How do you face balance a putter?

A face balanced putter is one where the face of the putter points towards the sky when you rest it on your finder. This is opposed to a toe balanced putter, which is one where the toe points down when you rest it on your finder.

What makes a putter face balanced?

Face Balanced describes putters that have a face that faces upwards when you balance the shaft on your finger. This will mean that the centre of gravity is directly below the axis of the shaft.

Do PGA pros use face balanced putters?

Many PGA Tour players play face balanced putters. Different pros experiment and change putters but some of the most famous ones who use them are Rory McIlroy, who recently won the Wells Fargo Championship, current No. 1 in the world Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm and Jason Day.

Where should the balance point of a putter be?

You allow it to find its free-balance point by relaxing all pressure on the shaft – if the putter-face hangs perpendicular to the ground with the putter-face straight down, it's Toe-Balanced. If it free-balances with the putter-face running parallel to the ground, it's Face-Balanced.

Should my putter be flat on the ground?

Perfect Fit. You know your putter fits you when the sole of the club lies flat on the ground when your eyes are over the ball at setup. You're ready to roll the ball off the sweet spot— just as the putter was designed!

Putting Solutions With Phil Kenyon: Face Balanced Putters

Who uses face balanced putter on tour?

Golfers on the pro tour use a wide range of putters; everything from face balanced to toe hang in both mallet and blade styles. While many golfers like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm have opted for face balanced putters at times, others like Phil Mickelson swear by a toe hanging blade.

Is 2 ball putter face balanced?

The Odyssey O-Works 2-Ball putter is a face-balanced mallet design that will work best for players who utilize a straight back, straight through putting stroke.

Is a blade or mallet putter better?

While most golfers traditionally start off with a blade putter in their bag, mallet putters have gained popularity with advancements in control and stability through the stroke. Players with an arc stroke tend to perform better with blades because of the weight distribution between the heel and toe.

What is the difference between a face balanced putter?

Toe balanced putters have more weight by the toe, making it swing in an arc (open to close). If your putting style matches this description, toe-balanced putters are for you. Face-balanced putters do not open and close as much and favor golfers who putt in a straight line.

Are all mallet putters face balanced?

For the most part, mallets are the most common face-balanced option — although we've seen toe-hang options surface in the last few years as well. So don't completely discount a mallet if you have an arcing stroke.

What putter shape is best?

Face-balanced putters are best for players with a straight-back-straight-through putting stroke, or little to no arc. Face-balanced mallets and blade/Anser style putters have most of the weight in the face and no toe-hang, which keep the putter square throughout the stroke and naturally aid this type of stroke.

Can you use a face balanced putter with a slight arc stroke?

Face-Balanced For Control

A slight arc is natural. If yours is more than four degrees, you're risking an open putterface during your putting stroke. The straighter-line stroke induced by a face-balanced mallet is the quick fix.

Do any pros use two ball putters?

The Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball Putter is played by multiple players among the top PGA Tour Players right now with 2 tour pros currently carrying it in their bag, including Tom Hoge and Chesson Hadley.

Are Spider putters face balanced?

One of the unique things about Spider Tour Red and Spider Tour Black putters is that despite their mallet design they are not face-balanced. They actually have 38 degrees of toe hang, which means they'll work well for players who utilize slight or moderate arcs in their putting stroke.

What is the number 1 putter on tour?

Breakdown of Putters Used by Top 100 PGA Tour Players

It is therefore not surprising that our research found 76 different models of putter being used by the best players on the Tour. TaylorMade's Spider X putter is the most popular among the top 100 PGA Tour golfers with 6 using it.

Should my putter be more upright?

The putter should lie flush with the ground, when you stand in your putting position with the putter in your hands, you should not see any gap between the toe and the ground, or the heel and the ground.

Does a putter face have to be flat?

Putters aren't flat. They do have loft — just not much of it — and the amount of loft in your putter does matter. If your putts tend to bounce or skip, that's a sign that the loft of your putter might not be well-suited to your putting style.

How tight should you hold a putter?

On a scale of 10 to 1, with 10 being as hard as you can squeeze, and 1 being the putter almost falling out of your hands, your grip pressure should be about 4. Tension is an enemy of a smooth putting stroke.

What are the benefits of a heel shafted putter?

The opposite of this is a putter with toe-hang and that tends to be the case of heel-shafted putters. This allows the putter face to more easily get to square on an arcing putting stroke.

Who should use a toe up putter?

Drivers should always have the toe up at address – if the hands return close to this position while impacting the ball -- because during the last portion of the swing there is a centrifugal force of up to 70 pounds just before impact, acting at the center of gravity (c.g.) of the head.