| Choosing a golf putter is an individual aspect of | | | | make this selection for you, another person can |
| the game and golfers should approach this | | | | offer advice but the choice should be yours. |
| selection process as one of their most important | | | | The Putting Stance: When you are making your |
| choices. | | | | choice be sure to adopt your putting stance and |
| Putters can come with shafts that are very small | | | | play a few practice swings. Ideally without a ball |
| or as long as a broom handle. The blade might be | | | | and with the eyes shut at first. Feel how the club |
| flat on both sides, partially rounded on one side, | | | | moves without looking at it. Make sure it feels |
| heel shafted, center shafted or offset. | | | | correct within your hands and, does it feel right |
| Short club: The shortest club in the golfers bag is | | | | when swinging? |
| the putter (with the exception of the long shafted | | | | Putting Stroke: The arms, hands and shoulders |
| varieties favoured by a few players). The put | | | | should be moving as one unit but, included in this |
| shot is the only shot where the ball does not, in | | | | unit will be your new golf putter. You can not |
| most cases leave the ground. The putter is | | | | change you limbs and, this new piece of golfing |
| designed as the smallest club because of this very | | | | equipment will have to fit into this existing unit and |
| reason. | | | | not the other way around. |
| Putter Characteristics: Putters come with a choice | | | | With the correct equipment and plenty of practice |
| of club head positions straight, onset and offset. It | | | | it can only improve your golfing game. Every |
| is therefore essential that you try all types of | | | | piece of equipment you buy for playing golf is |
| putter before you choose one to suit. Some have | | | | important but, none more so than a putter. You |
| markings or lines on them. These are there to | | | | should feel comfortable with holding it and |
| assist in aiming accurately but, buy cautiously and | | | | swinging it, if you are comfortable and do not feel |
| make sure these lines are accurate. | | | | awkward then your putting part of your game will |
| Balance and Swing Weight: If you are to execute | | | | improve. Most pro golfers will have golf clubs |
| a smooth putting stroke it is correct to invest in a | | | | made for them to ensure they feel right for that |
| putter that will give you good balance and a | | | | individual player. Most of us are not in a position |
| correct swing. Balance is the weight that is | | | | where we can have clubs made for us but, many |
| distributed to the head of the club. | | | | golf clubs made now are very good. Manufactures |
| Make Your Choice: It is very important that you | | | | have a lot of competition and only by investing |
| make your own choice of putter and this should | | | | thousands into research and development can |
| be tried out before you buy. This will be in most | | | | they compete with each other, which is all good |
| cases, the single most important piece of golfing | | | | for us. |
| equipment that you will buy. Nobody else should | | | | |