Putters

[mrwoo]

Mrs Woo wasn't happy with her putter (shaft too long), so visited the local golf Superstore and bought her a new one last weekend.
She tried several and narrowed it down to an Oddysey one at £50 and a Ping one at £90. The Ping one looked nicer, but she was hitting the Oddysey nicely so chose that one.

My Putter probably cost about 50p in a car boot sale, but I like the feel of it and generally putt quite well.

My question is, what makes expensive putters any better than cheaper ones? Are Scotty Cammeron putters worth the money? My cousin swears by Gel putters, I'm not convinced.

 

[USER1999]

It won't necessarily make you putt any better. Scotties are very well made though. The quality of the materials, the quality of the machining and finishing are superb. If you can afford one, then it's worth the money in my opinion.

Cheaper putters will get the job done, much the same as a Kia will get you to work, but a BMW would get you there with a smile oon your face.

 

[bobmac]

Mrs Woo wasn't happy with her putter (shaft too long), so visited the local golf Superstore and bought her a new one last weekend.

For about £3-£5, you could of had her old putter shortened

 

[robbest3offthetee]

As long as it gets the ball in the hole it does nt matter how much it costs,Btw,( I love my Scotty) !!....

 

[ScienceBoy]

I am still thinking about getting my putter done. I will ask the pro in the series of scoring game lessons I have planned for early summer.

I found out it was too long because of the V-Easy.

 

[JohnF]

I alway gave my dad my old putters to see if he liked them, after a couple of rounds he always went back to his old brass headed putter which was his granda's,he just liked the weight and the feel off it. The bloody thing cost me a few pints over the years with 10-20 foot putts dropping.

 

[Ethan]

you could of had her old putter shortened

At the risk of being an annoying pedant, this is one of my pet peeves.

The proper phrase is 'could HAVE', not 'could OF'. The latter makes no sense.

Rant over.

 

[Bacardibatman]

i always have and always will, buy my clubs on how they feel and perform for me

not because its made by a certain company

ive used "No Named" as well as "Named" putters over the years because of how they suited me

if someone buys a lets say "scotty" because it suits them or, it can give the person confidence in their putting so good for them

Ive also seen ppl buy named because of the name & couldnt use it for toffee but they were happy because it was what they wanted (whether its cos they felt good about having it or cos theyre a bit of a poser)

still if thats what they want good for them
my mate putted better with a lesser named putter but chose the named one , but he was happy

what ever gets it in the hole for me the best is my choice

 

[patricks148]

I've got a mate who plays with a putter he got from Woolworths 30 years ago that only cost him a couple of quid at the time. He's a superb putter and I don't think he would change it for anything. I've a couple of Scotty's and I'm a shite putter!

 

[freddielong]

An expensive putter will not make you a better putter, it may make you more consistent but it may not, the only way to become a better putter is practice

 

[Oddsocks]

i tried every putter AG had to offer from Scotty's, Pings, Rossa's, Oddysys, Yes's, you name it. I went with a budget for a scotty, and spent £55 on a old model rossa.

try and many as you can and buy what feels right.

 

[pokerjoke]

you could of had her old putter shortened

At the risk of being an annoying pedant, this is one of my pet peeves.

The proper phrase is 'could HAVE', not 'could OF'. The latter makes no sense.

Rant over.

Come on Ethan we are not at school now.

 

[Ethan]

you could of had her old putter shortened

At the risk of being an annoying pedant, this is one of my pet peeves.

The proper phrase is 'could HAVE', not 'could OF'. The latter makes no sense.

Rant over.

Come on Ethan we are not at school now.

Quiet at the back, please!!

 

[USER1999]

Any one see Dream School last night (I know....), the head master used ain't, twice. What is that teaching the children?

 

[viscount17]

an expensive putter will make you an object of admiration as you stride manfully up to the green, ready to sink that 3 footer to take the deciding game in a hotly contested club match . . .

. . . and an object of ridicule and scorn as you knob it back and forth for an abject three-putt.

 

[richart]

I am still thinking about getting my putter done.

What's a putter without balls ?

 

[ScienceBoy]

Whenever putters are discussed I whip out the story of my mate who plays off 3.

One summers evening (last summer) he wanted a new putter. We took about 7 models out onto the green, both putted around with them and discussed ideas.

He settled on a ghost putter but when he compared it to his ancient looking mizuno thing he couldnt match the performance.

I told him if the old one works then why change? 8 months later he is playing just as good and looking this summer to push for 2! He does not need to change and will go backwards for a few months if he does!

I bought my ping redwood because it was the first putter I tried out of about 12 that I actually liked the feel from. Since then my putting stroke has improved thanks to bobs V-Easy and my long putting just keeps getting better and better!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've had more than my fair share in the last 10 years. Odysseys of varying makes, TM spiders (large and itsy), Rossa's, Pings etc and after all of that I've gone back to my old Ping Anser 2 with it trimmed to 34 inches and a posh new grip.

It just feels the perfect weight for me, is still a lovely club to look down on and is getting it in the holw pretty well. It is my set up and stroke that needs the work and once the clocks change a week or so of solid evening practice with a putting mirror, one of those hole size reducer things and proper greens should see me set up for the season