For the approach shot to the green I want to leave myself an uphill putt. I would rather putt uphill 15 ft then downhill 10 ft. The break of the putt is a lot less uphill then going downhill.  The key is getting your ball to the green for an uphill putt.

 

Here is the approach shot break down from WGT player 8802. Simply and to the point.

 

1) Switch from FULL shot to PITCH shot.  CHIP will work too.  You do this because the grid will then be visible.  Red on the grid is downhill, blue is uphill and black is level.  The object is to leave yourself uphill putts and avoid the downhill big breakers which often result in three putts.

 

2) Go into REVERSE or pick a camera that displays an aerial of the green.  You can tap the space bar to reverse.  Move the aimer around the hole and take note of where the red (danger) and blue/black sections (safe) are.  You now know what area to avoid, so set your aimer accordingly.

 

3) Reverse back to NORMAL view.

 

4) Switch back from PITCH shot to FULL shot.

 

5) Execute!

 

This whole process does not take long with a little practice and will help greatly with placing your approach shots in places that will leave a putt that you can take an aggressive run at it.