Putting · GolfBuddy

Setup

Feet shoulder-width or a bit less apart.
Posture is top-down, with your eyes over the top of the ball.

Grip (reverse overlap)

Left hand grips with the thumb on top of the grip.
Right hand below the left hand, on the club.
The left-hand index finger sits on top of the right-hand small finger.

Stroke

The club moves only right → left, with no face rotation — a straight face through the ball gives a straight roll.

How to practice

Short putts (3–6 ft) for confidence.
Lag putts (long ones) for distance control.

Benchmarks — where you stand

These are approximate feel-guides, not exact targets. Real performance varies with course conditions, nerves, and how well you slept.

Beginner (20+ hdcp)Good amateur (5–10 hdcp)Tour

Putting — make %

Make % = how often a putt from this distance drops. Even tour pros only hole about 1 in 7 from 20 ft — from outside 6 ft, two-putting is a good result.

3 ft / ~0.9 m

Beginner

62%

Good amateur

82%

Tour

96%

4 ft / ~1.2 m

Beginner

47%

Good amateur

68%

Tour

87%

5 ft / ~1.5 m

Beginner

35%

Good amateur

56%

Tour

77%

6 ft / ~1.8 m

Beginner

26%

Good amateur

45%

Tour

66%

8 ft / ~2.4 m

Beginner

16%

Good amateur

30%

Tour

50%

10 ft / ~3 m

Beginner

10%

Good amateur

20%

Tour

38%

15 ft / ~4.6 m

Beginner

Good amateur

11%

Tour

23%

20 ft / ~6.1 m

Beginner

Good amateur

Tour

14%