Yes, the long drive that splits the fairway is a thing of beauty, and a perfect approach is satisfaction guaranteed. But it’s on the green where strokes are quickly won – and lost – and the tale of the golf day is told. In an even par round of golf 50% of the strokes are putts!
What type of putter compliments my particular stroke? Why do I miss putts the way I do? What do I need to work on to improve? Good questions – and we got answers during a putter fitting with Brent Norton, Miles of Golf Club Fitting Manager. With SAM Lab technology and years of experience, Brent zeroed in on our putting particulars.
Everyone needs a putter that fits. Spend some minutes with an experienced club fitter who can expertly evaluate your physique, posture and stroke. Or go for a putter fitting session with state-of-the art technology that analyses the distinctive features of your stroke, identifies areas for improvement and suggests the putter best suited to your game.
GETTING FIT - A BASIC FIT
An experienced club fitter looks at height, arm length, posture at set-up, hands, grip and stroke to suggest a putter that fits well. The right putter is a confidence booster – and who doesn’t need some confidence around the cup?
GETTING FITTER - BEYOND THE BASICS WITH SAM LAB PUTTER FITTING
Sam Lab technology enables us to look closely at multiple variables in a golfer’s putting including face, path, rotation and tempo. Head style of a putter should compliment the golfer’s stroke and SAM Lab picks up vital info about stroke path and rotation that no natural eye can see. Am I swinging straight back and through or arcing? Am I always aiming – and missing left? Am I rotating the face too much? How about swing tempo? Sam Lab is a fountain of information.
A VISIT TO THE MILES OF GOLF CLUBORATORY FOR A SAM LAB PUTTER FITTING
One golfer, one experienced club fitter, one hour and the latest technology yielded the following personal putting info.
- Consistently aiming left of target
- Set up too closed, leaning over too much
- A straight back, straight through stroke
- Too much rotation, opening and then closing the club face too much at impact
- Too small a grip
- A very slow and too long backswing
- Good loft!
- Plenty of info for future putting practice – personalized “putticulars”
Recommended:
- Odyessey 330 mallet, 33” with medium grip, 74 degree lie angle and 45 degree toe hang
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How much is the one hour putter fitting session?
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Sandell Bennett Reply:
March 26th, 2011 at 6:18 pm
One hour putter fitting at Miles of Golf is $100. 25% of cost of fitting may be applied to price of a new putter.
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