[eropiereetuekm]

Great topic here guys. Lets clear some things up. Even in a "straight back straight through" type of putting stroke the putter face will open and close during the stroke. It will open and close more on an arching type of motion. There are a number of things that go into picking out what type of putter is best for you. First is looking at how much the face opens to the top of the back swing. This is a must have piece of information. The next thing to look at is do you miss more left or right.

The purpose of a face balance putter is to allow the player who moves the putter with minimal face rotation to square the face up through impact. While a putter with a full toe down is designed for a player who opens the face more than 5* at the top of the back swing. The extra weight in the toe helps that type of stroke to square the face. If you tend to fall between these two this is where the 1/2 to down putter comes in. It will help release the toe of the putter but not as hard as toe down will.

Looking at the picture at the start of the thread your putter face really opened up at the top. Just off of that info alone I would lean to a more toe down type putter. Are your misses more right? If so more weight in the toe will help bring them more on line.