It was my expectation that a heavy putter would 'hit the ball harder' (for > a> given putterhead speed at impact) than a lighter putter and would result > in> more difficult speed control. But I didn't sense that that was the case. > And> when I looked into the physics of the situation I found that, for the > range> of weights of commonly used putterheads, the mass/weight of the putterhead> is not much of a variable in initial ball speed off the putter head.>

So I ended up adding around 65 grams of weight to my putter. I just do not> see or feel a downside to having done this. And the putter is clearly more> stable on slight mis-hits plus I find that I am slightly less prone to> getting too wristy with all that mass.>

However, this does not seem to be the norm on tour. At least most of the> name putters that I am aware of seem to weigh less than my putter does now> (approx. 600 grams).>

Am I missing something here - or are they? Anyone else tried this?>

Thanks.>

dave>

have to look "into the physics" of your putter, you might enjoy golf a lot> more if you just go out and have fun.>

It was my expectation that a heavy putter would 'hit the ball harder' (for a> given putterhead speed at impact) than a lighter putter and would result in> more difficult speed control. But I didn't sense that that was the case. And> when I looked into the physics of the situation I found that, for the range> of weights of commonly used putterheads, the mass/weight of the putterhead> is not much of a variable in initial ball speed off the putter head.>

So I ended up adding around 65 grams of weight to my putter. I just do not> see or feel a downside to having done this. And the putter is clearly more> stable on slight mis-hits plus I find that I am slightly less prone to> getting too wristy with all that mass.>

However, this does not seem to be the norm on tour. At least most of the> name putters that I am aware of seem to weigh less than my putter does now> (approx. 600 grams).>

Am I missing something here - or are they? Anyone else tried this?>

Thanks.>

dave>

Having a light putter does make a difference on very fast greens like they> play on Tour. Even if you play the same courses, the greens are usually> faster during tournament week then when you play them.>

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Mark A wrote:>

Not sure what a "faster putter" is. I'm pretty sure that the pros use> the same putter, or putters, at the differnet events. Rather they> increase/decrease the loft of the wand according to the greens on which> they will be playing on any given week. Not sure what types of greens> dictate whether you deloft or add loft, but that is something I am> always hearing about. If I were to venture a WAG, I would say that a> poa or Bermuda surface would lend themselves to delofting, on bent you> might want less loft. These are WAGs, so if someone knows, please> share...>

I have no idea what you are talking about. Pros like to use faster putters> on fast greens, and some of them will use different putters for the US

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It was my expectation that a heavy putter would 'hit the ball harder' (for > a> given putterhead speed at impact) than a lighter putter and would result > in> more difficult speed control. But I didn't sense that that was the case. > And> when I looked into the physics of the situation I found that, for the > range> of weights of commonly used putterheads, the mass/weight of the putterhead> is not much of a variable in initial ball speed off the putter head.>

So I ended up adding around 65 grams of weight to my putter. I just do not> see or feel a downside to having done this. And the putter is clearly more> stable on slight mis-hits plus I find that I am slightly less prone to> getting too wristy with all that mass.>

However, this does not seem to be the norm on tour. At least most of the> name putters that I am aware of seem to weigh less than my putter does now> (approx. 600 grams).>

Am I missing something here - or are they? Anyone else tried this?>

Thanks.>

dave

I tried some putters a few years ago that were so heavy, it took quite> a bit> of effort just to initiate the backswing. They were heavy enough that> they> required some real "lifting" just to get them off the ground and then> further effort to set them into motion. (The heavier something is, the> more> energy is required to overcome its static state and set it into> motion.)> This requisite "effort," it seemed to me, created a whole different> kind of> variance in my stroke, and was something that was hard to calibrate.> ***>

That sums up perfectly how I felt about the 20 ball putter I tried....> but most putters are going to feel heavy to me because of the> ultra-light I've used for nearly 20 years.

First I'm usde to a very light putter. A copy of the Response from> MacGreggor. It weighs nearly nothing despite the fact that I have added> a little weight to it to balance it. If I had a 60 foot putt with this> putter on a medium speed green, I'd have to take about a 1/2 swing just> to get it there. ­

I purchased maybe the heaviest putter made... Momentus Trainer. If I> try to just let this heavy putter do the work, I very often don't swing> it nearly hard enough and leave it short (because it takes so much> effort to get it to move).

I also tried the 2-ball putters which to me felt very heavy compared to> my norm. I felt like it took a lot more effort to set the 2-ball putter> in motion and again the percieved effort caused me to be short often.>

I'd probably adjust eventully, but whose to say that the adjustment> would not bring with it distance control problems? ­

snip> I think with a heavy putter, you're almost forced to use gravity to> accelerate the clubhead during the follow-through. Consciously using the> strength of your arms to power the clubhead just right would not only get> you really tired throughout the round, it would introduce a lot of> inconsistencies, I would think.>