Golf Equipment -
Putter
The putter is the
most-used club in golf. Think about it: If it takes you two putts per
green, you'll use your putter 36 times during a round of golf. Many
beginners will need to use it even more than that.
There are more varieties of putters on the market than any other club.
That may be because choosing a putter is a very personal process. There
is no "right" putter. There is simply the putter that is right for you.
Putters generally come in three styles of clubhead, and three varieties
of lengths. Clubheads can be a traditional blade, a heel-toe clubhead,
or a mallet clubhead. Lengths are standard (a "normal" putter), belly
putters and broomstick (a k a "broom handle" or "long") putters.
Choosing one is simply a matter of personal choice.
Putters are, of course, designed to be used on the putting green.
However, it isn't uncommon for golfers to use their putters from up to a
few yards off the putting green, if the turf around the green is cut
very low. The key to using a putter from off the putting surface is a
low, smooth cut of turf. The fringe or frog hair that circles a green
usually qualifies.
From:
http://golf.about.com/cs/beginnersguide/a/puttbeginners.htm
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