Buying a new putter

[mhenrickson]

The putter I carry in my bag is a $5 used one I got a few years ago, when I only played once or twice a year. Now that I try to get out more often, I wonder if a new putter would help at all.

I realize that a new putter isn't going to turn me into a good putter, so I'm not expecting any miracles that goes with new equipment.

However, I stopped at Golf Galaxy today and tried some out. I found one I really liked, but right now don't have the cash to drop on a club (maybe later this summer...).

So my question is, since I'm only testing the putters on the flat, fake store putting area, how do I know if any one putter is "better" for me than another? Is it pretty much doing what I did today - trying out a few and seeing if one stands out more than others?

[Teklabz]

Yeah I'd say that go with what feels the best, feels comfortable, makes you feel more confident. For me it was picking up an Odyssey White Hot 2 ball something or other, the kind that has permiter weighting, maybe called a mallet style? It just felt right in my hands, know what I mean?