When it comes to putting more accurately, most golfers’ thoughts probably drift to training. And they should. The more time you spend with putting practice, the better you will eventually be. As with anything in life, the more time you invest in it, the more you will hone your skills.
The next two things most golfers probably consider are the putter shaft and the putter itself. Putter shafts that offer zero torque resist twisting and help keep the putter face on its intended shaft.
As for the putter, some modern face-balanced putters are perfectly balanced and offer visual alignment cues that make it easier for golfers to line up the putt.
All told, all of these things can improve your putting game. That being the case, it doesn’t seem like it leaves much room for other upgrades, but that’s actually not so.
Upgrading your putter grips can potentially have a positive impact on your accuracy on the green, in two big ways that we will cover in this post.
Better Comfort and Control
A good putter grip can result in consistent hand placement, which results in more replicable results on the green. Setup is one of the most important elements of accurate putting and consistent hand placement is part of that.
Our golf putter grips are also made with material that provides a comfortable, tacky feel; they’re made with both natural and technical rubber that together provide a very sure, confidence inspiring grip that is also very comfortable.
This remains the case even when your hands are sweaty or when it is raining lightly; our golf putter grips are designed to inspire confidence on the green, and they do this partially by ensuring a solid, secure connection between you and the club.
Because they are comfortable and enable an easily replicable grip, they also can improve your control when putting, which is critical to accuracy. The more precisely you can control your grip on the putter, the more consistent results you will experience.
Less Face Twist
The design of our golf putter grips also discourages golfers from squeezing the grip or otherwise gripping the club with too much pressure, from either hand. This arguably produces the most measurable effects on putting.
There are numerous reasons that gripping the putter too tightly can cause inaccuracies and inconsistencies. This is something that we actually covered in a previous post, Grip Pressure and Its Impact on Putting.
Too much pressure on your putter grip, from either your lead or trail hand, can cause the putter face either to open or close at impact, both of which can be devastating to accuracy, especially if it’s not a really close putt.
If the putter face is open on impact, it can cause pushes, in which the putt strays off to the right of the target line. If the putter face is closed, it can cause pulls, in which the putt goes off to the left, inward of the target line.
Obviously, neither case is desirable. If you want to learn more about what causes pushes and pulls in putting, see our previous post, What Causes Pushes and Pulls in Putting.
Now, while it can be beneficial to know the cases of pushes and pulls, it’s more important to recognize that something is happening to cause the putter face to open or close at a critical moment.
Often, but not always, this is grip pressure, and one thing you can do about it is to re-grip your putter at home with one of our golf putter grips, which will discourage this phenomenon.
Bonus: You Get to Personalize Your Putter
While those two attributes covered are among the most important reasons to consider upgrading your golf putter grips, an added benefit is that you get to customize your putter with unique grips. We offer a variety of different designs and actually recently had a collaboration with Mossy Oak; you can check out our Bottomland-inspired golf putter grips right here.
Other Things You Can Consider to Improve Putting Performance
While upgrading your golf putter grips can have a marked impact on performance, it is not the only thing you can do to improve putting performance. You can also:
- Work with a fitter to determine your stroke style. Arcing putting strokes may benefit from a blade putter with toe hang that closes naturally on impact. Straighter putting strokes may benefit from face-balanced putters that naturally stayed closed during the stroke.
- Your putter shaft may be too flexible. One that exhibits less torque may naturally help keep the putter face square during the stroke.
- You may want to consider a different putter that has visual alignment cues, as golfers that rely heavily on these will benefit during setup.
And of course, and most importantly, you need to put in the time. Putting practice is the number one key to improving, so do it all you can.
