Putter Length

[Jim.Cook]

Thx

P.S I wish a very emerry Xmas to everyone and have a happy New Year. As an aussie i am lucky enough to open my presents first. Unfortunately one of those is a new 35# putter.

And a very merry Christmas to all our friends "down under".
Now for your Christmas present......
As a club maker I have an ajustable putter to help fit people. The shaft swings and can lock it so that it has the same lie as the customer's putter. Then he grabs the grip and addresses tha ball. As he does this the shaft slids in and out until it feels good for him and then I lock it. From this I can measure and tell how long to make his putter.

If you don't have a friend that maks clubs, may I suggest that you try your hand at cutting your club. Purchase a new putter grip, double backed tape and a small can of solvent (mineral sperits). You can get all this stuff at Golfsmith or Golfworks.

Take your putter in hand, address the ball and slide your hands up and down the shaft to the point where they feel comfortable, mark the shaft where it is above your hands. With a tape measure determine the new length of you shaft. This is the length along the back of the shaft from the floor to where you want to cut the shaft.

Remove the old grip and old double sticky tape with a utility knife (careful it is sharp).

Go to the Golfsmith/Clubmaking web site. The have a very good tutorial with pictures on how to put on the new grip. It's easy and it takes less time than me telling you how to do it.

If you cut too much off the shaft , don't worry, there is a shaft extension that you can epoxy in to extend the shaft.

When you finish...welcome to the world of making custom clubs.
Merry Christmas.