Putter Selection... Does It Matter?
 

G'day... first time poster so just wanted to say Hi, Hi. I'm consistently 2 or 3 putting with a few singles thrown in there after a good chip.

I have been out and bought new irons, wedges a hybrid and a driver but didn't get around to getting a new putter. I was just wondering, and then thought I'd raise the questions, how much do you think the actual putter influences your putting performance??

Surely as long as the face of the putter is flat they are all going to hit the ball in the same direction... and then I would assume the weight and feel of the putter is something the golfer would get used to and could manage the strength of their put for distance.

Then lastly as I'm sure you will all agree, the main factor is the golfers ability to read the greens right?

Let me know your thoughts

Heel-Toe (face balanced) basic works well for me. Other than that, its a beauty contest. I don't mind Impact Balanced Putters but I don't like being told what to do.

Hi ! Welcome here !

I had a fitting session of several hours and had the opportunity to try several putter head with various shaft length and balance. I found this made a lot of difference.. Of course I'm short and liked to play rather bent over to favour a straight-ish club path, so I ended up with a very short face balanced putter with countweight in the grip, very different from an of-the-rack putter.

How about weight of the putter. Heavy head putter has been promoted becasue of higher MOI... I found lighter putter is good for me to have more feel and control with my right arm on distance. Actuaaly I am using my girl friend old Mizuno putter 32.5 inches, very light with good reuslt.

Yessir, heavy putters with clear markings!
 

I have a new Ping Redwood putter almost as heavy as my old Titleist Bullseye with a scooped out back, flat with a ball-wide channel marked in bright white. Face balanced, it is easy to aim one of the two lines at the hole depending on the break and the ball gets there!

Love it!


ICT

Thanks guys! I went out and tested a few and I think I am with innercityteacher and the heavy putters. I don't really know why but they just seemed to feel like they connect better when striking the ball. I think I'm still going to have to work on my aiming if I'm going to get rid of the 3 putts though haha.

Well thanks for your help guys!!

It has been a rare occasion that I met a putter I didn't like. Heck, I change putters more often that I change underwear. I like mixing it up with different feels. Most of the time, though, I like the look of a nice clean 8802 style. If you like a heavy one, get the Golfsmith Snake Eyes black SV-1 (I think). I have it at 32.5" and there is still plenty of heft

Thanks JerryG, I'll look into it and see if I can get my hands on one!

I am going to give U more answer than U need:
3 things Fit, look, grip
get a putter that frits
get a putter thal looks good to your eye and you like the look.
find a grip that feels good and fits your grip.

get two putters:
one old-low/no tech
one high tech.
both should feel about the same, fit the same and have YOUR grip installed.

like your putters-sleep with them-and practice, practice, practice. everywhere and any surface.

I own 2 putters and have only owned these 2(I have tried more than U can count)
first is a BURKE flanged. [save-a-shot)
second is a slotline inertial
I got the second because I learned that technology in design is important.
Putters are "very" personal things.

HB

Jerry has 38 putters in his trunk!
 

One day in Minnesoooota, in August, Jerry was nice enough to give me a ride to the course we were playing. (Jerry is a great human being with a lovely family and friends like Kev Carter, Rodger Dodger and Lynn Blake as well as many others.) Anyway, he looks at my Bullseye Titleist 16 year old putter and says something like "you wanna try one of these?" and he opens his trunk to reveal an alien putter manufacturing company replete with ET look alikes cranking out putters as if they were trying to make quota prior to this week's Mayan Apocalypse! :dance:

I knew at that moment that I had a future selling putters out of my trunk if this teaching joint ever went south! LMAO!

ICT