Do you prefer a plain metal or a softer insert face in your putter?
Putters, plain metal or insert faces?
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I have had a milled face in my odyssey #9 and now have the Ping TR insert and both work perfectly well. All down to the individual and no right or wrong preference
BTatHome
Tour Winner
Insert for me .... So easy to hit it just seems to make the hole seem bigger!
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
10 years with the original 2 ball and now one month into using a new Scotty Cameron X5 and I can hardly tell the difference.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Milled or grooved metal face for me, never got on with inserts, especially the odyssey ones which have always felt springy from distance
Tiger
Money List Winner
I love milled putters and was sad to sell my Scotty but I now have a Ping TR Anser and it's wonderful to putt with. If money was no object though I'd have one of the Scotty Cameron he release a while ago. The black heads with the deep milled face - they were lovely but out of my price range
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Milled
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
how does an insert make the hole feel bigger, it doesnt make the ball go any straighter
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Believe you may have missed the subtle reason for the quote mate - bigger holes
Ah, too subtle for me BT lol, thanks for waking me up Phil
I have to say the Ping TR insert feels every bit as soft as my milled face. I have to be honest and say I did have a dampener the milled odyssey which really helped on off centre hits http://procoregolf.com
One Planer
Global Moderator
What if I prefer a firm insert putter 
Insert for me but it must be firm as opposed to soft.
Insert for me but it must be firm as opposed to soft.
Face breaker
Q-School Graduate
Neither makes any difference to me, I still can't putt 1st time no matter what I use !...:angry:
looking forward to 120 posts saying plain metal and 120 saying insert 
oh! and mine:rofl:
oh! and mine:rofl:
Crow
Crow Person
I've got an Odyssey White Steel putter which has a steel insert in the polymer insert.
I'm not sure if the steel insert is fixed to the putter head or held within the polymer, anybody know?
I'm not sure if the steel insert is fixed to the putter head or held within the polymer, anybody know?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I've used both and I feel more confident with a milled metal face rather than an insert.
Scotty Cameron
Head Pro
I have two Scottys and depending on the greens I use one or the other, for fast greens in the summer I use the Tel3 where the feel is much better, for slow greens (usually early in the year) where you have to really hit the ball its the Prototype which is a milled SS face. I much prefer to use the Tel3 all year to be honest but its not as good on slow greens, don't ask me why as I couldn't hazard a guess.
So the answer to the question is "insert face" for me.
So the answer to the question is "insert face" for me.
ruff-driver
Journeyman Pro
Inserts rule :whoo:
To be honest once the putter is behind the face you can't see the insert or milled face. I don't think milled or insert gives me more confidence in itself. That comes from a good stroke and a putter that suits
