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Going to buy a new putter in the next week and wanting to see what you guys think I should try. I have been looking at the Spider Tour Red and Scotty Cameron m1. I have a straight back putting stoke so I'm thinking I'm wanting a face balanced, wanting something consistent and good for lag putts. Let me hear your suggestions and comments!

 

 

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I like the Spider Tour Red, also Odyssey is going to make some of their putters in red....I love the Odyssey #7 shape...IMO it's the best putter out there for a SBST stroke

 

 

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Good luck, you have a couple of great suggestions already!

Driver -     Rogue ST Max
Woods -   Rogue ST MaxRogue ST Max 3, 5 & 7 Wooda 
Irons -      Rogue ST MAX OS  5 - AW
Wedges -   Zipcore RTX 6 50°  CBX2   54* & 58*  

Putter -    ER2
Rangefinder -  NX9 Slope
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Love my Tour Red but one thing to consider is it is slight toe hang so it wants to arc a bit. I also like to think I have a SBST stroke but I put best with this and my Scotty Cameron GoLo Select. #feelvsreal

 

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Love my Tour Red but one thing to consider is it is slight toe hang so it wants to arc a bit. I also like to think I have a SBST stroke but I put best with this and my Scotty Cameron GoLo Select. #feelvsreal

 

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Yeah the golo Select is about like the SC M1 I'm looking at. If you had to pick between the two that you have which one would you take?

 

 

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That's a tough one to answer as I've only got 5 or 6 rounds on the Tour Red and that's on fast greens and the feeling off the face is soooo different. My best advice is to get somewhere and try them both out and see which one suits you better.

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Ok here I go out of the box of convential thinking again as usual. I am not going to reccomend a paticular brand or style. I will say go with what ever fits your eye and style and the main thing that feels comfortable to you. I know some of the young guys in the Pro Shop have went to the new TM Spider putters and like them. One of them went from a new style of the Classic 8802 and loves the Red Spider. He was a pretty good putter with the 8802 though. It is what ever fits your eye. Personally those newer Spider putters do not fit my eye but that is not to say there are bad or anything they just do not float my boat. In all fairness I was never a mallet style guy anyhow

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Don't ignore the Cleveland putters.... best bang for your buck there!

DriverCobra  Aerojet LS
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Cobra  LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*,  F9 24* 
Irons- XXIO X (6-A)

Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58)

Putter- Bettinardi BB56
Ball- Maxfli Tour X/Wilson Triad
Buggy- Clicgear 4.0
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Ok here I go out of the box of convential thinking again as usual. I am not going to reccomend a paticular brand or style. I will say go with what ever fits your eye and style and the main thing that feels comfortable to you. I know some of the young guys in the Pro Shop have went to the new TM Spider putters and like them. One of them went from a new style of the Classic 8802 and loves the Red Spider. He was a pretty good putter with the 8802 though. It is what ever fits your eye. Personally those newer Spider putters do not fit my eye but that is not to say there are bad or anything they just do not float my boat. In all fairness I was never a mallet style guy anyhow

I actually prefer the look of a blade putter but I putt so much better with a mallet.

 

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G10 24*

Srixon U85 26*

Mizuno MP-32 6-PW

Vokey SM6  52* and 58*

Scotty Cameron Select GoLo 

Taylormade TP5x

 

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I actually prefer the look of a blade putter but I putt so much better with a mallet.

 

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just a warning here... I went from a blade to a mallet and didn't do well.... and it was a very good mallet putter (Ping Ketsch)... went to get fit and found out I am NOT a SBST putter and have a strong arc and the mallet was not a good choice for me.

 

Ended up with a Odyssey #9... the #9 'style' is fantastic!  Great putter in-between the mallet and true blade putter.  If you have a chance give one a go and see what you think.  There are a ton of #9 styles out there.  Nike, Odyssey, Scotty Cameron, etc.

DriverCobra  Aerojet LS
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Cobra  LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*,  F9 24* 
Irons- XXIO X (6-A)

Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58)

Putter- Bettinardi BB56
Ball- Maxfli Tour X/Wilson Triad
Buggy- Clicgear 4.0
Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C

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Ok here I go out of the box of convential thinking again as usual. I am not going to reccomend a paticular brand or style. I will say go with what ever fits your eye and style and the main thing that feels comfortable to you. I know some of the young guys in the Pro Shop have went to the new TM Spider putters and like them. One of them went from a new style of the Classic 8802 and loves the Red Spider. He was a pretty good putter with the 8802 though. It is what ever fits your eye. Personally those newer Spider putters do not fit my eye but that is not to say there are bad or anything they just do not float my boat. In all fairness I was never a mallet style guy anyhow

 

 

... I have a natural gate/arc stroke and always played with an 8802 style putter after starting with an 8802 that I still own. Currently playing a Bobby Grace 6330 that was stolen and I finally found another used and bought it immediately. But I was intrigued by the Spider Black Tour as it accommodated a gate stroke and was automatic on the fast and flat greens of the PGA SS. However, actually playing one on the course was a different story. Short straight putts were ideal but even short breaking puts just lack a feel the 6330 gives me. Even though every putt is a straight putt, breaking putts take a finesse especially when dealing with slopes. The Spider seems like a good fit for a mechanical stroke but is just too unwieldy to finesse, at least for me. As you said Stu, a heel shafted blade putter just fits my eye much better. 

Driver:     :taylormade-small:  Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R
Fairway:  :cobra-small: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R
Hybrids:  :ping-small:      430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy 
                  :taylormade-small:  DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r 
Irons:       :titleist-small:         '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r
Wedges:  :taylormade-small: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r
Putter:     :cobra-small:  Sport-60 33" 
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just a warning here... I went from a blade to a mallet and didn't do well.... and it was a very good mallet putter (Ping Ketsch)... went to get fit and found out I am NOT a SBST putter and have a strong arc and the mallet was not a good choice for me.

 

Ended up with a Odyssey #9... the #9 'style' is fantastic! Great putter in-between the mallet and true blade putter. If you have a chance give one a go and see what you think. There are a ton of #9 styles out there. Nike, Odyssey, Scotty Cameron, etc.

Yeah that's what I said in earlier post. It feels like I'm SBST but I have slight arc which is why those two putters work well for me. Both have slight toe hang. Feel vs Real 😂

 

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Speedzone Xtreme 11.5*

Bio Cell+ 18.5*

G10 24*

Srixon U85 26*

Mizuno MP-32 6-PW

Vokey SM6  52* and 58*

Scotty Cameron Select GoLo 

Taylormade TP5x

 

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I'm currently reviewing the Huntington Beach 6 for mgs (official review coming soon) and I have to tell I'm sold. I also have a straight forward and back stroke and this putter fits that beautifully. It's completely face balanced, has smooth roll and I love the weighting. I strongly encourage you to try one out in your search. At 100 bucks you can't beat it

 

 

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Highly recommend the GOLO. Got the Golo 5 and absolutely love it. true or not the guy at the store said the Spider insert isnt replaceable and will wear a lot faster than the steel on the golo, so you'd be replacing it sooner. 

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

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If you like a blade but putt better with a mallet, I would suggest looking at an Odyssey 1W

In my bag:

Driver: :callaway-logo-1: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5

Wood: :titleist-small: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5

Hybrids: :cobra-small: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX

Irons: :cobra-small: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100

Wedges: :taylormade-small: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400

Putter: :seemore-small: Nashville Z1C 34"

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... I have a natural gate/arc stroke and always played with an 8802 style putter after starting with an 8802 that I still own. Currently playing a Bobby Grace 6330 that was stolen and I finally found another used and bought it immediately. But I was intrigued by the Spider Black Tour as it accommodated a gate stroke and was automatic on the fast and flat greens of the PGA SS. However, actually playing one on the course was a different story. Short straight putts were ideal but even short breaking puts just lack a feel the 6330 gives me. Even though every putt is a straight putt, breaking putts take a finesse especially when dealing with slopes. The Spider seems like a good fit for a mechanical stroke but is just too unwieldy to finesse, at least for me. As you said Stu, a heel shafted blade putter just fits my eye much better. 

For me if it does not fit my eye then I am not going to be able to putt with it period but that is just me. I will admit I have some quirks. You are like me old school in it is all about the feel. 

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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For me if it does not fit my eye then I am not going to be able to putt with it period but that is just me. I will admit I have some quirks. You are like me old school in it is all about the feel.

A close 2nd would have to be how it feels off the face....agree/disagree BIG STU?

 

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A close 2nd would have to be how it feels off the face....agree/disagree BIG STU?

 

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Absolutely that is why I tend to use non insert faces and non milled faced putters. The ball makes a difference to me too. For me the best feeling ball in warm weather is either of the Pro Vs. Now if it is cool weather I like the Srixon Soft Feel or the Cally Supersoft. Those last 2 I love the feel with persimmon because for me it is close to a Balata ball. I own out of all the putters I have only two milled faced putters A TM Rosa Daytona with the AGSI insert and a Yes! Dianna with the c grooved face. My Scotty is a 97 model and does not have a milled face and of course the old Bulls Eye is bare balls period

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Well I decided to go with the Spider Tour Red and man does it feel good off the face! And I fell in love with the GP Tour SNSR 140cc grip (Even though I'm not big on the neon colors). Playing tomorrow and we will see how she does! Thanks for all the recommendations I played with putters at PGA superstore for like 2 1/2hrs before I decided.

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33" Piretti Bosa.... hands down the best putter I've hit. Kicked the SC right out of the bag

 

 

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Absolutely that is why I tend to use non insert faces and non milled faced putters. The ball makes a difference to me too. For me the best feeling ball in warm weather is either of the Pro Vs. Now if it is cool weather I like the Srixon Soft Feel or the Cally Supersoft. Those last 2 I love the feel with persimmon because for me it is close to a Balata ball. I own out of all the putters I have only two milled faced putters A TM Rosa Daytona with the AGSI insert and a Yes! Dianna with the c grooved face. My Scotty is a 97 model and does not have a milled face and of course the old Bulls Eye is bare balls period

 

 

... I wish this were not true, but unfortunately it is spot on. I have tried to play several putters that had a great balance, looked good to my eye and produced an excellent roll. But if they are too hard or overly soft feeling it is easy to lose confidence with them or maybe worse, start thinking about the insert/face feel instead of thinking about the putt. Come up a little short or fly by the hole? Putters fault with that hard face because it just didn't feel right. 

Driver:     :taylormade-small:  Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R
Fairway:  :cobra-small: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R
Hybrids:  :ping-small:      430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy 
                  :taylormade-small:  DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r 
Irons:       :titleist-small:         '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r
Wedges:  :taylormade-small: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r
Putter:     :cobra-small:  Sport-60 33" 
Ball:           Maxfli     Maxfli Tour

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... I wish this were not true, but unfortunately it is spot on. I have tried to play several putters that had a great balance, looked good to my eye and produced an excellent roll. But if they are too hard or overly soft feeling it is easy to lose confidence with them or maybe worse, start thinking about the insert/face feel instead of thinking about the putt. Come up a little short or fly by the hole? Putters fault with that hard face because it just didn't feel right. 

Well I have said this many times it is when and what equipment was available when one was learning the game. For me it was Balata balls and either a mallet putter , 8802 style blade or a Bulls Eye style blade. I mean there was variations of all of them at the time especially the 8802 style which really was developed from the Macgregor Ironmasters of the 40s and 50s. But basically the 3 basic putter types. Then you got the Ping Anser and you younger guys do not laugh it was "high tech" at the time. My Old Man who was a mallet man said the Anser was the ugliest POS he ever saw and that it would never sell. How wrong he was.

 

On feel I have been blessed or cursed with an very sensitive feel and it just is not in golf either. I can be driving a vehicle and can tell where on a car a tire is going down some. I can tell the position. On a truck I can tell too especially a tractor but I can say what axle it is usually but not the exact tire because there are 8 back there. I learned a lot in my racing days. I had my basic set up that I knew and had a couple of guys help me over the years including my wife and late son. I would come in after practice and did not know the pressure but would like say put 2 lbs of air in the right rear because it is going through the turns like a bucket of $hit.  I felt what my car was doing through my hands. Another friend of mine who won 4 4 cylinder national races felt the car literally through the seat of his pants. He ran absolutely no padding or cover in his aluminum racing seat. Golf clubs and I have proved this many times I can feel by swinging and hitting 4 or 5 balls if it is slugged in the hosel or tip weighted as they say now. BTW I absolutely can not stand a club that is tip weighted in the shaft. Even though I have a Swing Weight machine I do not SW any of my personal clubs.I can guess pretty close though but I do not care one iota on those things on my stuff. Like I always state I am outside the box always have been

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Well I decided to go with the Spider Tour Red and man does it feel good off the face! And I fell in love with the GP Tour SNSR 140cc grip (Even though I'm not big on the neon colors). Playing tomorrow and we will see how she does! Thanks for all the recommendations I played with putters at PGA superstore for like 2 1/2hrs before I decided. attachicon.gifIMG_3558.JPGattachicon.gifIMG_3559.JPG

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Just curious What length did you end up with?  But I am glad you took the time to find something that feels comfortable for you.

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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33" Piretti Bosa.... hands down the best putter I've hit. Kicked the SC right out of the bag

 

 

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Those are nice looking putters. I have never putted with one. I guess the most "extotic" ones I have ever putted with would be Miura since one of my golfing buddies is the local Miura dealer. But I have read a lot of good things about the Piretti putters. In fact I do not recall seeing anything negative about them

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Just curious What length did you end up with? But I am glad you took the time to find something that feels comfortable for you.

34in. Tried 34 and 35 and honestly didn't notice much of a difference. Always putted with 34 so just stuck with it!

 

 

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