Perfect Aim Green Reading System

The Perfect Aim Ball Markers are a set of three ball markers with different line markings enabling players to aim a marked ball appropriate to the average slope amount of any putt length. The markers are designed for social play or for practice to help players learn the correct amount of aim for breaking putts. The set includes an instruction card relating to usage and a drawstring bag to keep contents safe and secure.

Once a player has identified the speed of the green relating to either  MEDIUM, FAST and TOUR FAST they then choose the one marker for use on that day.

A  MEDIUM green speed relates to 8-9 Stimp, FAST is rated a 10-11 and TOUR FAST is rated as 12-13 on a stimp measurement.

Each ball marker has markings on either side relating to the amount of slope for any given putt. One side has lines indicating the suggested aim’s for putts with a slight slope, the other side indicates lines for putts with a steep slope. One solid line indicates a SLIGHT slope also relating to putts with around 1% slope, a dashed line indicates a MODERATE amount or 2% slope.

On the opposing side of the marker to a SLIGHT slope will be the line indicators for STEEP slopes. Three dashed lines indicate where the player should aim for a STEEP slope and four dashed lines for a SEVERE slope.

In the act of marking the ball and correctly aligning the ball marker it is important that the player is using a ball with a line drawn on it to assist in accurate aim of both the marker and the ball for a breaking putt.    There is a solid black line on the ball marker that needs to be aimed directly at the hole for every putt from any length regardless of the amount of break. The player can firstly aim the ball with a line on it directly at the hole then adjust the marker to the larger line on the ball. After the marker is aimed correctly, directly at the hole, the player can adjust the line on the ball to correspond with the estimated amount of slope for that putt.

The player then lines up the putter relative to the line on the ball and hits the putt as normal.

In order to learn how to accurately estimate the amount of slope on any given putt it is recommended that players uses a digital spirit level or slope measuring app such as a  Inclinometer or Tour Read app.

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The Perfect Aim Ball Marker and Green Reading system came about after the development of the Perfectstroke Putting Platform and Magic Lines Projection System. We discovered that when a player is faced with a putt that is on a slope that is planar that the aim point angle will always be at the same degree regardless of the length of the putt.

So if a player was for instance 3 feet or one metre away from the hole then the aim might be just outside the edge of the hole. This could well relate to being 3 degrees open. At 10 feet or around 3 metres away, three degrees open might be 16 inches or 420mm away from the edge of the hole.

The aim in degrees stays the same regardless of the length of the putt provided the putt is planar (same slope amount across the entire length of the putt) or it can be estimated at an average slope mount. When a player faces a putt that has a combination of slopes slight adjustments need to be made for the uphill or downhill influences. If a putt has some amount of downhill as well as sideslope the ball should be aligned slightly higher. Conversely if a putt has some amount of uphill influence it will not break as much so the putt will not break as much.

The latest version of the Perfectstroke Putting Platform has been built with touch screen control to an accuracy of one twentieth of a percent on planar sloping putts. With the introduction of laser line alignment and subsequently Magic Lines projection we determined that a mathematical formula was required to determine aim points for different length putts on different slope amounts.

In order to help golfers transition from practicing on a Perfectstroke Platform with projection system to the golf course the Perfect Aim markers have been developed. Players can move the platform through a range of slope amounts from 1% through to 3.5% and therefore get used to what these slope amounts feel and look like. They can also practice uphill and downhill putts as well as combination slopes. The key to reading the slope amount with a combination slope is to remember that as far as the curvature goes it is the side slope that is most important, however uphill and downhill will also have an eefect with putts breaking more being also downhill and putts breaking less with some uphill.

Once a player has identified the speed of the green relating to either  MEDIUM, FAST and TOUR FAST they then choose the one marker for use on that day.

A  MEDIUM green speed relates to 8-9 Stimp, FAST is rated a 10-11 and TOUR FAST is rated as 12-13 on a stimp measurement.

Each ball marker has markings on either side relating to the amount of slope for any given putt. One side has lines indicating the suggested aim’s for putts with a slight slope, the other side indicates lines for putts with a steep slope. One solid line indicates a SLIGHT slope also relating to putts with around 1% slope, a dashed line indicates a MODERATE amount or 2% slope.

On the opposing side of the marker to a SLIGHT slope will be the line indicators for STEEP slopes. Three dashed lines indicate where the player should aim for a STEEP slope and four dashed lines for a SEVERE slope.

In the act of marking the ball and correctly aligning the ball marker it is important that the player is using a ball with a line drawn on it to assist in accurate aim of both the marker and the ball for a breaking putt. There is a solid black line on the ball marker that needs to be aimed directly at the hole for every putt from any length regardless of the amount of break. The player can firstly aim the ball with a line on it directly at the hole then adjust the marker to the larger line on the ball. After the marker is aimed correctly, directly at the hole, the player can adjust the line on the ball to correspond with the estimated amount of slope for that putt.

The player then lines up the putter relative to the line on the ball and hits the putt as normal.

In order to learn how to accurately estimate the amount of slope on any given putt it is recommended that players uses a digital spirit level or slope measuring app such as a  Inclinometer or Tour Read app.

PERFECT AIM INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

Recognised PGA members around the world are able to become certified instructors of the Perfect Aim Ball Mark and Green Reading system. By successfully completing the certification exam they are then eligible to deliver putting instruction classes using the system and receive a 25% discount on the purchase price. The cost of certification is AUD$75.00 which can be purchased in the products section of this website.