If you are an amateur golfer or a beginner, you would be surprised at the wide range of putters that flood the market now-a-days. There are many types of putters. Blade putters, mallet putters, long putters etc which work for the ultimate aim. To sink the ball into the putting cup fairly easily. With an array of putters lining up the shelves of the sports equipment stores, how would one know what is a blade putter and a mallet putter? Simple. Mallet putters has a broad head with semi-circular or mallet-shape body. The body of the head is heavy and has a lot of mass positioned straight behind the ball. On the other hand a blade putter is slender and has equal mass running from the toe to the heel of the head.
How one plays the game of putting on the greens is an important aspect as 30-40% of the scores are based on how well you perform on the greens. Thus, putting adds a lot on the scores and a badly played putt can break or make the game. Thus, what matters is the best putting set-up that you must adopt to hit the ball right. Putting set-up includes the right putting grip, perfect putting club, its alignment with the putting cup, the correct putting stance and finally the putting stroke. All these factors depend on the putting club whose head makes contact with the ball and helps the ball sink in the hole.
What are blade putters?
Blade putters are specially designed putters that allow a golfer be very comfortable with the feel of the ball and help golfers putt really well. Top golf companies such as Nike, Callaway etc are designing highly innovative and effective blade putters that are more focused on trying to sink the ball really well. Odyssey’s blade putters are uniquely designed and provide a comfortable feel to the player. With the right putting stance and eyes set on the golf ball fairly square, you are bound to putt really well with the blade putters.
In fact, certain golf companies have special designs at the head of the club so that the golfer can align his/her ball along the line of the putt and have higher success rates at lowering the scores and improving their handicap. These designs could range from circular shades of white or gray which help a determined golfer to align well and focus on the line of putt. A high amount of mass is generally positioned deep at the centre such that there is an incredible feel on the target line which is a mere extension from the centre along the ball to the putting cup. Thus, it gives a very good feel to the golfer. Putting being a game relying more on the attitude of the golfer, blade putters have been found to be very effective.
While choosing a blade putter, one must remember that it is lighter in weight than the mallet putter and thus, may have a tendency to torque or turn a little. Thus, one must make the right selection of putters only after testing several of them on the greens. It is the right feel of the putter that would bring the right results. People have their own preferences of blade putters, considering the freedom they get while moving their wrists and performing their strokes.
