Weighting to hole more putts?

Matching the weight & balance of your putter to your individual style of putting will inevitably help you to better control pace and ultimately hole more putts (provided you picked the correct line of course!).

With many putter manufacturers offering various weighting options, how do you know which one is correct for you? The first thing you need to do is select the correct length for your set-up & posture. Once this has been established, whether through matching an existing fitted putter or visiting a putter custom fitter, you will be in a much better position to choose the correct weight setting.

What I have found over the years of coaching putting and fitting putters, is that players with a slower smoother tempo generally benefit from feeling the putter head more i.e. heavier head, whilst faster swingers benefit from a lighter head weight. This being said, there are other factors to take in to account such as the speed of greens, type of putter and what feels good to you. Click here to read our putting article on timing & rhythm and its affect on your performance.

The old adage of "vary the weight depending on the green speed" isn't wholly true, if you do this, you may be upsetting your overall feel and subsequent putting performance. Therefore, choose the weight that is right for you, then you can learn to putt effectively on varying speed greens!

Putter manufacturers do help with this, with many now offering heavier head weights for shorter length putters. For example, Scotty Cameron has specific weight settings for 35" (340g), 34" (350g) and 33" (360g) putters.

At our putting studio, we have the technology to enable you to try these various weights in varying lengths also using our "Tour Weight Key" (see main image). No-one else offers the entire Scotty Cameron range with the ability to test heavier or lighter weights in the same head! We can therefore play around with the weighting to suit your feel and style of putting.

It's an important step in establishing the correct weight setting of the putter by trying various weights to ascertain what feels and works well with your stroke.

For this reason, we mainly stock putters that have the ability to alter the weight settings therefore making it a truly bespoke putter custom fitting service. For putters that do not offer this, we attempt to stock different weighted heads according to the manufacturers standard weight settings for length.

If none of the above can be achieved, then we are now able to offer "putter porting" depending on the style of putter being used. This process can be applied to existing putters as well as new builds however, not all models can be catered for so please click here for more information on "Putter Porting".

Our Putter Fitting Consultations are included as part of the Club Fitting Consultation at Precision Golf. Alternatively, Putter Fitting Consultations can be arranged seperately by contacting us on 01784 470088 or by clicking here.