Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted February 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 As #1 was quite successful and came out better than expected I thought I'd have a go at doing another one. After a chat with the pro he recommended that a more traditional blade would be a good one to try and sell so that's what I'm doing. I'm going to do a set of 4 this time, 2 x RH & 2 x LH in both 304SS and carbon steel, so that we can put a couple into the shop for demo. It's all programmed on the mill, I just need a window in the work-load to get them machined. I did have time to do a sample of the face machining to see how it looks as I'm trying to keep the engraving/logo's to a minimum to try and give them a clean look. I'll, hopefully, get them done in time for when we can start playing at the end of March I'll update as I get more done but, as usual, all thoughts & input gratefully received. Steve 19 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DStar 1,277 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 I'm also trying to think of the options that would make it appealing to buy. So far I've got: Material (304 or CS) Loft Shaft colour/length (using KBS CT Tour that come in a few different colours) Grip Alignment (lines/dots etc) I've also found a UK based headcover maker so could do colour options on that too. What things would you be looking for in a custom putter? 7 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette 3,696 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, DStar said: As #1 was quite successful and came out better than expected I thought I'd have a go at doing another one. After a chat with the pro he recommended that a more traditional blade would be a good one to try and sell so that's what I'm doing. I'm going to do a set of 4 this time, 2 x RH & 2 x LH in both 304SS and carbon steel, so that we can put a couple into the shop for demo. It's all programmed on the mill, I just need a window in the work-load to get them machined. I did have time to do a sample of the face machining to see how it looks as I'm trying to keep the engraving/logo's to a minimum to try and give them a clean look. I'll, hopefully, get them done in time for when we can start playing at the end of March I'll update as I get more done but, as usual, all thoughts & input gratefully received. Steve Like that face pattern with just the D in the corner very clean. Looking forward to the full line up. 2 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Smoke Black 70g 6.5 (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 15° Smoke iM10 60g 6.0 816 H1 18° Speeder HB 8.8 Stiff | 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 Stiff JPX 919 HM Pro 5 - PW Pro Tour Spec 115i Stiff | Equalizer 52° / 56° Tour V 110 Stiff SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 | Hoofer Bag | - Pro V1x | Right Handed Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rchang 306 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 How hard would it be to do slightly curved face like the Sik and Bobby Grace radial putters to get consistent launch and loft off strikes from top to bottom ? 2 Quote WITB G400 10.5 M2 3HL Titleist 818 3 and 4 hybrid Ping G15 5-gap Vokey SM7 54 degrees Vokey SM6 58 degrees Bobby Grace Shiloh putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlukes 16,186 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 6 hours ago, DStar said: I'm also trying to think of the options that would make it appealing to buy. So far I've got: Material (304 or CS) Loft Shaft colour/length (using KBS CT Tour that come in a few different colours) Grip Alignment (lines/dots etc) I've also found a UK based headcover maker so could do colour options on that too. What things would you be looking for in a custom putter? If I’m purchasing a custom putter I want to be able to choose: neck style site lines/dots and location paintfill loft/length/lie 4 Quote G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G425 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 - Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-PW OBAN CT 115X(-) Vokey SM7 50F - 54S - 60D PLD Milled Anser 2 ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DStar 1,277 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Rchang said: How hard would it be to do slightly curved face like the Sik and Bobby Grace radial putters to get consistent launch and loft off strikes from top to bottom ? It's something I'm looking into... Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txgolfjunkie 2,462 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 7 hours ago, DStar said: I'm also trying to think of the options that would make it appealing to buy. So far I've got: Material (304 or CS) Loft Shaft colour/length (using KBS CT Tour that come in a few different colours) Grip Alignment (lines/dots etc) I've also found a UK based headcover maker so could do colour options on that too. What things would you be looking for in a custom putter? If I'm buying a custom putter I look for: Neck (plumbers, slant/flow, double/single bend) Alignment (lines, dots) Weight (interchangeable weights if production cost allows for it) Shaft (Chrome or matte black) Grip (SuperStroke, Best Grips, Lamkin, etc) Putter color (chrome or dark finish) Of course, this all depends on what you, the putter maker, can handle. I would offer different alignment, shaft and grip options to start with and then expand into other options once business grows. 3 Quote Cobra Connect 5 Competitor - Team Chad King Radspeed 10.5* w/ Hzrdus RDX Blue 60 6.5 tipped 1/2" - Peacoat/Red King Radspeed Big Tour 3 Wood w/ Hzrdus RDX Blue 70 6.5 Tipped 1/2" King Radspeed Tour 5 Wood w/ Motore X F1 70 X Flex King Utility 4 21* w/ Tensei Pro White 100 X Flex King Tour MIM Copper Irons 5-G w/ AMT White X100 Onyx King MIM Black Wedges 55* & 60* w/ AMT White X100 Onyx Spider SR Pro V1x Left Dash Lefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballplayer002003 1,433 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 In buying a custom putter I would want to choose: neck styles (flow neck for me) Heel shafted loft/lie weight grip paint fill colors putter head finish (raw/oil can/matte etc) engravings sight dot/lines etc I'm excited for you and this new venture you are diving into. 3 Quote Driver: Epic Flash Sub Zero Hzdrs Smoke x flex 70g 3 Wood: 917 w/ Diamana Whiteboard stiff 5 Wood : Epic Flash 18* Hzdrs Smoke stiff 4 Hybrid: Apex w/Kuro Kage stiff Irons: 5-7 Apex forged 19 w/ Modus 120 X 9-A Apex Pro 19 w/ Modus 120 X Wedges: MD5 52&56 Jaws Dynamic Gold wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Del Mar 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted March 11, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) A bit slow with updates on this as the machine has been tied up with other work... Not any more!! I'm pretty chuffed with it so far. Carbon steel, 395g at the moment but have the face machining to do so I reckon around 360g when I'm done. Edited March 11, 2021 by DStar 10 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls 6,761 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 1:55 AM, DStar said: I'm also trying to think of the options that would make it appealing to buy. So far I've got: Material (304 or CS) Loft Shaft colour/length (using KBS CT Tour that come in a few different colours) Grip Alignment (lines/dots etc) I've also found a UK based headcover maker so could do colour options on that too. What things would you be looking for in a custom putter? Many have been said already, but for the sake of your research: These are what I would look for in order of importance: -Loft/lie/length - head weight - face milling depth or none -material/finish - alignment 2 Quote 2020 MGS Hard Rock Challenge SkyCaddie SX400 OGIO Silencer: Followed by Arccos G410+, Tensei Orange Mavrik 3w, Evenflow Riptide Covert 2.0 3H, Kuro Kage Black Wilson D7 Irons 4-GW, Dynamic Gold AMT Glide 52, 56 ES ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 1,884 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 looking good man 1 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted March 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) Finally got one of each hand finished! Just need to order shafts & grips and off to the pro shop they shall go 344g, brushed 304 stainless steel.. Edited March 15, 2021 by DStar 13 2 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls 6,761 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DStar said: Finally got one of each hand finished! Just need to order shafts & grips and off to the pro shop they shall go 344g, brushed 304 stainless steel.. Those look great! 1 Quote 2020 MGS Hard Rock Challenge SkyCaddie SX400 OGIO Silencer: Followed by Arccos G410+, Tensei Orange Mavrik 3w, Evenflow Riptide Covert 2.0 3H, Kuro Kage Black Wilson D7 Irons 4-GW, Dynamic Gold AMT Glide 52, 56 ES ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacassem 16,139 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, DStar said: Finally got one of each hand finished! Just need to order shafts & grips and off to the pro shop they shall go 344g, brushed 304 stainless steel.. Incredible nice work 1 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review WITB: Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by : RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X I SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green I SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2019 P790 4-PW - Project X 6.5 LZ I 48 (SM8), 52, 56, 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Had a play with the black oxide treatment we have here at work on the carbon steel head. This one will be going in the bag when we can start playing again here in the UK. Thanks for all the kind words guys, really appreciate them and any feedback: Edited March 16, 2021 by DStar 13 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle 15,057 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Very nice looking Dstar. What is the Head weight going to be? Have you considered weight ports for future models?Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy 4 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3-4W(16*), 5-6W(20*) both w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W Hybrid: Cobra F8 3 Hybrid(19*) w/Recoil ES regular shaft Irons: Wilson D7 5-PW w/Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore(50*/54*/58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Evnroll ER2 w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black). Pushcart: Caddytek 3.0 from Costco Ball: Maxfli Tour CG & Titleist Pro V1x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DStar 1,277 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, fozcycle said: Very nice looking Dstar. What is the Head weight going to be? Have you considered weight ports for future models? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Thanks Head weight is 344g. I'm looking at another version of this with weights in the rear bumpers to allow adjustment of the balance. 3 1 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Getting a bit carried away now . Decided to have a go at 'torching' one of the 304 heads and I think a fair bit of beginners luck was on hand.. 9 4 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette 3,696 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, DStar said: Getting a bit carried away now . Decided to have a go at 'torching' one of the 304 heads and I think a fair bit of beginners luck was on hand.. Another great look here with that torching. I get the beginners luck, its like the first time I make something is the best after that I seem to never quite get it the same again. Keep it up these are looking great. 3 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Smoke Black 70g 6.5 (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 15° Smoke iM10 60g 6.0 816 H1 18° Speeder HB 8.8 Stiff | 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 Stiff JPX 919 HM Pro 5 - PW Pro Tour Spec 115i Stiff | Equalizer 52° / 56° Tour V 110 Stiff SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 | Hoofer Bag | - Pro V1x | Right Handed Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DStar 1,277 Posted August 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2021 Exciting news!! I've sold one of my putters Built to the customers specs. 344g carbon steel - bead blasted then black oxide treatment and they've opted for a simple white paint fill which looks great on the black steel. 3° loft, 72° lie. Just waiting for the custom headcover being made by Scott Readman and it'll be rolling.. 9 6 Quote RADSpeed 9° Matrix Black Tie X-Flex F9 3/4 Wood Aldila NV 2KXV Blue CLK 19° Hybrid Speeder Evo HB S MP54 4-PW Dynamic Gold S300 SM8 50° F-Grind SM8 54° F-Grind SM8 58° K-Grind DStar 'Malvern' Putter AVX & -ProV1X Tour-X "Hey mister, your clubs are the wrong way round".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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