New Putter!

[swerve]

Tomorrow I'm goingg to buy a new putter... don't tell my girlfriend though.

I have a 2ball SRT right now that I have no problem with but i'd like to play around with something else from time to time. and i kind of want something a tad longer.

any recommendations on what to check out? i'm hoping to score a scotty cameron off the used rack... which is a good possibility.

i'm excited now. jeez.

[deronsizemore]

I'm a big fan of YES! putters. I've got the Callie Model and it's the best that I've used.

I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about the Cameron's but it's whatever you like I guess.

[Bigvivec]

Originally Posted by deronsizemore

I'm a big fan of YES! putters. I've got the Callie Model and it's the best that I've used.

I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about the Cameron's but it's whatever you like I guess.

Second that vote for Yes!...I have one but there are 3 or 4 models that they have that all feel and perform great for me...best I have tried...

[deronsizemore]

Originally Posted by Bigvivec

Second that vote for Yes!...I have one but there are 3 or 4 models that they have that all feel and perform great for me...best I have tried...

I really like the Tracy II Yes! putter as well. Thought about getting one as a backup or for a small change of scenery when my Callie is not cooperating with me.

One thing I've noticed on the Yes! putters, as well as all other putts for that matter is they seem to have a lot of loft on them. It very well could be the way that I hold the putter, but with my Yes! Callie, I took it and had it delofted 2 degrees and it's soooooo much better now.

I also really like the looks of the Abbie but can't really see paying 250 for a putter that I likely won't putt any better with than the one I've got.

[swerve]

how are bettinardi putters?
I like the looks of the Yes! putters... but i don't see them used there very often... i see a lot of bettinardi putters though.

after my rounds this seasons i get a feeling that this may be a good thing for me to look into... i like my 2ball but i'm leaving a lot of putts short because the insert i think. i don't really like the soft feel anymore.

[nachos]

I also had an insert style putter. I went to the milled Staff KC in my sig and my putting has greatly improves. I would recommend the one in my sig if you can found one. A couple of people here on the site picked this putter up when it was on closeout for like $25 on rockbottomgolf.com. They no longer have them, but you might be able to find them somewhere else. Great putter.

[JPsuff]

Originally Posted by swerve

Tomorrow I'm goingg to buy a new putter... don't tell my girlfriend though.

I have a 2ball SRT right now that I have no problem with but i'd like to play around with something else from time to time. and i kind of want something a tad longer.

any recommendations on what to check out? i'm hoping to score a scotty cameron off the used rack... which is a good possibility.

i'm excited now. jeez.

Here's what I recommend:

You go to the golf shop and you try a bunch of different putters and you buy the one that feels best to you and whatever name is on that putter, is what it is.

You wrote that you're hoping to score a scotty cameron. Is that what you want? Have you hit some scotty's? Or are you just looking to buy a scotty cameron because it's a scotty cameron?

Whenever I buy a putter, I honestly don't look at the name (if I can avoid it) and I never look at the price unless I like it enough to consider buying it. Sometimes, the scotty is the right one for someone, but other times a relative "no-name" feels perfect. The only way you're going to find something you like is to try out a bunch of putters.

Don't buy a putter based on a name. I know a lot of people who would eat PB&J for dinner for two weeks just so they can "own" a scotty, whether it's a good putter for them or not. Personally, I don't care much for scotty's. Most of them are too light and there are other putters out there that feel much better to me.

But that's me.

Like I said, I buy what feels good and half of the time if you stopped me in the parking lot and asked me what I just bought, I'd probably have to actually look at it to answer your question. Make sure it feels good to you first, then see who made it.


-JP

[swerve]

i went and hit a ton of putters today and found nothing like mine... i'm not disapointed... but reassure.

[JPsuff]

Originally Posted by swerve

i went and hit a ton of putters today and found nothing like mine... i'm not disapointed... but reassure.

Then maybe you should consider just changing the insert in the putter you have now. You wrote that you felt it was too soft, but a good club guy could swap your insert for just about anything you'd like.


Just a thought.


-JP

[deronsizemore]

Originally Posted by swerve

how are bettinardi putters?
I like the looks of the Yes! putters... but i don't see them used there very often... i see a lot of bettinardi putters though.

after my rounds this seasons i get a feeling that this may be a good thing for me to look into... i like my 2ball but i'm leaving a lot of putts short because the insert i think. i don't really like the soft feel anymore.

The Bettinardi putter are top of the line too. I really like them. The Yes putters are extremely popular on the Euro tour if I'm not mistaken, but there are a lot of PGA Tour pros that use them too.

If it's any consolation to you, I had a 2 Ball putter before switching to my Yes and once I made the switch, I was literally like a new person on the greens. Even my playing partners noticed the instant improvement on the greens. I was terrible with my 2 Ball putter to be honest about it. No feel, would run short ones by the hole a mile and leave long ones short, etc. I'm guessing I've cut 4 putts off my normal round since switching to the Yes.

Anyway, good luck finding something.

[GolfSavage]

Originally Posted by swerve

i went and hit a ton of putters today and found nothing like mine... i'm not disapointed... but reassure.

In a way, that's great! You should be patient and find the one that is right for you. You might even want to try several of the same model, as there can be "feel" differences even between what are supposed to be the same type of putter. The putter is the most personal of all the clubs in your bag, as putting is the most individual part of each player's game. You'll know when you find a putter you can use!

[EddieC]

Originally Posted by JPsuff

Then maybe you should consider just changing the insert in the putter you have now. You wrote that you felt it was too soft, but a good club guy could swap your insert for just about anything you'd like.


Just a thought.


-JP

JP....really, I've heard the guys on tour do this, but never thought about a local guy. How or where would they get the insert material? Can you just buy it from the manufacture of the putter?


And speaking of putter and fitting, why is that every putter I stroke in the golf shop feels great and I can set and sink 20 footers one right after the other....but get the thing out onto the course and nothing goes in. I've always wondered if the shops slope the holes so that more balls roll in so that it convinces you that you need a new putter. If they do then smart on their part.

[JPsuff]

Originally Posted by EddieC

JP....really, I've heard the guys on tour do this, but never thought about a local guy. How or where would they get the insert material? Can you just buy it from the manufacture of the putter?


And speaking of putter and fitting, why is that every putter I stroke in the golf shop feels great and I can set and sink 20 footers one right after the other....but get the thing out onto the course and nothing goes in. I've always wondered if the shops slope the holes so that more balls roll in so that it convinces you that you need a new putter. If they do then smart on their part.

Well, the operative phrase here is "good clubmaker".

By good clubmaker, I don't mean the guy with his nametag written in erasable ink at the local "Clubs r Us". I'm talking about someone who came up working with persimmon drivers and who understands craftsmanship. The reason I mention persimmon is that all of the old wooden clubs from years ago had some type of insert glued into them (usually some type of phenolic resin) and that kind of clubmaker understands how to work with inserts. Many times, someone would want a different type of insert material installed in a driver, for example, and that material would range from other types of plastics, to a variety of metals and the clubmakers in those days could install just about anything.

So if you can find a guy like that near you, give him a call and tell him that you'd like to have the insert in your putter changed to something firmer than what you have in it now. I'm sure he could help you.


-JP

[titaniummd]

I have unfortunately bought and tried various putters - experimenting with different styles.

Nike Oz T130
Rife 2 Bar Blade
Rife 2 Bar Mallet
Yes! Marilyn
Scotty Cameron Newport 2
TM Rossa Daytona1

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I finally settled down with 2 different putters - the Marilyn for slow greens and the SC for fast ones.

[JustPlainWill]

Originally Posted by EddieC

JP..

And speaking of putter and fitting, why is that every putter I stroke in the golf shop feels great and I can set and sink 20 footers one right after the other....but get the thing out onto the course and nothing goes in. I've always wondered if the shops slope the holes so that more balls roll in so that it convinces you that you need a new putter. If they do then smart on their part.

It's funny but I've had the same experience and have had the same thought about whether or not there was some sort of "sloping" or "imperceptable but very real ball track" that conspired balls on the golf shop's putting green to just "pour into the cup"...just pour in ---or at least "pour close".

I'm serious. I have been trying to talk myself out of buying a new Scotty Circa 62. But every time I go to the PGA Tour Superstore and practice putting from say 30 feet, the putts just pour in ...or at least "pour close". Seems like the PGA Tour Superstore folks are working against my determined efforts to talk myself out of a $269.00 purchase. Out of ten putts from 30 feet, I swear that 2 or 3 will go in the cup, 3 or 4 will go tantalizing close, say 2 within feet and the others will be within say 4 to 5 feet. Of late, my putting has improved on the course, but not that good. Obvioulsy the artificial turf on the store's putting green is smoother than an actualk green and has no ball marks, etc. but I have really wondered whether or not the store's putting green is "doctored" in some other fashion? (Nayyyyy, I say. This is America and an American retailer would never stoop such a trcik. Now would they??????)

I'd really love to test the Scotty Circa 62 on the real deal but I don't think that the good folks at the PGA SS are likely to allow me to do a true test run before buying. Store slope/imperceptible ball tracks or not, I feel like a more confident putter with the Circa 62 in my hands. I am currently using a Yes! Callie cut down from 35 inches to 34 inches and with a Tigershark handle. It putts ok, but to be honest I think that I just want the Scotty. Call me crazy, but I think that I putt better with the Scotty. So assuming that I can find a way of sneaking it past the wife, I'm likley to have it before summer's end.

(Of course, maybe one solution is to get the greenskeeper at my home course to use that same kind of carpet on the greens as they use at PGATour SS.)

---- JustPlainWill

[EddieC]

Originally Posted by JustPlainWill

It's funny but I've had the same experience and have had the same thought about whether or not there was some sort of "sloping" or "imperceptable but very real ball track" that conspired balls on the golf shop's putting green to just "pour into the cup"...just pour in ---or at least "pour close".

I'm serious. I have been trying to talk myself out of buying a new Scotty Circa 62. But every time I go to the PGA Tour Superstore and practice putting from say 30 feet, the putts just pour in ...or at least "pour close". Seems like the PGA Tour Superstore folks are working against my determined efforts to talk myself out of a $269.00 purchase. Out of ten putts from 30 feet, I swear that 2 or 3 will go in the cup, 3 or 4 will go tantalizing close, say 2 within feet and the others will be within say 4 to 5 feet. Of late, my putting has improved on the course, but not that good. Obvioulsy the artificial turf on the store's putting green is smoother than an actualk green and has no ball marks, etc. but I have really wondered whether or not the store's putting green is "doctored" in some other fashion? (Nayyyyy, I say. This is America and an American retailer would never stoop such a trcik. Now would they??????)

I'd really love to test the Scotty Circa 62 on the real deal but I don't think that the good folks at the PGA SS are likely to allow me to do a true test run before buying. Store slope/imperceptible ball tracks or not, I feel like a more confident putter with the Circa 62 in my hands. I am currently using a Yes! Callie cut down from 35 inches to 34 inches and with a Tigershark handle. It putts ok, but to be honest I think that I just want the Scotty. Call me crazy, but I think that I putt better with the Scotty. So assuming that I can find a way of sneaking it past the wife, I'm likley to have it before summer's end.

(Of course, maybe one solution is to get the greenskeeper at my home course to use that same kind of carpet on the greens as they use at PGATour SS.)

---- JustPlainWill

It is crazy isn't it. Which model 62 are you looking at?

[GolfSavage]

If all they sold were Scotty C's, your fears of the store subterfuge would be valid. But if they sell other putters, that are much cheaper, the putts made with them would also feed toward the hole, making them appear to be as good as the SC (which they may be!). I think the main difference is the atmosphere you are in while trying them in a store. You're not trying to make par or win a skin, there's no imperfections in the green, no side slope, no grain, etc. If you practice putting into a cup placed down the carpeted hallway at home, do you tend to make better putts there than on the course?

[JustPlainWill]

Originally Posted by EddieC

It is crazy isn't it. Which model 62 are you looking at?

Been looking at the Scotty Circa 62 - No.2. There's one that is 34" inches long that really feels good to me. I think that the standard length is 35" but 34" inches just feels better. Seems like I can control it better and this is the one where the test putts just seem to pour into the cup. I also have done some test putting with the Detour Newport 2.0. I like the feel of it but it seems that with my setup, I tend to pull the Detour a bit left or "inside" the target line. I've talked to some other people who said the same thing. Anyway, I think that I will stick with the Circa 62-No.2 when I replace my current putter. Seems to me that when you get right down to it, its all about feel. Seems to me anyway.

[swerve]

well tonight i bought a 2007 studio newport 2.5 for $150. it was only missing the pivot tool.

[Darth Fader]

I have recently got a odyssey sabretooth,lovely looking and feeling club,deadly from the 15 foot and under range,wish it was around years ago.