Relationship between putters and handicap

[haplesshacker]

It has often been said that better players prefer bladed putters, and higher handicapers find mallet putters easier.

Just thought we'd conduct a little survey on this one.

 

[SammmeBee]

Hapless you've got too much time on your hands....mallets were for Tom Watson and look what happened to his putting :ifonlyicouldputtsmilie:

 

[medwayjon]

I prefer a bladed putter as it just feels better when addressing the ball.

 

[Cernunnos]

I much prefer bladed putters & I'm high handicap.

Really can't take to mallets style putters at all.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I use to be a blade man but my stroke got so poor over the years I use the spider (is that classed as a mallet?) to help. I'm pretty sure my putting lessons and hard work will see my old blade back in the bag for the summer

 

[haplesshacker]

Hapless you've got too much time on your hands....mallets were for Tom Watson and look what happened to his putting :ifonlyicouldputtsmilie:

Yep. That's what comes of being on the pile!

 

[Imurg]

I've never got on with the bladed Anser style putter. Something to do with the weighting. If the putter is toe heavy every time I make a stroke I can feel the head wanting to go left. With a Face-balanced mallet I feel I can keep the head going where I want it.

 

[USER1999]

I putt with a blade/anser style putter. That said, I don't like a hosel that just ends, so I need a swan neck.

I think I could putt with a mallet, if it was a redX type, not your usual mallet lump.

Just personnal preference really.

Looking at the Malasian open on the telly, there are plenty of pro's using mallet/Spider/ugly lumps on display.

 

[jammydodger]

I used to use a ping answer but just couldnt convert anything 10ft and closer. It really irked me cos my long game was spot on at the time , so I went for the 2-ball and havnt looked back. I love the alignment and putts started dropping. I have tried blades on the putting green but they just seem wierd these days

 

[viscount17]

hapless', while you've got all this time, you need to redesign the poll as it won't do what you want, which | think is to prove/disprove the statement.

incidentally - blade

 

[theeaglehunter]

I don't mind to me both have their merits and I can get on with both styles. I am currently using a BC3 though which is a small mallet head- closer to a blade though than an out and out mallet.

 

[nicksampo]

I use a half mallet. I feel left out

I've ticked mallet as my answer though as I don't think I could use a blade.

I also agree that this poll probably isn't going to lead to any particular conculsion, you should have 4 or 6 (if you factored in mid handicaps aswell) options.

High handicap (15+) - Mallet
High handicap - Blade
Low Handicap (0-14) - Mallet
Low Handicap - Blade

 

[HarryMonk]

I cant putt with anything!!

I use a mallet currantly and my length is not bad, but my line is all over the place.

So I tick mallet, but need to take a serious look at my putting.

 

[flandango]

I prefer a bladed putter, feels a lot better at address and I feel more control of the power and distance as I don't have a great weight to compensate for at the end.

 

[brendy]

2 ball for me, purely for alignment issues that Ive always had with blades. I dont think the putter shape matters to be honest, A pro will use whatever tools that will get the job done with minimum fuss.

 

[USER1999]

Had a two ball. Ugly. Couldn't live with it. Now use a Scotty Newport 1.5. Pretty to look at, does the bizzo.