Lead tape is a thin strip of lead, with an adhesive back that golfers might stick to clubs, often putters, to slightly alter their weighting and feel. Lead tape is used for fairly minor alterations and is often a favourite tool with pro golfers for whom slight changes to weighting can offer enhanced feel around the green or assistance to create desired shot shapes with longer clubs.
Golf Monthly spoke to qualified PGA Professional Andrew Pillans, a club-fitting expert working out of Banchory Golf Club in Abderdeenshire, to get more of an understanding of how lead tape might offer assistance to golfers, professional and amateur.
