Putter Talk

Gene Nead is one of a half-dozen different manufacturers actively making smaller versions of their bread-winners to appeal to the avid collectors. The funny thing that has happened is that people are starting to USE these putters…and they are pretty nice! Some say it’s easier to see what your stroke is doing. Others say it helps targeting. There will also always (always) be those that keep one in the bag for novelty. The Gene Nead MiNi is more than all of the above. This is a serious putter, for serious golfers.

About 18months ago, I had grand ideas for what I wanted to do with PutterTalk, and our new (at the time) acquisition of GolfOpinions. Ideas flew. Code was written. Best intentions were laid out. The result? A great looking site that even our best developers weren’t entirely sure how to properly operate. Our rankings on [...]

Here are some pics from the Studio-B Spring Social..or..”Spring Swarm” as we dubbed it.

Byron Morgan has been enjoying quite a bit of success lately. With the addition of the 006, 007, and 008x putters, he’s been on most collector’s “Short List” of preferred putter makers. We got a chance to check out the first “006 Long Neck” last week…take a few min and read what we thought.

Tiger Shark wants you to take them seriously. Why not you say? I mean they have a wide variety of putters, a great alignment system, cast putters, milled putters, adjustable weight putters, it just seems they have everything. What is the price for all of this you ask – $59.99. Wait where are you going? Come back here.

A few years back when Heavy Putters hit the scene, they were seen as a bit of a gimmick. It was tough to take a 2 pound putter seriously. Caddies everywhere cringed. But something funny happened. People started making putts with them! Over the next few years Heavy Putters kept refining their design, and eventually [...]

Well this is certainly one of the more innovative ideas I’ve seen here at the show. Kevin Burns has spent the past three years designing his system for ordering customized putters, and I have to say it’s pretty cool. Kevin has designed every aspect of not only the putters, but the software and the actually [...]

No THIS is something special. PutterTalk is the first place you’ll see this prototype. C&L has been working on a mallet for a while. This is the first plastic test-version ever seen. There are a few things that need to be changed, but the symmetrical qualities will remain. Lefty or Righty…it’s the same head. There [...]

First, I’ll show you the new C&L Anser style putter. The lines have been refined, the milling pattern improved. A nice “Version 2.0″ if you ask me. Check out the new “C&L” on the heel!

2007 was certainly a great year for SeeMore Putters. When I spoke with Jason Pouliot earlier today, you could tell he was still riding a high from the 2007 Masters…and rightfully so.

Our major critique of the RedWood series was the glare on the finish in direct sunlight. This year, we find the same great heads, along with three finishes available. Nickel Plated, Star-Shot, and now Black Satin finishes are available on the Redwood series. The I Series offer some new and old heads that have elastomer [...]

Here are some quick pics of the new additions to the Black Series and White Hot series putters from Odyssey. The new #9 and #7 feature the same Tungsten weighting, with the addition of a soft insert. The Sabertooth putter offers extreme parameter weighting, while giving you something to fend off bears and deer with [...]