Unfortunately the style of putter doesn’t guarantee success however the ‘feel’ of a putter has a large psychological impact which, as most golfers know, represents a big percentage of the game.
Most manufacturers have, to all intents, putters that fall into 3 basic styles, they are:
Cavity
Blade
Mallet
The cavity back putter has a hollow area behind the blade of the butter allowing forgiveness by making the sweet spot bigger, the main weight of the putter is at the head. Putters such a the Laguna and Newport are cavity backed putters.
The blade putter does not have the cavity at the back and leaves a pure line to look at upon contact with the ball. This shape is traditional and can be associated with putters that have been passed down the generations. The American Classic putter is a good example of a blade putter.
The mallet putter is shaped like a D when viewed down the shaft of the putter and can come with enhancements such as alignment markings on the D. This type of putter has many variations such as central alignment of the shaft and the shape of the mallet. Tileist putters such as the Futura are described as mallet putters.
There is a variety styles with each style having been popular at some point over the decades, for example the cavity back was popular in the 70’s and current variations of the mallet seem to be in favour. The latest mallet additions to the market are the Scotty Cameron Detour Putter, the Odyssey White Hot 2 Ball and the Mizuno Draino.
