Opinion & Analysis

Crossfield: How to choose a putter

Published

10 years ago

Sep 20, 2016

In this week’s Golf Swing Weekly Fix, I talk about the importance of choosing the correct putter for your game and how a fitting can open up a lot more options for you on the green.

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Mark Crossfield has been coaching golf for more than 20 years, and has enjoyed shaping the digital golf world with fresh, original and educated videos. Basically, I am that guy from YouTube. You can connect with Mark on Periscope (4golfonline) and Snapchat (AskGolfGuru), as well through the social media accounts linked below.

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Fast Track

Sep 28, 2016 at 7:26 am

Big fan of Mark, but this was an awful waste of time.

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Jim

Sep 22, 2016 at 10:55 am

I’m telling all ya’ll putter fitting is for real. Absolutely as real as lie adjusting irons.

Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth first gen putter fitting was about the loft and getting the ball to roll better. We used high speed video but lie angle was based on feel & getting into a good ‘eyes over the ball’ posture.

I’m 6’2 & have a ‘bad back’. I putt open, keep my upper body up a little more straight. I bend my knees & get my eyes over the ball etc… all my stuff is 2° up, and @ 35″ the center shaft mid-mallet and I were set up very well for a very square, almost no ‘arc’ putter stroke, so it stayed upright too.

i was playing well. Mini-Tours, section events, Monday 4spots etc…but I had liprosy for years. 2 even 3 putts a round would hit the edge. It ceased to be ‘anecdotal’ and became a standing joke with the other guys; “Boy, if you ever get all thosr to drop”…etc… It cost me several big checks…

In 2009 we bought the SAM Putt Lab system. While being trained how to use it and interpret the incredible data it produces… We had the loft good for my stroke but the report said I needed to be 3° FLAT – a net 5° change. No way anybody could’ve told me I needed anything flat.

We bent the stick and I rolled 10/10 in the hole – FIRST TIME EVER (usually make 8, 9) on our (as flat as can be built) 12” putter fitting deck…I make more 8-16′ putts than ever.

and……YES…..you gotta read the green & get the speed right….

too late for my ‘mini-tour career’ but VERY eye-opening. Probably learned more from that singularly dedicated piece of tech than I do from Trackman

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desmond

Sep 21, 2016 at 7:47 am

Start with aiming a putter so it is aimed where you think you are aiming it – headshape, hosel, sightlines, and then go from there to weight, shaft, grip, counterbalancing.

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Opinion & Analysis

AVL: My U.S. Amateur local qualifying experience

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6 days ago

Jun 5, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This past Monday, I played in the U.S. Amateur local qualifier at Rock Creek Country Club in Portland, Oregon. A full tee sheet from 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., the top 11 scores would make it to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying.

I teed off at 10:48 a.m.. With the 7:30 am tee time, you can get a feel for the leaders’ pace, and they were off and running on the challenging setup at Rock Creek.

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Getting to the highlight of the round on the par five 17th, a drive up the left side and 212 yards left to the front hole location. I took out a 5-iron with plans of middle of the green. The ball ended up 8 feet left of the hole, pin high. A slight downhill putt dropped in for an eagle 3 on the 17th. With the cut line looking to be anywhere from -2 to even par. This was the boost I had been waiting for all day.

With making par from the trees on 18, it was time to wait for a potential playoff with a posted score of one under par 71.

Three hours later, it was playoff time. 8 players for 6 spots. I made par on the playoff hole, which was good enough to advance to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying in July. USGA qualifiers sure deliver on all of the emotions in golf!

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The annual What’s In The Bag build is underway, and on this episode of Club Junkie, Brian breaks down the clubs currently leading the race for a spot in his 2026 gamer setup. From drivers and fairway woods to irons, wedges, and shafts, he ranks the equipment that’s performing best and explains what’s separating the front runners from the rest of the field.

Brian also heads into the workshop to discuss several putter projects currently on the bench. From head options and shaft choices to build ideas and testing plans, he shares what he’s working on and which putters could become serious contenders for the bag this season.

If you’re a gear junkie who loves equipment testing, club building, and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect setup, this episode is for you.

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Tour Edge Exotics mini driver review + TaylorMade Spider ZT Max first look – Club Junkie

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2 weeks ago

May 28, 2026

Brian Knudson

On this episode of Club Junkie, I put the new Tour Edge Exotics Mini Driver to the test and break down the performance, forgiveness, distance, and where it fits compared to a traditional driver or strong fairway wood. If you have been curious about adding a mini driver to the bag, this one is worth a look.

I also dive into the new TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putter that was recently spotted and discuss the growing zero torque putter trend. Plus, there is a closer look at the new Project X Titan Yellow shaft showing up on the PGA Tour and what makes it different from other profiles currently out there.