thorough and a little complex to learn, but quite effective.
The putt you hit "too firm" stopped just a couple balls past the hole, implying it was actually perfect speed. On that putt, it missed left because you hit it offline too far left. I get the concept though. Very well cummunicated.
Yeah, I was with the instruction until that point. The speed was actually quite good. He just pulled the putt clearly.
@@Nick-kq2sw I thought the same exact thing
Exactly the putt he said he hit firm and the one he said he hit softly were the exact same distance. Why would you upload that instead of just taking another couple minutes and putts to get what you are demonstrating right? Also, why in the world is he showing us prior to that that a putt hit too softly and doesn't make it to the hole, won't go in... um no shit. Video altogether wasn't bad but some very head scratching things toward the end
I came here just to find the first comment on this lol. “Too hard” was 3 inches past smh
Glad I wasn't the only one who spotted it. I suck at golf but seeing stuff like this irritates me, especially with a channel name like mister one putt at least take the necessary takes and edits to properly do apples/apples comparison. Don't pull a putt hard left then call it a speed issue.
Very simple explanation of Aim Point. Well done. However, as Ben Crenshaw replied when he was asked what the break on a putt was..he said "how hard are you going to hit it?". Putting is all about pace. Practice your pace above all else. You will become a great putter! Personally, I use the plumb bob with the right pace. I was a rubbish putter. But I practiced my pace between 3ft and 25 ft (I found anything longer, too many variables come into play, and the crucial putts are 25ft and under in my opinion). It became almost instinct over time. It helped me get down to scratch. Also, when you get your pace dialled in on your own course, somehow you quickly adapt to greens elsewhere..dont know why but you do!
Couldn't agree more...been criticized for doing too many videos on pace...LOL. It is all about pace.
The last statement is so true. When I play at other courses I normally have a blinder on the greens. It could be I'm over-reading my home courses lines...at a new course I take one look and see the line straight away
It would be interesting to compare the location of the determined 'target point' for the aimpoint VS plumb bob methods when both methods are applied to the same putting situation.
(I guess an advantage of the plumb bob method is that it takes care of the total or average slope automatically, whereas if there are significant changes in the slope along the way, the aimpoint method would require several measurements of the slope to somhow find the most appropriate 'average' slope.)
I was rather surprised by your comment that "they take hours and hours" to teach you how to feel the slopes. I had an AimPoint lesson yesterday and it took less than an hour to get the basic feel for the various slopes and how to translate this into the amount of break. I can only describe the lesson as transformational! For something that has struggled for decades to read greens properly, I came away after a 2 hour lesson feeling very confident in my new found ability.
Most other people who've had an AimPoint lesson said it was multiple hours getting the feel. Sounds like you had a really good experience.
Liked your explanation on how Aim Point works and how to determine the aim point. Video was very thorough and the explanation was very simple and effective.
Thank you
Thanks, great simplified explanation!
PUTTING IS ALL SPEED!!! Thank you!!!!
So tbh I've never been a bad green reader or bad putter, but obviously we all want to continuously improve (even if we merely convince ourselves we our LOL) but I've come more from the pace side of things rather than reading. I have amazing pace most of the time, and most of my reads are good.... but easy reads are easy.... I recently started looking into ways of improving and came across aimpoint. I really like the idea, given I'm just starting out with it. I bought a digital level and am training myself that route. I'm most likely not doing exactly what aimpoint is, however given that my background in mechanical and aerospace engineering.... now that the idea has been put in my head with reference points, pertaining to slope, I can now go to town playing with it and making it work for me!
I have been doing this method for years, the only thing is, I have no idea how to correlate it to degrees of slope so for me to compare this to a greens, reading book would be difficult. Feeling with your feet to verify what you see has been very helpful.
Great tutorial video - thanks for sharing this amazing tips!
Thank You
In practice, you'd have to experiment with your own fingers to work out how big your finger/fingers are. However, the ball doesn't roll with a linear break at all lengths so a longer putt will break more and a shorter less. The ball is slowing down exponentially and at the same time the ball is speeding up on the fall line exponentially - which is why the putt gives you that hockey stick shape. These two bits of maths don't quite cancel each other out so double the putt length isn't double the break which is what you get with a finger or two. It's pretty much all derived from the work Templeton did and from that you can see that if you were using a finger to predict break on a 10-footer, five-foot would be something like 5% less and a 20-footer 10% more and 30-footer 20% more. And I'm sure they would explain that on an Aimpoint course - it's just the underlying physics of gravity and slope. And then the break is affected by the ball speed/Stimp speed of the surface. Faster surface = slower ball roll = more time to get to the hole= more time for the green inclination to effect the break = bigger break. % slope and fingers is a very rough and ready way to read a green - but for many, better than their rough guess. But you can work it up into a better read and more accuracy using a bit more maths and reading Templeton's original paper on the physics of putting.
You should make a video on this man, very interesting.
@@lbg59mp I'll see what I can do - it's actually all Geoff Mangums take on Aimpoint - which was in turn taken from Templeton's work on break paths calculated using maths and physics. Aimpoint is just a rework of someone else's research as Geoff points out and then gets himself flamed for having the brass neck to point out the truth!
No, longer putt will not break more than a shorter one. The reason is simple : speed of the ball. The faster, the less break it takes.
@@emme6907 That's not correct. The time a ball takes to reach the hole is longer with a longer putt - therefore the break is greater over the greater putt distance. That's why the finger thing can work - further away a single finger will show a greater break than closer.
@@ChristopherDowning no, I'm sorry but you are wrong.
The natural perspective of the finger in relation to distance/size compared to the hole, compensates the relation between the break strength and the aim point. And again, if distance is longer you need to hit it stronger, if you hit it stronger, it will go faster. The faster it goes, the more it negates gravity, therefore the break.
Very concise and clear explanation thank you very much. I have been wondering about that system for quite some time.
Good explanation of AimPoint, but it's based on "percent" of slope and not "degree" of slope. If you use a digital level to learn how to feel that slope, be sure to set it on "percent of slope" mode.
Great point Dave...Thanks
I was about to post about this too (slope in percent vs degree).
A slope of X percent corresponds to --> Y degrees:
1 percent --> 0.6 degrees
2 percent --> 1.1 degrees
3 percent --> 1.7 degrees
4 percent --> 2.3 degrees
5 percent --> 2.9 degrees
Or slope of Y degrees corresponds to --> X percent
0.6 degrees --> 1 percent
1.1 degrees --> 2 percent
1.7 degrees --> 3 percent
2.3 degrees --> 4 percent
2.9 degrees --> 5 percent
BTW most smartphones can measue the slope (just lay it down on the surface) with the help of appropriate good app (for most accurate results, it needs to be calibrated first on a flat, non-sloping surface)
Appreciate you and the video. 2 questions:
1. How do you take into account multiple breaks? I assume you do this multiple times?
How do you take into account the distance from the hole? (e. g. if you are putting from 5 ft and 20 ft)
Hi Bruce. Thanks for your comments and the questions. 1. Multiple breaks you would use the aim point method on each section or break. Not as effective of course but no method is great for multiple breaks. 2. I work on distance more than anything else. If you are using aim point as a green reading method, you shouldn't have to make any adjustments for distance. The added speed you'll give a longer putt should compensate for the fact it has more time to break. In theory, if you have say 2 degrees of slope and use 2 fingers to find your aim point then you would aim at the same point no matter the distance because a longer putt will break less early due to you rolling it faster. Again, longer putts are always more difficult.
@@misteroneputt thank you for the detail and quick response!
You said degrees and percent of slope. Which is correct? Thanks
It is percentage of slope...Grade. I should not have used degrees because that is confusing...error on my part. Thanks for the question to help clarify.
@@misteroneputt Thank you. Keep up the good work!
You can get all the calculations you want and use all the science you need with "aim point" however it doesn't measure grain and grain especially in the south will effects your putts no matter what the slope. Also I can tell by the putt you hit it's dead into the grain because of the darkness of the grass so it's definitely a slower putt.
Excellent ! now at last I have a notion of what all the Aimpoint stuff is about !
Can you do a really detailed presentation of plum bobbing please -I watched many including your video and am still puzzled ??
I understand-how to get the the putter hanging correctly ( as you explained) but how to use it on the course is not understood by me at all !
Thanks
I will do a detailed one on plumb bobbing. It will be 4-5 weeks though
What a fantastic video
I have a Honu putter too!
1:35 "Gravity" pulls the ball to the hole... LOLOL
How far back do you have to stand when doing the finger measurement?
I always did 3-5 steps. Most people do the same some go a little further back. This was always a question for me. I now use a different method. But 10-12 feet worked well for me
I hope you get this. How do you put your finger over the hole? When I do it I cant get it focused, I have to close one eye. Help
I close my left eye and use right only. It’s my dominant eye
i'd be curious how this works with greens that have a lot of grain. My home course in Augusta, the grain can really influence how much that ball moves (same w/ speed putting into or with grain). Otherwise, great video!
Courses in the Las Vegas area where I live and play most often, have very little grain but that is changing rapidly due to water conservation efforts. Grain does have a significant affect on how putts break. I've recently become certified as a coach for Tour Read Green Reading system and now use it exclusively. It is similar to AimPoint in some ways and superior in others. Will do a video in a few weeks comparing the two. Short answer is I would deduct break for putts into grain and add break for putts with grain... and the same for cross grain...left to right break with grain running left would break less. With Aimpoint I don't know how much to adjust. With Tour Read I can instantly calculate the impact of grain on my read. Thus, the coming video comparing the two systems. Apologies for such a long answer
@misteroneputt3047 thanks for the quick response! Going to be in Las Vegas next week and playing at Angel Park. Should be a good time.
Interesting. Been watching Masters and this Homa guy in Tiger's pairing kept doing weird things on the green, ha. Bending his knees, looked like he was praying to an earth god or something so I decided to look into it.
So you're using calibration tools to know the exact slope, and then building muscle memory based on feel. As a strings musician, it makes sense to me as that how I play without looking at what I'm doing, even when jumping all the way up into high register and back down. Gotta be precise, and it works for arm/wrist/hand muscle, so I don't see why it wouldn't work for feet/calves/etc. I bet it takes years to get decent at it though
Do you match the speed to the aim point? What are some good methods for determining speed?
speed is mostly feel. I did a video a while back on using a string to practice distance control. I do that every time I play and it gives me a baseline stroke for 15 feet and from there I just make adjustments. This drill with the string is a game changer
Do you take the slope reading at the ball or at the hole? Thank you.
Good question: On short putts say 6 feet or less I would take the reading halfway between the ball and hole...on longer putts I would take 2, the first halfway and the second within 4-5 feet of the hole. Or even three on really long putts---but the longer the putt, the more important the near the hole reading is and the less important the near the ball reading is. With 2 or 3 slope readings you can add or subtract as needed.
I have a question I have heard different things do you always do it to the center of the hole or the edge. I usually do center inside 10ft or just outside but usually to the edge otherwise. Thank you!
Great question:I do Center and use the flagstick as a target for center...but sometimes the flag isn't in the hole properly or the putt has a huge break and the stick is tilted...Then I try to use the center. I think using edge is fine since speed and break are so connected to each other and you know the speed you are most comfortable using for your putts.
I have a digital level. When I use this, do I put in on degrees or slope % when learning? I thought I leaned this before, but is the degree’s or slope percentage that were actually trying to feel with your feet?
It’s confusing but slope percentage
I can squat down and see break etc and keep ball below the hole
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I wear very soft, thin shoes for most of my rounds. I use my feet to gage slope to get a feel for the break. Its almost like I'm cheating, though I'm not. If you want to really putt better, spend a lazy summer afternoon at your practice green putting bare foot. People will look at you oddly but you'll learn a ton.
If you hit a putt solid it will travel 8" father than put hit a little off center. More factors than what Aim Point can deal with.
Not sure about 8 inches but yes certainly any green reading method requires a speed plan and solid contact is the most important of all.
5:56 not being funny but you didn’t even start the putt on the intended line. It started quite a bit left of the line so it was more than 2 fingers in reality 🤦♂️😂
It looks worse than it is due to camera angles but yes I started it a little too far left
at 7:00 its clear the putt was left of the tee.
How can a finger represent a degree from any distance? Surely, the finger out in front of you in a 3 foot, 9 foot, 12 foot putt will be different and therefore not represent the same degree of slope?
Fair question but it works for many. Probably because of speed and distance relative to break
At what distance? It seems to me a 1 finger-width break is a lot more break at 5' than it is at 15'. In other words, I think there is only one distance for each given person that 1 finger is actually 1° or 1%. At any other distance closer than that distance, 1 finger width will be greater and conversely, at any other distance longer than that distance, it would be less. Maybe I just don't get it.
You are right about more break with longer distance but The number of fingers will change with distance. So any distance. So stand about 3 steps behind your putt always
Oops, you may want to say a few words regarding the speed of the greens and how that affects the read... Cheers! 🙂
AGREE. Speed has a significant impact on break. This video is intended to be a very simple and abbreviated explanation of how AimPoint works.
I get the idea of feeling the slope percentages with your feet. But Can somebody go behind a camera and put their fingers up and show us where the first finger has to line up with the Hole. I've watched every video on UA-cam and no one shows how to line up your fingers with the hole. thank you.
Ivan, I've tried to do this as I'm sure others have also...the problem is to film this, I'd have to replace my eyes with the camera...there's just not a way to get the camera in the exact position...at least not that I can figure out. We tried about 20 different shots with my friends shooting over my shoulder or holding the camera between my eyes and fingers etc and couldn't get it just right...I do have an idea I will try this week and get back to you if I can make it work...
I used to play on a course near the ocean, it was on a gradual slope the whole course that is. So, when you read greens you had to factor in the pull towards the ocean. Sometimes a putt looked straight but because of the overall slope it went towrds the water.
I think all these methods are hog wash, it's all feel and local knowledge.
Your ball started way left of that tee. Good thing you pulled the putt or you would have missed it right. Your supposed to measure the 2 fingers from outside edge to outside edge down by the knuckles not the tip. good luck.
Are you allowed to use a level while you play? Assuming you don't take up too much time. There are apps for this so you can just use your phone. Because not all courses have those greens books where I'm from
Can’t use a level while playing per the USGA rules.
Adam Scott, one of the first tour players to employ Aim Point on tour missed a 4-footer and a 21-footer to lose the 2021 Wyndham Championship... so, Aim Point didn't help him when he needed it most. He missed the 21-footer by 2 feet!
Valid point although we don't know why he missed.
Great point
@@misteroneputt he missed it because nothing is guarantee 100% even your method you just have to do what makes you feel comfortable not what others do
@@misteroneputt Yeah...but what about all the great putts he sank over the 4 rounds to put him in contention. No system is infallible. I prefer plumb bobbing but that's only 50-60% of the process...
@@Pooler29 Valid point
The camera changes while talking 😂
Yeah...I'm shooting from multiple angles and not 100% proficient at editing...but working on it. LOL
Bryson in the back?
No
use your eyes and plumb Bob it if your struggling
wish I was good enough to hit a tee peg from 20 feet
So aimpoint is just getting a feel for brake......
..so basic putting . I dont feel like people are missing because they cant read the green , but because they push or pull the putt.
Some of both
The thing is: can you make the putt when it matters... and that, NOBODY can teach. Nomatter how good the read or the technique, its all about talent.
That's true...any helpful info or technique is all about helping people make the most of their talent...for everyone---even the pros---its not knowing what to do so much as it is being able to do it.
@@misteroneputt your spirit has to be part of the game. You must love the game and be ruthless competing.
Aimpoint is bogus, foolish + time wasting.
I thought it was % not degrees
I've always been told it was degrees...
@@misteroneputt me too but many talk % so confused since they are different and % is confusing.
@@Oldwiseguy-59 I agree...a percentage of break relative to what is always my question? Degrees of slope is easier for me to comprehend. I wonder if people aren't confused or mis speaking when they reference percentage.. I do like putts with a 90 degree break straight down into the bottom of the cup though.
It is percentage. A 1% slope would equate to a difference in level of 1/4" between your shoes at 2 feet apart when straddling the line of the putt. Being able to detect or feel this difference in level through the pressure in the feet and legs is what the method is all about. Personally I dont believe the differences in feel would be discernible for slopes that differ by 1/2 or 1 degree.
this is not correct. one finger represents 1 percent of slope rather than 1 degree of slope. drastic difference.
@@derekcarday correct. I misspoke and it has been corrected in a previous comments
@@misteroneputt common mistake
Actually, this is "AimPoint Express".
If you have bilateral sciatica and two numb feet you can forget this method!
True...glad there are many different ways to read greens.
More bad putters use this than good ones
See absolutely no point in these methods. Just look at the green and it's easy to see the break. Choosing the right line is easy, speed is the killer.
You just said in the video 'to get this you either need a green book with slope on it or a digital level.' LOL.
Doesn't help at all if you are looking at a double-breaker.
I know people who use it on double breakers and get an aim point that they try to roll to a second aim point … but very difficult
This is just another excuse for inability to putt. Simple. I am truly amazed how golfers, especially PROFESSIONAL golfers, get so messed up on the greens. Over the last 100 years, putting stats have not improved based on different methods of reading the green or holding the putter. Putting is a very simple stroke. Just pushing the ball to the hole. Nowhere near as difficult as learning to swing the club consistently well. Keep you putting simple and your head clear. No fear like so many Pros. AIMPOINT IS ANOTHER EXCUSE FOR FKD UP HEAD. That's all.
Gee...cant understand why it takes so long to play a round these days🙄
Voodoo. It’s all voodoo.
Aimpoint is utter bullshit. Way too many variables. Good putters are naturals. Come and try that on the links courses in Scotland. Just makes amateurs look daft when they haven't a clue.
Dafuq is that bright pink putter?
Actually it’s bright red. Lol
It's % not degrees
That’s correct. Misspoke several times. Surprisingly you’re only about the 3rd person to point it out
I do the same when explaining it to someone sometimes
@@denniskesik1531 yeah. Struggle sometimes getting words right when the camera is on