LSR ZERO·ZERO GATE

Read it,
then drain it

1% slope, right to left.

What this drill trains
LineStart the ball on line
Speed1 ft past pace
ReadLSR read & ramp check
10 ft putt · 1% slope · right to left

Read it, then drain it

This putt is 10 ft with a 1% slope, breaking right to left. The read is 14.9 cm (5.9 in) right of the centre of the hole, which is 9.5 cm (3.7 in) outside the right edge. The required speed is an entry speed that would finish 1 ft past.

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1% slope · right to left · P0, P1 and P5 marked with LSR Custom P1-P5 · gate on the ball path at 5 ft

Equipment required
  • 1chalk line
  • 1LSR ZERO·ZERO GATE
  • 1LSR Custom P1-P5
  • 1chalk pen
  • 1putting ramp
  • 1tee peg for the aim point
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Step 1 Read the puttA 10 ft putt on a 1% slope breaking right to left. The aim point is 14.9 cm (5.9 in) right of the hole centre. Tour Read gives 14.4 cm (5.7 in), so the two agree within half a centimetre.
Step 2 Check it with the rampAim the ramp at the aim point and roll a few balls at a pace that finishes 1 ft past. If they drop, the read is right. If not, move the aim point until they do.
Step 3 Peg the aim point, level with the holePush a tee peg in level with the hole, 14.9 cm (5.9 in) right of the hole centre.
Step 4 Ping the chalk line to the pegFrom the ball at 10 ft to the aim peg. This is the start line, not the line to the hole.
Step 5 Mark P0, P1 and P5Set the LSR Custom P1-P5 on the chalk line with the left P0 slit at the ball. Chalk pen through the P0 slit, square to the start line, then mark P1: face, heel, toe and path. Slide it along the line to the right P0 slit on the same mark, no turning, and mark P5.
Step 6 Set the gate at 5 ftAt 5 ft the ball is already 27 mm (1.06 in) on the low side of the chalk, so the gate slides to the low side. Same 90.6 mm gap, same 0.90° window, centred on the ball path. Low-side peg 72 mm (2.83 in) left of the chalk · high-side peg 19 mm (0.74 in) right of the chalk · measured to the near face
The drillSquare the putter face to P0, swing back to P1 and through to P5, start the ball on the chalk and roll it through the gate at a pace that would finish 1 ft past. Start line, speed and read all have to be right for the putt to drop.
14.9 cm
5.9 in aim point right of centre
27 mm
1.06 in ball path low side at 5 ft
72 mm
2.83 in low-side peg
19 mm
0.74 in high-side peg
0.90°
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Read from hole centre · 10 ft · 1% · stimp 10cmin
LSR Ai Caddie Read14.9cm5.9in
Tour Read14.4cm5.7in
Difference0.5cm0.2in

Tour Read: (paces × 2 − 1) × slope % = inches from centre · 10 ft = 3.33 paces · (3.33 × 2 − 1) × 1 = 5.67 in ≈ 5.7 in (14.4 cm)

On this 1% breaking putt the ball gate is positioned 5 ft away, with the two pins set in the optimal position for this read.

LOW SIDE · LEFTHIGH SIDE · RIGHT CHALKBALL PATH 72 MM 19 MM 27 MM PEGPEG TRUE TO SCALE · MEASURED FROM THE CHALK TO THE NEAR FACE OF EACH PEG

Stimp 10 · 1 ft past · 1% side slope · ball Ø42.67 · hole Ø107.95 · peg Ø5 · left to right: mirror everything

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