Alignment Features on Putters

General Discussion
#1

What alignment aids on putters do you guys like? Pat O’Brien from SeeMore says that generally right eye dominant players will focus more on the front of the blade while left eye dominant will focus more on back of blade, and the more you focus on front of blade the more likely you are to aim open, while the more focused you are on the back of the blade the more likely you are to align closed.

So why do you like? A line on the flange? A line on the top of the face? A single dot? Multiple lines? Two-ball? No alignment aids? Contrasting colors? Shape of head itself? Big mallet designs? Simple blades? What helps you the most? How do you know? Have you done any experiments? Have you been fitted? Do you just know?

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#2

Resorting to the pathetic tactic of bumping my own topic, cause I really value your feedback and input! You guys have been so helpful on everything else. Curious to see what you think! I know someone out there has input on what alignment features on putters they like or dislike! Cmon, give it to me!

#3

I have tried everything, but found a single line on the top line is best for me.
I putt armlock, left hand low though, so I’m definitely not normal…

#4

Assuming I have to reverse the eye dominance theory as a lefty, I definitely experience that effect. I tend to miss left of target with a slightly more open face than I realize, and I focus on the the front of my putter.

I had a blade putter with two lines on either side of the middle to line up with the ball, but I recently switched to an Odyssey fang style mallet putter. I’ve noticed that the shape of the back edges helps frame my path even without me focusing on them, it’s made a real difference in my comfort standing over a putt. It wasn’t the result of a professional fitting, but I do think that I lucked into finding a putter shape that both helped provide some counterweight to smooth out my stroke and helps my eyes align more to the swing path.

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#5

As a mallet player, I think I prefer an alignment aid that runs the length of the putter to better line up with the ball, but how it is designed has never seemed to affect me much. My current putter has a bunch of lines running front to back, but I’ve never really taken the time to see how many (5 maybe?) as I only concern myself with the center one.

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#6

I putt with an ancient Acushnet Bullseye. There are no alignment marks on it. To check my aim I rotate the face between left of the hole and right of the hole to find the middle. I use the plumb bob method to read greens

#7

I had my putter made colored with a single black dot and black tracers, the color is charcoal and the head is #7 style. The black is not flashy just enough to fit my eye for initial alignment. I also use a black shaft. Toulon Las Vegas.

I can take a pic if you’re interested, kinda dark out at the moment

#8

Apparently this is a huge topic at an edel fitting.

I figured out I was right eye dominant a few weeks ago… I’m using a tank #7…

I’m hoping to address it at some point!

#9

I’d like to see that!

#10

I haven’t experimented too much with this, which is why I was curious to see what others thought. I have a gray sigma anser with a single black line on the flange. I think I like that, as it seems to help square up the entire putter head, not just the face, of thy makes sense. When you combine that’ll single black line with the inside edges of the heel and toe bumpers, which frame the ball perfectly, it seems to give me good visual cues.

#11

I went from a single dot on my Edel to a single line on my Odyssey EXO 7 Mini and I’m teetering more toward the triple track look. I’ve been messing around a little with it the last couple weeks and I really love it, especially on shorter putts.

#12

I have the triple track and I really like it. Although I don’t use the triple track balls, I might make a switch, especially now that I’m learning the AimPoint, might be really beneficial.

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#13

I am a blade user (SeeMore mFGP) and have always been partial to a single aligment line on the top line. I am right eye dominant. Have tried them all at one point of another and have 3 different alignment aids (line on top, dot on top, line on flange) in my current putter hoard.

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#15

I like the alignment of the “fangs” on my Odyssey 7S. I do wish it had more toe hang though. I was trying out a Spider FCG slant and Ardmore 3 recently and may switch to one of those as they hang more and their inserts felt better to me.

#16

So is the idea of the dot on the top line not so much for aligning the putter face to the target, but rather to center the ball on the putter face? So like you might not like a target line alignment line on the top line, but still want something that helps you get the ball in the middle of the putter face, and that’s why the dot rather than a line?

#17

This is pretty much why I went with a dot on my Edel. For a long time even a single line felt like too much when I was looking down. It was very much a “quiet my mind and eyes” thing.

#18

I wish i were a bullseye putter player since Ben Crenshaw was my idol growing up but the mallet works so much better for me and I love having a long line or two to help keep my face square.

#19

Got to PGA Superstore today and tried out a bunch of stuff. It might be just because I’m not used to it, but it don’t care for the alignment line on the top line. Seemed like there wasn’t enough space between the line and the ball, like I needed the line on the flange to get a little more perspective or something. I could probably get used to the line on the top, but line on flange definitely feels more comfortable to me.

#20

There’s instructors out there with varying theories and methods. You have to find what works for you. For me, I prefer Versa.