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Golf · Level 4: Intermediate · Sub-level 4.3

Reading Greens

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 13 October 2026 · markdown

How greens are read: slope, the fall line and break, reading methods, grain and green speed, and the shapes of greens.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Slope and breakTake a test

  1. Every hole has one running through it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Break comes from slope across the line.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. A dying ball breaks the most.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. Many players aim the start line at the apex.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. Below the hole it has no chance.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Slow and downhill gives the slope the most time.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. The low side is called the amateur side.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. Speed and slope together set the break.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  9. Speed comes before line.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. Ball A sits on the fall line below the hole.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 2Reading methodsTake a test

  1. Pressure in the feet tells the slope.

    Source: AimPoint Golf, AimPoint Express method · recall

  2. It grew from his work on TV putting graphics.

    Source: AimPoint Golf · recall

  3. More slope, more fingers.

    Source: AimPoint Golf, AimPoint Express method · recall

  4. The ball breaks most as it slows near the hole.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. Looking up a slope shows its tilt.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. The land around the green hints at its slope.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. Up close, small slopes hide the big picture.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. The fingers line up an aim point beside the hole.

    Source: AimPoint Golf, AimPoint Express method · recall

  9. Big picture first, detail last.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. The shaft acts as a vertical line.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 3Grain and green speedTake a test

  1. Grass tends to grow towards the sun and water.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  2. Common on greens in hot climates.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. Into the grain, it slows sharply.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. Light reflects off blades lying away from you.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. A ball is rolled down a grooved ramp and measured.

    Source: USGA, Stimpmeter instruction booklet · recall

  6. An amateur champion from Massachusetts.

    Source: USGA, Stimpmeter history · recall

  7. Very fast; many club greens run 8 to 10.

    Source: USGA, Stimpmeter instruction booklet · recall

  8. Higher number, faster green.

    Source: USGA, Stimpmeter instruction booklet · recall

  9. Slope and grain add up.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. Shiny means down-grain, looking along it.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 4The shape of the greenTake a test

  1. Pace to the right tier is the main job.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  2. Approaches must carry onto the flat part.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. A tilt towards the player helps a ball stop.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. Most guides ask for a fairly flat area round the hole.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. It can be struck firmly and the hole is 'bigger'.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Putts across it can break both ways.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. Read the second break near the hole first.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. Pace is the first concern on a tiered green.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  9. Downhill breakers are the toughest.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  10. Too soft and it rolls back down.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Sources

PGA coaching and general teaching guides, named short-game, putting and statistics books (Pelz, Broadie), motor-learning research as used in golf coaching, tour statistics, and the Rules of Golf where a rule is named; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

  • General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides)19
  • General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)13
  • AimPoint Golf, AimPoint Express method3
  • USGA, Stimpmeter instruction booklet3
  • AimPoint Golf1
  • USGA, Stimpmeter history1