Numbers or Looks?

[acatalano32]

For the flat stick, the dough maker, do you go off of looks or numbers? 
I was fit for my putter (Taylormade TP del monte) but I don’t love the way it looks or sets up next to the ball, but the numbers were the best and I putt the best with it. Conversely, I really like the look of my Cameron x5 but I don’t putt as well with it. Curious to see what other MGS members tend to do with that spot in the bag 

[GolfSpy_APH]

I'm going to say Performance which think combines the two. Numbers will be my priority, looks are what they are and often can find a putter with good enough looks that offers ideal numbers.

In the end performance is what matters for me. That is a combination or looks (so a putter which I can align properly and simply) data as to Sam lab or quintec and how it works on the course.

[Josh Parker]

It's all about the numbers for me. If it feels good and I putt well with it, I don't care what it looks like. I used the Ping Doc17 (huge half-moon) for years because I could putt great with it. It was ugly as all get out but it worked. 

[Siamese Moose]

While I'm generally going to say the numbers are the priority, there are designs that I will never even consider because I think they're too ugly. I don't care for mallets in general, but the modern oversized ones are a hard pass for me. Fortunately, when I got fit last year my numbers were best with traditional blades, and the Mizuno OMOI 1 that I ended up with is an almost identical match for the 20 year old La Jolla it replaced, so it seems my stroke has not changed in that time. I hope that means it's not going to change going forward.

[cnosil]

I think a putter looks pretty good if it is making putts.  A putter stays in my bag based off of performance.  

[Rob Person]

loved my odyssey og white hot, it felt great, rolled the ball well.  after it got stolen,  I replaced it with a mallet. took some getting used to, but found its sweet spot.  I did have to adjust a few things in my putt stroke to account for the different weight amd balance though. 

[Everardo]

On 9/25/2023 at 4:17 AM, acatalano32 said:

For the flat stick, the dough maker, do you go off of looks or numbers? 
I was fit for my putter (Taylormade TP del monte) but I don’t love the way it looks or sets up next to the ball, but the numbers were the best and I putt the best with it. Conversely, I really like the look of my Cameron x5 but I don’t putt as well with it. Curious to see what other MGS members tend to do with that spot in the bag 

Both, I start with looks because more with the putter than others clubs I have to like to look of it. There are a couple of styles I tend to gravitate to like an Anser blade and small mallet (Scott JAT, Bettinardi BB30) then I'll take them out to the greens to practice and let the numbers decide.