If a golfer is searching for a new putter, chances are their current gamer isn’t behaving. Unless you’re a gear junkie of the highest order — or Hideki Matsuyama — no one is seeking out a new putter when everything is clicking. Consistency and confidence are two things every golf craves in large doses on the greens.
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“I see more mallet used for both alignment and forgiveness,” said Fully Equipped co-host Ryan Barath. “I don’t think we realize how much higher handicap golfers miss it all over the putter face — by large margins. And when you’re talking about forgiveness, I don’t think golfers understand how much mallet putters benefit these players. So when the best players in the world say they want more forgiveness on shot putts or alignment or more consistent ball speed on putts outside 25 feet. When you miss around the face on those longer strokes, you can see why when you get closer to the hole how that could benefit the better player as well.”
While the benefits are numerous, simply plucking a mallet from your local golf shop won’t guarantee you’ll make more putts. As Kris McCormack, True Spec’s vice president of tour and education, noted on the podcast, getting fit for a mallet will ensure you not only have the best mallet head for your game, but a neck to match your stroke.
“I wish people would spend more time and actually consider getting fit for a putter,” said McCormack. “That’s our lowest category by far, but it can make a huge difference on consistency — and immediately take strokes off your game. You don’t have to do anything to your swing, just get fit for the right putter.”
Mallet putters aren’t foolproof, but as we’ve seen longtime blade users on Tour embrace mallet putters and find the winner’s circle, it continues to reinforce the belief that every golfer should at least try a mallet to see if it fits their game.
“Just remember that even Tour players under pressure don’t strike the ball in the exact same place,” commented Golf Laboratories founder and CEO, Gene Parente. “[I think a mallet is] something that can benefit every golfer.”