Golfers often buy putters and clubs from other golfers, whether they are buying them at their local sports goods shop, local retailers, or from someone else. The purchase is made without any consideration as to whether the putter they are purchasing will fit their needs or match their game. Your putter, and all other clubs in your bag, should fit you exactly. Each person is special and individual.
You won’t find a single set of clubs that will fit all golfers, not even most. Take the putter measurements for 10 pros golfers and you will see they each have different sizes, such as length, lie angle loft, offset, weight, design, etc. These measurements were all combined with one goal: help the golfer hit more putts.
You can imagine how frustrated pros feel when they have to adjust their putting strokes to suit a new putter every time that they change clubs. Yet, 9 out of 10 recreational golfers do it this way. They purchase a new club right off the rack. Then they adjust their body with the new putter.
Let’s examine the most important factor that affects putter fit and what we can do to fix it.
Putter Length
How you putt will be affected by the length of your putter. If your putter is too short or too long for you, it will affect your ability to stroke the ball. A putter too short for your stroke will cause the ball to be too far from you. The distance your eyes travel over the ball will affect how they position themselves. Your eyes should be within the target line. Your arms and hands will be closer to your body than they should, preventing your arms from hanging naturally. To compensate, you will need to move your arms and hands through strokes.
Too short putters can have the reverse effect. Your eyes will be far from the target line if you have too short a putter. If you are two short on putter, your arms will have to be extended further than your body. “reach”During the stroke, reach for the ball. You can find the perfect length putter by following a simple procedure right at your home.
Set up your putter aside and address the ball with both hands. Allow your arms to hang freely in front of yourself as you grasp an imaginary putter. This will make it feel the most comfortable and natural. This will allow your hands to feel at their natural positions without the need for you to grip an actual putter.
You can now place the putter in your hands, but don’t move your arms or hands from the position. Now, notice where your hands are as opposed to how you used it. It’s likely that you will be surprised by where your hands land on the putter. You should use this length. If your grip has become lower, you can mark a half inch above your hand with tape. If your new grip is higher up on the grip wrap the tape ½ in. The bottom of your hand. You should play with this length of putter.
The information you provide can be used to make adjustments at your nearest Pro Shop or Golf Outlet.