Most people play with putters that are too long for them, usually by a couple of inches.(Pelz who is about 6'6" usea a putter that is 32 inches long) If you need to cut it down you can back wheight it by the amount you cut off. Pretty simple process. There has been a lot of work done by shaft types where it shows that weight near the hands has more effect than weight in the head.( Yes putters just came out with something on this.)