Backweighting Driver or Putter?

Has anyone backweighted (or counter balanced) a driver or a putter? What are your experiences?

I backweighted my Taylor Made R-5. It worked for me. I found that my swing or tempo was too quick and I wanted to slow in down abit. The added weight worked beautifully. I experimented with different amounts, etc. I think I settled on two stips of the lead tape.

I currently have a Corba 460s, when I got it I looked on the back to see how suitable it would be to add weight to – it wasn’t nearly as good as the R-5 in that regard – but I am very pleased with the driver just as it is.

James

What about backweighting or counter balancing clubs as described below:

Back Weight : The process of adding weight to the butt end of the
shaft.

Counter Balance : The process of adding weight in the butt end of a
shaft to achieve a certain swingweight or feel.

Synonyms. They both do the same job (move the balance point closer to the grip end, and decrease swingweight while increasing total weight).

I've backweighted my putter and my irons. It really helped my putting. Made my Rife 2 Bar into something similar to a Heavy Putter. Really like the feel. So so results on my irons. No big diff either way.

Ive just ordered some lead tape so I can beef up my putter abit, Lowpost knows all about this because he advised me, the question is when applying it I assume it has to be put on symetricaly otherwise it wont swing square? Also whereabouts on a 2ball blade would you advise I put it, I was thinking in the hole behind the face. cheers guys

That's a great place to start. I'd try and keep it as central as possible (for the reasons you've stated). If you still need it heavier after you've filled the cavity as much as possible, then you can put strips on the bottom (sole).

Feedbacks from other forums indicate backweighting benefits mostly in drivers and putters.

Here's a link on some of their comments:

http://www.freegolfinfo.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=2015561

i back weighted my driver with some good success, but i wasnt satisfyed with the way my irons felt,, now,, being cheep, i got creative, i purchased several diffrent length 3/8'' carriage bolts, just stuck them in the butt of the shaft and experimented. this works best if you grind off the square part of the bolt. but a long story shorter, my driver and i are good friends now

Backweighting and counterbalancing are two different things.

Counterbalancing is adding weight to the gripend of the club, theory being it promotes more balance and allows a better release of the club. I think it is a phycological thing more then hard fact. I don't take very much stock in it, if it really worked, every pro golfer on the tour would be using it. Those guys look for and use anything that will remotely work to give them any advantage. There was a company that sold an entire kit for this purpose, you can also buy plastic inserts for the butt end to add weight, they are call "butt ports", you have to replace your grips to use them.

Backweighting is adding weight to the clubhead, this results in a higher ball flight and increases swing weight, mostly to reduce hooking, the extra weight slows the swing speed and makes it slightly harder to rotate the face thru impact. Both add overall weight to the club and slow swing speed. However in backweighting you can get specific, adding weight to the toe or heel to promote fades and draws, down low center to promote higher ball flight. This idea is proven and used by allot of pro golfers. Some of the newer drivers coming out are starting to utilize this with adjustable weights, putters are now jumping on the band wagon as well..i.e.. the two bar putter.

You have to add like 8 feet of lead tape to a head to get it to adjust ball flight so that really isn't a "proven" idea. Lead tape is really used only for SWing purposes.