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    Hi all, I think I talked of this sometime ago but it might still be helpful. I purchased a SRT 2 ball on the basis of their reputation, big mistake. I am reasonably new to golf and did not do the essential research. The putter I was using was a generic $20 dollar job I had been using for 2 years and had become quite proficient at using and I thought the 2ball would make me a super putter. I got it off ebay having not even sampled it in the pro shop ( yes ,a very silly thing to do ). After months of heartbreaking practice, I found I was never going to be any good with it. My whole game collapsed due the fact that even if I got near the hole I couldn't drop em.(and I mean 2 and 3 footers). The problem was my old putter was a offset blade style and the two ball of course a mallet. One toe balanced the other face balanced. I thought I could just get used to it and it would be great. Those who have researched will know there are putters that suit certain natural stroke styles. In despair, I went back to my old putter and after a few weeks was sinking them better than ever. Bare this in mind, my old putter was cheap, shortened by 3 inches, had weight added behind the face and, after checking the face with a straight edge and finding it was corrugated, I filed it flat. Other than the filing it, I made the same mods to the SRT over time, but there was no change, I just could not use it. I realised that I had not just been patching my cheapy I had modified my old putter gradually to suit me perfectly. I learned an expensive lesson.

    golfshooter
    Last edited by golfshooter; 10-24-2010, 05:04 AM.

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    Re: A putter story

    Generally speaking Blade putters are designed for putting with an open/closed gate action and Mallet putters suit those that use a straight forward/back action.

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      Re: A putter story

      Yes Brian I can vouch for that, I was surprised that I couldn't train myself to make that straight through stroke no matter how much I practised. I did confirm that even a $20 putter can do the job well if it suits your stroke , the fine tuning is sometimes necessary on even expensive putters. Though I doubt one would have to file the face of an odyssey putter !

      golfshooter

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        Re: A putter story

        hi
        i remember Ken Brown used a putter he found in his dads golf bag and his dad cut it down for him, some 20 years later he was still using it but now on tour, don't know if he still uses it but knew he will have kept it.
        he use to bend so much when he putted with it his hand almost touched his knees.
        he works for the bbc now. good golfer in his day.
        cheers
        Bill

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        • #5
          Re: A putter story

          Yep, it is all about getting that pendulum rocking whether you prefer your elbows slightly bent or hanging mostly straight as I do.As part of the way we read speed and direction on a putt is to get down low behind the ball. Shortening the putter allows me to hang my arms as a pendulum and be as close to the ball as comfort allows while also giving me a good look at the ball to hole line at address, hopefully. Anyway I think putting really is a head game to a fair extent, if you believe in your technique, the putter is correct for your stroke and is yielding results, don't screw with it no matter how cheap or old it is.

          golfshooter

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