Ben_Davis

I’ve used reverse overlap, lead hand low, and completely overlapped my hands.  Currently only the thumb and index finger of my trail hand is all that touches the grip.   It really isn’t the grip, it is sensing how the putter is moving with your body as it is moving through the stroke.  
 
I apply left hand pressure when the putter is set behind the ball.  

Cross handed, as little arc as humanly possible, face balanced, on the heavy side.  Am going to try fitting for a Sacks Parente with a very low center of gravity of the whole club.  But it is focus, concentration, to prevent hand/wrist from moving that is the hard part.  I try to putt using shoulder or arm mvmt., not hand/wrist.

Conventional wisdom is to use face balanced if your stroke is straight back/through, toe hang if your stroke arcs. Of course YMMV (like everything else in this game).
I've never been through a putter fitting. I game an Evnroll ER2 with Gravity Grip (slight toe hang), and it works well for me. I gave up trying to make a straight back/through stroke a long time ago. It always felt awkward to me. Given that my spine angle is not parallel to the ground, it didn't seem possible to achieve a truly straight back/through stroke without involving my arms and hands, which destroyed my consistency, especially my distance control. I know, this is way too analytical, which is why I have so much trouble with this game.
I use a stroke that I know arcs, but I don't think about the fact that it arcs, or how much. I concentrate on staying connected and making the stroke with my core. To this end I mimic a Garsen-style hand placement as much as possible without the angled top of a Garsen grip. I.e., I place my thumbs on the sides of the grip rather than the front surface. This rotates my elbows in toward my ribs, making it easier to "connect" my arms to my torso and make the stroke by just rotating my core. This position also makes it much easier to keep my wrists out of the stroke. Again, YMMV.

I have always consciously made myself go straight back and straight forward. It’s so much more comfortable to let it swing naturally. Looks like I should be due a fitting for my new putter purchase. 

Hello, fellow Spies. I’ve recently committed to an arcing putter stroke. It feels so much more comfortable than focusing on straight back and thru. I’m currently using a mallet. I’m fairly decent with center face contact but I often push my putts now. Could I benefit from a toe hang putter?  My current putter is face balanced. Thanks in advance!

This will depend on how far apart you set you felt and how long of a putt you have.  I have a slower tempo so I tend to be a little longer and quite often go past my back foot.   
 
I personally think lie angle balance isn’t necessary the greatest thing either.   I want to feel the putter and how the face is trying to torque which is something toe hang provides.  That feel helps me orient the face to square.   I can keep a putter from rotating with my hands: even the lightest amount of pressure can reduce/eliminate rotational torque.   

I have always consciously made myself go straight back and straight forward. It’s so much more comfortable to let it swing naturally. Looks like I should be due a fitting for my new putter purchase. 

I recently had an aha moment with putting.  I have been trying to take the putter straight back and through for years.  I sometimes putt well but am maddeningly inconsistent.  Recently, I put a blade style putter back in the bag and said screw it, I'm going to forget about straight back and straight through and just let it flow.  Everything feels so much better and I'm making more putts.  The key is letting the putter release and not thinking about it.  The hardest part is not thinking about it.  We'll see if this is a long term fix or not.  When I think about it, I push my putts just as the OP describes.

I believe in the concept of straight back and through for short putts only. I like to keep the face angle as close to zero degrees   And keep the path neutral. Of course this is for non breaking short putts. 

I believe that for longer putts and concept that the path does arc and it’s easier to have a slight closed or open face angle to the path depending what the tendency is for you. If you are out to in path putter then have a  fractional open putter face at impact 
If the the putt path is in to out then feeling a fractional closed clubface relative to the path at impact. 
I think setup is more important
And to have setup and delivery  for long putts ( 3 pointer )
and another set up and delivery for short putts  ( lay up) 
  And there are hundred of ways to hold and setup in putting but you do have to find a putter that fits what you are looking for. 

I thought I had a straight back, straight through putting stroke, but recently had a putter fitting. It wasn't anything elaborate, just with an experienced fitter. After looking at me stroke several putts, he handed me a putter with moderate toe hang and I started draining putts from 10 feet. Apparently, with no conscious effort on my part, my stroke has a small amount of arc to it. The putter I am getting has a plumbers neck, and explains why I was always more comfortable in the past with that type of hosel. Just like with other clubs, I recommend getting "fit".

Maybe maybe not. I don’t know what you did to create “arc”.  Toe hang will generally leave the face more open to the path.  But it could also do the opposite for you.  

My favorite shot to play is a choke down 56 between 65 and 75 yards. If pride wouldn’t get in the way I would lay up to this distance any time I could. 

My favorite shot to play is a choke down 56 between 65 and 75 yards. If pride wouldn’t get in the way I would lay up to this distance any time I could. 

My favorite shot to play is a choke down 56 between 65 and 75 yards. If pride wouldn’t get in the way I would lay up to this distance any time I could. 

My favorite shot to play is a choke down 56 between 65 and 75 yards. If pride wouldn’t get in the way I would lay up to this distance any time I could. 

You might give Grips4Less a try.  I bought grips from them in the past and now I see that they have a nice selection of iron and driver shafts.

I like the fairway jockey options but it looks like you have to use them for the installation. I wanted to have my local shop do that. 

I like the fairway jockey options but it looks like you have to use them for the installation. I wanted to have my local shop do that. 

Unfortunately the more popular ones are starting to suck like golfworks and the customer service at maple hill is terrible.
Fairway jockey has been my go to for just shaft buying. If I want club work then it’s will peoples 

Golfworks, Value Golf, Maple Hill, or just scour the eBay listings.

Golfworks has a pretty good selection of iron shafts.  And they categorize them based on your distance, typical ball flight, etc.

I’ve been working on the range this week with focus on the lead arm. Specifically “turning” the lead elbow in on the backswing and keeping it in that position through impact. It has drastically improved my ball striking.  I’m anxious to get out on the course and try it out. 

I’ve been working on the range this week with focus on the lead arm. Specifically “turning” the lead elbow in on the backswing and keeping it in that position through impact. It has drastically improved my ball striking.  I’m anxious to get out on the course and try it out. 

I’ve been working on the range this week with focus on the lead arm. Specifically “turning” the lead elbow in on the backswing and keeping it in that position through impact. It has drastically improved my ball striking.  I’m anxious to get out on the course and try it out. 

I’ve been working on the range this week with focus on the lead arm. Specifically “turning” the lead elbow in on the backswing and keeping it in that position through impact. It has drastically improved my ball striking.  I’m anxious to get out on the course and try it out.