The Importance of a Putter Fitting

Choosing a head style that suits both the eye of the golfer and their aim and stroke requirements is an often an overlooked element of the fit. Head design can really help with aim, path stability and speed consistency. Too many just pick on looks or who is playing it on Tour without really understanding the influence of that choice on their putting.

The correct length is vital to this process as it helps lock in the correct posture for the player and so aid in creating consistency. Often incorrect length can lead to error in the stroke that just bending over more or gripping down don’t solve. Lie is also important as can influence the strike point and often aim but is linked to length so you must look at both as one element with the fit.

Many of the players I have fitted have been surprised that a putter even had loft let alone the importance of getting it set right for their strokes. As most soon realise when they see the effect on the Quintic Ball Roll Software how vital it is to their ability to control speed. Like everything in golf you can easily have too much or too little and everyone’s just right is often quite unique to them. Get it right and rolling that ball at a consistent speed is a lot easier and better speed control is vital to good putting.

Like the full swing the grip of the putter is our only contact point so it is important to get this right. The right grip selection is balance of feel & control and sadly quite a subjective decision. But with modern grip choices and new adjustability systems its easier than ever to test different grips.