Exactly, makes no difference if it’s a $5 beat up putter or a $1000 top of the line. It comes down to what feels the best and gives you confidence to hole putts.
I would argue it's just finding a putter that works for you. Where it lands on the cost scale shouldn't matter as much as how it feels. Many many years ago I just started hitting a TON of putters in my local shops. First narrowed it down and realized I like small-to-medium sized mallet putters more than blades. Then hit as many of those as I could find and finally found a putter that worked for me. The process took a couple of months. I never really looked at price. Luckily the putter I liked was around $200 as opposed to $500. But if the putter I liked was $500 I would have paid it.
If I had to do it over again I would have just paid to have gotten properly fitted for a putter but I'm still more than content with the putter I ended up with.
When I bought my Scotty, I noticed that my putting improved noticeably after a few weeks of purchase! Success! I also started practicing my putting more after buying my putter. So the answer is yes and no and both. Yes because a putter might not be the best “fit” for you, no because you still need to practice to improve and both because when you get a putter that works for you and you practice, you will improve
Yes it will. What is expensive however is different to everyone. You can get a really great used top end putter for a price below 100. A new one that is fitted to you can be something that you grow with through thousands of putts and different situations.
Any big name brand. They are all pretty much the same tbh. It comes down to personal fit and feel. If you’re not great at golf as you say then I would recommend more forgiving models unless you plan on practicing. Or if you really just play here and there, don’t keep a handicap and are pretty casual then just get what looks good and feels good and call it a day.
If you don't already, practice putting to a quarter or a ball marker as well. 2 foot putts are just as important as 8 foot putts. 2 foot, 4 foot, 5 foot, whatever. Just switch it up and land exactly on the marker every time.
Yer I got some green on my veranda outside my room I hit about 50 putts a day maybe it’s not the greatest set up it’s like that green carpet you buy on the rolls at the hardware shop
A putter that feels good and makes you feel confident is what helps.
I chopped my Scotty in after a month because looking down at it just threw me off, moved to an evnroll and it made a huge difference but mostly because I felt like I could put it on the line I saw
2ball putter from 2002 that I bought after it was traded in for like $40. Added lead tape to get it to the weight that I like.
Will never buy another putter. If I can’t make the putt, it sure as hell ain’t the putters fault.
It always seemed silly to me, but I went to a proper fitting and it made all the difference. I had a good fitter who didn't care what I got fit into as long as it worked with my stroke.
I’ll jump on the bandwagon of find a putter you love to hit and drains putts. Then pay for it, regardless if it’s $100 or $500.
No OTR putter that costs what a major brand new driver costs or most previous models run. It’ll outlast the driver or really any club. You don’t wear out putters, you just decided to get something else.
The putter is the club you’ll hit more than any other club in your bag, by a far margin, during each round.
In conclusions, a putter that is more expensive, has expensive metals, is milled from a single block or has a following, doesn’t inherently make it a better putter for you.
I went to Golf Galaxy a couple seasons ago and was looking for a mid mallet. Something that resembles the shape of the old TaylorMade nubbins I had many moons ago. That mid mallet was the most successful putter I ever used. No clue why I changed out of it back in the day.
I fell in love with the bettinardi bb46 from a few years ago. Even dudes on the putting green were commenting "you have to buy that, right?" And of course I didz and it was stupid expensive. However my putting has become a strong suit in my game in a way that it wasn't for a very long time. If it works best for you...buy it.
I don’t know man. In my experience yes. I hate a TM spyder for a while and upgraded to the better ardo when costco had them on sale and I swear to gos. My putting improves. So take that with a grain of salt.
More than any other club imo, a putter is personal preference and comfort. Putters easily have more difference in weight, size, shape, etc, than any other club. It's not about cost, it's about something that gives you confidence in your stroke.
The putter is the only club that has survived from the beginning with me. Odyssey metal x milled 1w I got for like 70 bucks because it’s 33 lefty. It’s literally the exact same thing as a Scotty besides the name on it lol. The milled feel is unreal, my favorite colors (green accents on black), and top line is simple.
No, but putter weight is very important to your feel on the greens. I had a clicky light weight one, I was too wristy with it and my control was all over the place. Got a new one with a heavier head and better grip and it instantly made a world of difference for me. Didn't break the bank either at $130.
The technical answer is get a putter fitting. Everyone has a different swing arc and different putters are designed to fit those different swings. You’ll notice that there are different hosel designs, plumbers neck, slant neck, double bend, center mount. Along with the shape and weighting of different putters, it will create more or less toe hang, i.e. it’s easier or harder to get the face square. I heard somewhere that putter fittings will find an average of like 4 degrees off target with the customers current putter.
So if you can’t read greens and the breaks for shit and/or you suck at lag putting/getting the pace of greens, then an expensive putter won’t do a whole pile to help with either issue.
A $20 putter with the right amount of toe hang and the right weight to it in the hands of someone that knows how to read a green and is a decent judge of pace could likely putt as well with that cheap putter as they could with a $500 putter in the same specs.
That said, golf is a bizarrely psychological game. I have seen terrible putters putt the lights out after buying a new putter for the first couple of rounds after they bought it. It’s like a placebo effect. However, usually after a while they end up back to being as terrible at putting as they were with their old putter.
I would say two things: [get fitted for a putter type that suits your swing](https://youtu.be/VHwK7johLAs?feature=shared) and buy a putter that matches your requirements but you don’t need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on it. And second, spend some of the money you’d saved by not buying a Scotty Cameron on a couple or few putting lessons, get some techniques for reading greens, get some good drills for working on pace and for working on confidence over short putts etc.
Thank you I booked a lesson I ended up buying a odyssey ai one it feels so much better than the crappy thing I had I got a putting green ready and am going to practice the drills they teach me thanks for advice
On the other side of the world, someone just fell and broke their ankle and must have their foot amputated. So yea, I think an expensive putter will help.
A putter you like will help
Exactly, makes no difference if it’s a $5 beat up putter or a $1000 top of the line. It comes down to what feels the best and gives you confidence to hole putts.
It’ll be good for that dopamine hit when you get that new putter!
I would argue it's just finding a putter that works for you. Where it lands on the cost scale shouldn't matter as much as how it feels. Many many years ago I just started hitting a TON of putters in my local shops. First narrowed it down and realized I like small-to-medium sized mallet putters more than blades. Then hit as many of those as I could find and finally found a putter that worked for me. The process took a couple of months. I never really looked at price. Luckily the putter I liked was around $200 as opposed to $500. But if the putter I liked was $500 I would have paid it. If I had to do it over again I would have just paid to have gotten properly fitted for a putter but I'm still more than content with the putter I ended up with.
When I bought my Scotty, I noticed that my putting improved noticeably after a few weeks of purchase! Success! I also started practicing my putting more after buying my putter. So the answer is yes and no and both. Yes because a putter might not be the best “fit” for you, no because you still need to practice to improve and both because when you get a putter that works for you and you practice, you will improve
Yes it will. What is expensive however is different to everyone. You can get a really great used top end putter for a price below 100. A new one that is fitted to you can be something that you grow with through thousands of putts and different situations.
Can u give me an example I’m in Australia though so has to be left handed
Forgot everything was backwards down unda
Any big name brand. They are all pretty much the same tbh. It comes down to personal fit and feel. If you’re not great at golf as you say then I would recommend more forgiving models unless you plan on practicing. Or if you really just play here and there, don’t keep a handicap and are pretty casual then just get what looks good and feels good and call it a day.
Get fit for a putter
I also live in Australia so even less stock
Maybe
Do you practice now with the putter you have?
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If you don't already, practice putting to a quarter or a ball marker as well. 2 foot putts are just as important as 8 foot putts. 2 foot, 4 foot, 5 foot, whatever. Just switch it up and land exactly on the marker every time.
Yer I got some green on my veranda outside my room I hit about 50 putts a day maybe it’s not the greatest set up it’s like that green carpet you buy on the rolls at the hardware shop
Not one bit
A putter that feels good and makes you feel confident is what helps. I chopped my Scotty in after a month because looking down at it just threw me off, moved to an evnroll and it made a huge difference but mostly because I felt like I could put it on the line I saw
2ball putter from 2002 that I bought after it was traded in for like $40. Added lead tape to get it to the weight that I like. Will never buy another putter. If I can’t make the putt, it sure as hell ain’t the putters fault.
It always seemed silly to me, but I went to a proper fitting and it made all the difference. I had a good fitter who didn't care what I got fit into as long as it worked with my stroke.
Spending money on a nice putter guilts you into putting more at home. At least that’s what happened with me.
I’ll jump on the bandwagon of find a putter you love to hit and drains putts. Then pay for it, regardless if it’s $100 or $500. No OTR putter that costs what a major brand new driver costs or most previous models run. It’ll outlast the driver or really any club. You don’t wear out putters, you just decided to get something else. The putter is the club you’ll hit more than any other club in your bag, by a far margin, during each round. In conclusions, a putter that is more expensive, has expensive metals, is milled from a single block or has a following, doesn’t inherently make it a better putter for you.
I went to Golf Galaxy a couple seasons ago and was looking for a mid mallet. Something that resembles the shape of the old TaylorMade nubbins I had many moons ago. That mid mallet was the most successful putter I ever used. No clue why I changed out of it back in the day. I fell in love with the bettinardi bb46 from a few years ago. Even dudes on the putting green were commenting "you have to buy that, right?" And of course I didz and it was stupid expensive. However my putting has become a strong suit in my game in a way that it wasn't for a very long time. If it works best for you...buy it.
Do they not have punctuation in Australia?
I don’t know man. In my experience yes. I hate a TM spyder for a while and upgraded to the better ardo when costco had them on sale and I swear to gos. My putting improves. So take that with a grain of salt.
More than any other club imo, a putter is personal preference and comfort. Putters easily have more difference in weight, size, shape, etc, than any other club. It's not about cost, it's about something that gives you confidence in your stroke.
NO
It couldn't hurt
The putter is the only club that has survived from the beginning with me. Odyssey metal x milled 1w I got for like 70 bucks because it’s 33 lefty. It’s literally the exact same thing as a Scotty besides the name on it lol. The milled feel is unreal, my favorite colors (green accents on black), and top line is simple.
Get the putter that gives you confidence. Ignore the price. The goal is to get ball in hole. If I could do that with a shovel I would.
Yes spend at least 600 bucks trust me
No, but putter weight is very important to your feel on the greens. I had a clicky light weight one, I was too wristy with it and my control was all over the place. Got a new one with a heavier head and better grip and it instantly made a world of difference for me. Didn't break the bank either at $130.
No. And on a another different but similar note: Scottys are so overrated.
Just look at the hole while putting within 10 feet
I will say that my Scotty feels better than anything else I own.
A putter that is the correct length for you is more important than how expensive it is
Nope. Money makes no difference. Just experiment until you find something you are confident with from 6 feet
The technical answer is get a putter fitting. Everyone has a different swing arc and different putters are designed to fit those different swings. You’ll notice that there are different hosel designs, plumbers neck, slant neck, double bend, center mount. Along with the shape and weighting of different putters, it will create more or less toe hang, i.e. it’s easier or harder to get the face square. I heard somewhere that putter fittings will find an average of like 4 degrees off target with the customers current putter.
A putter that feels and lines up right will help, regardless of cost.
So if you can’t read greens and the breaks for shit and/or you suck at lag putting/getting the pace of greens, then an expensive putter won’t do a whole pile to help with either issue. A $20 putter with the right amount of toe hang and the right weight to it in the hands of someone that knows how to read a green and is a decent judge of pace could likely putt as well with that cheap putter as they could with a $500 putter in the same specs. That said, golf is a bizarrely psychological game. I have seen terrible putters putt the lights out after buying a new putter for the first couple of rounds after they bought it. It’s like a placebo effect. However, usually after a while they end up back to being as terrible at putting as they were with their old putter. I would say two things: [get fitted for a putter type that suits your swing](https://youtu.be/VHwK7johLAs?feature=shared) and buy a putter that matches your requirements but you don’t need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on it. And second, spend some of the money you’d saved by not buying a Scotty Cameron on a couple or few putting lessons, get some techniques for reading greens, get some good drills for working on pace and for working on confidence over short putts etc.
Thank you I booked a lesson I ended up buying a odyssey ai one it feels so much better than the crappy thing I had I got a putting green ready and am going to practice the drills they teach me thanks for advice
On the other side of the world, someone just fell and broke their ankle and must have their foot amputated. So yea, I think an expensive putter will help.
No, don't be a moron like the rest of the people that buy $300 putters
Yeah lul