Professional Golf Advisor suggests a controversial and likely satirical method to avoid three-putting: replacing the putter with a lob wedge on the green. By flying the ball directly to the hole, the instructor claims golfers can eliminate the need to account for slope, grain, and undulations.
Putting involves complex variables like slope, gradient, speed, and wind.
Green reading is often the most difficult part of golf for high handicappers.
Using a lob wedge on the green allows the golfer to hit the ball 'as the crow flies' toward the hole.
Flying the ball bypasses ground undulations and break entirely.
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