Putter Test
Test a few putters thoroughly
Once you’ve chosen a few possible putters that suit your style (and pocket!), you need to make sure that you perform a putter test before making your final decision.
There are a number of factors you need to test, but bear in mind that the best putter for you is not necessarily the one you happen to hole the most putts with during your testing. Some of that might be down to a bit of luck!
To perform your putter test take a putt with each putter you’re considering and ask yourself what you liked and dis-liked about each putter, even if you don’t hole the putt.
Award each putter a score out of 10 and eliminate the lowest scoring putter in each ’round’ until you are down to two.
For each putt that you take think about:
- How did it feel to you ? Did it feel ‘wooden’, ‘soft’, ‘hard’ ? And which one did you prefer?
- How easy did you find it to align the putt?
- How did it sound when you hit the ball? This too can have an impact on your choice
- If you are on an actual putting green, how does the ball leave the face when you strike it? You don’t want it to jump (literally) – and this can happen with some putters
- How does the ball roll on the green when you strike it? Ideally it should ‘hug’ the green, but if not it could be due to your putting stroke instead of the actual putter
When you are performing the putter test, don’t worry too much about how comfortable it feels. The putter could be slightly too long or the grip could be the wrong size, but these can be adjusted if you decide to purchase the putter.
If you can’t decide between two or more putters, then you need to start comparing the price and possibly even the manufacturer.
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