Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Putter Counterweight For Best Results

By Christa Jarvis


The putter is a club employed in the golf sport to make relatively low-speed and short strokes with the objective of getting the golf ball into the target hole from a distance away. It's differentiated from other clubs (typically woods and irons) by a clubhead with low-loft striking face, low-file, very flat, and by other characteristics such as the putter counterweight which is the additional weighting, or placing of mass far from the middle of the clubface to raise the inertia of the golf club head. When this accessory is used this way, it minimizes twisting in case the club comes into contact with the ball somewhat off-center thereby giving the stick a "sweet spot" that it can contact.

Most of the characteristics mentioned above are allowed on putters, for example positional guides, non-circular grips, and bent shafts. One of the impressive putting improvement accessories within custom environment has shown to be the application of excess weight put into the grip end area of the putter shaft. That is a fitting technique known as 'COUNTER WEIGHTING'.

Golfers do well by employing counter weighting in their club. Putting using appropriate technique, while properly using counter weighting, provides increased accuracy and superior overall effectiveness for a golfer. Using appropriate technique requires that a golfer has the skills needed to use the putter to hit the ball and the golf ball will land in the place the golfer wants it to land.

Less talented golfers who are unable to employ appropriate techniques as their more talented counterparts will find that using counter weighting benefits them as well. Feeling a greater weight in the club allows them to put with more consistent results and in a more controlled manner. However, the golfer must still have some skill. For instance, pushing and pulling putts off line equally is critical.

Golfers must also be able to hit off the center puts with better than average accuracy. They must also be able to make both long and short putts. The golfer must understand what "jerky", the area between the back of the club and the golf ball, is.

Counterweights come in many sizes and what size needed is based on the preference of a given golfer. Counterweights of 60g, 80g and 100g are widely available and golfers usually use an 80g or 100g counterweight for a putter. Research indicates that counterweights positively impact the results of beginner and advanced golfers.

Results reported by the clubmakers who provide counter weighting fitting services indicate an 80 percent improvement in a golfer's putting game when using counter weighting. Similar results are reported from work completed with golfers in-house. Using counter weighting will allow you to putt with greater consistency, greater accuracy, and more overall control. This will improve your overall golf score.

Counter weighting is here to stay. It will not cease to be an important customization. Experts golfers and beginner golfers agree that counter weighting is useful for anyone looking to better their overall golf game. Other trends in the game of golf may come and go. However, the success of counter weighting and the widespread adaptation of the practice indicate that no interested party should ignore this customization. Golf enthusiasts and businesses that cater to golf enthusiasts should seek to learn as much as possible about this customization.




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