Green's sloping attempt
A downhill putt in golf is a putt where the ball rolls toward a hole positioned lower than the ball's starting point.
These putts require a lighter touch because gravity accelerates the ball: I left myself a tricky downhill putt on the eighteenth.
Golfers generally prefer uphill putts, which are easier to control.
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Green's sloping attempt
A downhill putt in golf is a putt where the ball rolls toward a hole positioned lower than the ball's starting point.
These putts require a lighter touch because gravity accelerates the ball: I left myself a tricky downhill putt on the eighteenth.
Golfers generally prefer uphill putts, which are easier to control.
Related — green (Color of vegetation); birdie (One stroke under par); slope (Angled terrain or steepness); roll · break · read · cup · hole · lip · speed · speed control · grain · lag
slope directiondownhill putt ≠ uphill putt Stroke toward elevated cup
slope presencedownhill putt ≠ straight putt Putt with no curve
down, hill, putt, downs, hills, putts, downed, downing, hilly
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/downhill_putt