For those of y'all that have played with the new above grass cups, or whatever your course currently has, did you notice a difference in your putting mentality?

I played today for the first time since November and shot an 84, best score in years honestly. But I felt like I was much more aggressive while on the green because of the above grass cups (course rules are if it hits and stays within the leather, it is a sunk putt).

Played yesterday and felt exact same in terms of aggressiveness. I normally struggle with pace and lack of aggressiveness, but flipped it around yesterday. Shot 80 with 30 putts. Don't get me started on number of GIR....

yeah the ones I played had a little guard that would catch the ball in the cup but not let it fall. With those I putted like normal.

If I saw raised edges I'm not sure how I would react.

If you ever putt with a styrofoam cup on the green you will notice when you try to hit the cup you hit it more firm as apposed to trying to make it fall in the cup.

I used to practice hitting a tee from three feet and I could do it almost as consistent as making a putt from three feet.

Where I'm playing they installed the cups upside down. Still holds the pin but the ball doesn't fall very far into the hole. Don't really notice any change other then realizing I like to hit short putts with the pin pulled.

Hit 14 GIR and had 38 putts on Sat, so no help for me...

AggieIce said:

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Hit 14 GIR and had 38 putts on Sat, so no help for me...

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Damn, were you playing Augusta?

Would hate to see the fairways with twice the cart traffic.

I played with a guy Saturday who cheerfully grabbed the flag and pulled it every hole. Said that if God didn't want him to catch the virus, he wouldn't.

Played Saturday. PVC sleeve around the flagstick in the hole to keep the ball from falling to the bottom of the cup.

Place was in good shape for late March in Indiana.

But them hole in ones tho!

Our club inverted the cups- so same theory as the pool noodle. Sometimes you're unsure if the ball lipped out because it burned the edge of it would've actually gone in but it just rolled out. I'd prefer the raised edge cup condom style

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I actually loved it just for pace of play. No worrying about pulling the pin or running around to grab it and replace it.

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You know leaving the flag in is legal even in noncorona times

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Yes but now you don't have the option to take it out (theoretically) and you don't have to have some folks in the group want it in, and some folks want it out...

I played a couple Woodlands CC courses this weekend and they had metal bars around the stick in the hole to raise the bottom. Memorial Park also used pool noodles last weekend.

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I played a couple Woodlands CC courses this weekend and they had metal bars around the stick in the hole to raise the bottom. Memorial Park also used pool noodles last weekend.

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Wildcat has the metal bars as well. Made it a little tougher since if the ball didn't die in the hole, it would hit the flagstick and bounce off. Wilderness has the pool noodles, which OI think is my favorite way to do it. Gus Wortham has the cups sticking an inch above the ground, which makes basically anything inside 8 feet a gimme.

Played a tournament last weekend. Our club has the cups turned upside down, so you get a 2" drop into the hole. Pin had to stay in.

The guy I was playing went nuts over 3 footers all day. Missed 90% of them. Screaming F golf and F this BS the whole time. He's a 5.6 index and by the end of the round he was a mental midget!

I've played more golf in the last two weeks than I have in the 3 months prior. My club took the pins out but the cups are still there. Makes it a little difficult because you don't know where your hitting to. After the 1st hole it easy to figure out, FMB and go, you just don't know which side to it.

I think my putting has actually improved, I ram everything at the hole now, mainly because I know it doesn't matter. I did shoot 1 under on Sunday, no way on God's Green Earth am I posting that!!!

I don't know about other clubs, but I have a crap ton of non-members playing my course.

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I've played more golf in the last two weeks than I have in the 3 months prior. My club took the pins out but the cups are still there. Makes it a little difficult because you don't know where your hitting to. After the 1st hole it easy to figure out, FMB and go, you just don't know which side to it.

I think my putting has actually improved, I ram everything at the hole now, mainly because I know it doesn't matter. I did shoot 1 under on Sunday, no way on God's Green Earth am I posting that!!!

I don't know about other clubs, but I have a crap ton of non-members playing my course.

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Same here, I've played over 50 holes just in the past week. The course I live on is "officially" closed, but local residents just start wherever they want and play until it gets too dark to see. It's been really nice, even without pins, rakes, ball washers, etc. Shot a personal best 18 hole score on Saturday.

Pebble Creek actually cancelled non member play for the time being. Not sure how strictly that's enforced. I also instituted a 20 minute interval between teetimes. So if you don't know many members or if you weren't first to set your tee times by Sunday buoy most likely aren't playing this week.

Just played Gus Wortham and they had the raised cups. They were metal and had a nice little "ping" to it when you hit it.

We played that you had to hit the cup (not just graze it) and it needed to end near the hole.

My home course just opened back up. I went and hit balls this afternoon and they've just put a stake with a reflector (like you'd put in your yard or parking lot to make sure snow plows dont hit things) in the greens. No cups at all.

We are currently debating how we're going to score things this weekend.

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My home course just opened back up. I went and hit balls this afternoon and they've just put a stake with a reflector (like you'd put in your yard or parking lot to make sure snow plows dont hit things) in the greens. No cups at all.

We are currently debating how we're going to score things this weekend.

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GIR match play? Would make for a really fast round.

FYI, the USGA has rules out to be able to post scores for handicap.

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2020/03/covid-19-rules-guidance-statement.html

Aggie1391 said:

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I played a couple Woodlands CC courses this weekend and they had metal bars around the stick in the hole to raise the bottom. Memorial Park also used pool noodles last weekend.

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Wildcat has the metal bars as well. Made it a little tougher since if the ball didn't die in the hole, it would hit the flagstick and bounce off. Wilderness has the pool noodles, which OI think is my favorite way to do it. Gus Wortham has the cups sticking an inch above the ground, which makes basically anything inside 8 feet a gimme.

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Wildcat just has the cups upside down. Played there yesterday

The stakes at our course were weird. We had to make a lot of judgment calls about what would have gone in or not. Plus the greens were ungodly slow yesterday. I couldn't bring myself to hit a putt hard enough. Overall played really well. Would have broken 80 if not for the only double of the day on 18. Went 40-40.

Could you imagine getting your only hole-in-one with raised cups? Honestly, it would drive me insane. Kind of like the only hole-in-one you've ever gotten being during a solo round.

I don't think I would consider it a hole in one. Unless I see the ball in the bottom of the cup, it wouldn't count to me.

I would think a raised cup hole in one would be harder to get than a regulation cup.

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I don't think I would consider it a hole in one. Unless I see the ball in the bottom of the cup, it wouldn't count to me.

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What if its sitting right against the raised cup or stake?

I wouldn't count it for myself, but I wouldn't tell another guy that he shouldn't if he wants to. I've never had a hole in one, so I would want my first one to be the real deal.