Hey Bernie:
All this discussion about the heavy putter got me to reminiscing; remember the 3-Ball putter Rex Caldwell used to win (I think) the New Orleans Open a few years ago? And the giant aluminum head putter Nicklaus used to win the Masters? Or how about the "Inverted Loft" putter? The Bass Ackwards? The Octagon? The Hammer? There were and are dozens upon dozens of putter shapes, styles, weights, and different prices. Every one of them was "tested and proven to be superior to any design ever." Where are they now?
Speaking of lab tests, I'm sure you know that no matter what the putter design is, the first few inches of virtually any putt are a skid, not a roll. You can top the ball, you can hit it in the center, you can hit it low. The ball does not roll until after the skid stops. Hell, you can see it with the naked eye if you watch closely enough.
So, I'm not about to knock any putter design. This Heavy Putter may be terrific. I haven't seen it. I'm anxiously waiting to see it in the stores and shops. Then, after using it for a few putts I may have an opinion.
As for designs, I was approached yesterday by a guy who wants me to make him a 45" double face putter. I'm using an old Bullseye design for the project. They guy wants to putt sidesaddle, right handed for long putts, left hand for short putts. He has the yips on the short putts, hence the Bullseye. That's yet another take on putter woes.
TFlan
Bernie Baymiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bernie Baymiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Charlie,Mabe you overlooked the statement about my second sentence..."if I didn't know some of the people involved." I do know you through our past correspondence and if you say your putter is as good as it is, then I don't doubt you a bit. I do doubt, or at least take with a grain of salt, any statement from a supplier I don't know. And, I do want to see some "reviews" from users I do know if I don't know the supplier. This and other clubmaking forums have had very informative new product discussions and generally honest ones. For instance, I learned from discussions on a couple of forums that the original Integra S450 (SP700 on the face near toe) was being crushed in large numbers by hard hitters, so quit using it for my long drivers. It was (and still is) a great head for me, but as I found out, the criticism was correct. I had to send back four crushed originals within two years. And, I can remember a few instances...one in particular, wh! ere a company "spy" touting their new high tech shafts on a forum were drowned out by negative comments from those who tried the shafts. Honest reviews saved me a few bucks on more than a few occasions.
