VJ would you give me your opinion on TheHeavy putter and Guerin Rife?I have been trying dozens of putters and have got down to these two.Thanks in anticipation
Originally Posted by neil VJ would you give me your opinion on TheHeavy putter and Guerin Rife?I have been trying dozens of putters and have got down to these two.Thanks in anticipationHi Neil,
I have tried both putters. The Heavy putter, I found hard to control the distance with fast greeens. It never felt right to me. I know a couple of people who claim it has cured their yips. Having never had them, I don't know if it works that way or not. The Two bar/rife putter, is a great putter, adjustable weights and all. I love the way the ball comes off the putter head and rolls well. Play with the weights, etc. The lie adjustment tool and the instructions for that worked great. I didn't bother to watch the McLean/Bake-Finch video. So I can't comment on that. I sent mine back because I did not find it significantly better than the center shafted Ping Crazee. This is the other putter that may work for you VERY well, and is cheaper. This is the putter I am using since my dear old friend (Original Ping), was dropped by a bag boy and bruised, probably beyond repair. The ball comes off it nicely, it has great feel and adapts easily to different speed greens.
Originally Posted by Vandal I'm hoping some of you more knowledgeable folks can explain what the different style putters are all about. There's the center-shafted one, the Ping Anser one, the mallets, those other really big ones. Someone once told me that the way the putter is shafted has to do with a person's stroke, but I can't remember what he said about which one suits what.It goes back to what I said a while ago about what fits your eye. The advantage of a center shafted putter is that it will do better on off center hits than a heel shafted putter. That's simple physics. But what matters is what looks good to you when you are over the ball, what gives you the best feel for distance and what looks lined up when it really is lined up. Those three things are why there are so many putters out there. Remember NOBODY makes every short putt they look at. If the putter looks lined up when it is (see previous post about how to check this), then it is a good design for you. If it then provides you with a good feel for distance, it is a good putter for you, and if it looks good when you are standing over the ball, then it has fit all three criteria in order of importance. If everyone else on the planet thinks it is the stupidest ugliest thing they have ever seen, but it works for you, then keep it.
Putting is 10% lining up right, 10% hitting the putt the right distance and 80% BELIEVING that the first two are going to happen.Originally Posted by EdZ Try a "Yes" putter (C-groove) if you like the roll you get with Rife.This is a good putter, but, for me, the feel is one of the worst I have every used. Feels like you are putting with a cement putter.