Golf Studio analyzes putting advice gathered across 15,000 YouTube videos and tests popular rules of thumb using computer physics simulations across thousands of putts. The video breaks down the physics behind speed versus line, aiming above the apex, and why pace dictates the true breaking line.
On short putts, trust the line and hit slightly past the hole, but focus on pace control as distance increases.
Pace dictates the line: every speed creates its own unique breaking line into the cup.
Do not aim directly at the break apex; start the ball above the apex to prevent the late break from leaving the putt below the hole.
Missing high only compensates for under-reading break; reading the full break eliminates any advantage to missing high intentionally.
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