Christof Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Good day Is there a difference between face balanced and contour balanced putters? or is the difference only with contour balanced that the shaft is in the middle? Greetings Christof Quote Redline Monte Carlo, Face Balanced, Grip: max RTX5 58°/06°, RTX6° 54° low+8° and 48°/10°Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue Wedge Flex D9: 5 en PW; KBS Max Ultralight steel Stealth F.W.7 21° and F.W.3 15° ventus red 5 regular TP5: Pro plus Garmin: Vivoactive 4 Air max 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 25 minutes ago, Christof said: Good day Is there a difference between face balanced and contour balanced putters? or is the difference only with contour balanced that the shaft is in the middle? Never heard of countour balanced; there was a company called contour putters pre 2010. Face balanced is simply a measure of toe hang where the face points to the sky when the putter is balanced on its balance point. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 32 minutes ago, cnosil said: Never heard of countour balanced; there was a company called contour putters pre 2010. Face balanced is simply a measure of toe hang where the face points to the sky when the putter is balanced on its balance point. I wrote it wrong, I mean Counterbalance. Quote Redline Monte Carlo, Face Balanced, Grip: max RTX5 58°/06°, RTX6° 54° low+8° and 48°/10°Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue Wedge Flex D9: 5 en PW; KBS Max Ultralight steel Stealth F.W.7 21° and F.W.3 15° ventus red 5 regular TP5: Pro plus Garmin: Vivoactive 4 Air max 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Just now, Christof said: I wrote it wrong, I mean Counterbalance. a counterbalanced putter is where you add additional weight to the butt end of the club. It has nothing to do with toe hang/face balance. A putter can be counterbalanced by replacing the grip with heavier grip, using an add on weight like tour lock, or the grip weights in a superstroke grip. Sometimes players will even extend the overall length of the putter by a few inches, but that isn't required to counterbalance a putter. Generalizing, counter balancing will make the head feel lighter and part of the marketing is that it will improve your stroke. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, cnosil said: a counterbalanced putter is where you add additional weight to the butt end of the club. It has nothing to do with toe hang/face balance. A putter can be counterbalanced by replacing the grip with heavier grip, using an add on weight like tour lock, or the grip weights in a superstroke grip. Sometimes players will even extend the overall length of the putter by a few inches, but that isn't required to counterbalance a putter. Generalizing, counter balancing will make the head feel lighter and part of the marketing is that it will improve your stroke. yes I was on the internet looking at putters came out at Wilson the INFINITE SOUTH SIDE PUTTER, I have been googling behind counterbalanced putter meaning, not really clear to me, I thought had to do with the shaft in the middle. I did read what you say, When I went to compare with the INFINITE SOUTH SIDE PUTTER not clear to me, but understand it a bit better, wilson uses a heavier grip. But install another grip that is lighter then the counterbalanced effect is gone. Quote Redline Monte Carlo, Face Balanced, Grip: max RTX5 58°/06°, RTX6° 54° low+8° and 48°/10°Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue Wedge Flex D9: 5 en PW; KBS Max Ultralight steel Stealth F.W.7 21° and F.W.3 15° ventus red 5 regular TP5: Pro plus Garmin: Vivoactive 4 Air max 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 31 minutes ago, Christof said: yes I was on the internet looking at putters came out at Wilson the INFINITE SOUTH SIDE PUTTER, I have been googling behind counterbalanced putter meaning, not really clear to me, I thought had to do with the shaft in the middle. I did read what you say, When I went to compare with the INFINITE SOUTH SIDE PUTTER not clear to me, but understand it a bit better, wilson uses a heavier grip. But install another grip that is lighter then the counterbalanced effect is gone. Nope, nothing to do with a putter being center shafted. A center shafted putter can be "traditional" or counter balanced just like a plumbers neck can be either. Per the website with the putter you mentioned: Oversized, 104-gram grip moves the balance point closer to the hands for a smoother, more controlled putting stroke There isn't an industry standard on what is considered a normal weight grip nor what is considered counterbalanced. But if you put a lighter grip on the putter you reduce the counterbalance by lowering the balance point. Put a butt weight or a heavier grip you add more counterbalance and move the balance point higher. Christof 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2024 at 11:50 PM, cnosil said: Nope, nothing to do with a putter being center shafted. A center shafted putter can be "traditional" or counter balanced just like a plumbers neck can be either. Per the website with the putter you mentioned: Oversized, 104-gram grip moves the balance point closer to the hands for a smoother, more controlled putting stroke There isn't an industry standard on what is considered a normal weight grip nor what is considered counterbalanced. But if you put a lighter grip on the putter you reduce the counterbalance by lowering the balance point. Put a butt weight or a heavier grip you add more counterbalance and move the balance point higher. Hey Consil Okay that's well explained. Thanks Christof Quote Redline Monte Carlo, Face Balanced, Grip: max RTX5 58°/06°, RTX6° 54° low+8° and 48°/10°Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue Wedge Flex D9: 5 en PW; KBS Max Ultralight steel Stealth F.W.7 21° and F.W.3 15° ventus red 5 regular TP5: Pro plus Garmin: Vivoactive 4 Air max 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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