GolfSpy MPR Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 So far this season, the putter in my bag has been an Odyssey Stroke Lab R-Ball. I love the alignment on it. Even the grip is nice: I can't remember the last time I bought a putter and actually kept the stock grip. My only complaint: if I wanted a putter that went "ping," I would have bought a PING. As an experiment, today I tried stuffing the cavities with pool noodles. That works, but it's obviously a pretty janky solution. What recommendations do you all have for a material for stuffing the cavities to dampen the sound, without massively altering the head weight and with a high likelihood of being a decent looking finished product? Erik-M, PMookie and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downlowkey Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 A can of expansion foam might be a good fit? Should fill the negative space entirely and you can sand/trim off the excess once it is set. GolfSpy MPR, artful_golfer and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said: So far this season, the putter in my bag has been an Odyssey Stroke Lab R-Ball. I love the alignment on it. Even the grip is nice: I can't remember the last time I bought a putter and actually kept the stock grip. My only complaint: if I wanted a putter that went "ping," I would have bought a PING. As an experiment, today I tried stuffing the cavities with pool noodles. That works, but it's obviously a pretty janky solution. What recommendations do you all have for a material for stuffing the cavities to dampen the sound, without massively altering the head weight and with a high likelihood of being a decent looking finished product? Expansion foam might work really well. Might be on the right track with the regular foam though if you get a block and cut the generic shape and paint black or if you felt like an accent color? GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-M Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 A little goes a long way with that expanding foam! artful_golfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-M Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 yeah the first time I heard that putter i think I audible said "oh, that sounds bad" to you! Lol GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-M Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 How bout something like this? PMookie and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-M Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 stick it to the back of the face maybe, I'm sure they have it at Walmart or dollar general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03trdblack Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Grab a bit of Dynamat. It's used as sound deadening in sound systems of cars and you can stick it to the underside area out of site inside of the putter. It'll remove the sound and you can cut it to fit whatever surface you need to stick it to. GolfSpy MPR, Erik-M and artful_golfer 3 Quote My bag is a revolving door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful_golfer Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Be careful when painting regular foam products with a test first. I once tried to spray paint foam and it became a misshapen, melted mess! cnosil and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote PXG 0811 XF driver Serene: 3 wood, 4 & 5 hybrid iron r7 Draw, Flex L: 4, 6 - 9 irons Wedges: RTX Zipcore 46 mid bounce; RTX-3: 52/10 wedge; and Tour Action 900 60* low bounce Armlock putter or E-2 Torque custom fit putter Tour B XS golf ball V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 pull the shaft and stuff some yarn down into the putter. it will muffle the noise. i have done this on drivers before, to add weight and/or change sound. Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerospace_ray Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 So I must admit this thread has my interested. My thoughts may not have any correlation to what the OP is going through but just wanted to share. Now I have Ping 1A and Ping n Ping style putters (the one that sounds like a tuning fork/ "Pingggg sound). This Odyssey model (posted in original post) has hollowed out parts (you can see through it) just like the Ping n Ping putter model. Over the years I noticed when certain style putter designs come out they yield either a "very pronounced click and/or PINGGG sound. I think its the design that contributes to the acoustics.... I would think insert putters can mute or dampen the sound/vibrations but some inserts are infused with metallics and/or very thin and not thick enough to alter certain sounds they yield. I think that is why some people still prefer solid metal putter faces from solid body putter designs. I get the fancy geometry of modern putter head design which are spreading weight and creating the high MOI. Sometimes the acoustics / sound is enough to cause people not to like the design even if the design is creating a good roll. I still go by pure sound/feel with a putter. Probably just because of the era I learned to play in (no inserts). Took me a while to find insert putter that felt right and sounded right. I do have an Odyssey and absolutely love certain Bobby Grace models. So many putter options to try and I am guilty of trying and buying too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jslimerick Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 5/24/2020 at 6:56 PM, GolfSpy MPR said: So far this season, the putter in my bag has been an Odyssey Stroke Lab R-Ball. I love the alignment on it. Even the grip is nice: I can't remember the last time I bought a putter and actually kept the stock grip. My only complaint: if I wanted a putter that went "ping," I would have bought a PING. As an experiment, today I tried stuffing the cavities with pool noodles. That works, but it's obviously a pretty janky solution. What recommendations do you all have for a material for stuffing the cavities to dampen the sound, without massively altering the head weight and with a high likelihood of being a decent looking finished product? @GolfSpy MPR did you ever find a solution on this? I’m having the exact issue with the same putter. All the solution provided seem like will work, but wanted to know if you solved it before I start trying all of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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