The golf putter.

The most important club in your bag, yet probably one of the least used in any given practice session.

Oh sure, you see people on the putting green.

Some with a few golf balls around them. But rarely do I see much of any serious practice time spent with the putter.

When it comes to reducing (or maybe better said, saving) your score the putter should become your closest friend.

The golf putter, the flat blade, the club you literally live and die by, is a club of many styles and faces.

Players of all levels pick and choose their putters by how the putter looks and feels to them. And above all, how much confidence they have in this club.

All of the mechanics of putting aside, the art of putting is as much look, feel, and confidence as anything else. The putter, more than any other club is in a players bag because they like they way it looks and feels and the confidence level it brings to their putting stroke. Choosing and settling on a particular putter can be a difficult task. 

Since there are so many different makes, models, and styles of putters on the market, let’s take a look at a few of the aspects that make up this old friend of ours and maybe this will give you some food for thought.

The vast majority of the focus when considering buying a putter is on the putter head. As far as the material used in putter heads, this is as varied as the number of metals, and alloys there are available.

But again, putting is such touch and feel, don’t get caught up in what the putter head is made of, be comfortable with how the length and weight feel in your hands.

Keep in mind that a lighter putter head will have a tendency for you to impart a quick more hands oriented stroke while a heavier putter will probably slow your stroke down. Keep in mind, if this is a weight change for you, you may see your putts come up short or long for awhile depending upon if you move to a lighter or heavier putter head.

Up next, let’s take a look shapes, sizes, and more choices you have when it comes to golf putters part two. 

Play Good Golf!

Jeff O'Brien