Absolutely can tell the difference. Starting direction is much more inconsistent for me with any amount of toe hang.
Toe Hang vs. Face Balance - Can YOU tell a difference
After messing with 7’s of all three neck flavors, side by side, I’m a 100% believer. I could “make” the slant and face balanced models work, but the middle of the road plumbers neck is king for me. All I was looking for was the line on the ball rolling perfect.
Interestingly when I picked up my NP2 again, it was night and day difference with it.
DennisMiller
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My putter fitting suggested a face balanced putter would suit me best and I definitely prefer a heavier head. Otherwise, I make these pretty figure 8 patterns with the putter head. I found a PXG Lightning model that pretty much fits the bill.
On the other hand, I really prefer a blade or deeper flanged blade to look at, a difficult model to find with balanced face. I discovered a compromise. I got a Cleveland Huntington Beach #10. It's basically a blade behind the ball, but the heel and toe have deep flanges, sort of a horseshoe looking thing. It has just the slightest toe hang, so I helped nearly balance it with some lead tape on the heel.
Distance judgement has been good so far and I do something REALLY old fashioned that this putter does very well. On short putts, let's say 2'-3', I'll often line up the putt off the toe of the putter and deaden the strike hitting the ball off the toe. I rarely miss that way.
I'll be 75 in a couple weeks and I've been doing that all my life. With this Cleveland putter, I may have stumbled across the perfect platform for everything I need to accomplish my best putting. I have an embarrassing collection of putters. I'll pull out something different occasionally, but I keep going back to the Cleveland.
On the other hand, I really prefer a blade or deeper flanged blade to look at, a difficult model to find with balanced face. I discovered a compromise. I got a Cleveland Huntington Beach #10. It's basically a blade behind the ball, but the heel and toe have deep flanges, sort of a horseshoe looking thing. It has just the slightest toe hang, so I helped nearly balance it with some lead tape on the heel.
Distance judgement has been good so far and I do something REALLY old fashioned that this putter does very well. On short putts, let's say 2'-3', I'll often line up the putt off the toe of the putter and deaden the strike hitting the ball off the toe. I rarely miss that way.
I'll be 75 in a couple weeks and I've been doing that all my life. With this Cleveland putter, I may have stumbled across the perfect platform for everything I need to accomplish my best putting. I have an embarrassing collection of putters. I'll pull out something different occasionally, but I keep going back to the Cleveland.
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