Coping With Fast Putts

photo credit: rioncm     With downhill putts or on fast greens, you cannot afford to make an abrupt or jerky stroke.   All of your movements have to be smooth in order to maximize control and to improve your chances of trickling the ball into the cup.   For downhill putts, it is not advisable to hit the ball hard enough as to go past the hole.

In order to slow the ball down, try striking it towards the toe of the clubface.   Since you won't be striking the ball on the sweet-spot, less energy will be expended on impact.    In doing so, you can strike the ball with your  regular stroke (as if the green were flat) and  get the appropriate distance to lag the putt to the hole.