It is no longer uncommon for golfers be custom fit when buying new irons or woods. But, now getting custom fit into a putter is still something the majority of golfers are unaccustomed to. So I headed down to Leeds Golf Centre to meet Nick Sharples from Titleist. I went through a full Scotty Cameron putter fitting to learn about how it can benefit your game.
You can see how I get on in the video above, or if you’d prefer to read about it then head to the next page…
Scotty Cameron putter fitting: Current setup
Before the fitting I had a Titleist Scotty Cameron Futura 6M putter in the bag which had recently replaced my previous Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2.
I felt the mallet putter I had recently put in the bag gave me more stability over the blade putter so I was really keen to be fitted into a mallet again.
Scotty Cameron putter fitting: Looking at my stroke
The first part of the fitting involved Nick finding out about my putting and what tendencies I see on the golf course.
He also asked me if there is anything I am working on or any particular areas I would like to improve. Personally I feel like my holing out is good and pretty consistent, I struggle more on long putts and often leave them short.
The main thing to understand about a Scotty Cameron fitting is that they don’t use any technology to measure data from your stroke. The only thing they look at is slow motion videos. They very much have the philosophy that they want to get you in the best posture to allow you to create the best stroke from this neutral position.
Scotty Cameron putter fitting: The length
I had been using a 33-inch putter. But, from looking at my set-up and videos of my stroke Nick recommended going half an inch shorter.
