5:53 p.m. - 2010-06-16
How to Design a Perfect Fit Custom Golf Putter
I played golf for the University of Florida in the late fifties and early sixties where I got to watch a lot of great college golf by Doug Sanders, Tommy Aaron, Frank Beard, Bob Murphy, Andy North, and Andy Bean.
Let me tell you, there have been many changes, additions, and discoveries related to putting since my early golfing days. But, with a full time engineering career and a family, I did not have the time to really pursue my ideas for putter improvements until I retired. When I retired in 1998 I founded Golf Lab, Inc so I could pursue my dream of developing the ultimate game improvement putter.
- Improper Fit- Golfer must adapt to available off the shelf putter length, weight and lie angle.
- Poor Roll- Weighting and face design not optimized for roll.
- Excessive Loft- Forces hands ahead of the ball at impact to prevent hopping.
- Proper Fit- Golfer may select desired length and then adjust lie angle and weight as desired.
- Excellent Balance- Putter head symmetrical and with straight center shaft.
- Automatic Putter Release- Reverse off set for hand position behind the ball minimizes release sensitivity.
- USGA Conformance- Legal for all competitive play.
The Ultimate Putter Design Concept Had Been Born!
My testing had shown that a putter head design with a high percentage of its weight as far behind the putter face as possible and below the center line of the putter face provides the most consistent distance control.
I began to experiment with different ways to mount the shaft with all sorts of complex shaft bends in order maintain true face balance and allow a high percentage of weight behind the putter face. It soon proved to be a near impossible task until I began to work exclusively with center shaft configurations.
But, a center shaft in the middle of the putter head still did not achieve the one key design goal of an adjustable lie angle while maintaining true face balance and heel/toe balance. Patent.
After the mental light bulb went off, I started with the basic features my testing had shown were essential and then began fabricating and testing a series of prototypes. Each successive prototype was an effort to maintain all of my "good science" while moving to a more and more pleasing appearance for the putter.
But, more and more PGA, Senior PGA, LPGA and amateur golfers in the US and in Europe are using mallet head putters.
This shaft mounting rod offers a pool cue type of alignment assistance. The open frame design allows weight to be removed from the center of the putter head and concentrated at the rear of the putter head. For more golf swing coaching and tips visit Golf Swing Central.
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