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Man that is the dream setup right there. It’s coming along great!

Looking forward to your reviews and how they play. If I upgraded, I’d be looking seriously at a split set of T150/T200. Excited to see the numbers on these!

And here I was thinking I hit in the center 90% of the time. Golf has a funny way of humbling you when you least expect it!

Sounds like you have a great putter selection! I really liked the EvnRoll, but for some reason the numbers just didn’t translate. I had a moderately low arc, and he opted for the slightest bit of toe hang on the fitting. Overall I felt it was a good fitting, and I would recommend to anyone if the opportunity arose.

Thanks for the reply and feedback. I would agree and no fitter that knows what they’re doing could/should ever say “this will save you this many strokes.” I didn’t realize how heely my strikes were until I saw the impact points. Putter gates would be a great option and something I’ll need to practice with moving forward. The fitters solution was to lengthen the shaft to keep me from getting too over the ball, causing a heel strike, which I agreed with, but there’s only so much a fitter can do. Experimenting with different shafts was something I would have liked to test, but we didn’t get into that. I’d be interested in seeing if that would help at all, but I’m always eager to put in practice time, especially when I have something specific I can work on. So I will be doing some drills to help hit the ball in the middle of the putter face.

I do love the aesthetics of this mallet compared to others I’ve seen. It has a more compact head which makes it more appealing to my eye. I definitely think that putter fittings are underrated. I had a great time and would definitely recommend one for nothing else than to get feedback on your stroke, and see how you deliver the club.

I thought I’d share my experience doing a putter fitting at True Spec earlier this year, now that I’ve had a chance to roll the new putter for a while… I was fortunate enough to win a Fitting at True Spec that included a custom fit putter. I was beyond stoked. My gamer is a Scotty Select Newport 2.5 that I’ve had for a few years now. I love it, and average anywhere between 28-32 putts a round. I have few complaints with my current setup, but was hoping to get some of the more intricate details and numbers as I bought my Scotty straight off the shelf. I made sure to practice my stroke before hand both at the putting green, and on a practice putting mat I have at home to make sure my numbers and performance would be as accurate as possible. When I walked in, I was greeted by the fitter (who knew I was being given a free putter for nothing) and we got to work straight away. He took my current putter and took some measurements to have a baseline to start off of. He asked my preferences and I told him that I was very interested in the data, and would go into it with no bias. I wanted something purely based on the numbers. He had me roll about 10 putts from 10ft and I only missed one. He looked at the numbers and was honest with me. He said “If you were trying to pay for this fitting to buy a new putter, I’d sent you right back out that door because those numbers are going to be pretty tough to beat” (I didn’t know whether to be happy, or disappointed because while putting isn’t a huge weakness in my game, I wanted a definitive “this one will help you shave x amount of strokes” type of result). He said told me my current numbers would be tough to beat, but there was a few things we could maybe tweak in a new setup. He started me out on the Bettinardi BB1F putter. I rolled about 10 putts and the numbers were pretty similar to my Scotty. The main difference was that I was launching my Scotty with backspin as I like to forward press, and the BB1F was rolling forward out the gate. Next up was the Odyssey Toulon Atlanta. I rolled ten more here and it felt good, but the numbers showed the Efficiency was down from 1.64, to 1.58, and the face angle was a full degree more off than the Betti, and my Scotty. So we moved on. Next up was the Evnroll ERV2. This was one I was most excited to try after reading the reviews from MGS, and Rick Shiels. However I struggled the most with this one. Face angle was -1.4 degrees on average, and it had the lowest efficiency out of any of the putters we tried. I was surprised, and a little disappointed at the results. (10 putts is not enough to go off of in my opinion, and I think if I had a few more rolls, I could have adjusted to it) but we moved onto the next and what would end up being the final putter. The Bettinardi Innovai Rev 8.0. I rolled 10 putts with this and made 10/10. I tend to prefer blade putters over mallets, but as you will see in my results below, I don’t consistently strike the ball in the middle of the face, so I was willing to try a mallet in hope of not losing speed on off-center hits. I will admit that this wasn’t the most appealing putter to my eye, but after rolling a few more, and then a couple more with an inch shorter shaft (35”) this seemed to be close to the winning putter. I think the fitter went with this one as well because he said earlier that “since you already have a blade putter, and roll it pretty good, why don’t we give you something completely different and see how you like it?” Below are the results. We ended up going with the Innovai 8.0 with 4* of loft, and a shaft length of 35.5 as he said I have a tendency to get a little too over the ball, so he thought the extra .5” would help back me off a touch. We could have rolled a million different putters, and in truth, I would have liked to roll 1 or 2 more, but time was up and I was happy overall with the results. Fast forward a few months of having the new flat stick, and I have to admit that I’m not completely sold on it being my go to gamer. I tend to find myself gravitating more towards my Scotty, and it’s what I’m most comfortable with, and I think the blade putters just appeal more to my eye when lining up putts. I still need to give the Betti more of a chance, and force myself to commit to it for a period of time so I can give it a fair shake. I really do like it a lot. It feels great off the face, and I have noticed I’m not leaving as many putts short with off-center hits, so I think there’s a place in the bag for it if I practice with it enough to feel confident. Let me know what you think of the numbers, your personal preference between blade/mallet, and how long of a true trial run you would give a new putter before going back to “ole trusty”

Congrats guys, that’s awesome! Looking forward to the results and reviews in the coming weeks!

This is super interesting. It seems like if you had the T100’s in the shorter irons, you wouldn’t have the confidence or trust in them as much as you would the T150’s. That alone may be worth just going T150 throughout the bag, especially if at address, the difference doesn’t distract you. Looking forward to see what you order, and the results after reviewing them. Keep us posted!

Hit the range last night (over 100 degrees even after the sun goes down here in AZ). My takeaway tendency is to come inside and flat, then lose balance as my body works to get back in the correct position. Worked on feeling a “wide and outside” takeaway, and it made a world of a difference. Way more balanced throughout the swing. Changed a hooded pull or hook into a controllable fade. Huge improvement with one small tweak. Repetition is key because when I’m not thinking about it, I’ll tend to revert back to bad habits. Hopefully the focus can stay there for Saturday’s round!

Tony Finau is one of my favorite golfers in the game right now. He’s a classy guy with an underdog story that I always find myself rooting for. The more Ricky Fowler has struggled over the past few years, and watching him push through the worst of his game to starting to find his groove again, the more I like him too. Still a humble guy, but you can tell how hard he’s had to work. Both guys are inspiring

I’d be curious to see if the issue of catching one “too good” and the ball launching 10-15 yards further has been mitigated with the new versions or not. I know that’s been an issue for some in the past. Beautiful irons, id love to game a combo of these and the 770’s

Hi all, I have been playing golf since I was 13, and off and on for the last 15 years. I will typically shoot anywhere between 79-85. My biggest struggle has always been off the tee, but it’s slowly getting better. I love the challenge of golf, and the couple shots a round that you think about non-stop til you get back out on the course. I have been following MGS for a long time, and have always appreciated the data, reviews, and other golfers real life experiences. With so many options to choose from, and claims that don’t always translate to real life, I’ve valued what MGS does more and more, and thought it’s time to join the forums and share my experiences as well I am from Utah originally, but moved down to Gilbert/Mesa Arizona and absolutely love the ability to golf all year long. My home course is Western Skies. The best part about my region is year long golf, the worst? Summers are brutal, but even on the worst days, a night range session is always an option.