GolfSpy_APH Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, burnsie said: Very interesting putters! However, with the Swiss franc almost on an equal par with the US dollar (at least for now) they are right up there in price with the elite US putters. It would be difficult to commit to buying one without a 30-day guarantee with free return shipping. That said, I love the idea that disabled people are employed. Regarding "other" golf product companies, I just today added a Founders Club 21-degree 7-wood to my bag replacing my 4-iron. It's brand new, directly from Founders. I'll put it in play tomorrow for the first time. Many folks are not familiar with Founders Clubs but they had a good following and reputation 20-30 years ago. In fact, my brother played Founders woods for years and loved them. You can buy individual woods, sets of woods, sets of irons, and complete sets all for short money. They also have golf bags and other accessories. (foundersclub.com) Work is going to settle down after this weekend and I reached out to them to see if I could swing by and test some putters as well as talk to them about the design business and so on. Maybe post a little article here on the forum. I'm hoping they have a demo for me to try and take home for a little bit. I don't intend on buying one, but getting them a bit of notice and some real world reviews here on the forum would be cool! tony@CIC, MGoBlue100, tommc23 and 3 others 6 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 And another! cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Went to visit the Single Putt guys today. Took lots of photos and will do up a little article on it later this week/weekend. Was a ton of fun, got to test a bunch of putters and got some cool insights into their shop, process and more. GolfSpy SAM, Berg Ryman, cksurfdude and 6 others 9 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGolf Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Makefield Putters is another upstart company making a good putter too. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_APH and tony@CIC 3 Quote Driver - 44.5" 5.0 flex 10.5 deg Graphite Design XC 6S GP MCC4+ 1 deg closed Irons - 5-pw, GW stnd length 5.0 flex same grip 1 deg flat. Type low medium offset cavity back, no diggers Wedges - 56 and 60 tour grind wedge spinner and mcc4+ grip 2 flat 10 and 8 in bounce Putter - Makefield VS LH Ball - truvis Carried in a Sun Mountain C-130 USA bag - BE PROUD. HC - LH but 85 is a good number, playing in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 So many putter companies! Wonder if there are any relatively unknown iron oems that may break through soon. JerBooth, cksurfdude, MGoBlue100 and 2 others 5 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy SAM Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: So many putter companies! Wonder if there are any relatively unknown iron oems that may break through soon. I've been whittling my own irons out of some hickory I found while on a hike. Taking a VERY long time, as I don't know how to whittle. They'll be on sale soon for $1,500/head. tommc23, GaDawg, cksurfdude and 3 others 1 5 Quote Driver - Callaway Ai Smoke Max - 9* - Draw setting; Maltby UL (Otto Phlex) 5/7 Wood - Takomo Ignis Utility - Caley X01 Driving Iron (3 = 18*) (currently benched) Irons (5-PW) - Caley 01T Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60) - Indi Wedges FLX 48 / ATK 52, 56, 60 Putter - L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 - 65*/DF3 65* Ball - Chrome Tour Triple-Track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 MATI is another small Italian boutique putter company. I’ve been gaming one since I won it in a MGS contest a few years ago. I think they’ve had some traction on the European Challenge Tour, but no big name players. @GolfSpy Barbajo is pretty familiar with this brand www.matiputters.com Headhammer, tony@CIC, GolfSpy_APH and 3 others 5 1 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy SAM Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, MGoBlue100 said: MATI is another small Italian boutique putter company. I’ve been gaming one since I won it in a MGS contest a few years ago. I think they’ve had some traction on the European Challenge Tour, but no big name players. @GolfSpy Barbajo is pretty familiar with this brand www.matiputters.com Good lord that's purty. tony@CIC and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver - Callaway Ai Smoke Max - 9* - Draw setting; Maltby UL (Otto Phlex) 5/7 Wood - Takomo Ignis Utility - Caley X01 Driving Iron (3 = 18*) (currently benched) Irons (5-PW) - Caley 01T Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60) - Indi Wedges FLX 48 / ATK 52, 56, 60 Putter - L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 - 65*/DF3 65* Ball - Chrome Tour Triple-Track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, Samsonite said: Good lord that's purty. Not the model I’m rocking, mine’s a bit older. tony@CIC, cksurfdude, GolfSpy SAM and 1 other 4 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 6:26 AM, GolfSpy_APH said: May be good for the find it cut it series? Not much to see in a one-piece ball. Funny, the "Flamingo" immediately made me think of @artful_golfer. Speaking of upstart golf ball companies, how much longer before we see the first, legit performance, balls made from recycled materials? On 8/17/2022 at 6:34 AM, tommc23 said: I mean if you think of it KZG.com they are a very good company but you don’t see many of their equipment used. My first ever fitting in Bozeman had a KZG kiosk and I tested them. I'd never heard of the company before but the fitter was quite impressed with them. Anyone know if KZG has ever been in a "most wanted" or forum official product review? cksurfdude, tommc23, MGoBlue100 and 1 other 4 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 29 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Not much to see in a one-piece ball. Funny, the "Flamingo" immediately made me think of @artful_golfer. Speaking of upstart golf ball companies, how much longer before we see the first, legit performance, balls made from recycled materials? My first ever fitting in Bozeman had a KZG kiosk and I tested them. I'd never heard of the company before but the fitter was quite impressed with them. Anyone know if KZG has ever been in a "most wanted" or forum official product review? Never we have had guys here do some reviews on their own products? cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 9:43 AM, cnosil said: Didn’t realize they were back. Machine has been around for a long time and based on what I remember have gone in and out of business a couple of times. Makes me remember the putter talk forum; still hoping it makes a comeback. Yeah they're currently back in biz, with that new hi tech look. Also used to be known as Dogleg Right. I have a "Converter" model I'd bought off the MGS BST; pretty cool putter even tho it stays in the basement for practice. Headhammer, cnosil and tony@CIC 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, cksurfdude said: Yeah they're currently back in biz, with that new hi tech look. Also used to be known as Dogleg Right. I have a "Converter" model I'd bought off the MGS BST; pretty cool putter even tho it stays in the basement for practice. Yeah, know they were dogleg right prior to machine and be8mg back again as machine. They used to post a lot of their customs on the old Putter Talk forum; the boutique builders often participated in the conversations there. tony@CIC, MGoBlue100, tommc23 and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 2:41 PM, GolfSpy_APH said: So many putter companies! Wonder if there are any relatively unknown iron oems that may break through soon. Not totally unknown but New Level makes (made?) some interesting looking irons; but they obviously haven't gained traction like Sub70 so I guess that may say something about their product..? GolfSpy_APH, tommc23 and tony@CIC 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 And another. tony@CIC and GolfSpy_APH 1 1 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Have two other brands i have stumbled across recently. First up is a putter company. https://www.honugolf.com/ Second up is Henry Griffitts https://henry-griffitts.com/ richk9holes and tony@CIC 2 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 @GolfSpy_APH I remember seeing those Honu putters somewhere and looking them up. They look amazing. That would be an incredible testing opportunity. tony@CIC 1 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantcaptivfrog Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 53 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Second up is Henry Griffitts https://henry-griffitts.com/ After reviewing their site, it looks like a lot of information isn't readily available. Even pricing info may require a bit of legwork. Are there any good in-depth reviews out there? The first few links I found didn't provide much info. Quote 0811 X Burner 3H Burner 3W 4-9 irons R7 RTX Zipcore, PW and AW Vokey Spin Milled, SW and LW Anser X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, giantcaptivfrog said: After reviewing their site, it looks like a lot of information isn't readily available. Even pricing info may require a bit of legwork. Are there any good in-depth reviews out there? The first few links I found didn't provide much info. To my knowledge it is a lot of custom stuff so I am guessing fitters have more information vs selling in an online shop manner. The guy who had them which I spoke to said they are a long time custom fitting like Ping. Have been doing it for a very long time and typically only do custom orders. The irons I saw in person certainly had an old school look to them which was interesting. Unfortunately being a LH player there were little to none for me to hit. giantcaptivfrog 1 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richk9holes Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/16/2023 at 12:45 PM, GolfSpy_APH said: Have two other brands i have stumbled across recently. First up is a putter company. https://www.honugolf.com/ Second up is Henry Griffitts https://henry-griffitts.com/ Found this Hogan Sovereign @GolfSpy_APH Bought it, mainly because it reminded me of those Honu putters at address, in a heel slant I'm more comfortable with. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Finding a way to turn birdies into bogeys since 1992. #TeamChunks '23 Forum Tester: Elixir Golf Ball WITB:TS2 10.5° @ 11.25° Tensei blue AV 55 R graph•917f2 15° @ 16.5° Diamana blue x5ct dialed 70 R graph•Stealth 22° Ventus red 6 (non-velo) R graph• 699u 2i 17° tgi 70 R graph•24° Tour v 90 black pvd R steel•699 6i-PW Tour 110 black pvd R steel• SM8 50°/08° @ 52°/10° SM8 stock steel• Jaws Full Toe 56°/12° DG Spinner TI steel • c series DW 2.0 slant neck stock steel•Phantom 2 gps•Tour v3 rangefinder•Elixir golf ball• Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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