Putts per round?

So how many putts per round is acceptable for a 9 hole league? I have been averaging 17 putts per 9 over the past 4 weeks and have been missing numerous 8-10' and birdie putts. I almost feel there is nothing I can do better on the greens I'm playing. I changed the weighting of my Scotty to a 20gr heel and 10gr toe so it releases more and have shaved 2 strokes off from the first 3 weeks of playing. Even with the changes I think I hit the ceiling on what my talent level can produce. I tried all the new putters this weekend at Golf Galaxy and was dropping 10-15 footers with ease with the new Futura 6M but had a tendency to push the short 4-5 foot putts. My Scotty Newport excels in the 4-5' range and I make a lot of par putts from that range but it is also a product of not getting my 1st putt close enough. What is a good style putter for slow bumpy greens? My current handicap is 3.73 for the 9 hole league and shaving 1 or 2 more strokes would make a huge difference in the standings. I'm not even sure at this point if there is an answer other then putt better with what I have.

Thats been about my average as well. Putting has always been the weakest part of my game. The Grint says my average GIR is 56.7% with 33.4 putts. I regularly miss a handful of 5-8' putts every round. I just switched from a 2010ish Newport 2.5 to the new Futura 6m. I dont think the Newport ever fit my putting stroke, and i couldnt line the thing up to save my life. I've only played 18 with the 6m, but i did make a couple putts i ordinarily miss and did make a 25' birdie putt on the 11th hole. I also instantly had way more confidence on 3-4 footers.

I gave the Newport a good shot, but in the long run i think it hurt my ability to read greens due to a poor fit. I dont think i have a terrible putting stroke, but to putt "average" id need to spend an hour a week on dead straight 4 footers doing the tee drill to keep my alignment correct. Right away i was lining up the Futura a lot better.

To get where you want to be, you need to be hitting every long putt to within 3' and making every 3 footer. Anything over 6' is a coin flip over the course of a season, the stats will show that.

I'm working toward this. Have a long way to go. Had a 50 putt round on my golf trip, which I didn't even think was possible.

Thats been about my average as well. Putting has always been the weakest part of my game. The Grint says my average GIR is 56.7% with 33.4 putts. I regularly miss a handful of 5-8' putts every round. I just switched from a 2010ish Newport 2.5 to the new Futura 6m. I dont think the Newport ever fit my putting stroke, and i couldnt line the thing up to save my life. I've only played 18 with the 6m, but i did make a couple putts i ordinarily miss and did make a 25' birdie putt on the 11th hole. I also instantly had way more confidence on 3-4 footers.

 

I gave the Newport a good shot, but in the long run i think it hurt my ability to read greens due to a poor fit. I dont think i have a terrible putting stroke, but to putt "average" id need to spend an hour a week on dead straight 4 footers doing the tee drill to keep my alignment correct. Right away i was lining up the Futura a lot better.

I have been using the Pelz balls to practice with and noticed that I struggle with getting the ball to roll true. Seems like the ball always skids the first few inches.

As well as those pros strike the ball, they putt the lights out. Longest putt i made today was 4'. Total for the round was like 40'.

Good putters will get way over 100' a round. First time with a Scotty. Newport 2. Not a fan.

I always feel like 30 a round, or 15 for nine holes is my gold standard.

But, it's not an absolute. If you hit 18 greens and hit 36 putts, most of us would be pretty pleased. Have to look at it in conjunction with GIR's.

i personally shoot for less than 30 a round.... and i get that most rounds.. But it can be acheived 2 ways.. either your making birdies, or you are making 1 putt pars by missing alot of greens and getting up and down 99% of the tome... so it isnt the end all be all stat... what you need is less than 30 putts and as many greens in regulation as you can muster

In my leagues ... "I putted great today" guy rarely knows how many putts he actually had.

It's an eye opener for folks who start keeping track.

For a 9 hole league, I think 16 putts would be pretty good, anything less and I'd consider that person a "Pretty good Putter".

However, what it might prove even more is that this player is actually an excellent iron player, as virtually any hacker could 1 putt if all that had left was a 5 footer every time. If they are constantly draining 20+ footers, or lagging that 60 footer to a tap in every time, that's a bit different. I generally seem to find though that on rounds where I have less putts, it's because I was hitting my approaches closer.

Short game is where my rounds fall apart, so I have started tracking all shots under 75 yards and GIR too.

If I hit all 9 greens with my last shot over 75 yards, I'm happy with 2 putts per hole. If I'm hitting 3 of 9 greens with last shot under 75 yards and still have 2 putts per hole then my round is a disaster.

As well as those pros strike the ball, they putt the lights out. Longest putt i made today was 4'. Total for the round was like 40'.

 

Good putters will get way over 100' a round. First time with a Scotty. Newport 2. Not a fan.

I think you are setting yourself up for disappointment if these are your standards.

Jason Day's longest make last Sunday was 6'2", and he lost in a playoff. Billy Horschel made approx 440' of putts for the week, and it was only the 4th time in his career that he had gone over 400' for 4 rounds; he's 6th on Tour in putts made from 15-20 feet, and he's made 23 putts in FIFTY rounds so far this year from that distance. Mark Broadie's research shows that Tour pros don't average 50% until they get inside 9 feet, and that nobody is consistently making 20 footers, even on Tour.

Take some pressure off yourself and get good at what the pros are ACTUALLY good at; develop great pace from 30', and develop a rock-solid stroke from 3' and in. Three putt avoidance is the key, not making bombs.

Putts per round is a misleading stat. You could have 36 in an 18 hole round and sill shoot even par. Putts per GIR is a better indication of how good or bad your putting is.

Putts per round is misleading, as others are stating. If I hit a chip to within two feet, than I'll one putt without doing anything special. If I two putt from 60 feet, I'll have a nice putting hole but will show 2 putts. I'd try to focus on practicing the 4-10 foot putts the most, and avoiding 3 putts. It could be helpful to track your putting on each hole by writing down the distance of your first putt, and how many putts it takes to hole out.

This article posted here is very good:

http://www.golfwrx.c...-putting-green/

had 10 putts last night, shot -3 for 9 holes. usually my mark is 12-13 putts.