Getting fitted for putter (Scotty Cameron)

I am interested in getting properly fitted for a putter.  I've never considered myself a good putter, and I feel like I jump around to different putters trying to find something that fits me well.

I think perhaps the best thing to do is to be properly fitted for one just like my irons or anything else.  I'm not convinced that a putter you buy off the shelf is the right lie angle, loft, etc for everyone.

I am most interested in being fitted for a Scotty or perhaps a Nike Method.  I've played a couple Scotty's the last few years and I like them a lot, although I found I was constantly adjusting myself to fit the putter.  I love the feel of the Nike, but have never purchased one.

So... where the heck do you go for this?  Golfsmith and Golf Galaxy are the only places around that I know of that keep these two in stock.  I'm just now sure how confident I am in these places to do the fitting properly.  I feel like the guys working there are just guys who like working at a golf store.  I would feel more comfortable working with a Pro or someone, but I'm not sure where I can go where they will have the putter in stock.

I don't want to just buy the putter and take it somewhere else, because if I buy a 34 with 15g weights, and then they say I need 33", I don't have the heavier head.

Scotty's are okay, I've owned a ton of them - and I'm not proud of that fact.

But fitting a Scotty would be limited, and there is really only one fitter that does it right for every aspect of the putter.

I'd suggest an Edel ... find a fitting.

I was fitted for an Edel 3.5 years ago and have no looked at another putter since that time -

good luck.

That isn't really a good option.  Being fit to one putter and putting the same specs on a different putter may not give you the same results.  Putting 3 degrees left on Putter A and 3 degrees loft on Putter B may not product the same roll.

I've never heard of Edel, but after looking at them, I am sort of interested now.  I'm not tied up on the Scotty Cameron name or anything, I just haven't found many putters that I like as much.

Roughtly what did it cost for your Edel and fitting?  The nearest place is 2.5 hours from me..

I went to a reputable club fitter which my Scotty California Monterey 34" who can do fitting for putter .

He accessed my stance , posture and my putting stroke , using a laser balancing tool ( carpenter use this tool ) to check my line of putt , my aim , my posture and how i hold the putter ( how much forward press ) .

I was standing too up right , then he asked me to bend lower and grip shorter so that my arms and putter shaft are on the straight line .

I started putting with this new set up and the putting become natural and easy.

He also check how much loft i need for my putter from my stoke , apparently is a 6 degree.

He cut my putter to 33.5" inch so that i have to grip the putter shorter than i previous setup. He then ask me do i want to have heavier head so that i will suite my tempo, i change the interchangeable weight from 15g to 25g to have a swing weight of D6.

After a few rounds and Aim Point Lesson , my putting become much better !  I have my lowest putt per 9 like 12 putts a few weeks ago.

Iw as actually looking for Edel putter ( He need to order ) but since he can fit my putter , i stick to my SC.

Last time I checked, Edel had three level of putters and the option of a pixl face insert.

1. For a custom putter w/ fitting was about  $370

2. For a custom putter w/ fitting and variable weight was about $550.

F3. or custom putter w/fitting and variable weight and loft was about $800.

Pixl insert for the first two level was about $30.

Everyone goes through the same fitting no matter which putter you may want.

It is actually a great value because every aspect of the putter is fit to you, and you know if the putter is not working - it is you, not the putter.

But it is best to have a consistent putting setup and motion before you get fit - one that is fundamentally sound.

good luck.

Care to explain? Are you insinuating that all the guys on the tour are using putters with identical specs?

Thanks for adding nothing to this thread.  Way to be a contributing member.

Once in a while, someone has a brain fart, and look what happens.

Everyone has an opinion, as we all know.

For many of us, putting is 40% or more of our strokes - let's make it less!  And it only makes sense that shapes, lines, and offset affect our aim; the balance of a club with weight, length, counterbalancing, etc., affect the stroke.

If you have sound, consistent fundamentals and if one wants to save strokes and money, then get properly fit for all aspects of the putter. It does work.

I'm not trying to derail this thread or knock putter fittings but did Hogan, Jack, Arnie and Seve all get fitted for their putter and didn't tell anyone?

Maybe a 6 handicap is good enough at reading greens and has a consistent enough stroke that a detailed custom fitting will show some putting improvement.  It seems like even the pro's miss a high number of putts that you'd expect them to make and they have the greens mapped, top notch equipment and are likely custom fit for their putters.

Gosh, did Jack, Arnie, Hogan, and Seve have access in their day to the plethora (lol) of information, video, and analysis that we have now to help improve our game?

Let's put detailed video, Trackman, computer analysis, hardware in the garbage bin where it apparently belongs. Let's outlaw metal clubs, big-headed drivers, and GI irons... let's ... you see where this is going. Let's just go back to the feathery... yeah, I'm being ridiculous. Thanks for putting up with it.

But you know what those guys probably have that we can't afford? Barrels of putters in their search for a putter that works. We don't need to go to barrels of putters - I keep one putter with variable weight and loft where everything is fit to me - no barrel, just one putter. Money saved and confidence high.

When Babe Ruth was on the Yankees, they told him to not work out during the off seasons. Don't move around, just rest your body, and you'll have more energy come spring they told him. We know now that the best way to prepare for a baseball season is to get in regular exercise, to eat right, and to practice (baseball activities and weightlifting/cardio), but the Babe seldom did any of that (aside from some early-career barnstorming). He hit 714 home runs, but would you advise Mike Trout to adopt the Bambino offseason regimen? If you can get better, why not? [quote name="boogielicious" url="/t/62563/getting-fitted-for-putter-scotty-cameron/0_30#post_775780"]Disagree.  If both putters have similar balance, then the fitting will apply.  I have three different putters that are all 35.5", 69 lie and 5 loft.  All putt the same direction-wise.  Feel and weight are slightly different.   If you are taking face-balanced versus toe balance, then yes.  But length and lie are fit to your stroke. [/quote] Isn't a whole part of the idea of Edel putting fitting that the way people air is hugely affected by the shape of a putter? I suppose if you're fit for an Anser shape and then buy an Anser shape, but even then you're risking things like the weight being wildly different.

I'm not sure I see the parallel between off-season workouts and putter fitting.  As an aside, other than Hank Aaron who probably didn't work out as hard as Mike Trout in the offseason and a roided Barry Bonds, no one has broken the Bambino's HR record so maybe there is something to not over training.

Back to golf, my point was the pro's aren't putting that much better today than they were back in Hogan, Arnie, Jack and even early Tiger's days before all this custom club fitting became so popular and "required".  If you tell me the greens were easier to putt on back then I might buy that, but otherwise, where's all the saved strokes from custom putter fitting?

Let's get rid of all fitting. Heck, we only use a driver 12-14X per round, max, the irons - 18X, Wedges - hey, it's just a high lofted club, who needs a fitting? The Putter? We'll that's a precise instrument in comparison - why get it fit?

I don't understand your argument - purchase barrels of clubs from which to choose (the old days) based on an attractive shape or what your buddies are buying, or purchase one putter that works for you based on a competent analysis and fitting (technical analysis).