of Putting.

In Terms of distance.

In The NBA the top 50 shooters range from about 81-92%

thanks for the headache

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20ft.

15-20 imo

Dig up the "what is your 90% putting range" thread. It had a lot of peoples views on what was their abilities from different ranges.

The 10 meter circle.

We all know we should be able to make almost every putt from there, but 90% there is as rare as 90% FT in the NBA.

Just call me Shaq. I'm dominant from inside 10 feet. Juts don't move me out to far from there. :)

15 ft. is a free throw.

Yeah, and the basket is 10 feet off the ground.

Off the tee pad.

In golf, especially in a tournament, you have at least three of your competitors watching your everymove. The shot is usually simple, as in you know what you want to do and just need to put the disc there. And most of the time you can easily throw the disc to that point.

My favorite incident of this sort of situation was teeing off on the first hole of the SN Am Doubles Championship finals with 100 people watching as I park a 280 hyzer shot around a tree. Unfortunately it was worst shot, and my partner put it 30ft from the pin. But it was nice to perform under the pressure.

i just started and i wish 10 feet was a gimmi. im getting better at buts cuz i practice but i do still miss close ones and then i get mad and my shirt rims off and i expose my purple shorts while my putter ends up rollin in a creekbed of some sort

i just started and i wish 10 feet was a gimmi. im getting better at buts cuz i practice but i do still miss close ones and then i get mad and my shirt rims off and i expose my purple shorts while my putter ends up rollin in a creekbed of some sort



I used to get outwardly upset when I do something stupid, like miss a 10ft putt, or throw into the shule for the second time on the same hole. But that was until I kicked my tour bag with all 25 discs inside. Needless to say I broke my toenail, and have never kicked my bag again. That taught me to be more calm of a golfer, and that has helped my game tremendously.

Yeah you would be shocked how much your game improves when you don't injure yourseld during a given round. ;) :D

Regardless of the distance, don't take yourself out mentally. I sometimes think about a putt to long, especailly with a crowd....kills your game.

I think the biggest problem with giving a certain distance the concept of the free throw line is that in basketball a free throw line is identical no matter what day, time, weather, or place it is. In DG a 30 footer could be uphill, downhill, around a bush, into a stiff headwind, crosswind, tailwind, or nice and flat and straight. The one thing about our game is that the each shot we play is determined by the unique topography of the course we are on. Like I said, 30 footers on even the same hole can go from fairly easy to a real tester.

I think the biggest problem with giving a certain distance the concept of the free throw line is that in basketball a free throw line is identical no matter what day, time, weather, or place it is.


I'm not sure I agree with that statement. A free throw in the first quarter of an NBA game in the first half of the season is nothing like the front end of a one-and-one when you are down by 2 with 5 seconds left in a game that sends the winner to the final 4.

I still the 10 meter line is closest. You should make them, but you never make them all. The really good putters make a huge percentage of them from there, but the "league average" isn't so hot.

I can't seem to relate the two. For some reason, I was very good at shooting free throws when I played basketball. I aimed to make 90% of them, but in actuality it was between 80-90% somewhere.

I know for a fact that even when practicing, I don't make near that high of a % of putts from 10 meters. 30 feet is much tougher than it sounds. Yes, there is a distance that we'd all like to say "I got this one, it's always a gimme," but for a ton of people, I don't know that it's 10 meters.

Perhaps I can't relate free throws because in basketball you don't have to worry about whether it goes too far past and you could miss your come-backer.

I do agree that if you have a good motion routine, concentrate on what you're doing, and don't think about it, you'll have success. I can tell now when I'm doing that well. There's a huge difference between thinking ("Geez, I sure hope this goes in...") and concentrating (Looking at where you want the disc to go).

Sorry about the long post...I've sort of had revelations lately about putting.


While we're at it...does putting seem alot like pitching from a baseball mound?

15-20 imo



I concur

10 ft. w/ rhyno

Is that a dis to the Rhyno?

I've only used a rhyno for putting once. It was a nice 200ft putt from the teepad. now i have 2 rhyno's in the bag. but still putt with aviars.

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I guess putting could be seen as parallel with pitching. You have to hit your spot. It's just the disc doesn't have a possibility of coming back at your face at over 100mph with you having zero reaction time.

I will be honest lately it would have to be 5 feet for me my putting sucks at the moement but i am sure it will change in a week or two always does.

In tournaments 22-24ft and in practice about 10ft. I just can't seem to concentrate when it doesn't matter. :confused: :D:confused:

First thing I thought of was 25 ft putt. I probably can't make 50% of them, but seems like pro's should be up there getting them consistently about as consistently as pros in basketball getting a free throw. I don't know much about either sports statistics, so wouldn't know for sure though.

I would say 20' on the nose. Without substantial wind(20-30 mph), most pros will make about 80% of those putts. Some a little less, some a little more. I think that is about an accurate average though. :D

15-20ft.

I never argued that free throws varied psychologically, just that in theory a perfectly repeatedable motion could make it every time regardless of place, time or circumstance. No such shot in DG. The wind will always make each putt a little different.

I have always felt that putting is like shooting free-throws. As a matter of fact, sometimes I shoot free-throws in the driveway before I leave for disc golf tourneys. It's a great mental device to get you in the
"zone". You are on an island when you putt or shoot free-throws; just you and the receptacle. Putting is to free-throw shooting, as chain is to net(without the yelling, of course).

Is that a dis to the Rhyno?



Aff. I can't putt with them outside of 20 ft at all. I got some good advice and picked up a pair of 175 kc pro aviars, and its a night and day difference in ability and confidence. The rhynos are still used for uuber windy upshots and pancake approaches over shule, but they are a pair of candy wallhangers for the most part. I've hit some insane putts with them, but the misses far outweigh the hits.

My forehand is terrible, but if I must I like rhynos for approach forehand shots. Very straight

My favorite incident of this sort of situation was teeing off on the first hole of the SN Am Doubles Championship finals with 100 people watching as I park a 280 hyzer shot around a tree. Unfortunately it was worst shot, and my partner put it 30ft from the pin. But it was nice to perform under the pressure.



Is that hole 9 (http://www.memphisdiscgolf.com/cms/images/stories/BH/bhhole9.jpg) at Bud Hill? I remember that's where the ams started. I was caddying for the 5th place team which proceded to implode and drop back to whatever the last place was that made the final 6.

My favorite incident of this sort of situation was teeing off on the first hole of the SN Am Doubles Championship finals with 100 people watching as I park a 280 hyzer shot around a tree. Unfortunately it was worst shot, and my partner put it 30ft from the pin. But it was nice to perform under the pressure.



Is that hole 9 (http://www.memphisdiscgolf.com/cms/images/stories/BH/bhhole9.jpg) at Bud Hill? I remember that's where the ams started. I was caddying for the 5th place team which proceded to implode and drop back to whatever the last place was that made the final 6.



Yes that was. In fact you were probably walking with my group, because my partner and I ended up taking 5th by moving up from 6th. I am actually good disc golf acquatinces with Shawn Cleary because of that final 6. We barely made the finals by shooting the second best score in alt shot. So apparently we have already met.