Knockoff/Clone Putters

[CybrSlicr]

I have found that I really like swinging the Callaway Tour Blue TT1 putter, but I cannot justify $300 for a putter (even though it is the most used club in the bag). I have seen the Inazone Azur Tour Blue clone/copy/knockoff putter and can order one for $40. This seems like a better way to go.

Is their really a great difference between copy and authentic putters? I could understand with drivers and woods (as swinging them hard could damage cheaper copies), but a putter is a delicately used club. Does it seem worth it to order the putter and try it for $40? Has anyone else tried the Inazone Azur putter?

Thoughts are always appreciated.

 

[Rockford35]

for 40 bucks, I doubt it's a milled Titanium head.

Putters are all about feel. Some have them and some don't. And what works for me won't necessarily turn your head.

Your best bet is to go try out every putter you can from the 10 dollar bargain bin putters right up to the Callaway. Then, buy the putter that feels the best and sinks putts. Then, never buy another putter ever again.

I read somewhere that Tiger has had the same putter for almost 15 years. Same style head, same shaft. He's replaced it, but with the exact same copy. He says that knowing your putter is the best advantage one can have when trying to master the dance floor.

My girlfriend has a Monza knockoff that feels great. I can't sink shit with it, but she loves it. It was 50 bucks, 1/6th the cost of a real Monza....

R35

 

[Silver]

1/6th? Monza's aren't $300! Are they? Maybe they are. I'd be shocked. I forget how much they are now that I'm sinking everything with my White Steel 2-ball Blade and don't have to worry about putters anymore.

 

[Rockford35]

Here in SK, putters are crazy money. That and drivers. Wedges are pretty close to what you can get them for in the US, and irons as well. But a driver like a Fusion is 599.99CDN plus taxes and a putter like a Monza is 279.00 plus taxes.

You wonder why E-bay is bookmarked in my favorites....

R35

 

[DaveE]

I wouldn't buy any putter, regardless of price, without trying it first. I've only bought two putters in the last 20 years and neither one was what I went looking for. demo, demo, demo.

If you try enough of them you'll find one that just feels right. Then it won't matter what it costs cause you'll have to have it.

Good luck.

 

[CybrSlicr]

Then it won't matter what it costs cause you'll have to have it.

That is what scares me...

I have a Scotty Cameron Newport clone right now - softsteel, milled face - that I like, but it doesn't have any line markers on it and I haven't adjusted well to that. My speed is very good with it, just not my line.

I am still experimenting with putters. I feel the 33" shaft is good for me (I'm gonna try 32" as well). I also like the weighting on the Scotty Cameron head I have. I still plan to try other putters sized like it (the Tour Blue 1 and 2 are similar). Once I find the right combination for me, I will then probably invest in a better putter (Scotty Cameron, Callaway, etc).

I don't feel I learn anything while at the store. I find that using the putter out on the course, I get a much better feel for the putter. For $30 or $40 each, I don't mind trying a couple of different styles until I find what I like.

Again, still a work in progress...

 

[Youngun5]

any way you could put your own lines on it, or have a pro do it? thats what i would look into first before going for another putter if you like the SC

 

[VtDivot]

I spent 120 on a Scotty on ebay and so far I haven't been wowed. I am starting to get a better feel for the distance (I am usually short with it?) I bought it after hitting a friends putter many times, so I knew what I was getting (kinda). I also know that I can throw it back up on ebay and easily get my 120 back plus more.

My advice is be a consumer first. There are deals to be had out there, and sometimes where it just doesn't make sense not to buy it.... or at least that is how I justify it to SWMBO.

 

[CybrSlicr]

any way you could put your own lines on it, or have a pro do it? thats what i would look into first before going for another putter if you like the SC

If this could be done, it would probably be the best alternative. Can this be done?

 

[obagain]

Cutting scoring or sight lines on a putter is very easy. Any shop that does minimal work could do this for you. We charge $5 for it.