[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-putting-fundamentals-how-putting-fundamentals-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-putting-fundamentals-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Putting Fundamentals Affects Ball Flight and Scoring","How start line, roll, and pace turn sound putting basics into lower scores.","\u002Fimg\u002Fputting-fundamentals\u002Fhow-putting-fundamentals-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring_putting-fundamentals-affects.png","How Putting Fundamentals Affects Ball Flight and Scoring illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"putting-fundamentals","Putting fundamentals","\u003Ch3>The ball tells the truth early\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A putt does not fly, but it does reveal launch and roll immediately. If the ball hops, skids, or starts left of your intended line, the strike and face need attention. Clean roll gives the read and speed a chance to matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Scoring starts with speed\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Most three-putts come from poor pace, not a total inability to aim. A 35-foot putt that finishes two feet away keeps the round calm. The same putt raced six feet past turns into a test you did not need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Putt type\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Main fundamental\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>3–6 feet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Start line and face control\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>10–20 feet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Read plus matching speed\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>25+ feet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Distance control and leave pattern\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Make the second putt easy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Great putting fundamentals reduce stress. Even when the first putt misses, it should leave the next one routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",142,{"slug":15,"title":16},"drills-to-improve-putting-fundamentals","Drills to Improve Putting Fundamentals",{"slug":18,"title":19},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-putting-fundamentals","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Putting Fundamentals",1782812355659]