I was under the impression, that the only thing wrong with the previous putting physics, were the pinball like launches of longer putts, the lack of power on the short putts, and the excessive sensitivity of the lip of the cup.
I wanted to give putting a longer look, before critiquing the physics... but, other issues have all but prevented that.
So, my impression of when I went out to practice putts... is the following:
The putting physics seem to have been over-corrected.
Now, the ball seems to accelerate too late - and then, for far too long - before abruptly slowing down. This is the best that I can describe it.
There is too much break, and too much speed throughout putts, now. Those things shouldn't exist simultaneously.
I will say this. It's harder to test putting now... because there is no hole marker on the meter. But, in my tests, I just used mulligans to hit the same putts over and over again.
The problem is, even when I have taken several mulligans, and known exactly where to hit the putt, and hitting it dead on... the roll out still seems a bit too imprecise. Or rather, so precise, that there is too small a window for consistently achieving the correct speed and line... even when the putt has clearly been read perfectly.
-- And, when the putts do drop, it looks more like an accident, than a good drop... even when knowing exactly where to hit it. This is especially so of putts that drop in the side of the hole... almost as if they were side swiping the hole, and the hole just happened to get in the way.
Before, you could hit putts that gradually slowed down, and dropped into the cup. Kind of like that putt Justin Rose hit in the first hole of the Playoff... at the last event, at Muirfield.
Now, it seems like duplicating a deft touch is all but impossible... unless done by accident. Basically, the power window, between rocketing a putt past the hole, versus, barely getting the putt to the hole... seems much too small.
I definitely like the fact that long putting is more challenging. Players that are closest to the pin, should absolutely have an advantage.
But, that - in and of itself - doesn't make the roll physics seem any more realistic than before.
The problem we have, is, it's like comparing apples to oranges, due to the meter change.
But, again, when taking several mulligans, I still am not seeing as smooth a roll, as we had previously, with the 10 to 15 foot putts... even when repeatedly hitting the putt exactly where it needs to be hit, in order for it go in.
