Charlie, Do you ever get any golfers who like the putter overall but want a toe-hang of some amount?
At that mass, maybe face balance is the only way to go. I built a heavy (not Heavy) putter using a 465g Ping long putter head, 200g of lead shot in the butt, and a heavier grip. It was a superb putter for me but eventually I started missing left, which is what happens when I use face balanced putters. The head is a Doc 15.5L which uses a 90* bore. I built it with a single bend shaft. I could install another shaft and tip it more to achieve toe hang. Maybe I should. Of course I should! :) :) :) -Don M --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tom > > Having spent 3 1/2 years fitting the heavy putter > on the 4 tours the > conclusion of you,Dave,and Tom are IMO correct. I > personally have been using the > Heavy Putter since the first prototype and recently > tried using my old Ping > Anser backweighted with 125 grams to a specified > balance point. I could not get > comfortable with speed and it did not feel solid. > The head weight of the ping > is 320 grams while my Heavy Putter is 550 grams. > The extra 230 Grams > accounts for the solid soft feel and the 250 gram > counter balance allows the putter > to swing freely without putting undo stress on the > hands and wrists causing > them to breakdown. I am a shoulder putter and this > club has allowed me to > swing freely without tension using the big muscles > while quieting the small > muscles. Is it for everyone, Absolutely not, some > people cannot get over the heft > and do not understand that you must swing the > putter as you would any other. > The first putt from someone trying for the first > time is usually short as > they expect the ball to come rocketing off the > face. > When I was fitting the first measurement was for > length then the lie > angle with the correct eyeline for the golfers > posture. the loft was set at 3 1/2 > degrees as we felt that this was optimal for a true > roll although I had one > senior tour player request his be set to 7 degrees. > This is where Toms > putting is between the ears comes in as found that > to be the norm when working with > these guys. > When you are using the SAM machine try > backweighting with more than 70 > grams and you might find some interesting results. I > have been using heavier > backweights for golfers of all abilities with great > results. As putter heads > weights continue to increase as they average around > 355 grams today. The > heavier backweights will provide a stabilizing > effect on the putter. > I think 375 to 400 grams counterbalanced to a > specific balance point will > be the next logical progression. > > > Charlie Badami > > > > > ************************************** See what's > new at http://www.aol.com >
