Apparatus for fitting a golf putter club to a golfer comprising a grip supporting a vertical adjustable rod and representing a vertical length A from the upper end of the grip to the ground and having a horizontal beam extending from the rod, on the ground for indicating the distance B from a point directly below the upper and of the grip to the nearest edge of a golf ball positioned for putting, including indicia directly reading the lengths A and B after adjustment of the apparatus.

A method for fitting a putter club to an individual golfer comprising the steps of having the golfer assume a position in which his hips are directly above his heels, his eyes are directly above the ball to be putted and his hands are directly below his shoulders and forward of his legs and measuring the distance from the crease between his palm and wrist to the ground adjacent of the ball.