Picking a Putter Based on Your Misses (Video)

Here's a simple tip from Nick Clearwater at GOLFTEC on how to select a putter based on the way you omit putts.

The tip itself is insanely easy.

• If you tend to pull your putts, choose a putter where the shaft enters the head behind the face.
• If you tend to push your putts, choose a putter where the shaft is offset ahead of the face.

So if you're a rightie who misses to the left (or a leftie who misses to the right) you'll want to look at a putter where the shaft enters the head behind the putterface. The idea is that the putterface gets to the ball before the shaft does, before you've had a chance to close the putterface, and that makes you hit the putt a bit straighter.

Likewise, if you're a rightie who misses to the right (or a leftie who misses to the left) you'll want to look at a putter where the shaft is offset ahead of the putterface. The idea here is that the shaft gets to the ball before the putterface does, so you have more time to close the putterface and hit the putt a bit straighter.

If you have a consistent miss, you may need to try this out and notice if it works for you.