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For me, the center shaft adds a bit of an alignment aid. Also, based on a tip another THPer received during a putter fitting, they help me square the face more consistently and avoid pushed putts.Talk to me about center shafted putters. Always liked the look and felt I wanted to give them a try.
What's the difference compared to heel shafted? Just looks at address, or feel, or what?
Center shafted putters are typically face balanced. Face balanced putters tend to work best with a straight back straight through stroke. Heel shafted has lots of toe hang typically working for people with a strong arc in their putting stroke. When you putt does the face open up on your back swing or does it stay pretty close to square with your target line?
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I struggle when I open the face on the way back, I usually try to keep it square but let the face close slightly on follow through... If that makes sense.
Feel wont really change based on where the shaft comes in to the putter head. However, for many, including myself, I feel that a center shaft on a putter helps me keep the head straight through impact on my putting stroke.
More than anything, the center shafted putters typically "fit" my eye at address a bit more than heel shafted or plumbers neck style putters.
Feel wont really change based on where the shaft comes in to the putter head. However, for many, including myself, I feel that a center shaft on a putter helps me keep the head straight through impact on my putting stroke.
More than anything, the center shafted putters typically "fit" my eye at address a bit more than heel shafted or plumbers neck style putters.
cool - I've always liked the feel of the insert on an Odyssey putter. Besides Odyssey, what would be a good alternative with similar feel and center shaft?
There are literally tons of options, and you won't know which ones work best for you until you go and try them out. I only have center shafted putters, all of which I like, and which are made by Yes!, Odyssey, GEL, STX, and SeeMore. Some can be had for relatively cheap (older Yes! and GEL models), and others for a very reasonable price (Odyssey, STX, and SeeMore).cool - I've always liked the feel of the insert on an Odyssey putter. Besides Odyssey, what would be a good alternative with similar feel and center shaft?
There are literally tons of options, and you won't know which ones work best for you until you go and try them out. I only have center shafted putters, all of which I like, and which are made by Yes!, Odyssey, GEL, STX, and SeeMore. Some can be had for relatively cheap (older Yes! and GEL models), and others for a very reasonable price (Odyssey, STX, and SeeMore).
One other thing to consider about center shaft putters is face rotation. Due to the design, the face doesnt open and close as much as a heel shafted putter, which makes it easier to be more consistent and more accurate with it.
I dont really buy into the thinking of face balanced and straight back straight through but as a rule, center shaft putters have less face rotation.
It actually comes back more to the actual heel/toe weighting of the model at hand, typically CS is automatically considered face-balanced but depending on the weight distribution and the head shape a good bit of hang can be built into them as well.
Very true. And adjusting lie angle plays a factor as well does it not? Moving upright increases toe hang iirc