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How to Design a Perfect Fit Custom Golf Putter
Long before the first metal wood was introduced, I began playing golf in 1952. With my aerospace engineering and product manufacturing background I have always experimented with different putter designs trying to find ways to improve.

But, with a full time engineering career and a family, I did not have the time to really pursue my ideas for putter improvements until I retired.

Putter Release Conflict- Hand position even with ball requires precise release timing for square impact.

Excessive Loft- Forces hands ahead of the ball at impact to prevent hopping.

Easy To Align- Open frame design with centered alignment line for best visual image.

High Quality-Consistent performance through use of computer controlled machining and finishing methods.

USGA Conformance- Legal for all competitive play.

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The Ultimate Putter Design Concept Had Been Born!

For the past several years I had been researching and testing putter designs relative to the golfer's ability achieve correct alignment and to control the distance the ball rolls.

I had concluded that correct alignment is achieved by having parallel elements that frame the ball and indicate the line to the target. My testing had shown that a putter head design with a high percentage of its weight as far behind the putter face as possible and below the center line of the putter face provides the most consistent distance control.

In fact, the proper putter head design can even help a golfer improve the quality of their putting stroke by helping to reduce twisting on off center hits.

The Design Challenge

The design challenge was how to put all of my "good science" into one putter head.

It soon proved to be a near impossible task until I began to work exclusively with center shaft configurations.

Having such an adjustable lie angle was the ONLY WAY to allow all golfers to PERFECTLY FIT themselves. This one area had me stumped for some time.

Then late one night (actually early in the morning) a mental light bulb came on and I awoke with the perfect solution----a shaft mounted in the center of the rear of the putter. Each successive prototype was an effort to maintain all of my "good science" while moving to a more and more pleasing appearance for the putter.

This gives the golfer the best visual cue for proper ball position and target alignment.

They offer a wider range of golfer adjustability - A wider range of golfer adjustability is possible with mallet head putters because their size and shape allow for adjustable weight ports and adjustable lie angle shaft mounting methods. For more golf swing coaching and tips visit Golf Swing Central.

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