Adding weight to putter head

[nevets88]

Putting distance control was erratic, wanted to try a heavier putter, so before going out and trying putters and buying a new one, wanted to make my current putter head heavier. Initially thought lead tape, but @billchao mentioned that nickels were heavier. Went a little more heavier with quarters and it makes a huge difference. Used Gorilla super glue, dried in 10 minutes, will leave it alone for a day to let it cure. 

According to specs, this Anser putter head weighs around 320 grams, so 4 quarters and a nickel is a little under 30 grams extra, making it close to the 350 gram average that is today's putter. Looking forward to trying the putter out tomorrow! Can't believe what a big difference one ounce makes. This solution was better than going out and paying $10 for lead tape which is ~0.5 ounces, not heavy enough.

[Piz]

Raises the value of the putter as well.  The vampire Jefferson nickel is quite rare.

[billchao]

Alternatively, @nevets88 could have painted his whole putter green to match the putt putt feel of his putter 

But yea I used to have an old Anser. They're lighter because greens were slower. My mallet putter has a 350g head and I still added 30g to it.

[nevets88]

15 hours ago, billchao said:

Alternatively, @nevets88 could have painted his whole putter green to match the putt putt feel of his putter 

But yea I used to have an old Anser. They're lighter because greens were slower. My mallet putter has a 350g head and I still added 30g to it.

Yep,  I'm gonna add another $1.05 to it. Should make it around 375g-ish.

[Mr. Desmond]

17 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Yep,  I'm gonna add another $1.05 to it. Should make it around 375g-ish.

Putt with it at 350g and look at distance and head control; then you might try 365g before going to 375g.

I also taped quarters together a long time ago to put on the top of the grip and experiment with counterbalancing.

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by Mr. Desmond

[nevets88]

5 hours ago, Mr. Desmond said:

Putt with it at 350g and look at distance and head control; then you might try 365g before going to 375g.

I also taped quarters together a long time ago to put on the top of the grip and experiment with counterbalancing.

 

Oy vey. Too late.  Will try counterbalancing though, thanks. 

[billchao]

23 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Oy vey. Too late.  Will try counterbalancing though, thanks. 

I should have mentioned I did some pretty extensive testing before I settled on 6 nickels on my putter. Everything was taped on first so it wouldn't be permanent and I could add or remove coins as needed.

But on the bright side, your putter is now worth $2.08 

[nevets88]

2 minutes ago, billchao said:

I should have mentioned I did some pretty extensive testing before I settled on 6 nickels on my putter. Everything was taped on first so it wouldn't be permanent and I could add or remove coins as needed.

But on the bright side, your putter is now worth $2.08 

Ha ha. It's just time and acetone and another tube of superglue to redo it. I really don't put as much stock in my equipment as I should. Take indian not the arrow too literally. 

[billchao]

34 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

I really don't put as much stock in my equipment as I should. Take indian not the arrow too literally. 

It's mostly the Indian, but your equipment can certainly make it more difficult to get the job done.

You could practice with your light putter constantly until you get really good at distance control, or you could just find right weight that lets you control your distance easier in the first place.