MrMom
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I didn't get fit for this specific putter, but I did do a putter fitting at Club Champion right before I bought this. They recommended something that was 34.5" (I typically used 34" before that), something w/ 0-30 degrees of toe hang, standard size grip (nothing huge, and no pencil grips), etc. So I bought a 35" ER2, cut it to 34.5" and put my favored SS GTR 1.0 on there.
The only thing I'm not necessarily sold on from that fitting is the toe hang recommendation. It's a straight, flat, fast carpet putt that's relatively short. It's going to seem like a SBST stroke doing that, no matter what you use (in my opinion). I'm sure on longer putts I have more of an arc.
I found this post interesting, so I started a new thread (after a search) so as not to hijack the "Putter Ho" thread. Are the SAM puttlab fittings flawed in that the putts they measure are too short? I just went through this a few days ago at the Orlando Club Champion and learned a ton from the fitter. I was hitting about an 8 foot putt, if memory serves. Very flat, very fast, and easy to make. Is this collecting enough data from a putting stroke to make an accurate assessment?
I think it might be. For my game, I think the 6-10 footers are probably the most important. I expect to make anything shorter unless there's a lot of break or severe slope. Anything outside of 10-12' and the probability goes way down for me, so I'm really just trying to get it close. That's why I think the 8 footer they measured me on is probably in the sweet spot for assessing my stroke and selecting the correct putter.
Now, it doesn't take into account looks and feel. That's on the individual and fitter to take into consideration. I place both of those factors very high in finding the right putter.
For those of you who haven't been through a putter fitting with the SAM, here is the summary of the data they emailed to me after the fact. During the fitting, the software recommended the proper shape (blade), toe hang (30 deg), lie angle (70 deg), loft (4 deg), length, etc. that I should be using. That information wasn't included in the summary, unfortunately.