Disenchanted with your current putter? Looking to upgrade this season? Before you explore the cornucopia of traditional blade and mallet putters, have you considered a zero-torque putter?
Zero-torque putters, also known as torque-free, toe-up or face-forward putters, are currently all the rage. Indeed, some of the game’s deepest thinkers are convinced they have revolutionised putting for good.
Want to know more? We outline how zero-torque putters work and highlight the benefits they can bring to your golf game.
ZERO TORQUE = NO BALANCE POINT
If you’re already familiar with toe-hang and face balanced putters, the zero-torque concept should be easy to follow.
If you balance a toe-hang putter on your finger, the toe of the putter hangs below the heel. Attempting the same with a face-balanced putter and the putter face points skyward.
While toe-hang putters are better suited to arcing strokes and face-balanced models are an excellent match for straight-back-and-through strokes, zero-torque putters are a completely different beast.
Why? Because they don’t have a balance point.
The shaft is aligned with the putter head’s centre of mass, setting up a dynamic that resists twisting of the head. A zero-torque putter head naturally stays on path and the putter face remains square to the target line throughout the putting stroke.
All you need to do is let the putter head do its thing to achieve a perfect square-to-square stroke.