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They are right down there with 'ball fittings' in the "I cant believe there are people who actually fall for that one !?!?!o_O" category.
 

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They are right down there with 'ball fittings' in the "I cant believe there are people who actually fall for that one !?!?!o_O" category.
Have to say my Edel putter fitting has massively improved that part of my game like. based on my fitting alone, I’d bet there’s a fair chunk of the golfing population playing with the wrong putter.
 

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I've tried putters with strokes and BGT shafts but they don't seem to make any difference, are they just a con ?
Yes. A complete load of 🐂 💩. Unless you are hitting a 100 foot putt then I can’t imagine that a stiff or flexible putter shaft makes much difference.
 

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Have to say my Edel putter fitting has massively improved that part of my game like. based on my fitting alone, I’d bet there’s a fair chunk of the golfing population playing with the wrong putter.

Would you say it’s worth 1 or 2 shots a round? In which case would be an instant handicap improvement.
Or is it just a look and feel improvement?
I bought an odyssey Toulon putter (not fitted) and love the look and feel. Distance control has definitely improved. I definitely believe I put better with it and my handicap is at its lowest ever.
 

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Would you say it’s worth 1 or 2 shots a round? In which case would be an instant handicap improvement.
Or is it just a look and feel improvement?
I bought an odyssey Toulon putter (not fitted) and love the look and feel. Distance control has definitely improved. I definitely believe I put better with it and my handicap is at its lowest ever.
Very much so. I had a scotty for years and it worked well apart from heel miss hits were terrible. I can hit this anywhere and it’s near the hole. I believe it’s to do with the torque. I’m also holding out tons more from 6-10 foot. I’ve gone from a big standard 34-38 putter to a 28-32 I’d estimate.

Obviously I’m a fan of the Edel putter but a good fitting with any brand is key.
 

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The force of hitting a putt can generate a torque that twists a steel shaft ?!?!?
You’re focusing on the wrong object. It’s the weight of the club head that flexes the shaft when swung. Apparently doesn’t take much to affect various attributes enough to build a margin of error.
 

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You’re focusing on the wrong object. It’s the weight of the club head that flexes the shaft when swung. Apparently doesn’t take much to affect various attributes enough to build a margin of error.
Whether that margin of error is perceivable for us is definitely open to question...over 6 feet we're way more likely to miss anyway so it's difficult to pin it down.
But to a Pro it could be worth half a shot per round in getting putts closer
Anything that stabilises the putter head has to be a good thing.
 

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Whether that margin of error is perceivable for us is definitely open to question...over 6 feet we're way more likely to miss anyway so it's difficult to pin it down.
But to a Pro it could be worth half a shot per round in getting putts closer
Anything that stabilises the putter head has to be a good thing.
Unless it was that weird braced putter thing that one of the manufacturers brought out a couple of years ago. It had a weird triangular section where the shaft met the head
 

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Unless it was that weird braced putter thing that one of the manufacturers brought out a couple of years ago. It had a weird triangular section where the shaft met the head
If you mean the Truss range from TM then I'm not sure what they developed actuallydid any good....it just looked so bad that the range bombed....
 

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Anything that stabilises the putter head has to be a good thing.
That isnot necessarily so. Stabilising, only matters if there is a source of instability, to be stabilised.
In a putt, read, length, and delivering the putter square to the line, matter.
Torque, or stability, with a putter, is like worrying whether the paint on it is sufficiently low air friction.
 
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That isnot necessarily so. Stabilising, only matters if there is a source of instability, to be stabilised.
In a putt, read, length, and delivering the putter square to the line, matter.
Torque, or stability, with a putter, is like worrying whether the paint on it is sufficiently low air friction.

Strike the ball away from the sweet spot and the head will twist, not the shaft but the whole putter including the head.

Whether or not that has much impact on the line I don't know, but it will affect the length of the putt as some energy is dissipated in the twisting.

I borrowed a TM Spider from the pro shop once when I'd forgot my own putter (which would have been a blade of some form) and I couldn't believe how stable the head was and how little it moved off line throughout the stroke, which I guess is why almost everyone these days uses a mallet, an Anser style or some form of Edel type putter with a huge mass at the toe and heel.
 

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Whether that margin of error is perceivable for us is definitely open to question...over 6 feet we're way more likely to miss anyway so it's difficult to pin it down.
But to a Pro it could be worth half a shot per round in getting putts closer
Anything that stabilises the putter head has to be a good thing.
I’d argue it’s more if the amateur can recognise the benefit it’s actually giving them than the gain being so marginal to be useful. My new putter has certainly improved my putting including misses.
 
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