Fat Putter Grips

Irishdaywalker

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I got one 3 days ago now - seems like an age

I know it is absolutely a honeymoon period - but just needed something to shake me up a bit. It has worked. I had 9 1 putts today - at one stage 4 in a row - that is very unusual for me.

So perhaps worth recording my initial reaction.
It is another fad in a way - but an interesting one as it offers a new sensation in putting. I felt it was like getting a new putter in a way. It wouldn't surprise me if you see half the lads with one in a year or so.

There is a very good golfer I know - and he got one - so was thinking , well if he felt it could solve an issue at the top level - it should do something for me. Only comment from them was that it makes the head feel too light and you would need to add weight to putter head - or it feels like a feather.

They are outrageously expensive for what they are (30 to 40 euro) - a 50 cent piece of rubber. They are charging that, as  they know people with putting issues are desperate.

It kills the wrists - the funny thing is I'm fairly sure, that that was not an issue for me - it was taking putter outside line and the re-routing the putter back to the ball from outside line. .

The fact it removes the wrists - it removes one variable when you are working on stroke.

I can see it being a revelation for somebody that is missing puts due to wrists. But some putting strokes have wrist action. So not for all.

The problem is - it tends to make head lighter - so if pace control was a strength - you are relearning you pace again. The 3 putts I had today were due to poor pace - so this will take time.

The biggest thing I've noticed is how comfortable your hands are - much less tension - it is loosening the hands - tension is gone - it enable a far smother action - this then means for me - I have isolated my putting stroke to one thing - a good stroke - inside line.

It looks awful and - if your game is about feel and face control , I feel you are removing something from your game. The feel of the stroke is the large grip. There almost seems like disconnect from putter head.

Too big it won't fit in the dividers in your bag

So not for everybody - but if you have reached a wall with your putting it is well worth a try. The new sensation alone - is enough to cause you become a subconscious sort of putter. This alone is an interesting idea - a new feeling is removing bad ideas in your head.

Sadly - this is a factor with all new equipment - I was thinking today - maybe this crazy putter grip should be my new putting concentration.

31 putts - 3 3 putts due to pace - but will get this bit right.
At one stage was standing on a green saying - " I am a good putter "

So very positive first feedback - will report back when the brain realises the trick I've played on it.

I thought you said you had 91 putts today . . . I was nearly gonna say to give it up :) . . . I had fat grip put onto mine (the slimmest fatso , if that makes sense) and I feel much more comfortable over the putts, I had a tendency to be wristy with some putts, and the new grip practically eliminated this !

Montgolfier

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

4 years on of fat grips.

How do people feel about them - got a new putter and thinking of keeping the thinner grip on as an experiment

Do note the wrists coming into play more and i do pull more.

Strange to go back.

I had experimented with various grips on my Scotty fastback but all the messing about I felt the last grip was slightly off on alignment. I have since got an odyessy 7 with the standard lamkin grip. I studied videos on perfecting the reverse overlap grip and my putting has improved a lot. Distance control is much better.
You can get bogged down in change, we all do it but it sets us back I think.

frink

I went from the standard grip to the fatso one and it worked for about a year. When I moved course I couldn't use it for long putts and was either leaving it short or going too long.

Changed down to the flatso 1.0 and I love it now. Don't think I'd change back anytime soon.

FixdePitchmark

I'm finding the smaller grip an interesting change.

I think above is an excellent point on some of the larger grips with a large flat surface - they are stuck on by hand and they are only as straight (perpendicular) as the eye of the pro or even lesser experienced lad in shop sticking it on.

A few display putters I've looked at in shop do not look perfect - and when you put putter down the face is slightly off due to grip design.

Could be in my head - but if you are putting a flat surface on a grip - there is a new risk with the alignment of it.

I'm going to stick with smaller grip for a while.

Finding it pulling a little and distance control not as good - but still all new.

At the end of day - putting and birdie stats are all that matter.

fred funk }{

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I'm finding the smaller grip an interesting change.

I think above is an excellent point on some of the larger grips with a large flat surface - they are stuck on by hand and they are only as straight (perpendicular) as the eye of the pro or even lesser experienced lad in shop sticking it on.

A few display putters I've looked at in shop do not look perfect - and when you put putter down the face is slightly off due to grip design.

Could be in my head - but if you are putting a flat surface on a grip - there is a new risk with the alignment of it.

I'm going to stick with smaller grip for a while.

Finding it pulling a little and distance control not as good - but still all new.

At the end of day - putting and birdie stats are all that matter.

Exactly. They need to put on using a spirit level as even if they're a small bit off you will never putt correctly with it.

GreeBo

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Exactly. They need to put on using a spirit level as even if they're a small bit off you will never putt correctly with it.

How is this different than a regular putter? (Which also has a flat front?)

I often see regular putter grips that are misaligned.

fred funk }{

GreeBo wrote: »

How is this different than a regular putter? (Which also has a flat front?)

I often see regular putter grips that are misaligned.

Regular putter? I take it you mean the grip?

Any of those grips that aren't on properly will cause problems with putting alignment but I'd argue the over size grips would be affected more by being fitted wrong.

GreeBo

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Regular putter? I take it you mean the grip?

Any of those grips that aren't on properly will cause problems with putting alignment but I'd argue the over size grips would be affected more by being fitted wrong.

Sorry yeah, I meant regular grip putter.

Well if the grip is 5 degrees off then does it really matter the size of the grip?
I'd argue no, and that its actually easier to align a larger grip since it should be more obvious to the naked eye that the larger flat surface isnt perpendicular to the face.

But in either case, misaligned is misaligned, irrespective of the diameter of the grip.

bmay529

Its a matter of preference. Some will like the touch/feel of a slim putter grip while many of us with a less than silky putting action will find a thicker grip quietens the hands. Paul Dunne, one of the best putters around, uses an extra large Superstroke 5.0 grip, placing both index fingers down the side of the grip and rocking his shoulders during the stroke to limit wrist break.

If replacing one grip with another it is very important to ensure the weight of the new grip is similar to the one you are replacing if you want to retain a similar feel.

Montgolfier

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Exactly. They need to put on using a spirit level as even if they're a small bit off you will never putt correctly with it.

Here is a video I made that may help.

https://youtu.be/1le74oHigRg

FixdePitchmark

Montgolfier wrote: »

Here is a video I made that may help.

https://youtu.be/1le74oHigRg

great video and I feel it is slightly off.

will have to test as shown