READING THE GREENS | Paddy's Golf Tip #19 | Padraig Harrington

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  • čas přidán 17. 10. 2021
  • Aside from a proper technique, another key component to holing putts is reading the greens. In this lesson, I'm focusing on how to read the greens effectively, using techniques to gather as much information as possible.
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  • @PadraigHarringtonOfficial
    @PadraigHarringtonOfficial  Před 2 lety +34

    What tip do you want to see next? Comment below!

    • @mattwrall1334
      @mattwrall1334 Před 2 lety +2

      Pitch n run! Runyans rule of 12

    • @cuchuallin
      @cuchuallin Před 2 lety +4

      Chipping from downhill lies in rough and when the ball is lying against the growth of the grass, and other unusual situations around the greens, please.

    • @sebastienmarcaire6408
      @sebastienmarcaire6408 Před 2 lety

      Strategy global reflexion,the biggest problem is often between the 2 ears 😉

    • @toms.3250
      @toms.3250 Před 2 lety

      Pitching please.

    • @barryf5459
      @barryf5459 Před 2 lety +6

      Your setup for wedge play. 100 yards and in.

  • @brandonthomson4980
    @brandonthomson4980 Před 2 lety +96

    I still can't believe these tips are free... Absolutely changes the way we amateurs think and play the game, thank you. And next tip? Anything you can think of... we'll take all your knowledge!

  • @timothyjohnston5863
    @timothyjohnston5863 Před 2 lety +14

    Pale is downhill, dark is uphill. That is gold! Thank you.

  • @chriswhite7236
    @chriswhite7236 Před 2 lety +29

    I reckon this is one of THE best lessons I've ever had!! Keep doing that thing Paddy! Your lessons are top top!! 👏👏👏

  • @bigjmal
    @bigjmal Před 2 lety +8

    You’re a man who doesn’t need to give up your time so generously yet you do anyway. Many thanks 🙏🏻

  • @671james
    @671james Před 2 lety +30

    Makes no sense why an actual PGA Tour pro has less than 40k subscribers at the moment while we have other "coaches" with millions of subscribers.
    This channel is like the best kept secret around right now. Absolutely helpful tips for amateurs.

    • @ironsideeve2955
      @ironsideeve2955 Před 2 lety +1

      Fewer*

    • @671james
      @671james Před 2 lety

      @@ironsideeve2955 Thanks! I appreciate that👍

    • @ironsideeve2955
      @ironsideeve2955 Před 2 lety

      @@671james I've never felt so put down lol

    • @671james
      @671james Před 2 lety +1

      @@ironsideeve2955 lol no. I seriously appreciate the correction. No kidding👍😊

    • @ironsideeve2955
      @ironsideeve2955 Před 2 lety +1

      @@671james 💕

  • @coolant590
    @coolant590 Před měsícem

    Tour level tips, crazy to be able to hear advice from a player like Paddy so casually. Here in Florida all of these factors are in play, next hurdle is to understand the grain better but this helps tremendously!

  • @willpollard4983
    @willpollard4983 Před 2 lety +5

    thanks Padraig

  • @Rayceemon
    @Rayceemon Před 14 dny

    Valuable info and well presented. This should help on the greens.
    Thank you, Padraig

  • @wilsonhung8654
    @wilsonhung8654 Před 2 lety +8

    "Believe in what you do..," this wisdom is so well-said in the video that I must now start calling you Professor in addition to Captain.
    With these abundant observation details and experiences on green reading, this lesson is amazingly good. You're the best!

  • @CrestRising
    @CrestRising Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks again for this 'Golf Gold'.
    It's a complete mystery why CZcams's algorithm has taken a year to push this channel to me.

  • @ojikamusic
    @ojikamusic Před rokem +1

    "It's far more important when you're putting to believe in what you're doing than tn being right." Thank you Paddy!

  • @wilks1878
    @wilks1878 Před 2 lety +9

    Finally! By far the worst part of my game is reading greens. Looking forward to putting some of these tips into practice!

  • @TruvailBuilders
    @TruvailBuilders Před 2 lety +3

    I watched this and had the best putting round of my life yesterday! 😀❤️⛳️

  • @robscott553
    @robscott553 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant info!! Thank you 👍🏻🏌🏻‍♂️

  • @scottm7364
    @scottm7364 Před 2 lety +3

    So much to learn from Padraig. One of the best teachers around.

  • @mikelubarsky2679
    @mikelubarsky2679 Před 2 lety +6

    I really enjoy your insights and instruction. Good tips for reading greens.

  • @danielminor14
    @danielminor14 Před 2 lety +1

    Good lawd, paddy videos are completely different level from anything else on YT, 5x better than the paid tiger videos FB advertises all the time.
    Paddy keeps up this channel and being so absurdly informative, he may just dethrone Tiger as my #1 fav golfer. Lol

  • @ianbarr5110
    @ianbarr5110 Před rokem

    Brilliant. Thanks Padraig. I've learned more in a few minutes listening to you than I have in 50 years of playing golf.

  • @davidhodgkiss3543
    @davidhodgkiss3543 Před 2 lety +1

    Pretty sure people will be watching this in a 100 years time. Good luck, play well!

  • @frankmollegaard1989
    @frankmollegaard1989 Před rokem

    Everything he said about putting was new to me lol. I'm going to check out these tips he's given here. I am a lousy putter so I can't lose.

  • @lesterngoh
    @lesterngoh Před rokem

    It’s Jan 2023 and I can’t believe this video has only 50k views. Should be 5 million views. I’ve started to use Paddy’s tips and they truly work. Of course they work becoz Paddy is a winner. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the game with us mere mortals.

  • @chrisc.2513
    @chrisc.2513 Před 2 lety +1

    My game can always be better and listening and learning in depth the little things are priceless. Lakes, ponds, drainage areas were taught to me and I have used that knowledge for 25+ years. The color contrast I’ve heard of but never understood it as clearly as I do now. I’m anxious to put it into my practices starting tomorrow. Thanks P!!!

  • @tatski2274
    @tatski2274 Před rokem

    Thank you so much. It's only now I know how the color of the grass affects the speed of the putts. Thanks again.

  • @EamonnOBrien
    @EamonnOBrien Před 2 lety +1

    To quote the late Christy O'Connor, your tips today "are simply brilliant and brilliantly simple" Padraig. And I can't believe I'd never, ever heard so many of your ideas today - especially on paying attention to colour and worn bits of the cup. Can't wait to put your advice into practice!

  • @the_cardchasersportscards771

    This is like a free master class in putting! Thank you for taking the time to give us all this information that a normal person would have to pay a lot of money for!!

  • @msgmtorsports
    @msgmtorsports Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you so much. I really appreciate all of your videos. People charge a lot of money for this information and aren’t nearly as good at simplifying/explaining things.

  • @rickm4295
    @rickm4295 Před měsícem

    You Sir are the best. putts with subtle breaks are the hardest to me. Big swingers are obvious and require attention but sometimes the ones that you'd bet are straight will break a cup one way or the other and you just cant see it....I guess experience at that particular course or hole solves some of that but its the most frustrating part of golf to me. Bust your butt to become a ball striking ACE and cant putt, lol.

  • @josephagoglia9482
    @josephagoglia9482 Před 2 lety +1

    That was so awesome thanks so much!

  • @beimsteiner
    @beimsteiner Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent nuggets of golf wisdom. Love the "if you feel uncomfortable, you're likely not playing enough break" tip. And of course the dark=slow/light=fast keys. Will definitely be putting these into practice.

  • @davidallen3490
    @davidallen3490 Před 2 lety +1

    These are awesome tips!

  • @bryanbond2325
    @bryanbond2325 Před rokem +1

    I’ve struggled with green reading for quite a long time, and this is by far the best video I’ve seen on the subject. Thank you for making these videos. It’s especially admirable, given your tremendous success in the game. You don’t need to make these videos. It’s obvious you do it for the love of the game and a desire to help the rest of us enjoy it.

  • @lgs42
    @lgs42 Před 2 lety +2

    So much appreciate you imparting the knowledge to us weekend golfers. It really helps. Putting is the worst part of my game. Thank you sir!

  • @Jst9213
    @Jst9213 Před rokem

    This is the best tips for reading a green I’ve heard even after taking lessons for months at local courses

  • @bobcatsballboy
    @bobcatsballboy Před 2 lety +2

    I’ve never thought about looking at the old hole

  • @phillipbrown8571
    @phillipbrown8571 Před 2 lety +1

    very interesting learn something new all the time

  • @kathrynleaser5093
    @kathrynleaser5093 Před rokem

    I'm sure everyone has said what I'm thinking about with your instructions. So I will simply say Thank you, I am a fan!! You have helped me.

  • @leopanunzio4105
    @leopanunzio4105 Před 11 měsíci

    Always loved Paddy, I've learned more watching one of his videos than 10 of any others. His advice is so helpful. Thank you so much for sharing this most valuable information that we might never learn or would take years to do so.

  • @James_Vaughn
    @James_Vaughn Před 2 lety +3

    Great info!

  • @kbrady1224
    @kbrady1224 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing all this. Got turned onto these a couple weeks ago and the information is as good as anything out there and I know I can trust it

  • @mattmurdza9967
    @mattmurdza9967 Před 8 měsíci

    That's me in the red jacket with the white hat behind the green at Oakland Hills in 2008! What an exciting finish that was!

  • @garydee8168
    @garydee8168 Před 7 měsíci

    This is one of the best if not the best video in reading greens . Thanks so much padraig. Truly amazing.

  • @Chris_Traynor
    @Chris_Traynor Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you! So thankful for these lessons. You have a great, no-nonsense way of explaining.

  • @pmct9843
    @pmct9843 Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant Padraig. Really informative and intuitive. Look forward to using your technique. Cheers Patrick

  • @bobmcglone6676
    @bobmcglone6676 Před rokem

    Great advice Paddy. Love your insight to improving my putting. Good things to consider. ….

  • @fntsmk
    @fntsmk Před rokem

    Great tips! Thanks Paddy! God bless ya' lad!

  • @ahol9120
    @ahol9120 Před 2 lety

    Oh yeah been waiting on this video! Thanks so much Paddy! Can listen to your instruction all day!

  • @PuReJellybean
    @PuReJellybean Před 11 měsíci

    You are fantastic at explaining and simplifying these techniques, great video I'm going to watch all the rest of your videos multiple times, thanks a mill 👍

  • @jamesharris184
    @jamesharris184 Před 9 měsíci

    Brilliant!! Such a natural.

  • @stabilis8895
    @stabilis8895 Před 2 lety +1

    Legend. Thanks for doing these padraig.

  • @akmojo9547
    @akmojo9547 Před rokem

    Keep these videos coming please!! I’ve easily shaved 4 strokes off my game from watching your videos in about 6 weeks! Thanks! Am now a 6 handicap!

  • @jim7eye7
    @jim7eye7 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic video. Thanks Padraig. Very generous of you and greatly appreciated!!

  • @bobvilla2508
    @bobvilla2508 Před měsícem

    If you wear sunglasses while playing, get ones with polarized lenses. They really help with noticing the contrast in colors like Paddy was talking about.

  • @RGMofED
    @RGMofED Před 2 lety +1

    This guy is just awesome!!

  • @mssalo7091
    @mssalo7091 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing tips, thanks for the free content!

  • @jondoyle44
    @jondoyle44 Před 2 lety +3

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great job as always PH. ✅ A must watch for every golfer.

  • @wildessex8615
    @wildessex8615 Před 2 lety

    Thanks, mate. Best reading green video I've ever seen. Superb.

  • @PatrickMclaughlinRock
    @PatrickMclaughlinRock Před 2 lety +1

    Another great insightful video Padraig, learned something new today, 👍

  • @trading-university.
    @trading-university. Před rokem +1

    Fantastic info. Thanks. Really enjoying all your videos.

  • @IdahoSnake-A-Drain
    @IdahoSnake-A-Drain Před 9 měsíci +1

    Paddy I am 100% with you on pulling the stick. I hate that everybody has to play speed golf now. For me a lot of the magic has been lost. Nobody pulls the pin anymore 🤨

  • @LIMKIMSEONGWEST
    @LIMKIMSEONGWEST Před 2 lety +1

    Paddy , Thank You . Another excellent video. Very useful.

  • @DS23Baseball
    @DS23Baseball Před 2 lety +3

    Great explanation 👌🏻

  • @spboon53
    @spboon53 Před 2 lety +1

    Golden!

  • @oliverpoole3112
    @oliverpoole3112 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you so much, great insight into putting. Legend 😉

  • @budflounders8845
    @budflounders8845 Před 2 lety +1

    Fookin Brilliant!!

  • @SuperShukis
    @SuperShukis Před měsícem

    Great advice, thank you.

  • @richardvereker8924
    @richardvereker8924 Před rokem

    Wow, great tips on reading the green. Hit a good approach shot to a flag yesterday but never thought about the slope towards the adjacent lake. The ball landed and bounced, left, left, left, and rolled on down into the water. Lesson learned. Thanks for the great instruction Padraig ✨🙏✨

  • @Keyevns89
    @Keyevns89 Před 2 lety

    What an incredible insightful video. All these videos are absolute gold dust compared to your average CZcamsr. Hope there are more videos to come!

  • @brianfoster5458
    @brianfoster5458 Před 2 lety +1

    WOW! These are invaluable, especially for a new player like myself. The time and attention to detail Padraig gives us all is phenomenal. Personally, I’d love to see something on different shots 150 and in that are above and below your feet and on a tight lie or deep in the rough and how you’d play them and what club choices to consider. I’m in Texas and I play in a lot of wind which can wreak havoc on those approach shots sometimes. Loved this tip and I’m saving it and will definitely implement this into my practice routine when I’m doing my putting practice. Thank you 🙏

  • @johnwood5150
    @johnwood5150 Před rokem

    Brilliant!

  • @gunghogolf
    @gunghogolf Před 2 lety +5

    Great video, Paddy!
    Elaborating on the Aimpoint method, what he was describing is called Aimpoint Express, and it’s a solid method to read greens. The one-paragraph summary of the method:
    Get yourself a 12” digital level (or the free Clinometer app on iPhone, but make sure the case has a flat back), and make sure it reads in PERCENT slope (not degrees like Paddy said). Train your feet to feel level through 5% slope in 1 percent increments (it’s easier than you think). Then standing at your ball, hold up the number of fingers together starting at center cup, and your aimpoint is the other side of your fingers. Change the bend in your elbow to adjust for green speed or up/down slope (arm straighter for slower greens or uphill putts).
    Taking an Aimpoint Express class is highly recommended to learn all the nuances, but it can transform your green reading skills and can be done in seconds without walking around the cup.

    • @davidkelly1220
      @davidkelly1220 Před 10 měsíci

      Respect your playing partners and don't waste time as amateur golfer with aimpoint unless ya elite scratch or better. Also walking on someone else's line half the time, again shows lack of respect. Any non elite golfer better to focus on pace and quality of strike anyway.

  • @77bovi
    @77bovi Před 2 lety

    Thanks Paddy! Merry Christmas

  • @neils6735
    @neils6735 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent demonstration 👍

  • @RBZ3
    @RBZ3 Před 16 dny

    Great tips…thank you!!

  • @thevoiceofcod643
    @thevoiceofcod643 Před 2 lety +1

    This is what I needed. 🥂

  • @MA-jx9um
    @MA-jx9um Před 2 lety

    Fantastic tips thank you will be using this in practice and on the course.

  • @mikegrier2829
    @mikegrier2829 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent. Some tips I’ve not read or seen elsewhere. All seem to help confirm what you see, which should lead to greater confidence over the ball.

  • @toms.3250
    @toms.3250 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video!!!

  • @staffan144
    @staffan144 Před rokem

    Wow! New good very helpful information here (and I have been watching many putting videos)

  • @baysideangler9709
    @baysideangler9709 Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic Padraig!,

  • @paulhoughton5431
    @paulhoughton5431 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks Paddy, I learn so much from your tips ...tremendous!👍 Paddy, I struggle with wet condition approaches just off the green, I often fat the ball. I will use an eight iron when close, but from 23 to 30 feet I struggle to get close.

  • @Mike-nc1lp
    @Mike-nc1lp Před 2 lety +1

    My suggestion is some tips and advice on managing yourself(and your nerves) when you’re under pressure on the golf course.

  • @terryholloway9930
    @terryholloway9930 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Padraig play well in the tournaments coming up

  • @jamesgardner8406
    @jamesgardner8406 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks a lot for the videos your athletic ability ones have really revolutionised my game! Would love to see a video on chipping/pitching from the rough (everything within say 30 yards). Took me a while to realize you need more wrist set/can’t come in shallow etc but any tips would be great. Cheers!

  • @paulmapes7223
    @paulmapes7223 Před rokem

    Great stuff! My goal is to reduce putts this season and this should help a great deal! Thank you.

  • @MCGodFatherAKAAlex
    @MCGodFatherAKAAlex Před 2 lety +1

    Wow Padraig Im 5 min into ur video and ive already learned so much and im training to be a club fitter so I know a fair bit more than ur avg golfer.

  • @keithdangelo
    @keithdangelo Před 2 lety

    The tip about reading the cup- I finally tested it out and it's like a cheat code! It's really obvious at my home course but not so much at another one; maybe different grass? I read that this tip applies especially to bermuda grass.

  • @ronniefromOR
    @ronniefromOR Před 2 lety

    Thanks paddy!

  • @kritokun3885
    @kritokun3885 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much!

  • @jirasakmalaengpoothong8663

    Just watch how you elaborate green reading is valuable and inspiring already! This’s very useful for amateur golfers with four or more members in a gang with balls in locations around the green and frustrated following gang waiting for their turn, i.e. there’s not much time allowed for delicate green reading like tour pros. Thanks a lot PH. By the way, you just use your feel and not on other techniques like plumb bob, do you?

  • @stevensprigings497
    @stevensprigings497 Před 2 lety

    Padraig thank you this was gold.
    Can you cover how to feel leverage with your driver when starting the down swing please.
    Thank you.
    Subscribed!!

  • @ericwen7702
    @ericwen7702 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you!!!

  • @winston9971
    @winston9971 Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing ensite thanks for your time.
    How about ball position when putting. I struggle with pulling my putts Thanks.

  • @Me-ce7ep
    @Me-ce7ep Před 2 lety +1

    One of the best golf tips videos I’ve ever watched. Does the dark vs light and the burnt edge of the hole work on bent grass greens too?

  • @vpf5295
    @vpf5295 Před 5 měsíci

    Great info, Paddy. I feel like now I know what I am actually looking for when lining up a putt. I'd love to hear your thoughts on longer "lag putts" - Most people 3 putt from 25+ feet. How do you gauge a fair distance/line so you are within a couple of feet?

  • @mrace6147
    @mrace6147 Před 2 lety +1

    Thx Paddy. Insightful yet simple. Future tip suggestion. I’ve been playing courses where the bunkers r inconsistent. Some have more sand, some r thin on sand. How do U play green side bunkers that don’t have a lot of sand, or have compacted sand - I open the face and find my club bouncing off harder surface vs sliding h def the ball in these situations.

    • @mrjl78
      @mrjl78 Před 2 lety +1

      The more compact the sand the more of a V shape swing you need so has to punch or cut into the hard surface. As opposed to lighter sand where you slide the face under, usually works for me. You might want to be slightly more aggressive with swing speed too to enable you power into the hard sand.

  • @frankgowen7334
    @frankgowen7334 Před 2 lety

    Padraig great putter,should read Karl Morris/Gary Nicol book the lost art of putting.

  • @kensmirk3554
    @kensmirk3554 Před 2 lety +1

    Great tips Paddy! It seemed to be quite windy - how do you allow for very windy conditions?

  • @KCTShark
    @KCTShark Před 8 měsíci

    Cheers

  • @suuduong3779
    @suuduong3779 Před 5 měsíci

    👍