I'm now a Putter ho... Help!

[FATC1TY]

So I haven't bought a club in a little while.. I've tried to avoid doing so, and to be honest, I really can't think of anything I needed other than wanting to get a 22* hybrid to give a shot with.

But putters, seem like I can't get enough.. I wanted the Rife Bimini. I found one, and putted for 20 minutes with it at the store. I couldn't drop SHIT! I was probably 3 out of 10 with it from 15/20 ft. I would might high and low all the time, but it did have fantastic speed control.

Tried a SC Squareback.. Junk. Absolutely junk. Perfect length, and looked great, but holy crap, I've got a $10 wilson at the house that blows it out the water. It was hard and harsh when you hit it. Speed control was.. absent. It was garbage, and I wanted to buy it too, it was a demo, and was $199 bucks, which wasn't bad!

I tried the Rife Abaco. It was MUCH better than the Bimini, but I just realized I can't use a heel shafted putter. I don't have a pronounced arcing putting line. I'm closer to straight back, instead of gated. So while it was nice, it was just too light feeling, and I would miss high with it alot.


So I tried the SeeMore's... I have a tour issued sightline free m5 mallet. But it's 33 inches, and it goes hot and cold for me sometimes. I feel like it's a tad too short too. That, and I kinda like atleast one sight line. This thing is perfectly clean from the top line.

I like blade putters, so I got on eBay, a tour issue prototype m1 from a fellow in GA.. Has a sightline, 350 gram milled blade. 34 inches, 71*.. Perfect for me.

So now I'm a putter hoe. I have 5 putters, and can only use 1 at a time. I have 2 tour issue seemore putters, that I have no business having!




I need to stop, really.

[mddubya]

Let me get this straight. You have 5 putters now and you want US, to help you STOP ho'ing clubs?

1st off, with only 5 putters you're still a amateur putter ho.

2nd'ly, asking for help to stop ho'ing on here is like ............, I can't think of a adequate analogy, but it ain't going to happen,

BTW, nice pick-up, hope it works out for you.

[eclark53520]

Originally Posted by mddubya

I can't think of a adequate analogy, but it ain't going to happen,

Like asking the dealer at a blackjack table to help you quit gambling?

[MCDavis]

Like a crack ho asking her pimp to help her stop turning tricks?

[ezra76]

It's good to ho putters IMO. You learn a lot about your stroke. FWIW there is no such thing a SBST stroke. Every stroke has at least a little arc to it. Take care to pay attention to your misses. Poor rounds of putting can tell you a lot. For instance, I have the most trouble with shorter putts. From outside 15feet I'm pretty good, as good as most "good" putters some days. That is because when I have to hit the ball that hard, I get more of an arc path. When I'm in close, I push the putt and don't release the putterhead. I've tried to "fix" this with a mallet putter but I really can use an Anser style blade, which is much, much better for distance control but I also have to work on releasing that putter. I practice with a totally 6'oclock toe hang "Cash in" putter now. Without a very good arc stroke, that putter is blocking it off.

[ManchesterGolfer]

Originally Posted by FATC1TY

I tried the Rife Abaco. It was MUCH better than the Bimini, but I just realized I can't use a heel shafted putter. I don't have a pronounced arcing putting line. I'm closer to straight back, instead of gated. So while it was nice, it was just too light feeling, and I would miss high with it alot.

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I couldn't make my mind up which of these to get. Nowhere has them in stock so I had to make my mind up without demoing and decided to go with the Napa style Bimini

[Wi-Golfer]

Originally Posted by eclark53520

Like asking the dealer at a blackjack table to help you quit gambling?

Actually had something like that happen one time. My wife & I were playing Roulette at a casino in Vegas & my wife is horrible in any sort of gambling. I was winning & she was losing faster than I could recoup it. The female dealer actually told me to tell her to stop playing so I could make some $$$.

Hope I don't get in trouble from the threadjack cop.

[FATC1TY]

Originally Posted by ManchesterGolfer

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I couldn't make my mind up which of these to get. Nowhere has them in stock so I had to make my mind up without demoing and decided to go with the Napa style Bimini

Manchester,

I REALLY wanted to like the Bimini. I really, really did. I think it's down right a gorgeous putter, and would LOVE to have it in the flamed finish.

However, I just couldn't putt worth shit with it. I tried, I tried to talk myself into like it, buying it and making it work. I carried it around the store for 20 minutes, came back and putted again. I blamed the ball, grabbed some prov's some callys and some taylormades that I play.

Nothing. Zip. I pushed and pulled every putt. I left everything short. It looked like I had never putted before, so I stopped, because I thought people were laughing.

But if I had to choose, the Abaco was way better for me, and I'm not a huge mallet type guy. I have 1 mallet, and I rarely game it because I'm not used to grabbing short sticks between my legs.

[FATC1TY]

Originally Posted by eclark53520

Like asking the dealer at a blackjack table to help you quit gambling?

What about AA?

Everyone there drinks like mad. They help each other.

Apparently, that aint the case here!

[mddubya]

Originally Posted by FATC1TY

What about AA?

Everyone there drinks like mad. They help each other.

Apparently, that aint the case here!

Don't get me wrong, we will help you and each other. Just not in stopping ho'ing, we are all certifiably and incurably addicted to ho'ing clubs,