Centre Shafted Putters

[m9wst]

I recently bought a SeeMore FGP, blade putter, centre shafted but isn't 'face balanced' like many other centre shafted putters, it does explain everything on their website. Also have the added bonus of the rifle scope thing for alignment, so far I've been very pleased with it, replaced my scotty and never looked back.

 

[Val]

I recently bought a SeeMore FGP, blade putter, centre shafted but isn't 'face balanced' like many other centre shafted putters, it does explain everything on their website. Also have the added bonus of the rifle scope thing for alignment, so far I've been very pleased with it, replaced my scotty and never looked back.

Great putter mate, I have the Big FGP.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

...and so the very experienced 4 hcapper I played with yesterday (20+yrs Cat 1) said 'get a new putter - that old bullseye was great 20yrs ago - golf is hard enough as it is without you making it harder using that old thing'. And he went on and explained why and I can understand his argument.

He suggested an Odyssey - so I looked - Metal-X #6 C/S or a White Hot Pro #2 C/S seem the candidates. The latter looks more like my bullseye - any thoughts anyone.

 

[Foxholer]

...and so the very experienced 4 hcapper I played with yesterday (20+yrs Cat 1) said 'get a new putter - that old bullseye was great 20yrs ago - golf is hard enough as it is without you making it harder using that old thing'. And he went on and explained why and I can understand his argument.

He suggested an Odyssey - so I looked - Metal-X #6 C/S or a White Hot Pro #2 C/S seem the candidates. The latter looks more like my bullseye - any thoughts anyone.

Well there aren't many Bullseye putters being used on Tour - which actually is a reliable indication of what works. Notah Begay uses one for a specific reason - he uses both sides.

If you start a hunt for a replacement, hang in to the current one which has served you pretty well - or you would have questioned it yourself. And it can be a long and possibly expensive hunt!

What exactly were his reasons? Forgiveness? Style? Balance?

How many putts per GIR is normal? What are your 'normal' misses?

PS: Shame on you for piggy-backing on someone else's thread. I doubt that a pure CS putter is the one for you. But one of the Seemore near CS (I had an M3 that I occasionally wish I hadn't sold) could well be a candidate.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never tried one and have no intention of............just dont like the look of them.

Have tried them but like you hate the look of them

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Piggy-backed on this as it's about Centre Shafter putters and that is what my PP suggested I go for?

He specifically said not to go for anything offset as my Achusenet bullseye flange putter is a centre shafter putter and my putting stroke is good. I generally putt well with it but my accuracy on the sweet spot was slightly off on at least three long (30ft+) putts and they just died off the blade - were yards short. His logic was that my putting is generally good and a bit more forgiveness that the likes of an Odyssey would have given me would have meant me being a lot closer than I was with these mis-hit longies. I would of course keep my bullseye.

What is odd looking about this? It just looks like a modern version of my bullseye.

http://intl.odysseygolf.com/global/...white-hot-pro/white-hot-pro-2-c/s-putter.html

And here's mine

 

[Blue in Munich]

Might want to look at this before you choose, surprising how much influence it can have.

http://thepowerfade.com/2012/09/17/...set-face-progression-and-various-neck-styles/

The relevant bit starts about halfway down, explains why I struggle with centre shafts.

 

[garyinderry]

ive switched from scotty Newport to an old bullseye putter I came across with an old set of mizuno irons.

I wasn't putting badly with the scotty. the bullseye is an inch longer and im not as bent over. it just feels more natural.


putting like a champion with the bullseye! I put a new winn pistol grip on it and I love it

 

[Foxholer]

He specifically said not to go for anything offset as my Achusenet bullseye flange putter is a centre shafter putter and my putting stroke is good. I generally putt well with it but my accuracy on the sweet spot was slightly off on at least three long (30ft+) putts and they just died off the blade - were yards short. His logic was that my putting is generally good and a bit more forgiveness that the likes of an Odyssey would have given me would have meant me being a lot closer than I was with these mis-hit longies. I would of course keep my bullseye.

What is odd looking about this? It just looks like a modern version of my bullseye.

http://intl.odysseygolf.com/global/...white-hot-pro/white-hot-pro-2-c/s-putter.html

That looks a pretty good equivalent though, from memory of the one I used for a short time, it's face-balanced - not absolutely certain though. I don't believe the Bullseye is face-balanced and I would query whether it is really centre-shafted. It's certainly near CS, which is why I suggested the similar near-CS Seemore M3 (which has a touch of onset). It should give the additional forgiveness you are after though as the heel-toe weighting gives a higher MOI than the Bullseye.

[suck eggs mode]To check whether a putter is face-balanced or has toe-hang, hold it on an open palm at its balance point. If CS, it will lie flat; if toe-hang, the toe will hang down - by an amount depending on the toe-hang. FB suits Straight Back Straight Through; Toe Hang suits arc, with amount of arc and toe-hang fairly corresponding[/suck eggs mode]

Best way is to try it and see how it feels. If it feels right, then it quite probably will be; if it doesn't feel right, it almost certainly won't be! If your Pro hasn't got one in stock, a trip up the A3 to Silvermere could be in order!

 

[SocketRocket]

If Golf was a new game and you asked an Engineer to design a putter he would probably come up with a centre shafted design. It would be more practical to have the shaft in line with the object being struck rather than using an offset flappy blade thing that was easy to move out of square. The same would go for clubs, swivelling flappy faces would be too difficult to square up. If he came up with a traditional club and putter he would probably get the sack