My New Bag

[Blade]

Originally I had asked my rep to try and locate a black version of the White Damascus, he told me he was unable to locate one since I didn't want the new iX version with the high toe. Just got an email from a buddy of mine who is in Japan and he found one at a shop over there and he grabbed it for me. So in a couple of weeks I should have the same putter with a black finish, my wife thinks I am nuts that the finish matters that much to me.

She's right, but you're not alone.

[lmh3]

She's going to really laugh when the black putter shaft arrives to replace the chrome one.

[lmh3]

My buddy may want it for the black one, but if he doesn't, I very well may. Of course knowing me, it will probably end up in a rotation with the other one. That's what will really tick her off the most.

[BIG STU]

Those are nice irons. I have a friend of mine who is an assistant pro at one of the courses on the South end of the Strand and he is a Cally Staffer. I believe he has a similar set up on shafts as you do except he has the black KBS shafts. I played with him last week and did hit his 8 iron and 9 iron and they really hit good. I did not want to hit them much because I might like them too much and I cant afford them besides I just changed clubs 3 or 4 months ago for the first time in years and my wife would throw me out if I bought those

Maybe if I hit the lottery

[lmh3]

Was bored yesterday so I grabbed a ProType #9 and torched it.

[whiskey golf]

That is so cool.

[lmh3]

My White Damascus ix was delivered today. Not crazy about the high toe, but I think it will grow on me. The feel is very solid and it rolls the ball very well.

 

 

[lmh3]

I got to roll the two White Damascus putters out on the practice green. The ix with the Metal X face milling definitely got the ball rolling a little quicker and it seemed to roll a foot or so further than the standard milled face on the regular Damascus. The feel is very similar, maybe a touch firmer with the ix, a nice crisp sound and you know exactly wear you hit it on the face. It may be in my head, but it seems like the high toe design gets the pitter releasing faster than the level toe version. I'm leaning towards the ix but I'm sure the regular one will see the course as well.

[lmh3]

The Versa came back from Charles at Spryevo, he did a great job, it is in my kitchen drying, so I am going to steal his photo of it. I'm going to try it out tomorrow, weather permitting, and if it is as good as I think it is, I'll go on and order a matte white shaft for it to complete the look.

 

 

[whiskey golf]

That looks very good.

[lmh3]

Didn't get a chance to roll the Versa on a real green, 9" of snow kind of stopped that, but I was able to hit a few on the green at Golfsmith. The first thing that was obvious is that the copper added a lot of head weight, I mean a lot. At 33", it has a swingweight of F-1. The total head weight is now 409 grams which is just a bit heavier than the head weight of the Tank putters so I am going to see if I can get them to send me the 40 gram backweight they use in those putters.

 

As far as the feel off the face, the copper produces a very solid feel at impact, almost like there is no insert at all. The ball rolls really well, and it is very easy to get the ball started on line. It looks great, will look even better when the white shaft comes in.

[Mr_Theoo]

Didn't get a chance to roll the Versa on a real green, 9" of snow kind of stopped that, but I was able to hit a few on the green at Golfsmith. The first thing that was obvious is that the copper added a lot of head weight, I mean a lot. At 33", it has a swingweight of F-1. The total head weight is now 409 grams which is just a bit heavier than the head weight of the Tank putters so I am going to see if I can get them to send me the 40 gram backweight they use in those putters.

 

As far as the feel off the face, the copper produces a very solid feel at impact, almost like there is no insert at all. The ball rolls really well, and it is very easy to get the ball started on line. It looks great, will look even better when the white shaft comes in.

That's awesome!

[lmh3]

I'm short and have always used a 33" putter.

[Mr_Theoo]

Were you to get the 40g weight to counterbalance it?

[lmh3]

I'm going to see if my rep can get me the brass weight they use in the Tank putters, or I'll just make one with some tungsten powder and a plastic insert.

[Paul S]

Those are some really beautiful putters. If you ever get mad and break one over your knee, I'll take it off your hands. 

[lmh3]

How does the Damascas stack up aginst the Method 003?

 

 

Fairways & Greens My Friend,

Richard

I like the feel of the Damascus much better than the Method. It has a more consistent feel than the Method, puts just as good of a roll on the ball and the smoother edges are much cleaner looking.

[lmh3]

I got around to putting the Versa back together properly with the back weight and everything today. It has a really good feel with counterbalancing, good distance control and a solid roll on the ball. I'll probably only use it on slower greens though as it was a little tough for me to control speed on shorter putts.

[Mr_Theoo]

Looks awesome!

[whiskey golf]

That looks great, the white shaft especially.

[lmh3]

Well, a new year has brought a new bag.

 

 

 

 

 

[Mr_Theoo]

Looks cool!

[fozcycle]

Sweet set up........Let us know how you're doing this season.

[lmh3]

New irons, wedges, and utility irons.

[BIG STU]

Nice it is always very interesting to see the latest in your bag. those are some nice blades in your bag and the wedges aint bad either

[Mr_Theoo]

Those look sweet with the paintfill and stamping.

[lmh3]

This arrived yesterday.

 

 

[Mr_Theoo]

Cool, what shaft you go with?

[lmh3]

Got it with the Rogue Silver, going to start with the Project X Handcrafted I used last year to start the testing.

[fozcycle]

That Big Bertha is mean looking..........how does it compare to the Nike VR Pro that you used awhile back?