Putters

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

We all love them and with all the sexy putter pics on here lately I thought we should have a putter discussion.

As most of you know I'm a recovering club ho and have had a ton of...well everything.

So what brands do you like? Design? Normal or counterbalanced?

I'll go first. I really don't have a preference on brand, I've probably had one of most of the usual suspects. Just picked up a Bettinardi and I'm hoping it can knock the FrankenPutter II out of my bag.

I tend to lean towards the Odyssey #9 style or a heel shafted mid mallet but the FrankenPutter II is a heavy center shafted Belly Putter head and I roll the ball nice with it! Go figure.

I like counterbalanced putters, helps keep my hands quiet and the weight just feels right. If a putter is too light I tend to get to handsy.

Ok guys, your turn.

 

[azgreg]

I'm a fan of the older heal/toe design. The lighter the better.

 

[Louie_T07]

Putters are probably my favourite thing to Ho. I too am not too picky on brand. But I do lean towards mallet style, heel shafted putters. I have a small Scotty Cameron collection of three putters. A Del Mar and two GoLo's. They make appearances in my bag but only on certain occasions. Seems like a waste, but I just can't bare to give them up. Currently I'm gaming a Ping Scottsdale TR counter balanced putter with a super stroke upgraded grip. I too am a fan of the new counter balanced putters, it's probably mental, but I feel like it has really improved my putting. I also really the true roll grooves on the face of the club. I have tried YES putters and RIFE as well and these TR grooves are by far my favourite.

Ok there's my two cents... Next!

 

[limpalong]

Started out with the old 8802/8813 heel shafted putters. Probably had a couple dozen Anser style... still have two or three in the basement... and never putted will with them. Seemed to gravitate to the mallets. Then, came back to the heel shafted... again... with the currently bagged Odyssey #9. I enjoyed my Odyssey #7. Putted well outside 8 FT with it, but could not make a 12" to 24" putt to save my soul. Mallets are supposed to be good on short putts. Just cannot get them to work for me. My confidence over short putts has totally returned with the #9. Son-in-law got pretty upset, today, with my putting. I was saving par from almost anywhere on a green.
I've not used a counterbalanced putter on the course. Just can't wrap myself around why all of a sudden this seems to be "magic". I'm certain the concept has been tried, probably numerous times, over the years. Now it seems as if the Golf Gods gifted the game with this spectacular design.
The #9 is working now. If it decides to upchuck, the #7 will go back into the bag until the #9 decides to play nice. About ready to go "pawn shopping" for an old 8802 or 8813 as a winter project.

 

[BigJim13]

I used to love the Anser putter from Ping, the one that had that distinctive "PING" sound when you hit it. For awhile all i looked at was that style or the Newport from SC. One day at Dick's on a whim I hit a Odyssey heel shafted #9 version and got the purest roll from a natural feeling stroke ever. Since then all i have looked at are those style putters.

I have an Inazone now that i like the look of but it could be softer. I had an odyssey for awhile but have found Odyssey putters tend to be lighter than i like and i dont like to add a bunch of lead tape. I may try a Scotty heel shafted, not crazy about the price though. I wish Ping made a heel shafted putter like the Odyssey, Ive been a Ping putter guy for awhile.

 

[azgreg]

My old stand by.

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

I used to love the Anser putter from Ping, the one that had that distinctive "PING" sound when you hit it. For awhile all i looked at was that style or the Newport from SC. One day at Dick's on a whim I hit a Odyssey heel shafted #9 version and got the purest roll from a natural feeling stroke ever. Since then all i have looked at are those style putters.

I have an Inazone now that i like the look of but it could be softer. I had an odyssey for awhile but have found Odyssey putters tend to be lighter than i like and i dont like to add a bunch of lead tape. I may try a Scotty heel shafted, not crazy about the price though. I wish Ping made a heel shafted putter like the Odyssey, Ive been a Ping putter guy for awhile.

Take a look at the Ping Piper H or Ping J-Blade.

 

[MattyB]

I've tinkered with the heel shafted putters before. Still have my snake eyes viper in the garage which I used for a good year or so. But have recently gone back to the traditional style blade putter, NC Exchange 6 currently.
Used to putt open stance with the snake eyes but never felt I had any consistency. Scrapped the open stance and I couldn't hit the heel shafted putter anymore. Found the NC 6 and voila, started getting real consistency with line and length. Even became a strong part of my game during stages.
Can't see myself changing this set up tbh. However the final tryout will probably be an Odyssey 2 ball putter, have always wanted to see how they go.

 

[Rockford35]

360g+ with heavy shafts. Toe heavy, as I have a wide arc and need to close that toe.

R35

 

[TheTrueReview]

I game the Nike Method 001 and don't foresee that I'll ever part with it. It was love at first sight/use. I've always liked the look of the anser style putter. The Method has a dot for alignment which I prefer over a line. The feel is great.

In my scramble last week, whilst most of my game was rusty, I drained some terrific putts including the breaking 20 footer on the last.

With due respect to others, I really can't understand why someone would pay a thousand bucks plus for one of 'those' putters. Your old faithful will probably sink more putts.

 

[TEA Time]

I'm a fan of the older heal/toe design. The lighter the better.

This goes for me, as well. I gamed an original Anser for years and now play an Anser 4.

 

[anonymous golfaholic]

The heel shafted designs seem to suite my stroke for some reason. I pull putts when the putter is offset. I don't use a sight line or dot. As my sig indicates, I'm using a Odyssey #9. I use the two parallel lines created by the bumpers for alignment. So I don't like putters with curves, like the SC Del Mar. I don't mind if the putter has a curved body, I just want the machined cut-outs to be square with the face. If that makes any sense, lol.

 

[BigJim13]

The heel shafted designs seem to suite my stroke for some reason. I pull putts when the putter is offset. I don't use a sight line or dot. As my sig indicates, I'm using a Odyssey #9. I use the two parallel lines created by the bumpers for alignment. So I don't like putters with curves, like the SC Del Mar. I don't mind if the putter has a curved body, I just want the machined cut-outs to be square with the face. If that makes any sense, lol.

The Odyssey #9 is the perfect looking putter for me. My issue with them is the weight. If they would make a heavier model is be all over it.

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

The Odyssey #9 is the perfect looking putter for me. My issue with them is the weight. If they would make a heavier model is be all over it.

The new Metal-X with the adjustable weights would probably be right up your alley.

Odyssey Metal-X Milled #9 HT Putter | Odyssey Putters

 

[BigJim13]

The new Metal-X with the adjustable weights would probably be right up your alley.

Odyssey Metal-X Milled #9 HT Putter | Odyssey Putters

Now we're talking!