Toe Weighted Putters vs. Heel Weighted Putters

One of the worst things besides throwing clubs into the pond is rush your golf swing. A mistake you can make off the green is rushing to purchase golf clubs. The best way to choose a putter isn’t by marketing hype, but finding one that suits your body type and complements your golf technique (reference 1). One way to achieve that goal is to understand the difference between golf putters.

  1. Types of Golf Putters

    • When you’re having trouble with putting, it’s not the putter. Instead you need help to keep parts of your body from moving as you try to hit the ball in the hole. For example, a belly putter’s tip stops at your stomach and helps keep your body stationary. A long putter is longer than your other options and has an advantage. Besides keeping your wrists locked, it also helps your posture as you swing (reference 1). Regardless of if you use a long putter or belly putter, you have a choice of different putter heads.

    Toe Weighted Putter

    • The toe weighted putter rotates from open to close as you swing the putter. Thus, you want to you a toe weighted putter instead of a heel weighted one when you want an open-square-closed putting stroke instead of a straight-back-straight through one, explain Best-Putter.com. Since the weight is at the end of the putter, the end, or toe, area of the head falls closer to the ground than a heel weighted putter.

    Heel Weight Putter

    • A heel weighted putter is different than the toe weighted putter because it doesn’t fall closer to the ground. Another difference between the heel weighted putter and toe weight putter is where the weight’s place. On a heel weighted putter all the weight is on the back of the putter’s head. Thus, if you’re a beginner, you may have trouble controlling a heel weighted putter and may hurt your golf swing more than help it, reports Street Directory (reference 3).

    Considerations

    • You have the option of choose a heel-toe weighted putter. This type of putter is for a golfer who has a stroke path which is inside-square-inside (reference 1). Thus, the putter has weight on the toe and heel areas, but not in the middle of the putter’s head. The putter provides stability when you hit the ball and is more forgiving of any mistakes you may make (reference 1). For example, a heel-toe weighted putter has a larger head so even a poorly hit ball can end up in the area you were shooting for (reference 3). That won’t happen with a heel weighted putter.