Maximum toe flow is for bigger arc putting strokes, minimum toe flow is for "straight back, straight through" strokes. Here is the deal though, every stroke has some arc to it. Aside from the general feel/preference take minute and think about a dozen or so putts that were relatively flat from about ten feet - let's assume you missed 10 of the 12 putts. How many of the 10 misses were on the left side vs. the right side? If more were on the left like 7-8 the you want more toe flow, if you pushed 7-8 to the right you want minimum toe flow. If they were equal then opt for slight toe fliw. I tend to miss left when i miss, i got 8 grams of lead tape on the toe of my scotty newport 2 - it helped tremendously on shorter putts 4'-8" instead of burning the left edge of the cup i could tell i was making more from that range. Hope this helps, but ultimately with putters, one should stand out as the one and gives you confidence when you address the ball and makes your stroke feel in control.

I tend to miss puts on the left side of the cup and long one to three feet past. I am extremely tall two meters and I play a 35 inches long png Redwood blade black head I recently replaced the grip with a large Winn grip but have lost some feel because of this. What would you suggest for me

Hi

I’m not sure if this is question for me or Tom.

The wedges are good, glad I changed them, although they’re not getting used apart from my dining room. They just feel comfortable hence more confidence

Phil

How are the new Vokey blade wedges?

Cheers Dave

Will have a look at setting something up in my dining room tomorrow and have a look at the results.

Regards

Maybe hard right now, but go somewhere (green grass shop would be the best on a real green), and try them all out. See which feels the best to you, and performs the best for your stroke. It would be best if you could get fit under the guidance of a PGA pro or fitter. I have 3 Scotty's. A Red X from 2004 with a soft insert, that has been my primary and go to. A California Del Mar about 6 years old that is milled and solid, and now a 2018 Newport 2.5, another one with a different insert. Haven't played with it yet as I won it over the winter but it's like a near 40 year old TM TPA that I used to put with back in the day. All completely different. I like them all and since I'm not a professional I use the one that feels the best at any given time.

Gents, following on from my question, over the past two days Ive set up, some may say crude, but its the best I can do via lockdown, putting test.

Puttout cup 11 feet away, laser level behind me, everything lined up, an alignment stick parallel with the laser light on floor, camera looking down from above from in front of me (not behind, down the line) recording.

All putts with the Odyssey Stroke Lab 10 (Face Balanced) missed right, a cup or a little more. Now this could be attributed to my dining room carpet being a little out of level, or maybe not.

All putts with my Rife Bimini blade putter (max toe hang), most, either shaved to hole on the right (may have dropped subject to speed) or they were made.

The Rife bladed putter does not have any sight lines anywhere so Im using the alignment sticks and laser to line up, and from the video from the camera I can see that Im definitely an arc putter and the club is coming through pretty much square (the laser reappears on the putter as it moves through).

I moved the putout cup closer to 7 feet, repeated the exercise with the Rife bladed putter and holed all which I tried.

The conclusions Ive arrived at is that,

Face Balanced is not for me.
I have a smoother stroke with a blade than a mallet.
I need some line up on the putter (Will be helpful out on the course).
Will be buying a Scotty Newport 2 or 2.5 when I get a chance to try them.

Oh yes, and take advice from well known golf superstore in the UK with a pinch of salt.

Regards

Phil