I have a Never Compromise putter 35.5″ which I would like to shorten to 33.5″ but I’m concerned about what happens to the swing weight. There’s no good way to add weight to the putter head. I have an identical putter which is at 34.5″ and it seems fine at that length in terms of swing weight. Any idea if this would reduce swing weight too much?
Here’s a mid size putter grip that is pretty light – 54 grams. https://www.golfworks.com/winnpro-x-118-putter-grip/p/wn0109/ Whenever you search for putter grips, be sure to compare the weight with what you have been using.
The rule of thumb is 3 swingweight points per 1/2”, so cutting it back 2” = 12 swingweight points lighter.
The other factor affecting swingweight is the weight of the grip. Depending on what’s on there now, you could make up some of that loss with a much lighter grip. Approximately 4 grams in the grip = 1 swingweight point. A combination of a lighter grip and adding weight on, under or behind the putter head (2 grams = 1 swingweight point) will help you gain back most or possibly all of those points.
Hope this helps! Michael
Thanks for the help! The putter I like (33.5″) is C1 swingweight. The one I want to shorten from 35.5″ to 33.5″ is D6.5 swingweight. So 2″ shorter, it would be C4.5 at 3 pts/half inch. More is better, though so what putter grip, midsize would be lighter weight?