Pretty much as long as I've been playing I have been using an Odyssey 2-ball putter that I got at a fire sale when I first filled out my bag. Not a bad putter... or so I thought.
Recently, I've been playing with a guy who uses a Scotty Cameron Futura, and for some reason his putts just look different than mine. I don't really know how to describe it, exactly. But when he putts, his ball just seems to roll much smoother. A lot of times when my putt looks like it's going to die at the hole it ends up running five feet by, or when it looks like I crushed it the ball stops two feet short. His putts never seem to do that... it starts at one speed and just constantly slows down until it stops (unless it hits a slope, of course).
That observation combined with the discussion a little while ago about the Ping Ketsch just kinda made me decide to go buy one and try it out. It wasn't cheap... about $250. But I figured I would try it and if it turned out not to be worth it I would have no problem re-selling it.
Well, I am NOT going to sell this putter anytime soon. My putts now look like my buddy's. It just rolls SO smooth. Again, it is hard to explain but when you watch it roll it just looks different. Feel is a million times better as well.
So here is the PSA: If you're like me and you've never been able to bring yourself to spend a ton of money on a putter; if you think the putter you got with your starter set is just fine... At least go TRY a good putter. I used to think that putters were about nothing more than style or what suits your eye. That's BS. Better equipment equals better performance. I wish I would've given this putter a shot a long time ago.
Recently, I've been playing with a guy who uses a Scotty Cameron Futura, and for some reason his putts just look different than mine. I don't really know how to describe it, exactly. But when he putts, his ball just seems to roll much smoother. A lot of times when my putt looks like it's going to die at the hole it ends up running five feet by, or when it looks like I crushed it the ball stops two feet short. His putts never seem to do that... it starts at one speed and just constantly slows down until it stops (unless it hits a slope, of course).
That observation combined with the discussion a little while ago about the Ping Ketsch just kinda made me decide to go buy one and try it out. It wasn't cheap... about $250. But I figured I would try it and if it turned out not to be worth it I would have no problem re-selling it.
Well, I am NOT going to sell this putter anytime soon. My putts now look like my buddy's. It just rolls SO smooth. Again, it is hard to explain but when you watch it roll it just looks different. Feel is a million times better as well.
So here is the PSA: If you're like me and you've never been able to bring yourself to spend a ton of money on a putter; if you think the putter you got with your starter set is just fine... At least go TRY a good putter. I used to think that putters were about nothing more than style or what suits your eye. That's BS. Better equipment equals better performance. I wish I would've given this putter a shot a long time ago.