ManchesterGolfer
AKA.... Obi-Wan Ho-Nobi
- Jan 4, 2006
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...you picked up a club in a store that you really didn't want, only to end up leaving with it?
I'm sure most of us Golf Nuts on here have had a simlar experiance. You pick a club up expecting to hate it but just out of curiousity you give it a waggle, which then turns into a shot and eventually ends with you parting with some hard earnt and leaving with it tucked under your arm?
I had it a few years ago with a STX Broomhandle. I picked it up and said to my friend how are you suppose to putt with one of these!?!? I then tried expecting to have no feel for how to use it and after an hour of not missing a putt left with it!
Today I've just done it for the 2nd time. I was in Eagle golf looking at the putters...I was looking through the Scotty's as I often do to see if some numpty had traded a Prototype in for peanuts (found a couple in 2nd hand section's). No proto's but mixed in with the Scotty's was a Odyssey Black i #1...being the freak I am I had to move it over with the other Odyssey's away from the Cameron's (can't mix the veg on my dinner either). I thought I'll just give it a roll whilst moving it... I made 16 putts in a row with it on the mat which is approx 14 foot with about 2" of right to left break on it.
I was fully expecting to hate the thing as I've never really gotten on with the softer Odyssey face insert's, too quiet for me.. but it put a great, true top over tail roll on the ball. I then picked up a 2nd hand Studio Select Newport..pretty much the same shape, all I could muster was 5-6 in a row before a lip out. I tried the Odyssey again and it just kept going in!! I had a look and it was 2nd hand for a bargain £89. I had to pull the trigger. I was still half thinking if I don't like it there's some profit to be had on the Bay for it.
I called in at my Club on the way home for a quick go on the putting green. There are 9 holes cut on our green varrying in length from 10 to 20 foot, non of them are straight. I play two balls on each hole so 18 holes in total & All holes are a par 2...thats how I practice my putting. I normally score 5 to 8 under with about 10 being my record....Well fcuk me!!! I holed my 1st 2 putts on the 1st hole, same again on the 2nd, 1 on the 3rd and on it went. I finished with my best ever record 14 under, thats 14 one putts out of 18 goes with no 3 putts!!!!
Anybody had a simlar experiance???
I'm sure most of us Golf Nuts on here have had a simlar experiance. You pick a club up expecting to hate it but just out of curiousity you give it a waggle, which then turns into a shot and eventually ends with you parting with some hard earnt and leaving with it tucked under your arm?
I had it a few years ago with a STX Broomhandle. I picked it up and said to my friend how are you suppose to putt with one of these!?!? I then tried expecting to have no feel for how to use it and after an hour of not missing a putt left with it!
Today I've just done it for the 2nd time. I was in Eagle golf looking at the putters...I was looking through the Scotty's as I often do to see if some numpty had traded a Prototype in for peanuts (found a couple in 2nd hand section's). No proto's but mixed in with the Scotty's was a Odyssey Black i #1...being the freak I am I had to move it over with the other Odyssey's away from the Cameron's (can't mix the veg on my dinner either). I thought I'll just give it a roll whilst moving it... I made 16 putts in a row with it on the mat which is approx 14 foot with about 2" of right to left break on it.
I was fully expecting to hate the thing as I've never really gotten on with the softer Odyssey face insert's, too quiet for me.. but it put a great, true top over tail roll on the ball. I then picked up a 2nd hand Studio Select Newport..pretty much the same shape, all I could muster was 5-6 in a row before a lip out. I tried the Odyssey again and it just kept going in!! I had a look and it was 2nd hand for a bargain £89. I had to pull the trigger. I was still half thinking if I don't like it there's some profit to be had on the Bay for it.
I called in at my Club on the way home for a quick go on the putting green. There are 9 holes cut on our green varrying in length from 10 to 20 foot, non of them are straight. I play two balls on each hole so 18 holes in total & All holes are a par 2...thats how I practice my putting. I normally score 5 to 8 under with about 10 being my record....Well fcuk me!!! I holed my 1st 2 putts on the 1st hole, same again on the 2nd, 1 on the 3rd and on it went. I finished with my best ever record 14 under, thats 14 one putts out of 18 goes with no 3 putts!!!!
Anybody had a simlar experiance???