rowjow Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I've got a mallet putter and have a decent arc in my stroke, would a blade emphasise this? Is there point changing to a blade? Or just practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonasVenture Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I'm not an expert by any means, but I use to have a Rife 2-bar Mallet putter and noticed my swing had arc in it. I was having trouble getting my putts on the line I wanted. I switched this summer to a Classic Cleveland #2 BRZ which is more blade than mallet, although it still has a mallet feel that I liked. My stroke improved immensely and my putting has gotten much better. I'd recommend at least trying out a blade or mid-sized mallet that's not center-shafted and see how it feels. Driver: Taylormade R11 9°, Fujikura Blur 60 S-flex Fairway: Taylormade R11 15.5°, Fujikura Blur 70 S-flex Fairway: Acer XDS React 18° "Machete", Fujikura Fit-On E-360 R Flex Irons: Taylormade Burner 2.0, 4-PW, Steel SuperFast 85 R-flex Wedges: Cleveland CG-14 Black Pearl 52° AW, 56° SW, 60° LW Putter: Bionik 207 Nano Mallet Belly Putter, 43", Winn 21-inch Red/Black Putter Grip Putter: Cleveland Classic #2 BRZ, Winn Jumbo Pistol Grip Ball: Searching for a Penta TP replacement... Callaway LR550 Laser Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowjow Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Thats funny, I'm using a Rife Barbados ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallyboy715 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I had a Taylor made spider mallet. Putted well with it and had a nice arc as well. Decided I wanted a blade putter cuz the mallet was huge and didn't like The look at address. The blade has the same arc and all is well. When I first started with the blade I noticed it "wobbled" a little in my backswing because I guess I had to get used to it and different weight idk but I love em. The mallet is easier to keep straight back and through without wobbling but u shouldn't have a problem with ur arc. If ur a Good putter with a nice stroke than I'm sure you'd be fine with a blade. Test some out at ur local golf shop and see how ur arc is with one. I dont see why itll be any different. Test out a half mallet and blade or as many putters as possible. That's what I did and selected a Scotty and couldn't be happier!! Good luck! Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowjow Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkyfedora Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 You need to find the correct toe hang for you first. Then you can try and find what head shape fits your eye. The amount of toe hang correlates to the amount of arc one has in their stroke... PING: Rapture V1 9° Aldila VS Proto 'By You' (65 Stiff) TITLEIST: 906F4 15.5° Aldila VS Proto 'By You' (80 Stiff) COBRA: 5w Speed LD F/ST Tour AD YS Designed by Graphite Design made for Cobra Stiff PING: S59 Rifle 6.5 Soft stepped PING: Tour 48°, 52°, 58° Byron SS Custom 006 Titelist Pro V 1 Ping hoofer Vantage "Everyday you miss practicing, it will take you one day longer to get good." -Ben Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I gamed a SC Studio Style for several years and noticed that I missed a lot of putts to the left. I switched to a Ray Cook Blue Goose mid-mallet and my putting improved, but I was always a little short. I found a slotline SSi-693, a mid-mallet weighing in at 260 gms....WOW was I impressed. it took several rounds to get used to the heavier weight, but when the greens are fast, you can get a real feel with the heavier putter. My putting has improved. I have an arc type stroke so the mid-mallet seems to straighten out in the follow through. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHacker Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I've got a mallet putter and have a decent arc in my stroke, would a blade emphasise this? Is there point changing to a blade? Or just practice? I like to share this from my experience. If I use a blade putter with a straight back and thru stroke, I'll tend to pull my putts and miss left. I find it very very hard to putt straight. If I use a mallet putter with an arc stroke, I tend to push my putts and miss right. I have tested and confirm this theory through many hours of testing. I believe this is all due to weight distribution. A blade putter which has a bit more weight distributed towards the heel allows for closing the putter face more easily which suits an arc stroke. If you try using a straight back and through stroke, you will tend to close the face too much. While a mallet putter has weight distributed equally on the heel and the toe. This makes it more resistant (not impossible) to open and close the putter face. My take is it is slightly easier to get an arc stroke to work with a mallet putter compared to a straight back and through stroke to work with a blade putter. However putting being such a difficult thing to do well, I rather have less compensation in my stroke just to suit the equipment, it is always much better to get the equipment that suits my stroke so there's minimal compensation in my stroke. Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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