Help Me Choose a Putter

[golf755]

I'm a beginner looking to get a putter. Any thoughts on these? (I prefer mallot over blade. All under $40 and 35 inches, all feel the same to me, used are in good condition):

1. Used Ray Cook Extreme Aim 3: http://www.terapeak.com/worth/ray-cook-extreme-aim-2-putter-35-length-excellent-condition/191719391591/

2. New Wilson Harmonized M5: http://www.pgatoursuperstore.com/wilson-m5-putter/100235010816.jsp

3. Used Taylormade Rozza Monza Corza: https://www.2ndswing.com/taylormade/putters/rossa-monza-corza/

4. New Wilson R90: http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/wilson-golf-r90-putter.html

5. Used Taylormade MC-72: http://www.globalgolf.com/golf-clubs/1029154-taylormade-white-smoke-mc-72-matte-black-putter/used/

Thanks!

Edited May 17, 2016 by golf755

[No Mulligans]

I was using a longer putter until an instructor showed me how far forward I needed to bend to get my eyes directly over the ball.  When I did that my grip ended up being partially on the metal.  I had to get my putter shortened to 33".

Average putter length on the pga tour is 33.5 inches, average height on the pga tour is 6'.  Make sure your putting setup and posture is correct before you decide on the length of putter you want.  35 inches is on the long side of things.

http://www.pga.com/golf-instruction/lesson-learned/putting/putter-fitting-most-important-club-in-your-bag-lesson

[Osnola]

Learning how putters are balanced helped me a lot.  I had used a toe balanced putter for years and always had issues leaving the ball short and missing left.  I had a guy at the golf shop show me the difference in how a putter is balanced and when I went to a Face Balanced Putter, it was a big difference maker...Also, they type putting stroke you use can make a difference...mine is Straight Back Straight Forward, so the faced balanced putter is what I went to.  So, I play better on the green now, but my game getting to the green still sucks...

[Tall golfer]

Hi my advice to you is try lots of putters out.  Go for a putter that looks as though the face is square to you . I know this sounds dumb but trust me I can pick up a putter look down at it and the face may look open or closed to me. You could pick up the same putter I did and it will look perfectly square to you aiming straight at the hole. This is more important.  Our eyes like to play funny tricks on us all.

and another thing to invest in is Dave Stockton putting book

very easy to follow 

good luck with your putter purchase 

Tall Golfer

[ECUPirate]

As stated above, get a putter that feels right to you.  I think a major component of golf is feel and what feels right to you may or may not feel right to someone else.  Try out several putters before you purchase and see which one feels right.  I think putters are the one club in the bag that it doesn't matter if you buy a $40 putter or a $400 putter, they're still going to perform the same.

[DrvFrShow]

You're probably going to go through a ton of them. I have a $300 SeeMore that didn't make the cut, and a $60 Odyssey that did. I have 4 putters.

You might want to look at Cure Putters. Particularly the RX Series

They're completely adjustable and come with weights, wrenches and everything. Get it home, take it to your pro and take a putting lesson. Adjust it for optimal weight and lie angle for you at the lesson. The length of the putter really doesn't matter that much because you can choke up and add weight to the head as necessary if you need it shorter. Once you have it figured out where you need to have your hands make note where it is on the grip. I'd go with 35". 

[70sSanO]

Putters are so personal there is probably no way anyone can pick one for you.  And at your stage it has nothing to do with cost.  I started out with a old blade putter it had a steel shaft not a hickory shaft.  I was young and thought it was cool.  Bounced around between this one and that one.  I then went to a Taylormade TPA in the 80's.  Couldn't believe that I could spend $50 for a putter, but I did.and used it for quite a while.  About 7/8 years ago I decided I needed a new putter and bought a new Taylormade Itsy Bitsy Spider.  I changed weights and did everything I could to like it, but I just couldn't get there.

I discovered, at least for me, that I didn't like an insert with softer compression golf balls.  I just happened to see a pretty generic Adams mallet at a Play It Again sports that basically looked new.  No insert, but it felt great.  Spent all of $10 on it and for me it is perfect.  I have tried to get it out of my bag, but it happens to be one of my more reliable clubs.

Putters truly are one man's garbage is another man's treasure.  You need to roll some balls with one and find one you like.  Sometimes a person shouldn't buy one without testing it to see if there is any connection with it.  Some people need that to have the confidence when it counts.  That seems to apply to me.  It is almost a certainty that you will be moving on from it someday.  I still have a few of the putters I have really liked at one time.  Every now and then I see if the magic is back, but so far they are best served sitting in the closet.

John

[70sSanO]

I re-read your post and, i see that you are not buying online and all of them feel good...  the same?

If you really can't tell any difference between the ones you listed, and you tried them with the same balls you use, get one of the Taylormade putters.  At the very least the name might give you more confidence on the greens.  I know it sounds stupid, but...

John