‘How do I pick the right putter for me?’ It’s a question we get asked a lot.
When it comes to find the right putter there can be a huge array of options. Narrowing it down to which head shape, hosel and shaft length can be extremely confusing.
How do I pick the right putter for me?
To help you make better decisions, I met up with Nick Boulton, European fitting manager at Ping Europe for a putter fitting to find out.
The first big consideration when looking for a new putter is getting something where the toe hang of the putter matches up with the arc of your stroke. In simple terms if you need a different neck style depending on if you have a large arcing stroke or a straight stroke as this will allow the face to square up to the target.
Ping have three clear categories to help define this. Each putter comes with a sticker letting you know if it is best suited for someone with a straight stroke or one with a slight to strong arc. The straight arc putters are what is typically referred to as a face balanced putter whilst the slight and strong arc models have differing levels of toe hang. This toe weighting helps the face open and close more to match up with the larger arc of the putting stroke.
Not sure what stroke type you have? The Ping 2.0 Putting App let’s you know after just 5 putts. It works on a iPhone or iPad and quickly analyses your stroke to find the best hosel type for your game. It can also tell you the right lie angle for your putter and analyse different elements of your stroke for you to go away and practice.
I got fitted for slight arc options. You may think these would all look the same but there is actually a huge amount of of Ping putters in this category. The putters shown in the image below are just a small selection of the slight arc options available. I really like the fact there is a huge array of putter heads available with blades and mallet style putters in each category.
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