putters

[Putting_Green_Pro]

i bet the answer is obvious but why are some putters so expensive and others not so. what is the difference between a scotty cameron newport 2 priced at £180, a odyssey white hot something priced at £120 and a ping half moonie £80

 

[TipTopGolfer]

A putter is just a putter to me,once you get used to it your fine!

 

[KeefG]

A putter is just a putter to me,once you get used to it your fine!

I couldnt disagree more if I tried!!!!

When I was shopping for my Odyssey I tried a plethora of different putters in various different shops on various different putting surfaces, I tried about 4 different Odysseys, Bettinardi's, 3 different Yes!, some Taylor Made's, some Ping's and a few others.

I had £180 to spend so cost wasnt much of an issue, but the one I kept going back to to try time & again and the one which felt "right" was the Sabertooth.

A putter is not just a putter in my opinion, and this may sound corny but the way my putter feels to me is a complete extension of my arm whereas the putter I used to use felt like a hammer head on a pick axe handle.

 

[Imurg]

At the end of the day, cost is down to materials used, R&D development and other costs.
If a £4 putter works better for you than a £200'er then use it. Golf's about getting the ball in the hole in as few shots as possible , not about looking like a gear tart!
Every time my Ping misbehaves I threaten to bench it and then it starts working. Cost me £55.

 

[bluenose10]

I tried loads of putters recently and opted for a ping karsten B60 for £60 and so far (touch wood) its worked wonders . . . for me anyway

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Without trying to sound too much like Yoda: Whatever works is worth how ever much it costs.

If it costs a tenner and it is right for your it's a bargain. If it costs £200 and it works it's a bargain.

 

[haplesshacker]

To put it into context.

Half decent driver is at least a ton.
Half decent wedges are at least £50.
Reasonably priced irons are £70 each.

In an average round you'll use your putter between 25 to 40 times, dependent on ability. You use the flat stick more than any other in the bag. So in pro-rata terms the most amount on money spent on an individual club should be the putter.

But you all knew that anyway.

However, regardless of price. If it works for you. That's all that matters.

 

[EchtLoon]

A putter is just a putter to me,once you get used to it your fine!

I couldnt disagree more if I tried!!!!

When I was shopping for my Odyssey I tried a plethora of different putters in various different shops on various different putting surfaces, I tried about 4 different Odysseys, Bettinardi's, 3 different Yes!, some Taylor Made's, some Ping's and a few others.

I had £180 to spend so cost wasnt much of an issue, but the one I kept going back to to try time & again and the one which felt "right" was the Sabertooth.

A putter is not just a putter in my opinion, and this may sound corny but the way my putter feels to me is a complete extension of my arm whereas the putter I used to use felt like a hammer head on a pick axe handle.

Tried the sabretooth this past weekend at AG. And can only echo this, it is without doubt the most balanced and easiest to line up[ putter I have ever had the chance to try out.

I love my rossa monza corsa that I have now, but am looking to change, the sabretooth is different gravy.

 

[Ste_Denial]

To put it into context.

Half decent driver is at least a ton.
Half decent wedges are at least £50.
Reasonably priced irons are £70 each.

In an average round you'll use your putter between 25 to 40 times, dependent on ability. You use the flat stick more than any other in the bag. So in pro-rata terms the most amount on money spent on an individual club should be the putter.

But you all knew that anyway.

However, regardless of price. If it works for you. That's all that matters.

thats my way of looking at it aswell, iv just recently got a itsy bitsy spider putter for £60 (second hand) only used it once last night and took me a while to get used to it but by the end it was going well

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

A putter is just a putter to me,once you get used to it your fine!

I couldnt disagree more if I tried!!!!

When I was shopping for my Odyssey I tried a plethora of different putters in various different shops on various different putting surfaces, I tried about 4 different Odysseys, Bettinardi's, 3 different Yes!, some Taylor Made's, some Ping's and a few others.

I had £180 to spend so cost wasnt much of an issue, but the one I kept going back to to try time & again and the one which felt "right" was the Sabertooth.

A putter is not just a putter in my opinion, and this may sound corny but the way my putter feels to me is a complete extension of my arm whereas the putter I used to use felt like a hammer head on a pick axe handle.

Tried the sabretooth this past weekend at AG.

was that the american golf in the middle of nowhere next to drive time? just out of interest lol thats my ag aswell

 

[freddielong]

Yes they are worth it see haplesshacker answer for reason also milling makes the manufacture slower and more costly, that said you could spend £3000 on a putter but if your stroke is rubbish it wont help you at all.

So if you can putt it will help if you can't learn to, and then buy a decent putter.

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

how do you test a putter though on a poor quality FLAT indoor putting green??

 

[Parmo]

I do think spending on a decent putter is worth it, if we spend over £200 on a driver which is used about a dozen times a round whereas you use a putter twice as much and not spend what you can??

My only gripe is the shafts some of these putters have, they rust like hell and seem cheap compared to iron or wedge shafts.

I have a Yes! Tiffany & Callie and would ideally love a Scotty circa 62 #6 but dont have the £160 available at the moment.

 

[freddielong]

I have a Yes! Tiffany & Callie and would ideally love a Scotty circa 62 #6 but dont have the £160 available at the moment.

You must have seen this coming - Sell them to buy the Scotty

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

have found a yes tiffany on ebay. buy it now £45 and it looks mint con. is it worth buying it? as i love the weight and feel of this club

 

[freddielong]

If you have tried it and love it yes of course it is

 

[RGDave]

i bet the answer is obvious but why are some putters so expensive and others not so. what is the difference between a scotty cameron newport 2 priced at £180, a odyssey white hot something priced at £120 and a ping half moonie £80

I think cheap putters are exactly that....cheap, and probably nasty. Would I use a cheap putter?...yes, I've played with a £9.99 model made (seemingly) from old milk bottle foil or something equally rubbish.
Expensive putter are things of beauty and exquisite design/aesthetics.

I think it IS worth buying something nice (that you like the look of) and for some folk that's a £30 Wilson, a £60 Ping Karsten an £100+ Odyssey or a £200 Scotty or whatever.

I bought my last one (TM) from the second hand rack for £42 because it felt right and worked well. I then had it C/F as part of a C.F./lesson package. It works even better for me now.....I wouldn't have an off the shelf putter again, unless it was cheap enough to pay for the C.F./lesson again.

I don't feel the ultimate price gives you anything, over a certain base-line in quality.

 

[Parmo]

I have a Yes! Tiffany & Callie and would ideally love a Scotty circa 62 #6 but dont have the £160 available at the moment.

You must have seen this coming - Sell them to buy the Scotty

Would still be a long way short and tbh I want to keep the Callie.

btw I did.

 

[Paul2009]

Definately worth the money but in my opinion there is a much bigger difference between a £19.99 putter and a £60 ping karsten than a £60 ping karsten and a £200 scotty. Mind you there is still a difference. I think it is definately worth the money to go for something pretty expensive.

 

[theeaglehunter]

As others have said the putter is the most important, most used club in the bag. At the end of the day in terms of manufacturing innovation, and material quality you get what you pay for. In my experience the higher quality putters such as my Bettinardi, just feel like they are going to be more consistent if that makes sense. I have little faith that a ball will come off the face of a £9.99 putter the same way every time where as with my BC3 if I find the centre of the face it will roll out identically every time. The consistency a premium putter gives can not be undervalued.