[Which club is untouchable?]

49 minutes ago, barney_bogey said:

That's probably the only putter I can see trading for. Been looking at them for years but have never been able to pull the trigger. I really do love this soft face though.

How do you like the metal face after all those years?

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My problem with the del mar was actually that it was to soft. It took me a few rounds to get used to it.  I believe the second and third rounds I played with it I actually purposely hit it off the toe so I could get some feel from it. 

[Which club is untouchable?]

On 9/22/2023 at 7:09 PM, barney_bogey said:

The old XG White Hot #9. Beaten and battered, I've never held another putter that made me want to switch it up. I did finally move to a Super Stroke Flatso 2.0 with it recently. Send to help keep the hands softer.




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I had the same putter in my bag for over 10 years. Just switched last year to a Del Mar.

[What putters does everyone use?]

Have used a Special Select Scotty Del Mar for 2 years. Before that I had an odyssey #9 in the bag for 10 years.  Just really like the head shape of these putters. 

[Why did you join MGS?]

I joined mostly because I’m a golf junky and love the ball testing. Kind of would like a bit more tour talk, but there is lots of other places to get that 

[What bag do you use?]

I use a ping hoofer lite. Am 39 now and used a ping carry bag since an L8 when I was 14. Love how ping bags have always been two separate straps so it’s still comfortable too carry only using one strap. Plus always been light with great storage.

[Tell me your Top 10 courses played!]

Pinehurst #2

The ocean Course kiawah island

Harbour Town

Bethpage Black

Eagles Nest 

TPC Sawgrass

Bay Hill

Streamsong red/blue

Big Win Island 

Kawartha G and CC

[Myrtle Beach/Pawley's Island group golf trip....need advice!]

Heritage club is my favourite in myrtle. Cheap and a super cool layout. Plus all the dead bodies buried on the course is cool and creapy.

[Streamsong Courses]

I was at Streamsong while black was being built so did not get to play it.  Does not compare to Bandon really though,  nowhere really does though lol.  Resort is super nice and the rooms are big and nice.  But yes as LICC said you are stuck at the resort, closest town is half hour away if i remember correctly as someone in our group had to go out for aloe vera.  Golf courses are still great though and worth the trip.  When we went we started at Bay Hill for a night and round then headed to streamsong.  You will not be dissapointed.  My only problem was with the pro shop prices, if i remember correctley they actually charged $10 over msrp for Pro V1s.  

[Muskoka area courses]

Not sure about rental clubs as i live within a few hours of the Muskoka's, but Taboo is very good value.  On the pricey end is Muskoka Bay.  One of the hardest couses in Canada but amazing views and an unbelievable course.  If you can get on as im pretty sure its private BigWin island is amazing.

[WITB for the Frugal Golfer]

I totally understand where you are coming from.  I look for deals on bye and sell sites just so i can resell them myself to upgrade my own bag.  Pulled some crazy deals this winter so i could get a basically new scotty cameron special select del mar.  Think i bought 4 different putters and this one only ended up costing me about $60 out of pocket.  

[Here we go again..]

I just switched from an old Odyssey white ice #9 that I had in the bag for 12 years to a Scotty Cameron Special Select del mar. Same head style but I think I may go back to the odyssey. Just don’t have the confidence over the ball And it’s such a different feel.  Any thoughts anyone?

[Anyone play right-handed but putt left handed?]

On 7/27/2020 at 4:25 PM, Nevin said:

I am naturally left-handed.  The only thing I do right-handed is golf.  I think my dad read that Ben Hogan was left-handed so he decided to have me play from the right.  I have always been an exceptionally mediocre putter bordering on the truly awful.   This weekend I played with  a guy who was naturally right handed  but had switched to left handed for putting.  Definitely putted better than I did.  I dug out an old left handed putter (given to me by a pro who had switched to left-handed) and I do putt better with it, at least on carpet.  The target looks weird, but If I use an alignment line and stick with that I should be ok.  I've always had a strange stroke right handed where the putter goes immediately to the outside and loops back to the inside for the downstroke.  I notice that when putting left-handed, the putter goes straight back or a little to the inside.  

Has anyone else made this transition?  How did it go.  How long did it take to get comfortable.  Have you putted well in competition?

My dad forced me to play golf right handed when I was a kid because of club availability. At one point in the junior days I did switch to lefty for a year as until recently I was always a terrible putter. At that time I putted just as bad lefty as right. Every other sport I played was left though baseball, hockey and lacrosse.