Best Putters for Beginners

hi guys Peter Finch and I'm joined by Carl Morris for this last video in the lost art of putting series and we're going to be talking about put design and pre shot routine [Music] [Applause] [Music] guys make sure that you like the video and comment below pick my putter for a chance to win a copy of the book which Carl has kindly donated if you wish to binge watch this series you can click the link below or go into the description where the playlist is available so we have a little bit of a talk through about what design is gonna be best for you but first let's have a little bit of a chat through about pretty shot routine and pre-show routine is something that now pretty much every golfer is familiar with you know it's been talked about a lot but I really like your very quick insight onto this but then also maybe watch some of the best players in the world that you've worked with some of the variations that they might have or some of the differences that they have yeah I think the key thing straightaway is to understand that a pre-shot routine should be like the golf swing in the sense that it's very individual mm-hmm the best way to look at it though is that every pot that you ever hit is a unique creation okay you've never had this putt before and you're never gonna have it again ever right and every report that you've got has three parts to it there's what you think before you hit the port there's the hitting of the port and then there's a reaction to it now the only thing that you've got any control over really is the first bit and the third bit yeah the middle bit when the ball meets the club there's a whole bunch of things take over that determine whether it goes in or not that are not 100% down to you so actually my view on it is that is if you go out with the idea that you're going to execute as good a pre shot routine as you can you're gonna work on we've talked about in previous video you're going to talk about you're gonna work on your reactions so they're a little bit more supportive of your story rather than detrimental you're actually focusing on the two bits that you have 100% control over okay and when you do that actually you're creating the conditions for the middle bit to be as good as possible so you know you mentioned about players over the years in all of the players and I work with have worked with for a long time Graeme McDowell who won the US Open you know he was always a real big fan of with his putting what he would do we'd actually it actually go through his pre shot routine and then before he stepped into the port he'd focus on releasing his breath okay hey what sounds at the try thing to do there was there was a lot of bang to the book of that really in the sense that when he released the breath he said to himself being done all he could write he did program the computer he was kind of saying to himself I've done all I can for this port now was I released the breath he was just laying himself to any of the nice byproduct of that if you think about it if you focus on your breath and you release it there's a physiological response to that I'm gonna be potentially a little bit more relaxed the feel element comes into it what most golfers do is the opposite of that they're walking into and they stop breathing yeah she's never a good technique for anything really and so the other one I think that's that's interesting is practice strokes as well and I think some players tend to have the practice stroke at the side of the ball here one thing I would ask us the the viewers to play around with these is when you have your practice stroke do you feel feel actually better looking at the pot with what I call two eyes you're actually looking down the line you know Darren Clarke was an exponent of this you know he'd actually have his practice strokes here stood behind the ball looking down the line for a lot of players what that does is confirmed alive when you stand to the side you can potentially get a different view a distorted version of the line right I like that gonna be the golf course is full of people just get into the foots now go and then I release myself as I release myself to fate right no that was really really cool so guys we're just gonna have a quick look Apple to design to what might work for you as what so when choosing the putter there's a few different things that you need to bear in mind now I'm going to split this into the sections of the grip the length the lie of the club and also the club head design but let's start at the grip now a lot of players recently have started to favour a much thicker grip on the end of the handle now some people feel that that takes a little bit of control away from their hands that they can control the stroke a little bit more with the body which is absolutely fine but this is so much down to individual preference I play a quite large grip on my putter because I like the feeling that I don't have to use my hands too much that experiment around with this part of the club some people might prefer a much thinner grip than they otherwise might be trying now the second thing to bear in mind is the overall length of the putter now don't just go into a shop buy a 34 inch or 35 inch and think that's going to be suited for you try and get yourself fit if you can't go to a custom fitted for your putter there are online resources available to give you a rough idea about what you're looking for because the overall length of the shaft will help determine your posture but it's also going to help determine the lie angle on the putter now the lie angle on the putter is interlinked with the length however that is something that I would 100% recommend going to get fit for and the last thing that we're going to come to is club head design now the most important thing about club head design is that you can square this blade up to your target line consistently at the point of impact now in that regards it doesn't matter what the head design is it depends what that looks like to your eye and how easy is to line up however there are considerations to make when starting to choose head design now this is quite a classic blade design it's a better Nardi putter but it's really modeled on that classic ping answer now the reason that this putter works for many people is because it's very simple it's got very very clean lines however because of the mo eye on this putter is a little bit lower than some of the other models we're going to look at it is less resistant to twisting so if you hit it out the toe or out the heel that moment of inertia will be less on this putter that means the amount of energy transferred into your ball might not be as high as with some of the other clubs which means many puts may end up short or rolling off line so if you are a player that doesn't hit the center of the club that often this might not be the best design to you now this is the posture that I am currently using now this is more of a mallet headed design hi a moment of inertia but critically for me I find this easier to line up because of the alignment aid on the back of the putter so this is a bit of a dual bonus from I find this puts it easy to line up and it is more forgiving so on those off-center strikes it will actually find the pace a little bit easy and lastly this beast so this is the Cure rx4 now this has the highest mo eye of any putter out there on the market so if you hit this heel or toe it really doesn't make a massive difference you're still gonna get a very good transfer of energy yes it's big however I would recommend a lot of golfers probably more than you might expect to actually use a very high ml white putter at the end of the day pace is more important than line because of the width of the hole because of the size of the ball so if you can transfer the energy more effectively more consistently and if you are striking it off-center then a super high mo eye putter may do the job for you also the variation in this club is that shaft going into the center of the cup head rather than the heel again those types of things are very much down to personal preference [Music] right all done Karl once again really enjoying the whole series honestly that was absolutely fantastic and guys hopefully you've enjoyed all these videos as well make sure you show Karl some love by the book but also go into the description below follow very social media and myself if you do want to watch all the videos all in one time and you haven't already make sure you click the link above or go into description where that playlist is available I've really enjoyed film this series cards been great to spend this time with you as well hopefully you guys have you know found something useful from this and remember you might not be able to ever hit it like Rory but you can become an amazing Potter and if these videos have helped and if the book helps as well then that's absolutely fantastic news so make 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hi this is Randy from Friday's golf and today I want to talk to you about finding the putter that works best for your mechanics your build and the way that your putting stroke is shaped with all the manufacturers out there making all different types of putters with different technology and you know stating that they will benefit your game and help your putting let's just be real with ourselves the only thing that's going to improve putting is practice if you don't practice you're not going to get any better what I'm suggesting today is to find the right putter to practice with what I'm going to do is I'm going to break down the way that we do putter fittings here to show you how you can narrow down from the hundreds of different styles out there to really one specific model that you should be using all the information that I'm going to give you today is actually something that we learned from gentleman named Bruce Rarick who is the owner of burnt edges consulting he has an awesome blog online talking strictly about putting I'm going to put that in the description below so if you have any questions or you're at all interested in what his philosophies and theologies are putting I really recommend you check it out once again it's Bruce Rarick at burnt edges consulting so with all these different types of players out there there's really four basic models you're going to have a face balanced putter with the face pointing directly up into the air you can see here this is a you know more of a moderate to slight toe hang and you're going to have a little bit more of a drastic toe hang here and then at the very extreme end of the spectrum there you're going to have the toe hanging almost vertically on this model here briefly I'm going to take you through our fitting process and show you step-by-step the things that you can do at home or in the golf shop itself to make sure that you narrow down the putter selection to a model that's going to work with your mechanics and your stroke type so get things started all we really need is a yardstick to line up to the center of the cup we've actually purchased a laser level here you can fight them at a hardware store and all this does is it gives us a straight line from the center of the yardstick to the center of the cup down there that way we know right from the beginning and everything is lined properly so walking the yardstick properly lined up with the center of the cup there what we need to do is determine the length per player we need now since I've already been measured I know I need a 33-inch but the best way to do this unwisely is to actually stand over a ball let your hands drop down get into your comfortable posture there and then just take a tape measure from the end of your hand down to the center of the ball and that will give you an unbiased muscle-memory definition of how far you feel you should be away from the golf ball now that we know the proper length of the putter download one of these apps where you can draw lines over the picture and they'll actually give you some angles what you're going to do is stand over the golf ball with your appropriate like putter have someone stand behind you and take a picture with the angle tool you're going to want to draw a line from the ball to the hole and then back up to where your neck meets your shoulders now thankfully Bruce has done enough research to tell us that from these angles we can actually determine what model putter head you fit into from 7 degrees and under you're going to want to use a shaft where it intersects the putter head directly in the middle there anything from 8 degrees to 12 degrees you're going to want to use a putter that's slightly inside that center line there 13 degrees and over you're going to want to use a shaft intersects the head all the way towards the heel there next we're going to talk about what dominant hand you have when you putt with now even though you're right-handed it doesn't necessarily mean your right hand dominates when you put easy way to tell this it's stand over the ball with it on the line here have somebody stand over the top of you with a recording device close your eyes and make a putting stroke if your left hand dominant your arcs going to be out in front of you more so you're gonna have a tendency to take the putter outside the line and come up to the inside there if you're writing and dominant it's going to be the exact opposite you're going to drop the putter inside the line and then trace it down towards the cup now in some rare cases you may have a stroke that emulates more of a straight back straight through that's fine it just means that you're putting arc is more centralized and you're staying a little bit closer to the bowl so once you're near that down we can actually use that information later on now the last part now that we know the model type that we need is to discuss how much offset to have on the putter and this may confuse people because not too times you have a conversation about offset on a putter and what we're really talking about if we look down the putter from the top position here it's about how much the shaft overhangs the clubface you'll have full shaft offsets which are all the way out in front of the face so if you drew a line straight down from the shaft it would actually miss the face from the top or you have a half shaft offset which actually would the face would dissect the shaft right down the middle or you have zero offset now the difference between the three is that zero offset on a putter is really beneficial for someone who slides across it from outside to in half shaft offset and you're going to find us a lot in face balance models really going to be for the guy that's more of a straight back straight through and then you're going to have full shaft offsets this is really going to be beneficial for the golfer that takes the putter head inside the line and then you know traces it down the line or slightly outside the line like that so once you know all this information you can start to group the putter into the category that you think fits you best hopefully this helps you locate a putter that works for your mechanics your putting stroke and helps you practice better become a better putter so if you have any questions put them in the comment section below subscribe to the channel if you want to see some more videos in the future other than that we hope you enjoyed it and hope you putt better

the short stick the flat stick the bread-and-butter the ultimate equalizer the putter for me the putter is the most important Club in the bag is it could be used the most and it is the club that can help you build your score but what are my top ten tips that you should consider when buying a new putter let's find out and let's do it now [Music] hi everyone James Robinson here if you're new to the channel make sure you hit that subscribe button I've got loads of great content lined up for you guys channel is growing absolutely wonderfully and I want you to be a part of it at home if you like course logs if you like club reviews if you like Club comparisons if you like golf tips for free again make sure you hit the subscribe button put the thumbs up if you're enjoying the content so far and comment below today in this video I want you to come in which put are you using and are you considering changing also tagging how long have you been using the putter for that takes me to my first point okay guys so point number one and this is quite a philosophical one really you're gonna enjoy this I'm gonna let you into a little secret even if you feel that you've found a brand new putter which works perfectly it works wonderfully the garden is luscious and green the birds are singing and the world is wonderful again do not get rid of your old putter rule number one never sell an old putter this thing here was one of the first putters I liked and played well with and look at her isn't she wonderful I was going to break out into song then I'm not going too far too early for that and what I mean by this point is if you feel you've found the answer and you have putted well with your all put in the past keep it for the sake of what you'll get with it I could sell this putter and I may get I don't know if it held the value on I'll make it a hundred pounds for it 100 pound yeah it's a fair whack of money if you're going to invest in a new putter but whenever I have dark days on the greens this is the first thing I go back to it bills move good memories it fills me with decent stroke ideas and in fairness it just fills me with confidence point number one never sell an old putter unless someone wants to give me like a gram for it then come on Bella point number two what shape do you want what shape do you like to see if you like see a really big putter do you like to see a small header putter do you like a big mallet design do you prefer the more traditional Newport design what about a really old-school bladed design these things have always intrigued me there's a load of different factors you need to consider when looking at a putter shape does it suit your eye does it fill you with confidence does it suit your stroke I'm going to go into that one later on in further point have I used that shape before successfully have I not used that shape before successfully I know some people who steer well clear of blade putters because it doesn't fill them with confidence it brings about bad memories and they don't feel comfortable using that shape putter great don't force yourself to use a putter because you like to Brandon in the marketing of it when it's obviously not going to work for you that's point number two what shape should use pipe number three what about the length of the putter should I be using thirty four inches should I be using thirty five inches what about 33 inches I'm really trying to get over it what if he's six foot ten thirty six inches thirty-seven I guess one of the only real ways you will know what length puts you should need goes on to another point but when you go and try your putter make sure you're not stood too far away from it make sure you're not stood too close all these different points will affect I'll see where the ball is in the stands and also of the length of the puts of that you're trying so if in since you're five foot nine and you go out and try it 36 inch putter you stood far too far away from it the stroke works like this really really really are key but you feel fairly comfortable with it on that day so you buy it wrong decision completely if you're still far too far away from it you may get the perception that the putter is the right length for you when actually matter of fact it probably isn't if you're going to test something like that make sure an expert is there with you to lend a helping hand and make sure you get the right length putter that's tip number three what length shaft should I have in my posture tip number four do I want the toe hang put two like this one or a face balance puts her like this one that's playing pretty skywards isn't it although I want a 40-degree face balance make sure that you find a putter that suits your stroke this is something that ping do exceptionally well you'll even notice on their shafts it tells us if the puts it is suited to a strong arc or a weak arc or straight back and straight through stroke do you know what kind of stroke you use do you know what kind of stroke you're trying to use when you're going to buy a putter is inevitable but you're going to be asked these questions and you sort of really should know the answer make sure someone is there to help you make make sure you can hit a few putts with the different putters and they can tell you what kind of stroke you're using I'm not talking about one or two cooks try a dozen put see an average what kind of stroke you're producing that's tip number four what kind of face balance and I wanting to use tip number five and we're halfway through there now what kind of weight do I want in my putter are the Greens fairly quick are the fairly slow where I usually play do I like to feel as though I just have to get the putter head moving or do I feel like I want to be able to give it a bit of a wrap in the puts of that I buy is there a changeable weight system so if the greens do change in summer and winter can I change the overall weight of the putter that can be really handy and what about a counterbalancing the grip if you struggle with the dreaded I'm not even going to say the word beginning with why can I counter balance in the other end of the putter help you out massively save your stroke and save your game puts awaiting you something which has become a lot more prominent over the last few years make sure you know what your foot away's and if you can change the weight of it when you want to that's tip number five tip number six and this is a little bit of a less scientific point what color do I want so many different plots is now coming loads of different colors such as this one spider minute it's a little brother or little sister depending what you want to think of the hours of the infamous TaylorMade spider putter these foots has come in all different shapes and sizes now and colors so you can get this puts it in the silver you can get it in the red and just like the good old Odyssey 2 ball that's now available in red as well and it must be said it looks a little bit special the actual tailor made spider you can get in black you can get in red you can gain silver you can get in loads of different colors now there's no real scientific reasoning for this Jason they prove that he said the reason you wanted a red putter was because he liked the look of it and it looked cool so when you pick up a putter you've got to yes like the stroke like the feel but you've also got to like the look just like a car you've now got plenty of choices in what color putter you go for that's tip number six tip number seven which kind of face insert should I go for do the greens at your home cost play generally fast do they play a little bit slower do you want a nice hard insert so you just have to tap it and get the ball rolling this is similar to the weight discussion we had earlier or like in the new oddities do you want that macro hinge insert where the ball comes off pretty much like butter you would have to give it a little bit of a hit though on some slower greens what about the insert in the new sky camera in studio select range 30% more vibration dampening that's going to feel saw or the pure old technology in this year's tailor made puts us that can also feel fairly soft definitely food for thought and that's a real quick point number seven which facing search should I go for tip number eight were rifling through these now guys and tip number eight is a big one I could have put this a lot earlier on but I don't really feel like these are in much of an order it's just a mash-up of my top ten point how much money have you got to spend what is your budget now budget is a big thing in all my videos in all my top ten tips for what you should buy you need to think about how much money do you have to spend there's no point going for a PhD fitting with a putter if you can't afford a PhD putter there's not a lot of playing testing out loads of different sky camryn shapes if you're not quite in that market forest got a camera but you will find a putter for you that suits your budget if you go and do a little bit of digging you can find them on the internet you can find in the Pro Shop you don't always have to buy a brand new putter technology input is is changing a little bit with the face inserts and the weighting and the different lengths that you can adjust but let's be fair know what no one has reinvented the wheel we've put in yet have they so if you go out and you buy a new putter every year because you feel like technology is helping you would be put in mmm I would probably disagree with that I have heard that obviously have some interesting shots coming out of this year which will be very interesting to test but apart from that and a few face inserts I can't see how putting is changing that much that's tip number eight tip number nine guess what this is you got it grips what kind of grips should you have any Potter does a grip affect the weight yes does the grip affect the way you hold the club obviously why else does the grip affect the grip of fates loads of things it can affect your confidence levels it can affect the aesthetics of the putter a lot of putters now are sold with bigger thicker grips on super stroke the new Scotty Cameron grips ping grips are now a lot thicker than they used to be very rare do you see a putter now where it comes with a standard thin Potter grip um now what can happen with this is when you use a bigger thicker grip it can take the hands out of it you don't see that many people using the standard thin grips anymore I must admit if I'm putting really well and I'm dead confident then I'm really happy with a standard thickness grip where I can just let the putter flow through my hands if I'm not feeling this confident super stroke make a great grip and that's tip number 9 moving on to the final point that you should consider when buying a new putter what do we think is gonna be come on comment below we all know what it's gonna be you need to get yourself fitted for your putter just like in my top 10 tips for buying a driver just like in my top 10 points to consider when buying items just like in my top 10 points to consider when buying wedges you need to get fitted for your golf clubs the putter is the club that you will use the most in your game so why on earth wouldn't you make sure it was right for you say for instance you're going by putting off the rack and the lion goal is standard but you play it this way with the toe up in the air that Loft is now pointing at left of the hole not at the hole so if your Loft is pointing left of the hole and you make a pretty good stroke where do you think the ball is going to go it's not going to go out the hole is it these little things make such a huge difference even a couple of degrees if the length isn't right for you you're not going to make the most consistent stroke you can if the weighting in the head isn't right for you you're going to struggle on occasions if the grip isn't right for you that's something that a fitter can look at and determine if you would suit a thin grip a thick grip a weighted grip so you can hold more putts lower scores lower your handicap and ultimately hopefully enjoy your golf more guys that has been my top 10 tips that you should consider when buying a new putter I'm James I'm intern I'm here it would have still golf well if you haven't subscribed to the channel yet consider it like I said at the beginning of the video the channel is growing wonderfully and I want all of you to be a part of it put the thumbs if you enjoyed the video and comment below what kind of puts are you using I considering changing and what would you change to also how long have you had your putter see you soon