THE TOUR READ GOLF APP // The App Mac's Been Using to Improve His Putting
PGA Tour coach Ralph Bauer introduces the Tour Read Golf app, a tool that uses the iPhone's internal clinometer to measure green slope with 360-degree accuracy. By calculating precise aim points and adjusting for green speed, the app helps golfers eliminate the guesswork that causes even pros to miss over 50% of 10-footers. Mac and Ralph demonstrate how to use the app for both on-course reading and eye-calibration drills to improve putting performance.
PGA Tour players miss more than half of their 10-footers primarily due to poor green reading, not poor mechanics.
The Tour Read app measures slope percentage and converts it into a specific 'inches outside the hole' aim point.
Green speed (Stimp) is a critical variable; the app allows users to toggle speed to match specific course conditions.
The 'Hide Tour Read' feature is a powerful training tool to verify if your visual intuition matches the actual physics of the slope.
Most right-handed golfers tend to under-read left-to-right putts by nearly 45%.
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