Finally, and possibly most important, all good putters accelerate the club head through the ball. Reading a green Although good putters nearly always display proper mechanics, proper mechanics do not always guarantee good putting. If the ball is not hit with proper pace on a proper line, the advantages of solid stroke mechanics are futile. The two main concerns when reading a green deal with slope and speed. The marriage of these questions is what determines the success of our ultimate convictions.
Most successful putters determine the hit before the line.
The tightness of the mow, smoothness of the grass, and slope of the green all affect the pace or speed of the surface. Determining a comfortable pace allows us a short clean-up putt during failed attempts. We also know that fast putting surfaces break more than slow putting surfaces. Therefore, the faster the green, the more the ball breaks. These are the variables to consider when reading a green.