One reason you see fewer cross handed putters on tour is that the players likely to try it have moved on to the claw and its variations.
One perceived advantage is that it tends to level the shoulders and make it easier to set up square. Some players struggling with getting shoulders square will set up cross handed and then move hands to normal without moving the shoulders.
One reason you see fewer cross handed putters on tour is that the players likely to try it have moved on to the claw and its variations.
One perceived advantage is that it tends to level the shoulders and make it easier to set up square. Some players struggling with getting shoulders square will set up cross handed and then move hands to normal without moving the shoulders.
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Good point. I like level shoulders and accomplish that by having both hands side by side on the grip -- what I call my "prayer" grip. The new, wide putter grips (e.g., 2 Thumb ) allow you to keep the hands side by side, but you can do the same thing with a normal grip. I lose the feel of the clubhead with the wide putter grip. I suppose I could add weight to the clubhead, but I like the setup I've got now.
Am I the only guy around here who uses the same grip for driver, putter, irons et al? Don't see the need for any variation from club to club.
Am I missing something?
No.Other than the fact that some like the left wrist to be level and bent all the way through the putting stroke because most putter grips are different to normal grips
Am I the only guy around here who uses the same grip for driver, putter, irons et al? Don't see the need for any variation from club to club.
Am I missing something?
Interesting. Are saying that the way you form your hands on the putter is exactly the same as you form your hands on your driver or irons for full shots. Thumbs in exactly the same place? V's pointing in exactly the same place? Club held in the fingers exactly the same way?
Have you installed the same kind of grip on your putter that you have installed on your other clubs?
Interesting. Are saying that the way you form your hands on the putter is exactly the same as you form your hands on your driver or irons for full shots. Thumbs in exactly the same place? V's pointing in exactly the same place? Club held in the fingers exactly the same way?
Have you installed the same kind of grip on your putter that you have installed on your other clubs?
My grip on the putter is, in essence, the same as for other clubs (Vardon) save for the grip running more through the life line of the left hand, as opposed to under the heel pad.
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