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I want to cut 1 or 2 inches off my putter.. how should I do this?

And do I need to add any weight to even it out after?

Mate, this is a bit tough to explain just in a thread. If you don't have an air compressor to get the grip off and on again, then you need to learn how to regrip. Check out the Golfsmith website, you may be able to find instructions there.

You can cut the shaft with a angle grinder (with a metal cut-off wheel, or a chop saw (again, with a metal cut-off wheel, or else a tube cutter (plumbers use them) or a rod saw (which Golfsmith sells).

You will notice some weight difference, try choking a couple if inches down the grip, that's what the weight will feel like. However people cut their putters down all the time without adding weight.

I cut down an old generic putter for my wife a few years ago. Cut it down to 31" from 35". That was the wrong thing to do.
The decrease in weight was too much, so I added about 4 layers of lead tape, which helped, but not much. I then added
car wheel lead blocks to the heel/toe area, and that helped get it back near the original weight. Looked ugly, but it worked.

mr_sooty is right.. check out the Golfsmith website for more information. www.golfsmith.com
If your putter is a nice expensive one, I would suggest you get help from a local golf smith.

Just fill the shaft w/ some lead shot for added weight.

Cutting down a shaft is a relatively simple process. Remove the grip, cut the shaft to a desire length and put another grip back on.

You should cut the putter so your eyes are over the ball to get a better look of the line.

The weight will be lite in comparison to the orignal , if you like it then its all good. If it feels lite then try weighting the grip end. Most folks like weighting the head but it is truly better to have it in the handle.

you didnt say what kind of putter. everyone does it the hard way, heat the hosel pull the shat cut off what you want scuff with sand paper apply epoxy stick it back in line up grip your done. you could do 5 putters in the time it will take you to get the grip off if your gonna save it. if your not saving the grip get out that sharp knife and cut away

Wouldn't that change the tip diameter and be too big then?

Of course it does.

no, most putter shafts have a fairly long parallel tip.
first , i would suggest cutting from the butt end, so you have to change the grip. heating the head is fne also as long as it is an all metal head, if it has an insert, your asking for trouble.
if you cut from the butt, swing the putter before you put the grip on, if you want to add wieght, get some lead shot sinkers that are slightly smaller than the tip, drop them down in, when your satisfied with the wieght, take a couple of foam ear plugs, compress and shove them down in with a wooden rod until it stops. put grip on.

That's what I thought. Then why do it that way? Seems like more work than needed.

Most putter grips cost just $10 and they take 5 minutes to put on.

Yeah, I've done plenty of regrips. I'm just curious why someone would do all that extra work to cut a shaft.

some like shorter putters. you can heat just about any head you just need a wet rag to keep heat away from insert, you can dry fit to feel it out if you need weight cork it and add weight (lead tungstin) what ever you want. ive found it to be easier and faster to pop the head off, and youll lose less weight cuting the tip than the butt,why mess with a perfectly good grip if you dont have to. if you need a new grip then by all means do it from the butt end

Actually I got lucky once..my putter head feel off on the course. When I got home, I went ahead and took another 1/2 inch off. As long as you don't pass that first nob piece,(you know where the shaft kinda telescopes the first time?) nearest to the end of shaft, the tip diameter won't change..that's how I did it. It worked, and I didn't need to add any extra weight. If you have to cut off much more, it's a bad idea, and should warrant the help of a golfsmith.

If you find the putter head feels to light, you could put some tungsten powder down the shaft to bring up the headweight to where it feels acceptable