Lesson 7 of 17 · Green Speed

Tempo travels.
References adapt.

The one thing you're installing today

Green speed and slope don’t change your stroke — only your reference.

The problem

Fast greens create fear. Slow greens create force.

Both lead to the same mistake: changing tempo.

Changing tempo isn’t adjustment. It’s panic.

The rule

Tempo never changes.
Reference does.

Same stroke. Every condition.

Speed adjustments

Fast greens

Choose a shorter reference

Slow greens

Choose a longer reference

Slope adjustments

Uphill

One line longer

Downhill

One line shorter

Never “baby” a downhill putt. Shorter reference. Same stroke.

Quick reference

FastShorter
SlowLonger
UphillLonger
DownhillShorter
Fast + downhillMuch shorter
Slow + uphillMuch longer

The rule under pressure

If unsure — choose longer and commit.

Short never goes in. Longer always has a chance.

Green calibration

  1. Find uphill + downhill putt
  2. Adjust reference only
  3. Same tempo every time
  4. Hold finish

The shift

You stop reacting to greens…

You start applying a system.

“Reference adjusts. Tempo stays.”

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