Slight Arc Putters

[GolfSpy WD]

I recently won a TM Spider Putter on Golfbids only to find out today it's a SBST type of putter. So I'm going to sell it. Both of my other two putters are also SBST, so it's time for me to find a new putter.

 

Anyone have any suggestions for putters for someone with a slight arc in their swing? Preferably last years models that are discounted .

[ninjacobra]

anything with about a quarter toe hang that feels good in ur hands

[Matt Saternus]

If you like mallets, the PING Nome has a slight arc version.

[GolfSpy WD]

If you like mallets, the PING Nome has a slight arc version.

 

Is that just due to the shaft? Could I make my TM Spider a quarter toe hang by reshafting it?

[ninjacobra]

If you like mallets, the PING Nome has a slight arc version.

the nome is a great putter. stupid easy to use

[GolfSpy WD]

Interesting, I just saw this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ping-Anser-2-Milled-Putter-Golf-Club-/120910620259?pt=Golf_Clubs&hash=item1c26d5a663

 

Notice the watermark in the picture?

[Matt Saternus]

Is that just due to the shaft? Could I make my TM Spider a quarter toe hang by reshafting it?

 

The different versions have different amounts of offset and the shaft bend is at different "heights." If I remember, I will post a pic when I get home, I don't have a copy of it on this computer.

[GolfSpy WD]

I just got back from Golf Galaxy, my new favorite store. The Nome is very nice, very easy to aim, and felt great. AFAIK, it was the only real mallet for flight arc strokes. Plus the manager told me he'd give me full price for my spider in trade in value.

 

I tried a bunch of different putters, as a brand I liked Ping best, plus there's something to be said of the putter saying right on the shaft what type of swing it's for. With the trade in offer, the Nome is a no brainer.

[Super Tuna]

Let us know how it goes with the Nome after a few rounds Rick.

Personally, I'm entirely underwhelmed with that putter which amuses me given how much I like the techno show Sydney.

 

I find the Nome too balanaced, to the point where I'm losing the head. I also can't believe how much the ball skips off the face before it settles down. I had zero confidence in it to hold the line.

[Addicted2Golf]

I went back to a slight arc blade putter after playing a face balanced mallet for most of last season. Picked up a Ping Redwood ZB in the WRX Starshot finish off the Bay. Very happy with it so far.

[GolfSpy Dave]

I went back to a slight arc blade putter after playing a face balanced mallet for most of last season. Picked up a Ping Redwood ZB in the WRX Starshot finish off the Bay. Very happy with it so far.

Awesome! Just when I have decided to bag a Sabertooth to be like my SunDevil brother

[Addicted2Golf]

Awesome! Just when I have decided to bag a Sabertooth to be like my SunDevil brother

 

That's pretty darn funny. I'm not going to sell it. For some odd reason, I putt better with blades on slower greens and my golf league this year is being played on a course where the greens have a bit more grain and distance control was becoming an issue.

 

But, if I start playing on faster greens with a lot of delicate short to mid-range putts (basically inside 8-feet) then the "tooth" will definitely go back into the bag. It's the most stable putter I've ever gamed at those distances.

[GolfSpy Dave]

That's pretty darn funny. I'm not going to sell it. For some odd reason, I putt better with blades on slower greens and my golf league this year is being played on a course where the greens have a bit more grain and distance control was becoming an issue.

 

But, if I start playing on faster greens with a lot of delicate short to mid-range putts (basically inside 8-feet) then the "tooth" will definitely go back into the bag. It's the most stable putter I've ever gamed at those distances.

My Saberkitty got a facelift as well http://theputterplace.com/?p=2038

[Addicted2Golf]

My Saberkitty got a facelift as well http://theputterplace.com/?p=2038

 

Nice. Is that your blog? I might have to try the Superstroke at some point.

[sparnar]

hi guys

this thread hasn't been alive for a while, but i have a question on putters that are fit for a slight arc.

 

i recently tried the ping nome in the slight arc model, and i didn't quite like it as much as i thought i would.

 

i currently use a hand-me-down odyssey blade (xf something, i think). and have been practising a good amount with it. i used the iPing app to determine that i have slight arc to my swing. from the readings on my app, it varies between 4.9 degrees and 6.5 degrees. that's quite a big variance, i know...

 

it seems like most of the time my arc is around 5 degrees closing. at least, that's where it is at when i'm consistent.

 

when i tried the ping nome, i also tried the odyssey #9 (in the black series tour designs range).

 

the odyssey felt quite nice, and it felt like i was hitting some good putts. this wast just in the store, so it is hard to tell exactly how good these putts really were.

 

but with all of the reading i have done lately on the different stroke types, it seems that the #9 is more suited to a strong arc type of stroke. i am now a little paranoid about getting the #9 if i would have to change my stroke.

 

what would you guys recommend?

 

what would the range be for a strong arc, degrees-wise?

[RoverRick]

I went though this a few weeks ago with the iPing, and bought a putter and blah blah blah. The thing was that I thought I was a SBST but turned out to be a strong arc putter. So I got the putter and thought, let me say that again, THOUGHT, about the strong arc. I could not putt worth a crap. I had just sold all my "Wrong" putters because I was getting the "right" putter and I was concerned. But then I decided to not think about the stroke. And Boom. I was the greatest putter in the world for a few weeks. Then the putter grip moved but that was a different thread.

 

I am impressed with the iPing app. I love the fact that it recommends putters. I just wish it recommended other brands as well, but I understand why it does not. So what I did, was use the app, then tried out the Ping it said. Then I got the putter brand I wanted with the same toe hang as that one. I love my new putter (today).

 

Toe hang, in case you do not know is so simple. Find the balance point of the putter and balance it on one finger parallel with the ground. On a face balanced putter the face will point straight up at the sky. On a slight arc putter the toe of the putter will hang down about a 1/4 turn (less than 90 degrees probably around 45). On a strong arc putter the toe will hang down more than a 1/4 turn, probably around 135 degrees.

 

It is important that you not vary your natural stroke with the different putters. They should fit your putter to your swing not your swing to fit the putter.

[SuperStroke Putters]

Click the SuperStroke banner or this LINK to check out the DCF-3. As a SBST/Slight Arc guy myself, that's what I have been gaming.

 

(It's not quite in place yet, but I will have a great MGS reader offer on these very soon. Sorry for commercial, but it's exciting to be a MGS Sponsor!)

[RoverRick]

Click the SuperStroke banner or this LINK to check out the DCF-3. As a SBST/Slight Arc guy myself, that's what I have been gaming.

 

(It's not quite in place yet, but I will have a great MGS reader offer on these very soon. Sorry for commercial, but it's exciting to be a MGS Sponsor!)

 

Well, it certainly is a beautiful putter.

[sparnar]

Dude, and that is a title of endearment that I only use with those that I respect, points #1 thru 5, you're reading WAY too much!!...FWIW I have a slight arc, though mentally and from a visualization standpoint, I am a SBST..And before 10 guys jump in and say that nobody has a true SBST stroke, let me say that I know that..Key word there is MENTALLY & VISUALIZE...

 

 

I went though this a few weeks ago with the iPing, and bought a putter and blah blah blah. The thing was that I thought I was a SBST but turned out to be a strong arc putter. So I got the putter and thought, let me say that again, THOUGHT, about the strong arc. I could not putt worth a crap. I had just sold all my "Wrong" putters because I was getting the "right" putter and I was concerned. But then I decided to not think about the stroke. And Boom. I was the greatest putter in the world for a few weeks. Then the putter grip moved but that was a different thread.

 

I am impressed with the iPing app. I love the fact that it recommends putters. I just wish it recommended other brands as well, but I understand why it does not. So what I did, was use the app, then tried out the Ping it said. Then I got the putter brand I wanted with the same toe hang as that one. I love my new putter (today).

 

Toe hang, in case you do not know is so simple. Find the balance point of the putter and balance it on one finger parallel with the ground. On a face balanced putter the face will point straight up at the sky. On a slight arc putter the toe of the putter will hang down about a 1/4 turn (less than 90 degrees probably around 45). On a strong arc putter the toe will hang down more than a 1/4 turn, probably around 135 degrees.

 

It is important that you not vary your natural stroke with the different putters. They should fit your putter to your swing not your swing to fit the putter.

 

thanks, Richard. i think i'm going through a bit of paralysis by analysis, or something of the sorts. i don't get to play as often as i would like, and i tend to do too much reading.

 

thanks also, RR.

 

i'll have to stop reading so much about technical things like this. the heel-toe odyssey i have right now is working fine in practice, just need to take that to the course.

[fozcycle]

Recently, I tried out some of the new Belly Putters......and I did not like any of them until I came across the Cleveland Classic Almost belly.....it is 39" and I use a 33" putter. With a 400 grm heavy head, I developed a slight arc stroke, anchoring the putter shaft against my left forearm rather than my belly. From my reading, the belly putter is designed as a SBST stroke. However, I have a much smoother stroke with a slight arc....and it works.

 

http://www.clevelandgolf.com/US_classic-black-platinum-belly-putter__classic_bp_belly__viewProd_putters.html

[GolfSpy WD]

Just take your putter to the green/course and clear your head of ALL the technical BS and just look at the hole, visualize the ball going along your chosen path & also visualize your stroke and then, just go through you routine and stroke the ball...

 

You'll be fine...After a while, your subconscious & muscle-memory will take over...

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever....

 

I don't know. There are definitely putters out there that just don't feel right. I don't totally buy all the face balanced for SBST or toe balanced for strong arc stuff, but it does give a nice starting point. For me, I can hit *some* face balanced putters just fine, but really don't do well with toe balanced putters. The mid hang, closer to face balanced works best for me. Same goes for mallets, I suck with anser style putters. It's probably just mental, but who knows...

 

The point is, you have to putt with something that feels right from the get-go. I played for two years with putters that just didn't work for me and I finally have something that I love. In the end it all comes down to how you aim the putter and if you can get it to go straight with your natural stroke. The flat putting greens in stores are really good for this. Once you have that, all you need to do is learn how to read greens, which just takes practice.

[GolfSpy WD]

Exactly WD...All I'm sayin is don't go strictly by the book...Try' 'em out..You'll find one that feels good..Hell I got at least 20 that feel good..lol...

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever.....

 

Only 20 out of 42?

[sparnar]

Just take your putter to the green/course and clear your head of ALL the technical BS and just look at the hole, visualize the ball going along your chosen path & also visualize your stroke and then, just go through you routine and stroke the ball...

 

You'll be fine...After a while, your subconscious & muscle-memory will take over...

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever....

 

Thanks, Richard.

 

MyGolfSpy is quickly becoming the Dr Phil to my overthinking of all the wrong things!