Golf putters are the only club allowed to have a bent shaft. Often, club makers attach the shaft to the club head on the near edge for visibility. But to increase stability, the shaft is bent near the club head mounting so that its lie and the resulting club head position places the line of the straight part of the shaft at the sweet spot, where the ball should be for the best putt. This increases accuracy as the golfer can direct their swing through the ball, without feeling like they are slightly behind it.

In general, all golf putters can be categorized into three main putter categories depending on styles of club head, and varieties of lengths. According to club head style pauuers are of 3 types: Blade, Mallet, and Peripheral weighted.

The blade putter has been used in golf the longest of the three putter types. The blade putter is also the most commonly used type of putter because it is versatile, flat, and simple to use and can be used in almost any kind of green. This is a good type of putter to use if your stroke is straight. The mallet putter is known to have a large head and considerably heavier than the other two types of putters. It is otherwise known as a face balanced putter The third basic type is peripheral weighted putter which is good for people who have what is described as an in and out stroke. The peripheral putter is too balanced and most of the professional golfers prefer this type of putter.

Long putters give stroke with true pendulum arc, and are good for the players with an bad backs, and eliminate the wrist action, however they inhibit feed back, feel, and distance and control more than the belly putters. Lots of players think of them “last refuge” for the players with active wrists, however you may often see it used by the pros on tour who have trouble with the putting. Putters generally come with cavity back, blade, and mallet clubheads.

Depending on length of golf putters, it can be again classified into 3 categories. Conventional, Belly, and Long.

• Conventional putters have a 32-35″ shaft but as there is no exactly science to determine length of the putters sometimes they are also made with longer shaft lengths and grips to reduce the “degrees of freedom” allowed a player when he putts.
• A Belly putter is about 6-8 inches designed to be “anchored” against the stomach of the player. It is used by those who look for a better wrist control action.
• A long putter is best for those who want to keep their wrist action out of play. .It is even longer and is designed to be anchored from the chest. Because of lesser control on putting power long putters are hardly used in professional tournaments.