Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
The situation: your approach has carried too far and your ball is on the back tier of a green that slopes back to front. Sound familiar? If you have played the Montgomerie course a few times at the Royal Golf Club, this is for you!
The solution: This is a bit more complicated than an ordinary downhill putt. If you don't get the ball to the precipice, the ball will stay on the tier you're standing on, so you can't hit it soft like you do on a straight downhiller.
Your goal is to roll the ball at the speed that allows it to just reach the cusp of the hill. The rest is gravity.
Step 1 - Don't think of the hole as the target. Aim for a spot on the cusp of the tier. Once you have it, commit to it. You want the ball to almost stop before it begins rolling down the hill.
Step 2 - This is like any putt - same posture, same alignment, same everything. Don't slow down to hit it soft. Simply shorten your stroke (but make sure you keep it even on both sides of the ball).
