Putter Fitting Interview

Things I Need to Know

Because I do not evaluate based on a fixed method, there are things I need to know about the player to best help them improve. In the past, I have addressed most of the following concepts in some manner. I hope you have come away from the reading that there is no best way. Parents of junior players are great at asking, when given options, “which is the best way?” The answer is always it depends on the player. This questionnaire gives me a sense of what will work or not. For example, in question 8, I ask if you consider your motion to be rotary or linear. I know that certain postures and sources of motion lend themselves to certain techniques. If that does not match, we know this is an area of concern. The conflicts in your thinking are your biggest problem. There is no right or wrong answer to any of these individual questions; we are looking for conflicts.

Club Fitting Interview

1. What is more important, matching your preferences or finding the best fit?

2. Where do you look when you create a target?

3. Can you describe your aiming strategy?

4. Do you ever feel like your direction is off when you are over the ball?

5. Do you have to force your posture to fit your current putter?

6. What part of your body starts your stroke?

7. What part of your body dominates your stroke?

8. Would you describe your motion as a swing or a hit?

9. Which term best fits your motion, rotary or linear?

10. How do you adjust for ball speed control?

11. Pertaining to question #8, do you have a perception that one concept is better than the other?

12. Do you feel tension in your hands and forearms when you hold the club?

13. Do you tend to overread or underread putts?

14. Where do you tend to strike the ball on the putter’s face? Heel, center, or toe?