Golf Magazine on Reading Greens... and AimPoint

The May issue of Golf Magazine has a huge spread covering 7 different techniques to help you read greens better. And the best thing about it is -- and I admit, it surprised me -- is that most of the material from that article is available online at this link.

For instance, one of those strategies is a tip from teacher Todd Somes on whether or not to study your putt from at the back of the ball or in the back of the hollow.

Somes gives this simple tenet:

• If your putt is downhill, read it from behind the hole.
• If your putt is uphill, read it from behind the ball.

In other words, Continually examine your putt from the low aspect. The reason, as shown in the photo above, is that it's harder to read Something that's slanted away from you because it distorts your view... and if you try to read the putt from the high side, the amount of break is going to be distorted also.

But here's the REAL gem you'll need to see...

The article also includes an explanation of the simplified AimPoint Express technique that so many pros are using, INCLUDING A VIDEO that demonstrates how to use it. Yes, you read that correctly -- Mark Sweeney, the AimPoint guy himself, actually tells you how to do the simple version in the article, both in the magazine and online. In the online article, the video is on page 1 and the written description is on page 3.

Now it is well worth taking the time to visit the website, isn't it?