Putter weights

RE: Putter weights

BJones — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:33:51 GMT

I am Master Golf Teaching Professional and I have taught putting for years. In the past 3 decades I have searched for that perfect putter and have owned dozens to no avail. I recently ordered 25 gram and 40 gram weights for my Scotty Cameron putter. I changed out the existing 10 gram for 40 g in the heel and toe. A heavier putter helps the putter swing like a pendulum, and as an added bonus helps with the yips. I have a tendency to open my shoulder line and pull putts to the left. I am going to experiment with the eyeline putting mirror & the shoulder alignment mirror to address this problem. In the interim I am going to experiment with 40g in the heel and 25g in the toe. I suggest that you ignore all the other nay sayers. I don't care about cog or moi. The bottom line is -- does the putter perform consistently, and are you getting the desired performance. IF not make a change! In addition let me say that better putting can be achieved by improving your iron performance error indexing. Want to make more putts -- then get the ball closer to hole. Vector Green Reading and AIM Point are other options to help you improve your putting.

RE: Putter weights

Rob V — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:59:53 GMT

From several years of experimentation I have proven to myself that the interchangeable weights for Scotty's putters should not be mixed. I have discovered that going up 1 weight set (an additional 5grams) from recommended works well for me, i.e., putting 25g weights in my 33" Futura 5s instead of the normal 20g weights. And that going more than 10g is counterproductive. And I never go less than Cameron's recommended weight. But mixing the weights creates all sorts of issues with moi and cog.

RE: Putter weights

Jason S — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:26:57 GMT

I have read somewhere Scotty saying he does not recommend it. I think it throws off the center of gravity in the putter.

RE: Putter weights

Chris92009 — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:07:54 GMT

Scotty designed the putters to be the same weights...I would not play with this.

RE: Putter weights

Tom B — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:44:06 GMT

My California Del Mar came with I think 10's in each. I like a heavier putter, so I wasn't totally comfortable with the 10's, so I switched them to 20's and found this just a little too heavy, and just like goldilocks when I settled on the 15's, they were just right.

RE: Putter weights

BHopkins — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:14:01 GMT

I have the tools and some extra weights from my custom shop orders, but I have never put two different weighing weights in a putter. I would suggest you did not pursue the strategy you mentioned for a few reasons. First, it will really screw up the moment of inertia and will cause you to hit more putts off your line. Second, the arc that the putter is designed to make will be messed up and the overall stroke will not feel as smooth. Lastly, Scotty does not provide 40g weights, so the one that you purchased from ebay is fake and may damage/strip the screwing mechanism within the putter, which basically totals your putter because Scotty simply can't fix it even with a full restoration.

I suggest that if you are looking to change your putter to fit the arc of your stroke, that you get an entirely different putter that has a better neck for what you are trying to achieve. Scotty offers many different types of necks to allow the putter to achieve different putting arcs. Go on his website and research some of his putters to see what head would be best for you.

RE: Putter weights

BHopkins — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:13:47 GMT

RE: Putter weights

Don O — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:07:41 GMT

I tried a 25 with 15 on a X5R without an obvious change in the toe hang. A Newport Select with 20 g weights has a mild toe hang. It does make a difference - I've lost a tendency to leave the face open. I was expecting the 10 g difference to make a difference, but it didn't.

RE: Putter weights

Chuck Zirkle — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:05:57 GMT

I play 35" Newport 2s and I switch out my weights all the time. Go from standard 10g to 15g, all depending on the greens. I have two and one is set up with a 10 and the other with a 15.

RE: Putter weights

Joshua B — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:47:01 GMT

I put a 20 in the heel and a 10 in the toe...messed my world up. Pushed everything and in turn started hoodiing my putter to compensate. Didn't last long like that, maybe 2 weeks before I gave up and kept the recommended 15 grams