I mentioned to Briand that I’ve gone through putter-fittings and experimented with new putters before, but he was almost offended that I’d give them a shot for a maximum of one round. “The point of putting is to make the putt,” he said.
Recently, Tim Briand, senior vice president at our 8AM Golf sister company True Spec Golf, gave me a wake-up call on the latest Fully Equipped podcast. Whether it’s the weight, forgiveness, or alignment features, it just isn’t getting the job done. The problem is, the putter that I’m stubbornly keeping in the bag is the wrong fit for me. Granted, I average north of 30 putts per round, so it’s offensive to even mention their names when discussing my game, but the point is that the philosophy of sticking with the same putter has merit. They all have gone through the majority of their careers using the same putter. After years of practice and playing with the same putter, it became all I knew.Īdditionally, look at all the great putters: Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker, Ben Crenshaw, Jordan Spieth, Jack Nicklaus. I know by now you may think I’m crazy, but there’s also a performance benefit - in my mind, at least - to sticking with one putter.ĭistance control is so crucial on the greens, and changing into putters that have different faces and weights can easily throw off my feel. Invariably, the new putter would be out of play by the turn and out of my bag after just one round. I would even take new putters with me when I played golf, but I’d keep the Santa Fe in the bag for backup. I’ve gone through full putter-fittings multiple times and actually tried different putters here and there.
Working in the golf equipment industry throughout my professional career, I’ve always had access to not only new putters, but putter fittings. Plus, I thought, “If I’m going to three-putt every green anyway, I might as well love my putter.”
I loved the putter itself, and I was also getting comfortable with its look and feel. Yes, I three-putted regularly and missed an unspeakable amount of makeable putts, but that didn’t matter. The more I practiced and played with the Santa Fe, the more I fell in love with the putter.
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