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Good morning, 

Has anyone converted a belly putter into an arm lock putter? 

Thoughts? I was messing around with an old belly putter after watching Webb Simpson make everything. Feels pretty good! Just need to add loft to the putter. 

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On 6/27/2020 at 8:52 AM, Bohnson said:

Good morning, 

Has anyone converted a belly putter into an arm lock putter? 

Thoughts? I was messing around with an old belly putter after watching Webb Simpson make everything. Feels pretty good! Just need to add loft to the putter. 

I did that once with a Bobby Grace long putter I use to have.

Added some loft as others indicated but my problem was the lie angle of the putter changed a little and I had to adjust my stance to compensate.

Liked the arm lock for say less than 15 ft putts, but I could not get my speed right on longer putts so I switched putters.

Reflecting back I should have gotten the lie angle/ lofts (fitted/adjusted) in a little better and I might have liked that putter/putting style. 

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Just did this for a member last week.  The biggest issue when converting a belly putter to an arm lock is going to be the loft of the putter.  Arm lock putters can have a ball park loft of 6 degrees, give or take.  A belly putter most likely will have less.  @Nic mentioned the armlock grip which does add loft, but as @03trdblackmentioned, adds a lot of weight.  Chances are if you use the armlock specific grip you'll want to add lead tape to the head.  If you have access to a mitchell machine adding loft shouldnt be a problem and converting a belly putter to an armlock isn't outrageous at all, just be prepared to make tweaks to weight and loft, and be patient.

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