Golf April Fool? (nope)

[Slab]

I had to check the date when an Ad for this popped up on my facebook page this morning and realised it is the 1st but I'm a month early and this is actually real! (GM article) And its under the name of a well respected manufactures brand

Not sure how you make the most effective putter when the priority at point of design is that the head can fit into a golf hole and the cavity needs to fit round a golf ball



Anyone buying one?

 

[Imurg]

Pretty sure Ping did a version of this a few years back and Westy was using one.....
Bit redundant if you don't take the flag out....

 

[Deleted member 35504]

It's a Ping isn't it? Been around for ages and seen plenty using them.

 

[Dando]

My mate has the ping one that does this

 

[Mandofred]

I sold all my old irons/wedges/putters a few months ago, I kept my Evnroll putter that I use pretty well all of the time and my original Ping Fetch with the hole. I like it enough I didn't want to get rid of it.

 

[RichA]

I wish I could justify buying a Ping Heppler Fetch.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Pretty sure Ping did a version of this a few years back and Westy was using one.....
Bit redundant if you don't take the flag out....

One of my PP's has one. Very useful as he doesn't hole out too often at the moment as he's normally blobbed the hole. Poor bloke not having a good time on the course at the moment

 

[Oddsocks]

Has to be a green keepers nightmare , that putter shaft looks like it would kill the lip on a fresh cut whole

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Anyone who uses one of these to retrieve their ball from the hole should be banned from playing.

Holes get damaged enough as it is!

 

[Mandofred]

It doesn't do anything to the hole.....unless you are an idiot....and an idiot can do damage anywhere. Mine has plenty of room to go in the cup. Some photo's look like it's a real tight fit....plenty of room.

 

[Imurg]

They've got hole liners on that course to protect from the idiots...
Oh, and it makes the course NQ....let's hope there's no Captain's away days..

 

[sunshine]

Golf Monthly verdict describes it as "versatile"

It's a putter, what's versatile about it?

 

[Slab]

Golf Monthly verdict describes it as "versatile"

It's a putter, what's versatile about it?

Its a ball retriever that also putts, how's that for versatility

 

[Orikoru]

Its a ball retriever that also putts, how's that for versatility

If it can fish your ball out of a lake as well it's worth its weight in gold.

 

[Mandofred]

Golf Monthly verdict describes it as "versatile"

It's a putter, what's versatile about it?

I don't know about the later models, but mine you can adjust the length of the club. 32" to 36" I think......and of course you can pick up the ball without bending over. Zillions of people with those fork-like devices that open at the end of the grip. Those can cause damage as well if you are careless.

 

[Oddsocks]

Its a ball retriever that also putts, how's that for versatility

Technically does that make it make it non confirming?

 

[sunshine]

If it can fish your ball out of a lake as well it's worth its weight in gold.

As long as you are fishing out pro V1's