a heavy putter

can anyone recomend a decent heavy putter?

the normal heavy ones are around 360g, yes do one that is very heavy but it's £250 in my pro shop, weighted shaft system or something.

the one i have is a yes putter "marilyn"

something similar would be nice.

Alan just fill the shaft with sand.

"heavy putter" make one that is 2 pounds, i wasn't planning on going that heavy but TBH i did think of the sand, i was thinking about that silver sand as it seems quite dry, but i didn't think about the rust issue

Ivan I never leave the house with out a counter balanced putter , The only club in the bag that I have had any benifit from using a counter balance.I have tried with irons and drivers. I make my own weights using 3" dowel bored out and filled with lead powder/tugnsten to around 30g seel off with glue and glue dowel into shaft,far cheaper than the market leaders although i have used them in the past. What you will notice is that because you have some weight at the top of the shaft and in your hands its far easier to control the weight at the head end. You will achive a much smoother stroke without the head wieght moving around, The new kid on the block is the heavy putter shaft which a lot of my players are asking to be installed and are raving about , Not played with one as of yet myself but will get around to it soon and let you know.

I use a very old solid brass putter (Probably 30 years plus) in the winter so that I can use the same putting stroke as my Anser 2 putter which I use for the rest of the year.  It means that I don't have to hit it any harder to get the same feel on slow greens.

It might be a cheaper alternative to shop around for a similar putter, although it doesn't have any 'guide' lines like modern putters

I drilled a couple of holes in the flange parts of mine and filled them with lead - worked for me!

Why not just add a couple of strips of lead tape to the back of your putter, it's easy to obtain and works a treat, people at my old club have been doing this for over 20 years to great effect.

Lead tape is available from most pro shops or tinternet. 

P.S.

The effects are easily reversible should you want to go back to the lighter club! 

the reason i want to try a heavy putter is that the greens at my new course are quite bumpy/slow and normally have grass which is slightly longer than you may want, i'm finding it difficult to force myself to hit it hard enough with my current putter

also, my yes marilyn putter is not very forgiving, if it's hit evern slightly of center then the contact is poor and the ball doesn't go as far

.....and once on must not be removed during a competetive round as you will be altering the charactristics of the club which is against the rules.

A question to you lot who seem to tinker about in their workshops or sheds.

Can you turn a NON face balanced putter to a FACE balanced putter by the use of positioning weights on its backside?

Dave CAC handed Geordie.

Colin,

I too enjoy your posts, as for missing left before you get carried away with the physics and science aspects of putting ,do you have a tendency to look left before you finish your stroke which wioll open your left shoulders? Its useually the reason I miss left and I put left low also .

As for putting my theory has changed recently and instead of thinking more about the putts i now think less a lot less . A definate improvement for me anyway.