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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Re the 'die at the hole' strategy, I get where you are coming from but I don't agree. I have been on both sides of this, and here is my journey on the subject:
I was never a good putter and got tired of 3 putts, so I focused more on the die at the hole strategy - I became more defensive - in an attempt to reduce the 3 putts. And, to an extent, I think it did. However, the cost is that you rarely make a 1 putt.
If you are dieing it at the hole, it takes a perfect putt in order for it to go in, so your make-rate will be low. It is substantially easier to sink a putt if it still has a little pace at the hole and is therefore still on its line. Your best chance of sinking it is to be aggressive. However, the downside is that if you miss, you might have some work to do coming back.
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It's not "at" the hole, the term is "in" the hole.
Putting is learned behavior and everyone's experience is different.
Since I started down this path, my make percentage outside of 10 feet has gone up and my 3 putt percentage has halved. Last year I was 1.9 average and this year it's 1.4. My proximity hasn't improved much year over year.