Assertion: putter | /r/HasProperty | face-balanced
Facets:
value: for putting stroke
type: PURPOSE
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: the
type: OTHER
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Putters with a no-bend shaft in the middle of the putterhead are typically (but not always) face-balanced and thus more useful for straight-back, straight-through strokes.
text: In this guide, you’ll learn what it means for a putter to be face balanced, and why golfers choose to use this specific type of putter.
text: (If the toe of the putter is pointing downward, causing the clubface to not be facing upward, then the putter is not face-balanced, it is toe-balanced.)
text: Of the 28 models tested – 15 blade putters featured a slight arc toe hang(45°), eight were strong toe hang (90°), four were face-balanced (0°), and one putter is torque-balanced (toe-up).
text: Of the 35 models tested – 19 blade putters feature a slight arc toe hang(45 degrees), 12 are strong toe hang (90 degrees), three are face-balanced (zero degrees) and one putter is torque-balanced (toe up).
text: The more arc you have in your stroke, the more toe-weighted your putter should be.
text: If, however, the face of the putter is also parallel to the ground, then the putter is called face-balanced.
text: You can determine which type of putter you are holding by balancing the putter on your finger at its fulcrum in the shaft as shown in the picture below (The putter below would be considered a face balanced putter, because the face points up).
text: If the shaft is in the middle of the head, the putter is probably face-balanced; if it enters the head on the heel side, it’s probably toe down.
text: a putter that is face-balanced will be favored by golfers with a particular type of putting stroke.
text: If it is, then the putter is face-balanced.
text: Putters that are face-balanced have clubhead properties (such as the shaft's entry point and the center-of-gravity location) such that they open less on the backstroke and close less on the through-stroke in the putting motion.
text: Also, manufacturers often point out in their marketing efforts when a putter is face-balanced.
text: (Your putter is face-balanced if the face points toward the sky when you balance the club on your finger near where the shaft enters the hosel.
text: With the putter being face balanced, the face does not turn much during the stroke.
text: To test whether your putter is face balanced, lay the shaft of your putter across your palm.
text: Putters that are toe-balanced have clubhead properties (for example, the shaft's entry point and the center-of-gravity location) such that they open more on the backstroke and close more on the through-stroke in the putting motion.
text: Never have I had a putter that is as well balanced and perfect for my putting stroke.
text: To determine if a putter is toe-balanced, balance the shaft of the putter on your index finger so that the putter rests in a position parallel to the ground.
text: If so, the putter is toe-balanced.