Saturday, November 15, 2014

Improving Your Consistency With Putter Counterweight

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By Christa Jarvis


In the sport of golf, the putter is a club use to make shots from a short distance away. The clubhead is exceptionally flat and the putter counterweight is distinctive from other clubs in the weight is placed a great distance from the clubface's center, thus increasing the club's inertia. The club is not used for long distance shots and is generally not used for high-speed strokes. The head of the club has a low-loft striking face. This gives the stick a so-called "sweet spot", maximizing accuracy when this spot contacts the ball.

Putters may have the following characteristics: non-circular grips, positional guides, and bent shafts. Counter weighting is a useful and acceptable way to customize any club. Counter weighting involves placing extra weight in the gripping area of the club. This improves the golfer's accuracy.

Golfers do well by employing counter weighting in their club. Putting using appropriate technique, while properly using counter weighting, provides increased accuracy and superior overall effectiveness for a golfer. Using appropriate technique requires that a golfer has the skills needed to use the putter to hit the ball and the golf ball will land in the place the golfer wants it to land.

Beginner golfers also benefit from counter weighting. A club with extra weight in the right areas means the golfer will feel more weight when putting. This makes it easier to remain accurate and consistent with each stroke of the putter. Skill is still a necessity and a golfer should still be able to pull and push off line equally.

Having above-average results when it comes to accurately hitting off the center is also critical. The ability to make long putts as well as short putts is also important. An understanding of "jerky", the area between the golf ball and the back-side of the club, is also of high importance.

Counterweights come in many sizes and what size needed is based on the preference of a given golfer. Counterweights of 60g, 80g and 100g are widely available and golfers usually use an 80g or 100g counterweight for a putter. Research indicates that counterweights positively impact the results of beginner and advanced golfers.

Results reported by the clubmakers who provide counter weighting fitting services indicate an 80 percent improvement in a golfer's putting game when using counter weighting. Similar results are reported from work completed with golfers in-house. Using counter weighting will allow you to putt with greater consistency, greater accuracy, and more overall control. This will improve your overall golf score.

Counter weighting is here to stay. It will not cease to be an important customization. Experts golfers and beginner golfers agree that counter weighting is useful for anyone looking to better their overall golf game. Other trends in the game of golf may come and go. However, the success of counter weighting and the widespread adaptation of the practice indicate that no interested party should ignore this customization. Golf enthusiasts and businesses that cater to golf enthusiasts should seek to learn as much as possible about this customization.




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