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Jackson F.16 December 16, 2020 0 Comments

I have some questions relation to swingweight and counter balanced putters.

Background: I have two identical putter heads and had the idea of using them to assemble 2 putters; one counter balanced and the other more traditional. My thought was to have the same swingweight in both putters thinking I would be able to swap between them with less need to recalibrate “feel.” The traditional putter will involve a 34″ shaft, 70g grip and the putter head weighted to 320g (310 with 2x 5g weights). The counter balanced putter theoretically would involve a 37″ shaft with a 120g grip and the same 310g putter head.

Issue: I cannot figure out what weights to add to the counter balance putter head in order to replicate the swingweight of the traditional putter. After attempting to use the ballpark conversions from this swingweight article (https://www.better-golf-by-putting-better.com/putter-swingweight.html), I am convinced I have a theoretical misunderstanding or that the point of counter balance is to change the swingweight

Questions:

Is my goal of 2 different putter set-ups (traditional & counter balanced) with the same swingweight feasible?
Would a different swingweight conversion be needed for the extra 3″ shaft and grip butt weight that extends above my hands when using the counter balanced putter?

I look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone smarter than I am

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Answer 1 · 2020-12-18T13:40:26+00:00

Britt Lindsey 10.18K Posted December 18, 2020 4 Comments

It should be possible for you to get the same swingweights, but the overall weight combined with the length different might prevent the putters from having the same “feel”. Based on my quick calculations and assuming the shaft is steel and 120 grams, you would need approximately 30-35 grams of counter balance weight in the 37″ putter to get the swingweight to read the same as the shorter putter, assuming the shorter putter also uses a 120 gram shaft.

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Jackson F. commented December 18, 2020

Am I correct that you mean the counter balance putter head would need to be 30-35g heavier than the putter head on the 34″ setup?
Having the putter head weighing 350-355g would offset the extra weight from the lengthened shaft and heavier grip?

Thanks!!

Britt Lindsey commented December 18, 2020

No. The 30-35 gram counter balance would need go on the grip end of the longer putter to get the swingweight down to the swingweight of the shorter putter. If you wanted to bring the swingweight of the shorter putter up to the weight of the longer putter, you would only need to add approximately 16 grams of head weight to the shorter putter. 4 grams on the butt end equals one swingweight point, but on the head end it is 2 grams per swingweight point. You can do it either way. It just comes down to whether or not the putter to feel head heavier or head lighter.

Jackson F. commented December 18, 2020

Okay, so would the added 30-35g in the grip would be in addition to the extra weight of the larger grip on the 37″ putter (120g compared to 70g on the 34″)?

If so, adding weight is best done with a device such as this? https://www.golfworks.com/tour-lock-pro-weights/p/tlpplus/?country=US?country=US&gclid=Cj0KCQiAw_H-BRD-ARIsALQE_2M4sybBn_7BmD4TmF93kk-qLDtClbHJWZzHFOa7T1KuJvdK-yvDZwcaAjdOEALw_wcB

Alternatively, if the extra 50g overshoots the needed 30-35g, I could correct for the extra 15-20g by adding 7.5-10g to the putter head, correct?

Thanks so much for your help!!!

Britt Lindsey commented December 18, 2020

Based on the weights of the parts, again assuming the shaft weight of 120g, then I do think the additional 30-35 grams of counterweight is needed to get the swingweight down to the swingweight of the shorter putter, even with the heavier putter grip on the longer build. If the 50 grams overshoots, you could add weight back to the head. Understand that the total weight of the longer putter will be significantly heavier than the shorter one, even though the swingweights might end being close.

Britt Lindsey