Choosing Putter Weights

[tmarshl]

I recently bought a Taylormade Monza Spider. It came equipped with 2- 4gram weights. I see from the website that there are a number of weights available (2g, 4g, 6g, 8g, 10g, 12g, 14g, 16g).

Can anyone suggest a process for choosing the appropriate weights to use without buying a whole set? These weights are expensive ($13.50 each / $27 for a pair).

Many Thanks,

[GoNavy]

Re: Choosing Putter Weights

Use some lead tape, it is cheap. You can find the weight you need by the amount of tape used. then go a few grams to either side. As to finding the right weight, set up, on the type of greens you play most, usually your local clubs practice green. Start with three footers, six or more then move out to longer putts. note if you are consistently long or short. After a time you will notice a pattern, adding or taking weight off the putter until your pattern is closer to the hole. In general, and this is very general...heavier putters do well on fast greens , lighter on slow, the idea being the heavy putters tend to knock it by the hole on fast greens more often. It is long process but for consistency, if you get the weight right, you will use your tendencies, rather then fight your tendencies and felt. In other words the putter accommodates to your feel, rather then changing your feel to accommodate to the putter.

The idea of changing the weight on the fly is obviously for those that play several different courses with different type grass and green speeds, but it is also good because your feel will change from day to day, so if you warm up by putting for ten or so minutes, and notice your self coming up short or long on putts, simple thing to add or remove some weight. Most people, even the worst putters are never more then one foot off line, it is the short and long that leaves them with long second putts, reduce that, and you never get them three putts.

[tmarshl]

Re: Choosing Putter Weights

Use some lead tape, it is cheap. You can find the weight you need by the amount of tape used. then go a few grams to either side. As to finding the right weight, set up, on the type of greens you play most, usually your local clubs practice green. Start with three footers, six or more then move out to longer putts. note if you are consistently long or short. After a time you will notice a pattern, adding or taking weight off the putter until your pattern is closer to the hole. In general, and this is very general...heavier putters do well on fast greens , lighter on slow, the idea being the heavy putters tend to knock it by the hole on fast greens more often. It is long process but for consistency, if you get the weight right, you will use your tendencies, rather then fight your tendencies and felt. In other words the putter accommodates to your feel, rather then changing your feel to accommodate to the putter.

The idea of changing the weight on the fly is obviously for those that play several different courses with different type grass and green speeds, but it is also good because your feel will change from day to day, so if you warm up by putting for ten or so minutes, and notice your self coming up short or long on putts, simple thing to add or remove some weight. Most people, even the worst putters are never more then one foot off line, it is the short and long that leaves them with long second putts, reduce that, and you never get them three putts.

This is great information. Just what I was looking for. Many Thanks!!