ezra76
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- Feb 5, 2006
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I recently bought a Ping Karsten B60 putter and not even a week later, I bought the Spider. The Spider is Taylormade's latest addition to the Rossa line of putters, featuring 2 weight ports back and wide to increase the MOI. This putter gets them rolling straighter and more online than any putter I've tried. The feel off the insert is excellent, surprisingly good. I've had a few Scotty Camerons and this one is right up there with the feel of the Scotty's hit right off the center. I've had good success so far with shorter putts inside of 5-6 feet, from 4 feet, it's automatic. Been having a little trouble on longer lag putts, getting the feel for the distance with it. Not sure how to explain it but this putter seems to bring a "stub" factor into play on longer putts. Basically it's not hard to bottom the thing out before or after the ball and have it hit the green, an odd phenomenon I've never, ever experienced with any putter in the past. Kind of like "chunking" a putt I guess.
I'll continue to work with it, see if I can get more comfortable with the longer putts. With my handicap and GIR %, cleaning up the shorter putts after a missed GIR chip will do a lot more for my score than holing the odd 18-20footer. Birdies are nice but at my ability, putting nothing but 4's and 5's on the card is the most important thing.
I'll continue to work with it, see if I can get more comfortable with the longer putts. With my handicap and GIR %, cleaning up the shorter putts after a missed GIR chip will do a lot more for my score than holing the odd 18-20footer. Birdies are nice but at my ability, putting nothing but 4's and 5's on the card is the most important thing.