Putter Fitting
Sixty minutes, one hundred ten dollars. Most of them end with the putter you already own, adjusted.
Length Is Almost Always the First Problem
Standard putters ship at thirty four inches because that is a convenient manufacturing decision, not because it fits most people. A putter that is too long forces the hands away from the body and pushes your eye line outside the target line, which makes an aimed putt look wrong and a wrong putt look aimed.
We measure where your eyes actually sit relative to the ball using a mirror and a laser line. That measurement alone resolves a surprising share of chronic aim problems, and correcting it is a shortening job on the bench rather than a purchase.
Lie Angle Determines Where the Toe Sits
If the lie is wrong, the putter sits on its heel or its toe at address rather than flat. A toe-up putter tends to pull, a heel-up putter tends to push, and both errors are consistent enough that golfers build compensations into their stroke to survive them.
Loft Is the Overlooked One
A putter needs a small amount of loft to lift the ball out of its resting depression and get it rolling. How much depends on where your hands are at impact and how your stroke rises or descends. Too little and the ball skids and bounces; too much and it hops. Both cost you distance control on the greens most people three-putt from.
Head Balance Should Match Your Arc
- A strongly arced stroke generally wants a head with pronounced toe hang
- A straighter stroke generally suits a face-balanced head
- Your arc is measured, not guessed from how you describe it
- Grip size and weight change how much the hands can rotate, so they are fitted together
Session Facts
| Code | P-6 |
|---|---|
| Length | 60 minutes |
| Fee | $110 |
| Fitter | Ruben or Danielle |
| Surface | Indoor roll strip, stimped weekly |
Most Likely Outcome
A shortened shaft, a bent lie, a fresh grip, and a very short bench invoice. Buying a new putter is the least common result of a P-6 session.
Head Weight and Local Greens
Head mass interacts with green speed. Heavier heads suit slower surfaces because they carry more momentum through the stroke; lighter heads give better touch on quick greens.
Summer Bermuda Greens
Grain is a real factor here and it slows putts against it noticeably. Golfers who play mostly in summer often benefit from slightly more head mass than they expect.
Overseeded Winter Greens
Speed and texture change through the overseed window, and a putter weighted for August can feel heavy in February. We fit a compromise and tell you which way it leans.
Adjustable Weighting
Where a head accepts weight ports, we set them for your primary season and record the alternative setting on your card so the change is a two-minute job later.
Bring the Putter You Already Have
Most sessions end with it adjusted rather than replaced. That is a feature of how we fit, not a coincidence.