Orikoru
Tour Winner
..that is the question. I've been thinking about putters recently. For 7 years or something I always used a wide blade/anser style putter with a small amount of toe hang on it. I did a fitting all the way back in 2017 where he suggested that was the right thing to use due to the amount of arc in my stroke. This is what people always say about it. Is it a myth though? I'm curious what everyone else does.
Watching one of the videos from the LAB guys (Lie Angle Balance I believe), they do a demonstration that shows a toe hang putter opening on the backswing and/or the follow-through and ask why would you actually want that? It kind of resonated with me and I started thinking surely I want the putter to be face-balanced so I control what the face is doing myself, not just opening under it's own weight. I bought a face-balanced Odyssey putter with a centre shaft - I've used it for a few weeks now. In a direct comparison with my old putter it was impossible to say which was better, so I need to use the Odyssey for an extended period to really see if it's an improvement or not.
So which is it for you?
Do you use a toe-hang putter because you did a fitting and that's what they told you to use? And do you think it helps?
Do you use a face-balanced putter because you thing toe-hang is a myth and you'd rather have it balanced? Or because you were fitted into a balanced model? Did you change from one to the other and see improvement?
Do you not give a toss about toe-hang and just pick your putter based on looks and feel?
Just trying to assess how much stock to place in the old "you have an arc so you need toe-hang" gambit. Could be one of those bits of old-school thinking that perhaps is a bit dubious.
Watching one of the videos from the LAB guys (Lie Angle Balance I believe), they do a demonstration that shows a toe hang putter opening on the backswing and/or the follow-through and ask why would you actually want that? It kind of resonated with me and I started thinking surely I want the putter to be face-balanced so I control what the face is doing myself, not just opening under it's own weight. I bought a face-balanced Odyssey putter with a centre shaft - I've used it for a few weeks now. In a direct comparison with my old putter it was impossible to say which was better, so I need to use the Odyssey for an extended period to really see if it's an improvement or not.
So which is it for you?
Do you use a toe-hang putter because you did a fitting and that's what they told you to use? And do you think it helps?
Do you use a face-balanced putter because you thing toe-hang is a myth and you'd rather have it balanced? Or because you were fitted into a balanced model? Did you change from one to the other and see improvement?
Do you not give a toss about toe-hang and just pick your putter based on looks and feel?
Just trying to assess how much stock to place in the old "you have an arc so you need toe-hang" gambit. Could be one of those bits of old-school thinking that perhaps is a bit dubious.