Yes belly/mid putters on the cheap ....

[BTatHome]

http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/golf_p...3&utm_content=sale231213&utm_campaign=E-Flyer

Mega cheap quality putters ..... clearing them out before belly putters get banned.

Buy putter, chop shaft to required length and add a heavy grip, and you have a counter balanced putter on the cheap !

 

[Rooter]

great shout, i have the callie and its awesome!

 

[3Sixty]

Jesus that is cheap. I have a cut down Odyssey putter and find the extra weighting helps.

 

[delc]

great shout, i have the callie and its awesome!

Unfortunately they have sold out of Callies, so I had to make do with a Sandy. Still amazing value though, even though I will have to buy a new grip.

 

[RobRob]

http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/golf_p...3&utm_content=sale231213&utm_campaign=E-Flyer

Mega cheap quality putters ..... clearing them out before belly putters get banned.

Buy putter, chop shaft to required length and add a heavy grip, and you have a counter balanced putter on the cheap !

When do belly putters get banned for amateur competitions?

 

[BTatHome]

When do belly putters get banned for amateur competitions?

Next iteraction of rules, 2016.

Any manufacturer or seller in their right mind is clearing them out ASAP.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

so tempting but I just don't need a putter............

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Can see the logic in the idea but I wouldn't do it and would prefer to buy a counter balanced putter readily constructed if I was going down that road

 

[kmdmr1]

Just bought one,,the headcover must be worth a tenner,and to see your playing partners faces when you pull out this baby must be worth the rest,,
Well done BT,

 

[delc]

Can see the logic in the idea but I wouldn't do it and would prefer to buy a counter balanced putter readily constructed if I was going down that road

The idea of a counter balanced putter Is that you get a putter that is heavy overall, but with a normal swing weight, which is supposed to help players whose putting is a bit twitchy. You can buy putter grips in various weights to achieve this, or else fit a lead plug into the butt end of the shaft with a standard putter grip. Not Rocket Science!

 

[delc]

I played a round using my newly acquired Yes Sandy putter this morning. As I have not yet ordered a new grip for it yet, I used it as a belly putter. Even without any practice with this technique, I putted really nicely with it. Might keep it as a belly putter until the new tules come in!

 

[BTatHome]

I find it hard to believe that you haven't ever practised using a belly putter Derek !

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The idea of a counter balanced putter Is that you get a putter that is heavy overall, but with a normal swing weight, which is supposed to help players whose putting is a bit twitchy. You can buy putter grips in various weights to achieve this, or else fit a lead plug into the butt end of the shaft with a standard putter grip. Not Rocket Science!

I know the logic. I have an Odyssey Tank #1

 

[delc]

I find it hard to believe that you haven't ever practised using a belly putter Derek !

Only for a few minutes on the carpets of retail shops, plus about 10 putts on the practice green before starting the round. I ended up still using the claw grip, which I normally use, and didn't really find it much different to normal putting. The putter I bought has a 42" shaft which it probably a bit too long for me as I have quite short legs relative to my height, so couldn't really anchor it securely into my belly. I will cut it down to normal length as soon as I have a new grip. I don't agree with the principle of belly putting anyway, as it is not really a golf stroke IMHO.

 

[Blue in Munich]

The idea of a counter balanced putter Is that you get a putter that is heavy overall, but with a normal swing weight, which is supposed to help players whose putting is a bit twitchy. You can buy putter grips in various weights to achieve this, or else fit a lead plug into the butt end of the shaft with a standard putter grip. Not Rocket Science!

I think you'll find that the swing weight, which basically designates the balance point of the club, gets lighter as the overall weight gets heavier. The balance point moves closer to the hands because of the counter balance weight, which is what makes the difference.

 

[delc]

I think you'll find that the swing weight, which basically designates the balance point of the club, gets lighter as the overall weight gets heavier. The balance point moves closer to the hands because of the counter balance weight, which is what makes the difference.

Heavy or counterbalanced putters have heavy heads, heavy shafts and heavy grips, so they are heavy overall. Swing weight is the moment arm about a point near the bottom of the grip, which is a measure of how heavy the head feels when swung. Adding weight to the butt end, or a heavy grip actually reduces swing weight. So total weight and swing weight are two almost totally different measures. The heavy, counterbalanced putter is supposed to make it harder to twitch or yip putts, due to its greater mass and inertia.

 

[rickg]

Good luck with this one B.I.M........I promise you won't have the last word....

 

[Blue in Munich]

I think you'll find that the swing weight, which basically designates the balance point of the club, gets lighter as the overall weight gets heavier. The balance point moves closer to the hands because of the counter balance weight, which is what makes the difference.

Heavy or counterbalanced putters have heavy heads, heavy shafts and heavy grips, so they are heavy overall. Swing weight is the moment arm about a point near the bottom of the grip, which is a measure of how heavy the head feels when swung. Adding weight to the butt end, or a heavy grip actually reduces swing weight. So total weight and swing weight are two almost totally different measures. The heavy, counterbalanced putter is supposed to make it harder to twitch or yip putts, due to its greater mass and inertia.

Er, which is what I said

Heavy and counterbalanced putters are not necessarily the same thing.

A heavy putter is a putter that is heavier than standard. It may be counterbalanced or not.

A Heavy Putter is made by Boccieri Golf and do indeed have heavier heads, heavier shafts and a counterbalancing weight under the standard weight grip. They are both heavy AND counterbalanced.

Any putter can be counterbalanced by the insertion of a counterbalancing weight at the grip end. The weight of the head and the shaft do not change and the putter may not actually be heavier than a standard model from another manufacturer, but it will still be counterbalanced.

Changing from a standard grip to a midsize grip will usually add some degree of counterbalance to a putter, simply because they are usually heavier than a standard grip. Whether or not that is sufficient for most players to feel is questionable, but it is still there.

There are now heavy grips on the market that are designed to be of sufficient weight to provide a counterbalance effect without any further changes.

You can counterbalance any club; it is not limited to putters.

 

[BTatHome]

Good luck with this one B.I.M........I promise you won't have the last word....

Of course if the hole was the size of a dustbin lid then we won't need all this fancy stuff

 

[delc]

The belly putter didn't really work at all today! I had one four-putt and quite a few three-putts, so it's due to be chopped down to size any time soon!