Putter Fitting
This is the only bench where being indoors is a straightforward advantage. There is no flight to model, no air to correct for, no offset card to print. A flat surface, a consistent roll and the same light every visit is exactly what a putting stroke needs in order to be measured rather than guessed at.
| Start line, six feet | Degrees off |
|---|---|
| Face angle at impact | Degrees |
| Path through impact | Degrees |
| Dynamic loft delivered | Degrees |
| Strike position on face | From tape |
| Distance control, thirty feet | Spread in feet |
The Order We Move Things on a Putter
Head shape is what people shop for and it is the last thing we touch. Everything before it is cheaper, more measurable and more likely to change the result.
Aim Is Measured Before It Is Discussed
A large share of golfers set a putter face somewhere other than where they believe they have set it, and they are entirely consistent about it. That is useful, because a consistent aim error is correctable with equipment. An inconsistent one is not, and we will say so rather than sell you a putter that cannot fix it.
We take an aim reading at six feet before you have made a single stroke. It sets the whole session, and it is often the reason a golfer who has bought three putters in four years is still missing left.
What aim data changes
- Whether a different alignment aid would actually help
- Whether length is putting your eyes inside or outside the line
- Whether a plumber's neck is making your bias worse
- Whether the miss is aim, face, path, or simply strike
- Whether a putter change is warranted at all
Head Mass and the Speed of Local Greens
Greens around Eugene run slow and soft through the wet months and pick up noticeably by midsummer. A putter head weight that feels effortless on a firm August surface can feel like nothing at all in January, and distance control suffers in exactly the season when three-putts are most avoidable.
We test at two speeds on the mat and we ask which half of the year you play more. Counterweight in the butt is a cheap adjustment that lets one putter cope with both, and it is reversible.
Adjustments made on the bench
- Shorten and restore the swing weight with head tape
- Bend lie to square the sole at your address
- Add or remove loft to match measured shaft lean
- Fit a counterweight to steady a long backstroke
- Change grip shape to reduce hand rotation through impact
Bring the putter you have used the longest
Not the newest one. The one with the wear mark on the face is the one that reflects your stroke, and it is the baseline the whole hour is measured against. If you own several, bring the two you keep going back to.