Can you learn to love ANY putter?

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For Crimbo my brother got me one of these indoor putting machines that spits the balls back at you etc so yesterday I finally managed to get it out the box and have a shufty.
I tend to pull my putts and this was the case to start with, so I dug out my old putter which was a blade and they were flying into the hole on most attempts... :eek:
The thing is, I replaced this horrible feeling thing with my TM (see my "what's in the bag" list) thinking it was a blade type putter I was struggling with, so went for the TM as it's more of a mallet (and I had read, easier to lineup/putt).
Can I learn to use my TM, or should I realise I may actually be better with a more conventional putter!?

Damn me and my golfing oddities- I should mention that when I started playing I contemplated a right handed putter (I'm a lefty) as I had putted at my Grandads house for years as a kid with pretty good results!!!
 
Yes is the simple answer to your question. When I was a junior I found an old hickory bladed putter in my papa's cupboard, I took it to the putting green and started slotting putts, it stayed in my bag for 2 years and relegated my Ping Anser 2 to the locker!
 
I putted left handed around a pitch&putt with one of those 2 sided blade ones. I putted like a demon.

Also when I changed my grip from caggy handed (right hand at top) my pro suggested keeping the old grip the same on the putter if I struggled. He said a number of right handed pro's putt caggy handed as they feel asthough they have more control.

I dont think I could learnt to love ANY putter.

What is your putting style, in-in or straight back and through?
 
I couldn't love ANY putter, it's a very personal thing and if it feels right then that's half the battle. Could be an old cast off or a top end putter.

Sure fire way of putting well is to order a new wand, whilst you're waiting for delivery the old one always behaves itself!!

Of course it's always the putter's fault, couldn't possibly be our stroke?!?!
 
I think the answer is yes but only up to a point. It does have to be the proper length really so that you set up over the ball and with the shoulders square. Too short and you will be too crouched over the ball and too long and you may not get your eyeline correctly positioned. Both faults will lead to pushes and pulls.

As for the type of putter I think it is possible to learn to love anything. I still have an original Anser 2 from the 1980's which putts great and I was traditionally a blade putter. However when the putter of the day and I went our separate ways I bit the bullet and got a 2ball mallett and although uglier than a blade it did the job and was easier to keep square and align especially on short putts.

I then got a TM Spider (thanks to GM) and that was another step forward. It is the best putter I have used in years despite the unconventional shape. I felt really great over the ball and my putting stats improved. I got the Itsy Bitsy as a present and that has been even better and I am starting to hole a lot more 10-15 footers for the first time in ages and even the 3-6 footers are going in with more regularity. I find if a course is really wet that the original Spider works better (might just be a mental thing) but I recommend both makes
 
I putted left handed around a pitch&putt with one of those 2 sided blade ones. I putted like a demon.

Also when I changed my grip from caggy handed (right hand at top) my pro suggested keeping the old grip the same on the putter if I struggled. He said a number of right handed pro's putt caggy handed as they feel asthough they have more control.

I dont think I could learnt to love ANY putter.

What is your putting style, in-in or straight back and through?
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I am the latter Tony- I also think murphthemog has a good point about liking the looks- I just think mallets are generally ugly, except the TM Rosso in this months Golf Monthly- it's a beaut!
 
If you are straight back and through then i beleive its important you have a face balanced putter. Murph is dead right, You have to like the look of a putter, no doubt. If you dont like the look of it, your hardly going to be inspired by it, and the lack of inspiration certainly doesn't draw confidence and a lack of confidence never inspired anyone.
 
Erm, I beleive most mallets are face balanced(because most mallet users are back and through and its easier to keep the face square through the troke) and that heel toe balanced mallets are available.

And that most blades are heel toe balanced but you can get face balanced blades aswell.

Hopefully someone will confirm or deny thi and maybe even give us examples of both. I use a mallet, and that ist face balanced, as I am B.A.T
 
ahh...Monza Corza...one of my favourites.

I bought one that someone had p/x'd because he couldn't get on with it.

I bought it after just 5 minutes of trying and love it. I showed it to my range pro and he said "oohh, good putter" then pulled out an almost identical one that HE plays with. Mine is centre-shafted, which has taken a bit of getting used to, but I RATE it highly.

I had the range pro knock it a few more degrees upright and since then I've been totally happy with it. It is a tad to flat off the shelf for me.

I've found it much more reliable on long putts compared to any of my 5 (!?) others.

I think you CAN get used to putter, but most of us buy one that feels good straight away. This particular model would be worth the effort, it's a very good design.
 
I think it's the fact you can "see through" the head to the grass that upsets me- I din't know why!
It feels good, I guess <u>I</u> just need to improve!!!
 
I don't think you can learn to love ANY putter. When I got made redundant in '97 from a small car paint firm, my Boss got me a leaving present of a Scotty Cameron Caliente mallet putter.

used it dozens of times and never ,ever felt right with it. Eventually sold it to a mate who went on to win the club championship with it. Proof that it was the puttee not the putter!

I can't love a putter that looks like a dustbin lid! or the Anser style - just don't like 'em.
 
Is it possible to learn to love any putter... Well nearly. But in reality No I really don't think so, there will always be that putter you can't stand right from the word go & nothing will convince you ohterwise, no matter how hard you try to like it.

I do however think that anyone can learn to really hate any putter given enough time.
 
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