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Patient: Male Age: 44 Current Handicap: 12 Lowest handicap: 12 Plays: Once or twice a month Practices: Once a month Ailment: I have a friend who was a terrible putter and he recently added one of those big grips to his putter. Now he can’t miss. He says the putter feels better in his hands. Can a putter grip really make a difference? I’m not a bad putter, but I’ll try anything if it means I can shave off a few strokes. Prescription: There are several reasons why your friend’s larger grip feels better in his hands and why he is making more putts. One is that he has likely added 50 to 70 grams of weight to the grip end of the putter. That alone will balance the feel between the putter handle and the head. Another thing that could be helping him is the size of the grip and the extra weight that have combined to stabilize his hands and assist him with a more pendulum-type putting stroke. There-fore, by taking the player’s hands out of the stroke, he’s able to keep the putter face more square, hit the ball solid and keep the putter on a better path. - Don Gatch, PGA professional, PGA of Southern California Golf Club |
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