Lesson 5 of 10
Aim Point – your target point on the fall line
The Aim Point lies on the fall line through the hole and sets your start direction.
In this lesson
- Clear explanation with background – why it matters on the green
- Practical exercise in 4 steps
- Self-check question to test your understanding
- Ask the AI Coach about this topic
A question from this lessonOn which line does your Aim Point lie – and why do you not aim at the apex of the roll path?
All lessons in this course: Green Reading
- Read line and speed together
- Find the fall line as your reference
- Estimating slope: the 100-inch reference
- Green speed and Target Speed
- Aim Point – your target point on the fall line
- Distance Point – dosing your stroke
- Read original tables without interpolation
- High line, low line and changing contours
- Separate reading errors from execution errors
- Your green-reading practice plan
Free articles & podcasts on this topic
- Podcast · 21 min The Physics of Breaking Putts: Why Your Aim Point Is Failing You
- Podcast · 17 min Mastering Green Reading with the Puttalyze Concept
- Article The Physics of Breaking Putts: Why Your Aim Point Is Failing You
- Article Why You’re Missing "Perfectly Read" Putts (And the Hidden Physics of the Distance Poin