Golf pros love to use “loft” as a useful frame of reference when discussing irons, woods, and wedges-but when is the last time you heard someone reference “loft” in relation to putting? According to Black Magic Wedge, loft is a critical but often-forgotten concept as far as putting is concerned. A recent headline from the world of professional golf goes a long way toward illustrating the important nature of loft, when it comes time to sink that final putt.
The headline in question involves golfer Phil Mickelson, who began 2013 by unveiling a brand new putter-one that offered him only two degrees of loft. This is hardly out of the ordinary, for a player to use so little loft when putting-but it is a bit of a reversal for Mickelson, who in the past has preferred putters with as much as seven degrees of loft. Why is this change in putting loft relevant? Black Magic Wedge offers an explanation.
Basically, every putter comes with a slightly different degree of loft, typically three to four degrees; these variations are intended to prove a smooth roll as players try to sink those putts. This is part of how the putter is designed. Because every golfer is inadvertently going to add or subtract from his putting loft in some form or fashion in their stance, tweaking the loft is imperative.
This brings us back to a Phil Mickelson golf review. When he was a younger golfer, Mickelson tended to put a lot of forward press into his putting-and he needed a bit of extra loft to help compensate. Now, his stance has changed: He uses much less of a press, he has adopted a claw grip, and he simply does not need the kind of added loft that he once did. Prudently, he has adjusted his putting implement in kind.
The bottom line is that choosing your putting implement is just like choosing your driver: Players need to ensure that they have the right loft that will work best for them in order to sink the shot, yet determining that loft means taking into account the player’s stance and grip. Phil Mickelson reminds golfers everywhere that the loft of the putterdoes matter.
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