Reading the Green by the ClockFace Method

Putting is where rounds are quietly won and lost, and it is the one part of golf where experience beats youth every time. This is the complete guide to the skill at the heart of it, reading the green.

Built around the simple clock method, the guide gives you a clear, repeatable way to look at any putt, see which way it will bend, judge how far, and roll it with confidence. You lay an imaginary clock over the hole, set twelve to the high side, and the break reveals itself. From there, a short routine turns the read into a committed stroke, and a set of drills locks it in.

This is the full treatment, written in plain language for golfers over fifty, with no jargon and nothing you need a younger back to use.

Inside:

• Why a ball breaks at all, explained, so you read the cause and not just a guess
• The clock method in full, set up in seconds on any green
• The four putts you already know, and how every other putt fits between them
• Judging the amount of break using the cup as your ruler
• A complete section on pace and lag putting, the silent half of every putt
• The five-step reading routine that takes about fifteen seconds
• The clock drill, the gate drill and the pace ladder, with clear diagrams
• How to read a green before you even reach your ball
• The mistakes that quietly cost you putts, and a full worked example from twenty feet

By the end, the clock will appear over every hole without effort, and putting will stop being a worry and start being the strongest part of your game.