What should Back Stroke Length be?

The goal of Back Stroke Length is to make an appropriate sized stroke to hit the ball the correct distance.

Your Back Stroke Length will depend on a conditions… the stimp of the green, the slope of the green, and the distance of putt. On a flat portion of a medium stimp green, on a 3 foot putt, a good Back Stroke Length goal is approximately 4.5 inches. On a 6 foot putt, Back Stroke Length should be approximately 6 inches, and a 12 foot putt should be about 8.5 inches. These are great baseline numbers to strive for, but will have to be adjusted base on the green conditions. Make a longer Back Stroke if putting uphill or on a slower stimp green, and shorter Back Stroke if putting downhill or on a faster stimp green.

Putts from the same location should have the same Back Stroke Length repeated to within 1 inch.