# Putting Basics · Golf Level 2: Elementary

Golf · Level 2: Elementary · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/golf/level-2/putting-basics/)

Putting Basics in Golf (Level 2: Elementary) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: grip and stroke; reading the green; and more.

Putting grips and the stroke, reading slopes, controlling distance and the habits of the green.

## Test 1: Grip and stroke

- It is the most common putting grip. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It is also called left-hand low for right-handers. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It quietens the trail hand. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Quiet wrists keep the face square. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Slightly forward helps the putter meet the ball as it starts to rise. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Many players listen for the ball to drop. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The face decides most of where the ball starts. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The stroke is a smooth back-and-through rocking. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Reverse overlap is taught most often; the others are popular alternatives. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The shoulders rock and the arms and putter swing together. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 2: Reading the green

- Reading the break is reading the slope. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Gravity pulls the slowing ball downhill. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A fast ball holds its line for longer. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Downhill putts need a softer stroke. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Some players find it helps them see the break. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Walking around the putt helps too. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- They pick where the ball must start to curve in. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Speed and line are read together. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Same distance, different slopes. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball must start above the hole to curve in. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 3: Distance control

- Good lag putting avoids three-putts. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Most three-putts come from a first putt left well short or long. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Many teach aiming to finish just past the hole. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The real hole then looks bigger. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It trains a feel for distance. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A longer swing sends the ball farther at the same rhythm. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Holing them builds confidence. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The longer the putt, the more speed decides it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The circle makes the target realistic. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- From there the next putt is short and simple. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 4: Putting habits

- Many good rounds include around 30 putts. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Many players also draw a line on the ball. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Two putts on a green is the standard for par. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- A ball-marker shows where to replace it. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 14.1)
- Grain can make putts faster or slower. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Keeping the head still holds the face square. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- In stroke play every putt must be holed. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.2b)
- Cleaning is allowed on the putting green. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 13.1)
- A holed putt finishes in the hole. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Seeing the line from above helps the stroke start on it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

Sources: PGA coaching and general teaching guides, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and the Rules of Golf 2023 where a beginner needs a rule; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

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