SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted August 17, 2011 SPY VIP Share Posted August 17, 2011 With all the talk about belly putters and their recent increase in popularity...will YOU be trying one out??? #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moecat Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Not likely for me. Don't really want to learn how to putt with a different type of putter at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy Dave Posted August 17, 2011 SPY VIP Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have a Bettinardi Big Ben. Fun to play with, but no magic there for me. It's a pain to lug around in the carry bag anyway. Volvo Intorqueo All the cool kids follow me on twitter: @GolfspyDave If you are not a cool kid, following me on twitter will make you cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 No, thanks. Of course, I'm getting fat enough that a standard length putter almost works as a belly putter for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy WD Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I've tried them in the store and can't say I like them or the longer putters. I'm more tempted to switch to a shorter putter and an even bigger grip than my current midsize. @GolfSpy_WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP Tony Covey MGS Posted August 17, 2011 SPY VIP Share Posted August 17, 2011 I've gone back and forth between two putters for years - a 34" TM Rossa Monza and the Bettinardi (Ben Hogan) Big Ben Belly Putter. I have a Bettinardi (Mizuno) BC-1 I'll occasionally add throw into the mix (when the others stop working), and did play half a season with a Yes! Tracey. Looking back, I've had my best rounds with the Belly Putter, and haven't thought about going back to a standard model. Too much can go wrong with a normal putting stroke that simply doesn't happen with a Belly Putter (at least for me), and when things get a bit off, I've found I can get back into rhythm by putting one handed (much more stable than one handed with a regular putter). I am giving serious thought to a Scotty Cameron Kombi Belly. They're not exactly easy to find on store shelves, so I'm hoping they have one to try at the NY Golf Center when I'm there next week. If I do pull the trigger, my first order of business will be to send it off to Putter Lounge for their new Tuxedo treatment (haven't you heard, Black is the new White). Maybe we need to start doing some belly putter reviews around here. MyGolfSpy is only major golf site that refuses advertising from large golf companies. With your support we can keep it that way. Donate Today Follow @GolfSpyT Subscribe to the MyGolfSpy Newsletter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy Dave Posted August 17, 2011 SPY VIP Share Posted August 17, 2011 I've gone back and forth between two putters for years - a 34" TM Rossa Monza and the Bettinardi (Ben Hogan) Big Ben Belly Putter. I have a Bettinardi (Mizuno) BC-1 I'll occasionally add throw into the mix (when the others stop working), and did play half a season with a Yes! Tracey. Looking back, I've had my best rounds with the Belly Putter, and haven't thought about going back to a standard model. Too much can go wrong with a normal putting stroke that simply doesn't happen with a Belly Putter (at least for me), and when things get a bit off, I've found I can get back into rhythm by putting one handed (much more stable than one handed with a regular putter). I am giving serious thought to a Scotty Cameron Kombi Belly. They're not exactly easy to find on store shelves, so I'm hoping they have one to try at the NY Golf Center when I'm there next week. If I do pull the trigger, my first order of business will be to send it off to Putter Lounge for their new Tuxedo treatment (haven't you heard, Black is the new White). Maybe we need to start doing some belly putter reviews around here. Remember that I have the long Big Ben if you really want to mess up the putting rotation Volvo Intorqueo All the cool kids follow me on twitter: @GolfspyDave If you are not a cool kid, following me on twitter will make you cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 No I will stick with the 34" ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbgolf4 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Absolutely not. Already tried them and I couldn't do anything but push it "Never criticize anyone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away and you have their shoes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saternus Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Here's my problem with the belly putter: it would make me feel like a bad putter. I had a big grip on my putter for 1 golf trip, got a million comments/questions about "How do you like that big grip?" which made me feel like a bad putter, and guess what? I putted poorly. Put my standard sized Iomic back on...back to putting well. Putting is so mental and I could never get over the feeling that the belly putter is a crutch. That said, I am still curious to try an armpit-anchored putter. Just gotta find the right length. Follow me on Twitter: @MattSaternus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP Tony Covey MGS Posted August 18, 2011 SPY VIP Share Posted August 18, 2011 Remember that I have the long Big Ben if you really want to mess up the putting rotation You gotta stop talking about that...it gets me thinking, and I'm better off not thinking. MyGolfSpy is only major golf site that refuses advertising from large golf companies. With your support we can keep it that way. Donate Today Follow @GolfSpyT Subscribe to the MyGolfSpy Newsletter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Tim Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I really do need to try a belly putter... feel like I can't improve my putting to save my life. was playing a sloppy round today and had two holes I four putted!!!! (bad round) but really need to improve my putting and wonder if this might be a bigger/better move for me than the big grip I've been sporting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Moose Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 In my 10 minute trial on the practice green I found I couldn't align it to save my life. I'd have to be custom fit, and I don't think I'm ready to drop the coin on a style I don't really want. Moose, my cat, is Siamese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Here's my problem with the belly putter: it would make me feel like a bad putter. I had a big grip on my putter for 1 golf trip, got a million comments/questions about "How do you like that big grip?" which made me feel like a bad putter, and guess what? I putted poorly. Put my standard sized Iomic back on...back to putting well. Putting is so mental and I could never get over the feeling that the belly putter is a crutch. That said, I am still curious to try an armpit-anchored putter. Just gotta find the right length. Matt I kinda ran into the same thing that you did in regards to the grip when I switched to the broomhandle a few years ago. Lsat week I started practicing with a Bobby Grace belly I built a couple of years ago. I got some questions from some tourist golfers untill another local told them "hell he has been putting with a broomhandle for 2 years and that belly putter is nothing new for him" No more questions. I really dont worry or care what other people think about my equipment or swing I do my own thing. Heck my equipment starts contriversy anyhow with my 30 year old blades,my 6 year old Hogan driver and my 10 year old Cally Steelhead 3 wood. Heck do what you feel confortable with. I have beat quite a few people with my "antique" equipment and I have also been beat. 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 G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Tim Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 reading you guys talk about your "antique" gear makes me sad that I'll have to wait so long til mine counts toward that category ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, since I have an old Scotty lying around I tinker with from time to time, I'm building a belly. Could I putt with it? Laughable at best but I'll have one. In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saternus Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Matt I kinda ran into the same thing that you did in regards to the grip when I switched to the broomhandle a few years ago. Lsat week I started practicing with a Bobby Grace belly I built a couple of years ago. I got some questions from some tourist golfers untill another local told them "hell he has been putting with a broomhandle for 2 years and that belly putter is nothing new for him" No more questions. I really dont worry or care what other people think about my equipment or swing I do my own thing. Heck my equipment starts contriversy anyhow with my 30 year old blades,my 6 year old Hogan driver and my 10 year old Cally Steelhead 3 wood. Heck do what you feel confortable with. I have beat quite a few people with my "antique" equipment and I have also been beat. No question, people should play whatever makes them happy. It wasn't so much the comments from others as the way it made me feel about myself. I was always thinking, "Why did I change? I was a good putter?" And, bottom line, the big grip didn't make anything! I am thinking hard about a 49" or 50" Ping Sydney, though. Can't shake the idea of a putter anchored in the lead armpit being money. We'll see what happens in a couple weeks... Follow me on Twitter: @MattSaternus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndeere10 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I won TM Ghost putter Friday through Twitter and had to call in and claim it. First thing he asked was I going to order a belly putter. My problem when putting isn't speed, direction, or lag it's reading the greens. No belly putter will help with that!!! @johndeere10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Living Legend Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Are belly putters easier to use if you have a big belly? I would think it's hard to anchor to ab muscles. 'The Situation' would probably struggle with a belly putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I've been using one for a couple of years. I have a revolving WITB policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyk Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Its getting hard to ignore the results on the TV isn't it? I have an STX ProFit 6 that I am considering setting up as a belly putter just to tinker with it. Its too heavy for me as a regular putter, but think it would be very stable and well weighted as a belly or a broomstick. Ping I20 8.5* - Aldila NV 65g SAdams XTD Super Hybrid 15* - Stock Fubuki SAdams DHY 21* - Stock Matrix Ozik White Tie SMizuno MP58 4-8 Irons - Fujikura MCI 100 SSCOR 42,46,50,54,58* - SCOR/KBS Genius SSTX Robert Ingman Envision TR 35", Iomic grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonasVenture Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'd like to try one out. I've tinkered at our local golf store with both types (anchored to chest & anchored to belly) but none have felt great so far. I might talk to my instructor/fitter and see if he has something worth trying. Driver: Taylormade R11 9°, Fujikura Blur 60 S-flex Fairway: Taylormade R11 15.5°, Fujikura Blur 70 S-flex Fairway: Acer XDS React 18° "Machete", Fujikura Fit-On E-360 R Flex Irons: Taylormade Burner 2.0, 4-PW, Steel SuperFast 85 R-flex Wedges: Cleveland CG-14 Black Pearl 52° AW, 56° SW, 60° LW Putter: Bionik 207 Nano Mallet Belly Putter, 43", Winn 21-inch Red/Black Putter Grip Putter: Cleveland Classic #2 BRZ, Winn Jumbo Pistol Grip Ball: Searching for a Penta TP replacement... Callaway LR550 Laser Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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