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Kenny B's First Putter

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Kenny B ‎

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OK, the gentleman mongoose in the "research - your help needed!" thread told me to dig up my first putter.  It took a lot of digging (and cleaning), but I found it.  I know that many of you putter ho's can't fathom that anyone has only had three (3) putters, EVER!  When I started playing golf in ernest in 1992, I only had the odd numbered irons of a Ping Eye 2 clone, a 2W and a 4W, and this putter that was made locally in a machine shop.  My criteria for buying this putter?

  1. I needed a putter
  2. It looked purty

Yeah, I know... it has a graphite shaft.  Not sure why.  The interesting thing about this design is that it is perfectly balanced... You can balance this putter in your hand and rotate the shaft 360* and it doesn't hang in any position.  I have no idea why that is good or bad, but it intrigued me.  My local pro said that I had "hands of stone" because I was a lousy putter and chipper, not because I emulated Roberto Duran.   :)   It didn't really matter what I used back then, I could run a putt by 8 feet and then leave the next putt short by 4 feet.  

 

Now that I have it out, I think I will take it to the course and see if my putting woes were the arrow or the Indian.  I think I can do a much better job putting with it today, but since I have since gone to a much heavier putter, I don't see it going back in the bag.  Sorry for the low quality pictures; my wife has the camera, I only have my phone!

 

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“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Severtheties  

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That thing is AWESOME! haha

Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44"

Fairway Metal - :nike-small: Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43"

Irons - :taylormade-small: SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S

Wedges - :edel-golf-1: 54* and 58* Digger grind

Putter - :scotty-cameron-1: 2015 GoLo 3 33"

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That is the most interesting looking putter ever. You should have them make you a new one to match your current specs

Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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Wow. That is good looking putter. Really interesting the way the shaft bends and is attached to the center of the back of the putter.  It's the K-Tron from the planet Rom-u-lon. LOL

Oh, and is that Master Grip C4 I see there?

My Sun Mountain bag currently includes:   TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png 771CSI 5i - PW and TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges

                                                                               :755178188_TourEdge: EXS 10.5*, TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png 929-HS FW4 16.5* 

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There are no words. Just awesome.

Driver -  :taylormade-small: M1 9.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Fairway -   :taylormade-small: M1 5W 19* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Hybrids -   :ping-small: G25 4H 23*

Irons -  :mizuno-small: JPX 850 Forged 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Wedges - :mizuno-small: S5 50*07, 54*12, 58*12 w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Putter - Oddyssey Metal-X #7 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 2.0

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Wow. That is good looking putter. Really interesting the way the shaft bends and is attached to the center of the back of the putter.  It's the K-Tron from the planet Rom-u-lon. LOL

Oh, and is that Master Grip C4 I see there?

 

Yepper! good eye PJ.  

 

 

That is the most interesting looking putter ever. You should have them make you a new one to match your current specs

 

 

It would be tempting, but they are no longer in existence.  

“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Yepper! good eye PJ.  

 

 

 

 

It would be tempting, but they are no longer in existence.  

 

What about having one of the guys on here offering to custom build a putter? 

Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44"

Fairway Metal - :nike-small: Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43"

Irons - :taylormade-small: SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S

Wedges - :edel-golf-1: 54* and 58* Digger grind

Putter - :scotty-cameron-1: 2015 GoLo 3 33"

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spectacular! it really is quite stunning... you say you've had this since 1992? wrapped in cotton wool?

 

No, but it still had the original putter cover on it.  It's got a few nicks here and there, and I had to hit it with some copper polish.

“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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What about having one of the guys on here offering to custom build a putter? 

 

Remember, it was my first putter.  I didn't say I liked it.  I could have used a 2x4 and putted just as well back then.  :)

 

I have migrated to a much heavier putter... MUCH.  I haven't heard of anyone chomping at the bit to build anything that might even come close to what I would like.

“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Wow Kenny! that thing is amazing! would you consider selling it?

 

to me...?

 

my kids didn't need a college education anyway

Driver - Titleist 910 9.5° Diamana 72 gram stiff shaft

17° FW - Titleist 910 diamana 72 gram stiff shaft

Rescue - Titleist 909H 21° voodoo stiff shaft

irons - 4 - PW Ping Anser stiff steel

GW - Magregor 52° VIP

SW + Lob - Vokey's

Putter - Burton Custom Prototype - 2.5° loft, 68° lie angle, 375 gram head, 20° toe hang, non offset,  Back weighted 75grams.

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Wow Kenny! that thing is amazing! would you consider selling it?

 

to me...?

 

my kids didn't need a college education anyway

 

I really haven't given that any thought.  I don't think it is worth that much.  It's just a piece of nostalgia now.  

“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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Remember, it was my first putter. I didn't say I liked it. I could have used a 2x4 and putted just as well back then. :)

 

I have migrated to a much heavier putter... MUCH. I haven't heard of anyone chomping at the bit to build anything that might even come close to what I would like.

So what would you like? I'm not chomping at the bit, but would be happy to their a design together for you when I finish one for a few other guys. And as I've said, no charge. It's actually quite easy to design a putter from 200 to 500 grams and everywhere in between.

  • TM M1 430 w/ Speeder 757 X

TM Jetspeed w/ Fuji X 13.5*

TM UDI w/ Recoil 120 F4 21*

TM 2011 TP MBs 4-pw X100ti

TM EF Spin 52*/ATV

TM EF Spin 58*/ATV

TM Ghost Tour Black Monte Carlo

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So what would you like? I'm not chomping at the bit, but would be happy to their a design together for you when I finish one for a few other guys. And as I've said, no charge. It's actually quite easy to design a putter from 200 to 500 grams and everywhere in between.

Well that's part of the problem. My current putter is a face-balanced Boccieri Heavy Putter, 31 inch Anser style with 465g head and a total weight of about 900g. I really don't much care for the looks of their putters but they fit my putting style.

“We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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OK, the gentleman mongoose in the "research - your help needed!" thread told me to dig up my first putter.  It took a lot of digging (and cleaning), but I found it.  I know that many of you putter ho's can't fathom that anyone has only had three (3) putters, EVER!  When I started playing golf in ernest in 1992, I only had the odd numbered irons of a Ping Eye 2 clone, a 2W and a 4W, and this putter that was made locally in a machine shop.  My criteria for buying this putter?

  1. I needed a putter
  2. It looked purty

Yeah, I know... it has a graphite shaft.  Not sure why.  The interesting thing about this design is that it is perfectly balanced... You can balance this putter in your hand and rotate the shaft 360* and it doesn't hang in any position.  I have no idea why that is good or bad, but it intrigued me.  My local pro said that I had "hands of stone" because I was a lousy putter and chipper, not because I emulated Roberto Duran.   :)   It didn't really matter what I used back then, I could run a putt by 8 feet and then leave the next putt short by 4 feet.  

 

Now that I have it out, I think I will take it to the course and see if my putting woes were the arrow or the Indian.  I think I can do a much better job putting with it today, but since I have since gone to a much heavier putter, I don't see it going back in the bag.  Sorry for the low quality pictures; my wife has the camera, I only have my phone!

 

attachicon.gifIMG_0192.jpg

 

attachicon.gifIMG_0198.jpg

 

attachicon.gifIMG_0201.jpg

 

attachicon.gifIMG_0206.jpg

Wow............amazing.

:callaway-small: Rouge Draw 13.5 Lite Flex
:titelist-small: 913H 24 degree Diamana Lite Flex
:adams-small:  Idea Pro a12 20 degree Aldila VS Proto Regular Flex
:mizuno-small:   MP 100 4 - PW Stiff DGS 300
:callaway-small: Mack Daddy 2  TG 52/10, RG 56/10 and TG 60/10
:cameron-small: 2014 Select Newport 2  33 "

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