Need help to convert a standard putter to a belly version?

[PingPoncho]

If you did, how did you do it and do you like it now?

[PingPoncho]

Would this work?

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Would the Ping grip be too long on a 34 inch length putter?

[PingPoncho]

I plan on making the length of the putter 43 with the conversion kit. The Ping grip would be installed on the putter before the Belly Putt Conversion kit was installed.

[jwo]

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I plan on making the length of the putter 43 with the conversion kit. The Ping grip would be installed on the putter before the Belly Putt Conversion kit was installed.
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I'm not sure if I would use the belly grip with the Belly Putt conversion. The grip you have on it now will work fine. The belly grips are usually a lot heavier than a standard grip so that, and the extra length will require you to add a lot of headweight to get a decent SW.

Another issue that may or may not matter to you is that the rules say that if you have a club with a split grip, which you will with the Belly conversion, the grips must be round. No paddles of any flat surfaces allowed

Lastly if you must use a belly grip there are several 17" models that would be lighter than a 21" Good luck.

[jwo]

To answer your first question I took a 34" Itsy Bitsy and made it into a 41" belly. And a lot cheaper that with the Belly Conversion. Went to the Roger Dunn I frequent and had one of the guys fab me an extension out of an old stepped steel shaft. He put a little grind on it so it slip fit perfectly into the butt of my Itsy. All I had to do is go home and epoxy it in and then install a 17" TM Ghost belly grip all for $20.00. The Spiders make nice conversions because of the ability to add weight to the head. I put two 16's in her and I'm loving it!!

[Fornesto]

youre going to need to add some weight to the putter head i would think

[dmartin]

in all sincerity unless your prepared to go throught the rigors of vast quantities of beer it's probably best to buy a new or used belly putter. If you decide to modify one you have already you'll need a new grip, a new shaft is better than a 6 inch extension and the labor to put it together. Balance point and swing weight are also going to be so different. Good luck in the quest.

[PingPoncho]

The putter I have is a Ping IWI D66. The stock head weight (inclusive of the preinstalled 12-gram weights) is 345 grams. I replaced the stock head weights with 2 28-gram weights which should get me a head weight of 377. If I added 10 more grams of Tungsten tape, would that make the head weight heavy enough for a belly putter with a belly putter grip (Thinking about the SuperStoke belly grip). Would that work??