Putter change help required

[Billbored]

I have had a Ping Anser putter for 20 years and though my distance putting is good, I dont hole enough and miss short ones too often. I just wondered if others have switched to putters with alignment aids from a Ping Anser and found it helped? I have tried a Taylormade White Ghost Monte Carlo 12 white, and it seemed to improve things on the practice putting green-but it may have been just because I had been out there for some time already!

 

[guest100718]

Went from anser 2 to scotty cameron. Definitely holing more putts

 

[Billbored]

Thanks Paddy, helpful.

 

[duncan mackie]

Having the right putter for your stroke and set up will help you hole more - as will having the right stroke and set up for your putter!

Where does the ball sit relative to a vertical line down from your eyes?

Do you swing straight through or in to square to in?

The make is the least relevant aspect of improving your success rate.

 

[Billbored]

Thanks Duncan. The ball sits straight down from my eyes-not helped by having a lazy left eye-hence the need to get the alignment right. I try and take the club straight back but this is half the trouble as it often goes back outside the line.

 

[duncan mackie]

Thanks Duncan. The ball sits straight down from my eyes-not helped by having a lazy left eye-hence the need to get the alignment right. I try and take the club straight back but this is half the trouble as it often goes back outside the line.

I would seriously recommend a session with an expert to fit you with the right tool then - weighting and the shaft positioning need to be right for you; after which you should have a range of choices from all the manufacturers that fit that spec and a choice of allignement patterns over and above that. All that ignores any preference for face material which is also relevant in you enjoyment, and therefore influences performance, of any putter (it will have a direct performance factor too!)

 

[Billbored]

Thanks Duncan, sounds like the way forward is to have a fitting session/check with my pro. Still interested to see if those who have moved from the Anser have improved or not?

 

[Billbored]

Tried a Scotty Cameron and loved it but £249 is steep. The Taylormade Monte Carlo white ghost seemed to be almost as good and was on sale for £80 which is more palatable.

 

[guest100718]

Tried a Scotty Cameron and loved it but £249 is steep. The Taylormade Monte Carlo white ghost seemed to be almost as good and was on sale for £80 which is more palatable.

i guess so, but its the most used club in th bag

 

[bobmac]

Try a YES Callie

 

[Billbored]

Will do. Thanks bobmac

 

[guest100718]

Will do. Thanks bobmac

And then buy a scotty

 

[Craigg]

 

[Tiger]

The reason you miss the short ones might be similar to the issues I had. Taking the putter back outside the line and then pulling them left of the hole. I changed my grip - see the left hand low thread - and in the past have used one of the slimmer Superstroke grips to take the wrists out of the stroke I've got an Anser 2 but changing grip has made a massive difference. Good luck with your search :thup:

 

[Foxholer]

Thanks Duncan. The ball sits straight down from my eyes-not helped by having a lazy left eye-hence the need to get the alignment right. I try and take the club straight back but this is half the trouble as it often goes back outside the line.

I believe Duncan's question was really aimed at detrmining whether you are (trying to be/naturally) a 'Straight Back; Straight Through' (SBST) putter or more an arc one - and there are 2 or 3 categories of 'arc' too.

I believe the original Anser putters favoured the 'slight arc' style.

The Callie that Bob mentioned, with slight toe-hang, also favours the slight arc. If you are trying to use the SBST style, then a Face-Balanced one - like the Tracy might work better. The key in SBST is to drive the (pendulum) stroke from the shoulders - any involvement of the hands will cause problems!

It's definitely worth getting an expert to check out your stroke. Any Pro with a SAM Puttlab should be able to help - though some seem more dedicated than others. You can even use the (DIY) iPing app to find out your particular style, though that may be down to the particular putter you are using for the test. Don't forget that getting the correct length (and lie) is very important too. The standard 35" putter is rarely the ideal length for most! And it is often simply a case of going to the likes of American Golf or Direct Golf and trying out the putters on display! So much of 'the right' putter is about feel that there is really no better method.

Personally, I'm not a Scotty fan. While they are well built, I believe they are vastly overpriced - but then so are many other Golf products! The only Scotty that I've really felt comfortable with have been the ones made by Bettinardi - before he went out on his own! I've tried loads of different styles, but keep coming back to my old faithful 12 year old Centre Shafted mallet for my SBST style.

 

[Robster59]

Forget the Brand Ho's. Try as many different putters as you can, in different shaft lengths, with different size grips till you get one you feel comfortable with.
I like a face-balanced mallet and currently very happy with my Rife Mallet Hybrid, 33" shaft. It works for me but more than likely not for you.
The looks don't bother me as long as I know it works. As above, so much about what putting is between the ears.

 

[Billbored]

Thanks Tiger, will look at the thread.

 

[Billbored]

Thanks Foxholer for your considered response, much appreciated. Thanks too robster, agree re between the ears, need to work on my self belief a lot. Keen to get the right putter though as I think there may be a better putter out there for me.

 

[delc]

Thanks Duncan. The ball sits straight down from my eyes-not helped by having a lazy left eye-hence the need to get the alignment right. I try and take the club straight back but this is half the trouble as it often goes back outside the line.

The Ping Anser is a good putter, but really best for a slight arc stroke where you take the club back slightly inside the line. If you really do take the club straight back, or even outside the line, you would probably do better with a face centred mallet putter.

 

[Backache]

I had virtually the same problem also with a Ping which I had used for 25 years (My very first putter). I realised by lining up of putts had become very awry and went through quite a few options with the pro.
In the end I went for an Odessey White Hot whose alignment aid appeared to suit me best. It is too early to say yet whether or not it has made a difference as I have only played one round with it. If alignement is your problem I think you need someone else to help as you need to see what alignment works and that is difficult to check yourself by hitting balls as you never know if it is the stroke or the alignment which is wrong.
I could nt oget used to the fat grips and lost all distance control whether thiswould have corrected with perseverance I don't know.