Putter length

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I've been putting absolutely woeful over recent weeks and it's got me thinking whether or not my putter is too long for me.

I initially thought about this because I feel very uncomfortable when I'm holding the putter.

I've just done my wrist to floor measurement and found that it is 30inches. Is this average? My putter is, I think, 34 inches. Does your putter length need to be the same as your wrist to floor measurement? Or am I being stupid here?
 
I've been putting absolutely woeful over recent weeks and it's got me thinking whether or not my putter is too long for me.

I initially thought about this because I feel very uncomfortable when I'm holding the putter.

I've just done my wrist to floor measurement and found that it is 30inches. Is this average? My putter is, I think, 34 inches. Does your putter length need to be the same as your wrist to floor measurement? Or am I being stupid here?
Not at all. My floor to wrist measurement is 33 1/2" and I cut my putters down to about 32". Quite a few pro golfers play with putters that are quite short relative to their height, including Phil Mickelson.
 
I find the closer I get to the hole, the further down the shaft I hold the putter!


get yourself a 15 inch grip then find where you are comfortable!
 
I don't know about wrist to floor, but I have been C/F TWICE over the last 5 years for my putter.

Both times, I came out at 34" and both times the pro tweaked the lie a little. I'm 6 foot with average length limbs, as far as I know.
 
I never had chance to watch the early rounds of the open so I recorded it and am now watching in slow time. Just watching the afternoon starters on day 1. Mark James just commented on Phil Micklesons putter being short, and then said that the average putter is about 35 inches long. He then said that they are only this long because they fit in the bag easier and do not rub on the dividers. My putter is 32 inches long and has been in the bag for the last 10 years.
 
You might find the link below interesting. This expert thinks the majority of players use putters that are too long and with too flat a lie angle. In interclub matches I have seen lots of player who grip right down on the metal shaft, which tends to prove this. A longer rubber grip might help, but they are only just becoming available for counterbalanced putters. I usually buy second hand putters, cut them down to 32" and put a oversized grip on them. One of our members has a really short putter about 26" long, and he is a big, tall ex rugby forward! :)

http://www.puttingzone.com/MyTips/lengthlie.html
 
I've been putting absolutely woeful over recent weeks and it's got me thinking whether or not my putter is too long for me.

I initially thought about this because I feel very uncomfortable when I'm holding the putter.

I've just done my wrist to floor measurement and found that it is 30inches. Is this average? My putter is, I think, 34 inches. Does your putter length need to be the same as your wrist to floor measurement? Or am I being stupid here?
you have answered your question right here.

Forget formulas and averages, putting is as unique as handwriting, get a putter and length that is comfortable and start holing putts.

Avg height of males is 5'9" average putter is 35" which is way too long for joe average
 
No idea what my wrist to floor measurement is, and I don't give a hoot either. My putter is 32" though, as that's what suits me perfectly. Bought a 34" off ebay in the model I wanted, then simply lopped two inches off it. Poyfect.
 
I'm six foot and use a 34 inch but have you looked at the Ping's with the adjustable shafts
Does anybody make a putter with an adjustable lie angle? Shouldn't be too difficult to arrange. Ping do a variety of fixed lie angles, but you have to order them or get them bent to the desired spec. :mmm:
 
I've just fitted one of my putters, which was 33" long to start with, with a Super Stroke 'Claw' grip. This is 13" long and allows you to grip well down the putter without needing to cut it down or affecting the swing weight too much. As it is quite a heavy grip at 100g, it also gives an element of counter-weighting. Putting straight armed a la Phil Mickelson seems to work quite well, so possibly worth trying. :)
 
I bought a Ping Scottsdale TR adjustable putter last year. It's helped a lot with my posture over the ball and my putting has improved as a result. Everything I'd tried off the shelf prior to that always felt too long. I've now got it set to about 31" which is pretty short but I am only 5'6" tall.

I've never been fitted for a putter but it definitely helped me find a comfort zone through my own feel.
 
I was discussing this with my pro this week, as I usually grip right down to the bottom of the grip as I think this gives me better control. The pro explained that going too low will affect where your eyes line up over the ball and will give you a skewed idea of the right line to the hole. After playing around with grip positions we concluded my putter was the correct length... If I gripped it in the correct place.
 
My 5" 5' mate a 46 year old [was my apprentice] got fitted for a new putter a while back and the difference in his putting is amazing , he knocked 3 shots off his h/c since being fitted he's now a 6 h/c.
 
I was discussing this with my pro this week, as I usually grip right down to the bottom of the grip as I think this gives me better control. The pro explained that going too low will affect where your eyes line up over the ball and will give you a skewed idea of the right line to the hole. After playing around with grip positions we concluded my putter was the correct length... If I gripped it in the correct place.
Ideally your eye line should be right over the ball. If your putter is too long, your eyes will be inside the line. :)
 
I'm 5 ft 5" and I use a 32" no7 versa fitted with a super stroke mid grip. I grip it right down the grip so maybe there's a chance that I could go shorter still. I'd love to go to one of the putter labs to be proper fitted for a putter.
 
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