You can shorten your putter easily enough. Depending on how you remove the old grip you might even save it and reuse. Shortening the putter will decrease the swingweight making it feel a little more head light. You can compensate, obviously, by adding weight to the head. This may or may not be practical depending upon the putter you have. You can also backweight the putter to modify the feel and balance (currently popular). All this assumes a little mechanical skill and basic tools. I personally have cut my 2-ball down to 32.5", added ~56 grams to the head, and have it backweighted with a 50 gram weight. Happy Putting!
P.S. - Also remember that adding all that weight to adjust the swingweight also changes the total weight of the putter. This will also affect "feel". Experiment a little before making any final modifications.
wow thanks for the info!
i have a 2 ball white hot (the first one out there). does that matter?
wow thanks for the info!
i have a 2 ball white hot (the first one out there). does that matter?
where do you guys buy lead tape?
You should be able to do it with any putter. The 2-balls are easier in some respects to add weight to the head because of that nice tunnel through the head. Lots of space to add lead and it remains pretty well hidden.
You can get lead tape at most golf shops or you can order online at places like Golfsmith or Golfworks. However, for the kind of weight we are talking about, your local tackle shop works just fine. Get yourself some lead fishing weights (flat ones work best for obvious reasons). Use Shoe Goo or a Silicone caulk and glue'em in place. It works and costs almost nada; the perfect solution! If you want a DIY backweight, I understand that clevis pins purchased at your local hardware store work well. Use the same glueing approach. Have fun and don't hurt yourself!
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