Mark_Aged_42
Assistant Pro
Er, first up, I'm no lady!
Mrs MA42 is 5 foot 8.
Does she need a 33" or 32" putter?
Cheers
Mrs MA42 is 5 foot 8.
Does she need a 33" or 32" putter?
Cheers
Putter length for a lady golfer
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Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
Depends how she stands to the ball I guess.
I'm 5'8" and use a 34" putter.
I'm 5'8" and use a 34" putter.
D
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There are no rules, whatever feels 'right' to her is the correct length. I think it was Barry Lane on tour used to use something like a 27" putter.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
As Gary says, I'm 5ft 10 and I use a 33" putter.
At 5 foot 8, he may have his heels on though...... no wonder he knocks it 50 yards past me.
D
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I think mine is 33"(or maybe 34") and I am about 6 foot, but still have my lowest hand fairly close to the bottom of the putter grip, so I could almost putt with a kids putter I reckon.
My wife uses my old 2 ball putter and didn't comment about it being short or long. And she at a guess 5ft 4.
My wife uses my old 2 ball putter and didn't comment about it being short or long. And she at a guess 5ft 4.
golfcitydweller
Q-School Graduate
get her to stand tall , arms by her side and measure wrist to floor ...easy as that .
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Same as for a 5 foot 8 gentleman golfer.... 
TonyN
Money List Winner
Depends on a few things, but very basically, the style of the putter and the distance between hands and the floor. Tell her to just go find the one she likes and see which length sits best.
If you're not bothered (and she's not bothered) about looking a bit silly in the shop, take a simple plumb bob ( a nut on a string will do) and hold the top of the string next to her eye. When the nut stops swinging, that's where the ball should set up, so make sure the putter sets up to that.
If you're not bothered (and she's not bothered) about looking a bit silly in the shop, take a simple plumb bob ( a nut on a string will do) and hold the top of the string next to her eye. When the nut stops swinging, that's where the ball should set up, so make sure the putter sets up to that.
golfcitydweller
Q-School Graduate
Same as for a 5 foot 8 gentleman golfer....
a pro near to me had the callaway/odyssey rep in for a putter session /fitting night and he measured everyone from wrist to floor as 2 people may be same height but different length of arms !
One Planer
Global Moderator
Just to throw a spanner in the works I'm 6ft and use a 36" putter.
It depends on a bunch of factors, probably listed above.
It depends on a bunch of factors, probably listed above.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Why not simply treat the good lady to a proper fit and a new putter
golfcitydweller
Q-School Graduate
yea very true , michelle wie bent over double probably near 6ft in height but uses something like 29/30 inch
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Indeed but it's a height/arm length thing, not gender.
turkish
Journeyman Pro
Was actually thinking about this tonight so Googled shortest allowable putter and found it to be 18 inches.... is there anything in my thought that the closer you are to the floor the better control you'll have on pace and distance? Albeit ending up with Terrible back problems?
