How to check to see that your putter+stroke fit?

[cloran]

I've been spending more and more time in the shop tinkering with putter designs and then taking the results out to the practice green at first light...

Question:

When do you know you have actually have a good marriage between your putter and putting stroke? Especially if you are poor at reading breaks and slope (like I am).


There is one particular spot on my practice green that is about as straight as you can get, and approx 20' in length. I use this line as my gauge for putter/stroke marriage. With my newest putter change I can get the ball within 6" of the hole 80-90% of the time with my best being 4 made in a row. I don't have hard figures, but I'd say I make approx 20%-30% of the putts.

I figure if I can hit a straight putt at 20' then I SHOULD be able to start my ball on pretty much any target line and I have a decent putter in my hands. At that point I just need to work on green reading. If the ball is pushed/pulled off that line then there's an issue with either the club or the stroke or both.

amidoinitrite?

[gmbtempe]

I just figure if its going in then its a good marriage, if it does not that the putter heads to the bin (:

[tightdraw]

Ha

This is why God invented the Edel putter.

I should put pictures of mine up but since I got it, my confidence level in putting has soared and my competence has improved some as well. when you feel like you've got it, you will know. you just feel good over the putt and don't worry about the stroke at all.

Don't think i have ever felt that way before the Edel.

TD