Golf Equipment and Accessories from NGC Golf

Great skill is not the only requirement for pushing a golf ball into the hole. Picking the right golf putter is also necessary when makings shots on the green. Golfers who make unnecessary strokes on the putting green may not know it, but the secret to improving their game is acquiring the right putters.

These putters are divided into three main categories, each with its own unique features and specific functions. The blade putter has the classic flat face design. It is the most commonly used because it is versatile and intuitive. It is face-balanced, and suitable for making straight putting strokes.

The second sub-type of golf putters is the peripheral weighted, or heel-toe weighted, putter. Making an in-to-out stroke is the common use for this toe-balanced putter.

The mallet putter is face-balanced like the classic blade. However, it is heavier than the other two types and has a large head. Golfers use them to make straight through and back strokes. With a variety of specialties like this, it’s no wonder proper gear choices can affect games so radically.

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Though most golf putters have a 32-35″ shaft (slightly smaller for ladies and juniors, longer for most men), putters are also made with longer shaft lengths and grips, and are designed to reduce the “degrees of freedom” allowed a player when he or she putts. With a normal putter, the player has six degrees of freedom: hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, waist and knees, all of which can be moved just slightly to affect the path of the ball and likely prevent a putt from falling in the cup. Such motions are called “yips”, and having a chronic case of the “yips” can ruin a golfer’s short game.
A belly putter is typically about 6-8 inches longer than a normal putter, and is designed to be “anchored” against the stomach of the player. This design reduces the importance of the hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. A long putter is even longer, and is designed to be anchored from the chest or even the chin, and similarly reduces the impact. Their use in professional tournaments is hotly contested; Pro player John O’Hara and others on the pro tours including Langer and Vijay Singh have used belly putters at some point with a marked improvement of their short game, while players like Tiger Woods and officials like former USGA technical director Frank Thomas have condemned it as conferring an unfair advantage on users.

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