Golf Tips And Products

•    The putter that looks the nicest.
•    The one the golf tour pro endorses.
•    The putter that your best friend has.

Therefore, the most important consideration when choosing a putter that works for you, is to avoid all three of the above methods of choosing.

Putters have certain characteristics and specifications that can effect your putting game in good and bad ways. So here are the qualifications you need to be looking for when you are looking for a great putter.

• The shaft length and lie angle (the angle the shaft comes out of the head of the club) must fit you in three ways
• The club must allow you to address the ball with your eyes directly over the target line while your hands are under your shoulders.
• The club must be long enough so you don’t experience any pain in your shoulders, legs, or back when practicing for long periods of time.
• It must be short enough so it won’t catch your clothing while putting.
• You should choose a design that will help eliminate your most common mistakes.

To help you determine which putter is best for you, start by putting a piece of impact tape on the putter you now use and stroke 30 putts. If your marks are mostly near the heel, you want a heel-shaft putter (the shaft enters the heel of the putter). If you tend to strike towards the head, you want a center shafted putter.

• If you want alignment aids on your clubs, get them and use them. They are legal and anything that helps your stroke is incouraged.
• Find a putter with a light club head. Try a few strokes with it, then take a couple of dimes to the back of the head. Does it feel better or worse to put with the added weight?
• Grip size and shape are important factors. The grip needs to be small enough for you to control easily, but big enough so your fingers don’t overlap uncomfortably.

The putter is the only club allowed to have a flat top on the grip which allows for more consistent grip each time you use it.