T-MINUS Golf Putters, Custom Fit, Made Just for You.
Follow the Steps (1,2,3) to a Perfect Fit
or (4) if you know what you want
or (5) if you want our best recommendation.
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The shaft lie angle is very important to your game. If the shaft lie angle (or
lie) of you putter is not "flat" enough the toe of the putter will be raised
higher than the heel. Think about how the face of the putter is now
"closed" or slightly pointed to the left (right) of the target for right (left)
handed golfers. If the lie is not "upright" enough the face of the putter
will be "open" or slightly pointed to the right (left) of the target. You
will never hit your intended target consistently if your current putter has this
condition. And they said it is never the equipment, HA!
The shaft length is the solution to the geometry problem of putting your eyes over the
ball and your hands down in front of you so that your back does not hurt and you can swing
pendulum style from the shoulders. There are other things, but we'll shoot for your
normal stance for consistency, OK? Remember, eyes over the ball!
How to determine the correct lie angle
- Download and print the Lie-Aid (Pat Pending) in one of these images in VGA
or SVGA
resolution. For better results you
could even enlarge these images on a copier.
- Cut and fold the printout as shown on the printout. It should be taped to the
floor so that it stands on its own with point A-A at the middle of the fold and next to
the floor.
- Get a {shaft, old wedge held upside down, ruler, stick,...} which is at least as long as
the distance from point A-A (the sole contact point) to a point above your top hand's
palm.
- A good grip will have have the shaft lying diagonally across your upper hand's palm and
shadowing the palm's calluses (the Ben Hogan way).
- Place the away end of the shaft/ruler/etc. at point A-A. This is where our T-MINUS
"sweet spot" is located since it is center shafted and center balanced.
- Move over the point A-A so that you eyes are directly over point
A-A. This is best way to view your intended trajectory when you putt.
- Adjust your hands on the shaft so that they hang comfortably down from the shoulders to
allow a smooth pendulum (from the shoulders) swing.
- Note the position of you upper hand's palm.
- Read the closest shaft lie angle off of the face of the Lie-Aid. THIS IS
THE SHAFT LIE ANGLE, record it.
- Now measure with a tape, ruler, etc., the length of the shaft from the end (which was at
point A-A) to a point just above your upper hand's palm. THIS IS THE SHAFT
LENGTH, record it.
- You have it! Now for the Face Loft and then the Putter Mass (Weight)
The loft of the face on a putter is used to lift and roll the ball forward. There
is question to answer: Do you "Forward Press?" If you do forward
press then we believe that a six (6) degree loft is better suited for your address of the
golf ball. If you do not forward press, then a three (3) degree loft on the putter
face is best.
Putting greens do grow during your round. Consider adding a second T-MINUS golf
putter to your bag so that at the clubhouse turn you switch to a more lofted club, or a
heavier club. But remember, you must have the second putter in you bag at the start
of your round (see USGA rules). We believe that the best option is a matched pair of
putters with the same loft and lie, but with different masses. Now for the Putter Mass.
The putter's mass (or weight due to gravity) is important for your confidence,
"feel" and consistency. When we go to golf courses to fit golfers for our
putters, we see that the mass of the putter can make a difference on consistency. Do
you notice that some putters "feel" better to you before you even strike a ball
with it? So, we have compiled a table of the mass of some of the more popular
putters as far as their total mass.
How to find the correct mass
Match one of theirs to one of ours in the putter mass
table. If we were to choose for you, we would choose one lighter than
you normally use because our T-MINUS putter does not twist during your putting
stroke. The body of the putter is solid billet (not cast) aluminum with heavy
heel-toe inserts. It acts heavier than the putter actually is because of the high
inertia and center balance. We sell putters in 30 and 60 gram increments from head
mass of 235 grams to 415 grams and total mass of 430 grams to 610 grams for conventional
length putters. Our long shaft putter has a total mass of 710 grams. Finally,
we can confirm our Model
400 (center balanced) Models & Pricing or Model
500 (face balanced) Models & Pricing and
then go to the Model
400 (center balanced) Ordering Information or Model
500 (face balanced) Ordering Information.
If you know what your specifications are from another putter we can usually directly
relate them to our putter models. For instance, the standard lie for many
FACE-BALANCED and QUARTER-BALANCED putters in 18 degrees from the vertical (they may call
it 72 degrees). There is a simple correction required from these putters to ours,
add three (3) degrees to the shaft lie angle. For example, if their lie angle is 18
degrees from the vertical, ours is 21 degrees to match. This is not true for all
face-balance putters, so either check the putter mass (&lie)
table or better yet see above on how to best custom fit yourself to the best Shaft Lie & Length.. For sure if you
have a TOE-BALANCED putter (like a BH-PS1 or similar simple blade putter), you should add
three (3) degrees to your old putter's lie angle for a match with our T-MINUS. For
example, a BH-PS1 has a lie of 18 degrees and it takes a T-MINUS with a 21 degree shaft
lie angle to put your hands in the same location with you eye over the ball.
The loft for many standard one-size-fits-all-buy-it-off-the-shelf is 4 degrees.
If you forward press, we believe you need 6 degrees, if you don't, three degrees of loft
is just right. We have measured the mass (weight) of many putters and these are
located in the putter mass table. Match you old putter's
mass with our recommendations. You should have a great match with this method if
you know something about your current putter. If you don't, start with Shaft Lie & Length.
If you have your model number we can confirm it at the Model
400 (center balanced) Models & Pricing or Model
500 (face balanced) Models & Pricing table
and then go to the Model
400 (center balanced) Ordering Information or Model
500 (face balanced) Ordering Information.
5. WAG, a wild, but good guess
"I need it now, and I want your best guess." OK, if you want our WAG of
what to fit you with we believe that a T-MINUS model 453-21
with a 35" shaft is a very good guess, 456-21 if you
forward press, and 463-21 or 466-21 is you like them "heavy".
These two masses and two lofts with this lie angle will be the very best fit for a
very large percentage of the population.
With these model numbers, we can confirm it at the Model
400 (center balanced) Models & Pricing or Model
500 (face balanced) Models & Pricing table
and then go to the Model
400 (center balanced) Ordering Information or Model
500 (face balanced) Ordering Information.
