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[GolfSpy_APH]

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!

[Headhammer]

And another!

[GolfSpy_APH]

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. 

[McGolf]

Makefield Putters is another upstart company making a good putter too. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

So many putter companies! Wonder if there are any relatively unknown iron oems that may break through soon. 

[GolfSpy SAM]

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.

[MGoBlue100]

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

 

[GolfSpy SAM]

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.  

[MGoBlue100]

19 minutes ago, Samsonite said:

Good lord that's purty.  

Not the model I’m rocking, mine’s a bit older. 

[fixyurdivot]

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?

 

[tommc23]

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]

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.

[cnosil]

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.   

[cksurfdude]

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..?

[Headhammer]

And another.

[GolfSpy_APH]

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]

@GolfSpy_APH I remember seeing those Honu putters somewhere and looking them up. They look amazing.

That would be an incredible testing opportunity.

[giantcaptivfrog]

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.

[GolfSpy_APH]

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. 

[richk9holes]

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.