Edel Array Putters . 2024 Forum Review

[buckpillar]

Congratulations to the testers, Great intro's and looking forward to all feedback. Roll the Rock!

[Prodigal Duffer]

22 hours ago, Parshooter36 said:

I am super excited to get my hands on the F-3 after my fitting. Check out the before and after pictures on my alignment. It's hard to see the laser on the wall, so I pointed them out with the arrows.

The 1st picture is with the 3-line alignment plate that was similar to the alignment lines on my gamer.

 

This picture is after the fitting with the T-Bar alignment plate and me choking down the the 34" shaft length that they fit me into. In the past I had been fit into 36" putters, so this will be quite a bit different than putters that I have used over the past 10 years. 

If my aim is really off as much as this test shows, then who knows how much better my putting could be!

Great photos - I thought the laser component was awesome. Did your fitter have you do the laser test with more than one head? I did mine with my current putter and only the F-1.

 

[johngschulz]

22 hours ago, Parshooter36 said:

I am super excited to get my hands on the F-3 after my fitting. Check out the before and after pictures on my alignment. It's hard to see the laser on the wall, so I pointed them out with the arrows.

The 1st picture is with the 3-line alignment plate that was similar to the alignment lines on my gamer.

 

This picture is after the fitting with the T-Bar alignment plate and me choking down the the 34" shaft length that they fit me into. In the past I had been fit into 36" putters, so this will be quite a bit different than putters that I have used over the past 10 years. 

If my aim is really off as much as this test shows, then who knows how much better my putting could be!

This is awesome! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on how it translates to the course. How long will it take to get used to the transition I wonder?

[Parshooter36]

1 hour ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

Great photos - I thought the laser component was awesome. Did your fitter have you do the laser test with more than one head? I did mine with my current putter and only the F-1.

 

I tested it with multiple heads, multiple hosels, and with my gamer.  The T-Bar was the only thing I could seem to square up. Shortening the shaft to get my eyeline where they wanted it probably helped as well.

[Parshooter36]

41 minutes ago, johngschulz said:

This is awesome! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on how it translates to the course. How long will it take to get used to the transition I wonder?

I don't expect it will take long, I have several putters at home and don't seem to have much trouble switching between them. I don't usually take them to the course, but I do practice with them at home when I am struggling to start my gamer on target. I find that a different look can sometimes get me out of whatever funk I'm in. 

[Flashberry_golf73]

I never get picked years and years of trying on everything and never get picked I don't know why I even sign up I know I'm not going to get picked but I still do and I bet out of all the testers that have been picked we could have a 18 hole tournament and I would be a the top I challenge everyone Let's go and I guarantee I go low any course anytime-Flash ️ my motto "confidence is key"

[TSauer]

17 minutes ago, Flashberry_golf73 said:

I never get picked years and years of trying on everything and never get picked I don't know why I even sign up I know I'm not going to get picked but I still do and I bet out of all the testers that have been picked we could have a 18 hole tournament and I would be a the top I challenge everyone Let's go and I guarantee I go low any course anytime-Flash ️ my motto "confidence is key"

Deal. If you beat me, you can become a tester. Meet me at 9 on the 9th green!

[Bucky CC]

1 hour ago, Parshooter36 said:

I don't expect it will take long, I have several putters at home and don't seem to have much trouble switching between them. I don't usually take them to the course, but I do practice with them at home when I am struggling to start my gamer on target. I find that a different look can sometimes get me out of whatever funk I'm in. 

I would think shorter putts would be a pretty quick adjustment for everyone.  My bigger concern is longer distance lag putts.  Coming from a fairly soft feeling white hot insert on my Odyssey I'm expecting a bit of an adjustment period to the milled face of the Arrays.  Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

[GolfSpy BOS]

1 hour ago, Flashberry_golf73 said:

I never get picked years and years of trying on everything and never get picked I don't know why I even sign up I know I'm not going to get picked but I still do and I bet out of all the testers that have been picked we could have a 18 hole tournament and I would be a the top I challenge everyone Let's go and I guarantee I go low any course anytime-Flash ️ my motto "confidence is key"

First step to becoming a tester is to add a profile picture... Then I suggest you take a look at this thread:

 

[Woodrow72]

On 2/20/2024 at 3:20 AM, Woodrow72 said:

 

Had my fitting today and the fitter at Club Champion could have not been better , fantastic attitude and professional approach , great experience and now I’m pumped about getting a putter that fits me ! 

[TJ Hall]

25 minutes ago, Woodrow72 said:

Had my fitting today and the fitter at Club Champion could have not been better , fantastic attitude and professional approach , great experience and now I’m pumped about getting a putter that fits me ! 

Share some details!

[Rob Person]

How exciting!!! Looking forward to the posts!!

[Woodrow72]

25 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

Share some details!

I started with my current putter and after a few balls the fitter showed me in the screen what the SAM machine was showing , he determined from the results my current putter was not good for my stroke and was shorter than I needed . After he explained all the criteria to me that made sense we started with putters with toe hang , then adjusted the lie , then switched a different model that had toe hang also and switched the aiming marks . Bam I holed 8/9 , 7 in a row and speed control was great ( where I struggled recently) ! Terribly excited to get the putter and start rolling it on the real greens on a daily basis to continue to test the process . The master fitter knows what he’s doing !

[BreakfastBall15]

2 minutes ago, Woodrow72 said:

I started with my current putter and after a few balls the fitter showed me in the screen what the SAM machine was showing , he determined from the results my current putter was not good for my stroke and was shorter than I needed . After he explained all the criteria to me that made sense we started with putters with toe hang , then adjusted the lie , then switched a different model that had toe hang also and switched the aiming marks . Bam I holed 8/9 , 7 in a row and speed control was great ( where I struggled recently) ! Terribly excited to get the putter and start rolling it on the real greens on a daily basis to continue to test the process . The master fitter knows what he’s doing !

Sounds like a pretty great and eye opening experience!

[TSauer]

1 hour ago, Woodrow72 said:

Had my fitting today and the fitter at Club Champion could have not been better , fantastic attitude and professional approach , great experience and now I’m pumped about getting a putter that fits me ! 

Excited to hear more about it!

[TJ Hall]

22 minutes ago, Woodrow72 said:

I started with my current putter and after a few balls the fitter showed me in the screen what the SAM machine was showing , he determined from the results my current putter was not good for my stroke and was shorter than I needed . After he explained all the criteria to me that made sense we started with putters with toe hang , then adjusted the lie , then switched a different model that had toe hang also and switched the aiming marks . Bam I holed 8/9 , 7 in a row and speed control was great ( where I struggled recently) ! Terribly excited to get the putter and start rolling it on the real greens on a daily basis to continue to test the process . The master fitter knows what he’s doing !

Awesome, glad it was a good experience for you!  Performance sounds amazing…looking forward to seeing the on-course results once you get it in your hands!

[buckpillar]

2 hours ago, Woodrow72 said:

I started with my current putter and after a few balls the fitter showed me in the screen what the SAM machine was showing , he determined from the results my current putter was not good for my stroke and was shorter than I needed . After he explained all the criteria to me that made sense we started with putters with toe hang , then adjusted the lie , then switched a different model that had toe hang also and switched the aiming marks . Bam I holed 8/9 , 7 in a row and speed control was great ( where I struggled recently) ! Terribly excited to get the putter and start rolling it on the real greens on a daily basis to continue to test the process . The master fitter knows what he’s doing !

Can't wait to hear you results and feedback

[Woodrow72]

9 hours ago, Woodrow72 said:

I started with my current putter and after a few balls the fitter showed me in the screen what the SAM machine was showing , he determined from the results my current putter was not good for my stroke and was shorter than I needed . After he explained all the criteria to me that made sense we started with putters with toe hang , then adjusted the lie , then switched a different model that had toe hang also and switched the aiming marks . Bam I holed 8/9 , 7 in a row and speed control was great ( where I struggled recently) ! Terribly excited to get the putter and start rolling it on the real greens on a daily basis to continue to test the process . The master fitter knows what he’s doing !

 

16 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

I would think shorter putts would be a pretty quick adjustment for everyone.  My bigger concern is longer distance lag putts.  Coming from a fairly soft feeling white hot insert on my Odyssey I'm expecting a bit of an adjustment period to the milled face of the Arrays.  Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I was having difficulty on long putts with distance and speed control, the fitter immediately picked up on this and after the switch  to proper  Edel , my distance control was much better , so I hope it’s similar in your case . 

[Prodigal Duffer]

My Fitting Experience

I’ve never had a putter fitting and have been wanting one for some time now. Edel touts its fitting process as a differentiator in the market (97% of golfers can’t line up their putts), so I was really excited to go get fit for my Array. 

Based on @Parshooter36 and @Woodrow72’s posts, I think my fit could have been a bit better.

Rolled into Golftec, and the fitter was really laid back. He was okay with me taking pics and filming the entire thing. First, he showed me the kit and model putters:

   

We went through a preliminary process of making a profile of my game, height, and putting stance for alignment. I learned that I stood slightly too far from the ball, which he said is common. Then, we went through the Edel fitting, which took a while. Here is a shortened video of the entire process:

 Briefly: my alignment with my gamer was pretty good, and I learned that I have an arcing stroke and tend to slightly close the putter face. Also figured out that the ideal weight for me is around 360 grams.

I think the fitting could have been better for a few reasons. One is that we did all but one of the tests only with the F-1, which is very similar to my gamer. When it came to the blast motion test (face control), we tested three of the four, and the B-1 gave me the best numbers. I wish we had tested the B-1 on the laser and weight tests. Yes, I should have asked to do it, but I think a thorough fitter would have tested those anyway. 

The fitter recommended the F-1. I ended up selecting the B-1 for three reasons: 1) I like the visual standing over the ball with it better, 2) with my tendency to close the face, I like that it has some toe hang instead of face balanced, and 3) it gave me the best numbers on face control.

I confirmed that I would not receive a report with my data, but because I had recorded the whole video, I had most of it available.

I’m interested to hear what you all think about the quality of the fitting. Even if it could have been better, I really enjoyed the process, and now am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my B-1.

Edited March 4 by Prodigal Duffer

[Rob Person]

Very cool he let you video it. I've never witnessed a putter fitting before.  Very cool experience.   Sorry you felt it was lacking.  Do you think the putter you selected will be perfect over what he suggested for you because of this.?

Edited March 2 by Rob Person

[BallsLeon]

@Prodigal Duffer your alignment was spot on! Great feedback on the fitting, and analysis of the results for your decision on the B-1. Which hosel and alignment did you end up with on the B-1?

[cnosil]

2 hours ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

I’m interested to hear what you all think about the quality of the fitting. Even if it could have been better, I really enjoyed the process, and now am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my B-1.

Loved the video as I think it captured the process the fitter followed.   I did an Edel fitting quite a few years ago and the fitting you received pretty much aligned with my fitting except for a couple of things.   Mine didn't use the blast motion sensor, the distance control test was done at 20' ,  and we adjusted both the weight of the head and used tour lock type weights in the grip to dial in distance control.  

Overall and IMO what you got was a pretty comprehensive putter fitting that followed the Edel fitting process.   Not sure what else you were expecting.  

 

[Prodigal Duffer]

Appreciate the feedback, @cnosil. I wasn’t sure if the process was lacking or not. I thought we might experiment with different hosels for each of the heads. It may have been a very good fit process, I just have no basis of comparison. 

@BallsLeon I am going to be in the single bend hosel with the single line alignment. For the F-1, I originally had the 3 line alignment, but we switched it to the single line. I really don’t look at the other two lines (this is true of my gamer as well).

@Rob Person I really don’t know if the B-1 will be superior to the F-1. I felt pretty good with both, had a little better face control with the B-1. The F-1 is more or less identical to my gamer (except lighter), so I thought the B-1 would give me more differentiating data for the test. I’m really excited to get started.

Edited March 2 by Prodigal Duffer

[TSauer]

Good stuff, @Prodigal Duffer I'm glad he let you record the whole process. I've never had an in-person putter fitting before, so that was neat to watch. Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts on the B1!

[cnosil]

39 minutes ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

Appreciate the feedback, @cnosil. I wasn’t sure if the process was lacking or not. I thought we might experiment with different hosels for each of the heads. It may have been a very good fit process, I just have no basis of comparison. 

 

That's the thing about fittings,  you don't always  try everything.   Seems like you got dialed in with the setup and alignment which means you don't have to play much with the hosel.  Some fitters might "experiment" to see the impact but that starts to become their personal process and impacts to a player based on past experiences.   Sometimes they try to fit you into something close to what you are currently playing to minimize the visual change.  

[Parshooter36]

3 hours ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

My Fitting Experience

I’ve never had a putter fitting and have been wanting one for some time now. Edel touts its fitting process as a differentiator in the market (97% of golfers can’t line up their putts), so I was really excited to go get fit for my Array. 

Based on @Parshooter36 and @Woodrow72’s posts, I think my fit could have been a bit better.

Rolled into Golftec, and the fitter was really laid back. He was okay with me taking pics and filming the entire thing. First, he showed me the kit and model putters:

We went through a preliminary process of making a profile of my game, height, and putting stance for alignment. I learned that I stood slightly too far from the ball, which he said is common. Then, we went through the Edel fitting, which took a while. Here is a shortened video of the entire process:

 Briefly: my alignment with my gamer was pretty good, and I learned that I have an arcing stroke and tend to slightly close the putter face. Also figured out that the ideal weight for me is around 360 grams.

I think the fitting could have been better for a few reasons. One is that we did all but one of the tests only with the F-1, which is very similar to my gamer. When it came to the blast motion test (face control), we tested three of the four, and the B-1 gave me the best numbers. I wish we had tested the B-1 on the laser and weight tests. Yes, I should have asked to do it, but I think a thorough fitter would have tested those anyway. 

The fitter recommended the F-1. I ended up selecting the B-1 for three reasons: 1) I like the visual standing over the ball with it better, 2) with my tendency to close the face, I like that it has some toe hang instead of face balanced, and 3) it gave me the best numbers on face control.

I confirmed that I would not receive a report with my data, but because I had recorded the whole video, I had most of it available.

I’m interested to hear what you all think about the quality of the fitting. Even if it could have been better, I really enjoyed the process, and now am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my B-1.

That was very comparable to the fitting I had. Nice work on the video btw, I watched the entire thing.

I would say the only downfall of the fitter was not listening in the beginning when he asked if you preferred a different look and you clearly said the blade. He clearly was trying to replicate the putter you already use, which I can't really blame him since your gamer alignment test was dead on.  Mine was a good 6 inches right if the puck! But still, he  should have done the tests with the blade as well to see if you would get similar results.

Personally, I would have asked to do the alignment and distance tests with the blade. I mean you paid for the fitting, so your opinion  should count for something.

[Woodrow72]

3 hours ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

My Fitting Experience

I’ve never had a putter fitting and have been wanting one for some time now. Edel touts its fitting process as a differentiator in the market (97% of golfers can’t line up their putts), so I was really excited to go get fit for my Array. 

Based on @Parshooter36 and @Woodrow72’s posts, I think my fit could have been a bit better.

Rolled into Golftec, and the fitter was really laid back. He was okay with me taking pics and filming the entire thing. First, he showed me the kit and model putters:

We went through a preliminary process of making a profile of my game, height, and putting stance for alignment. I learned that I stood slightly too far from the ball, which he said is common. Then, we went through the Edel fitting, which took a while. Here is a shortened video of the entire process:

 Briefly: my alignment with my gamer was pretty good, and I learned that I have an arcing stroke and tend to slightly close the putter face. Also figured out that the ideal weight for me is around 360 grams.

I think the fitting could have been better for a few reasons. One is that we did all but one of the tests only with the F-1, which is very similar to my gamer. When it came to the blast motion test (face control), we tested three of the four, and the B-1 gave me the best numbers. I wish we had tested the B-1 on the laser and weight tests. Yes, I should have asked to do it, but I think a thorough fitter would have tested those anyway. 

The fitter recommended the F-1. I ended up selecting the B-1 for three reasons: 1) I like the visual standing over the ball with it better, 2) with my tendency to close the face, I like that it has some toe hang instead of face balanced, and 3) it gave me the best numbers on face control.

I confirmed that I would not receive a report with my data, but because I had recorded the whole video, I had most of it available.

I’m interested to hear what you all think about the quality of the fitting. Even if it could have been better, I really enjoyed the process, and now am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my B-1.

Well my testing was at Club Champion and he was extremely thorough , he did after my rolling 15-20 putts with my gamer determine that I was definitely in need of toe hang and not face balanced . He then put the Edel toe hang putters in my hands , even adjusted the lie on one to read the data, after the process the F-3 felt the best , had excellent results, started rolling in putt after putt , we put on the triple track alignment to top off the test . Needless to say I’m pumped to get the F-3 and roll it on greens here as we have several different types of grass and conditions ! Having been fit before by another master fitter (10 years ago) , the experience was outstanding and recommend it to all even if you don’t buy a new stick they can give you hints on how to configure your gamer close to your needs unless you are like myself whose gamer was totally wrong for my stroke  

[Woodrow72]

The result of my fitting was benching my gamer for a plumbers neck toe hang putter I had in the closet for my round yesterday , there were mixed results but since I had zero time to practice with it , results were acceptable. It reinforced the fitters determination in my mind , he had said if and when I get my new test putter I will be able to roll the ball with much less effort  which in turn should help with distance control ! 

[Prodigal Duffer]

2 hours ago, Parshooter36 said:

That was very comparable to the fitting I had. Nice work on the video btw, I watched the entire thing.

I would say the only downfall of the fitter was not listening in the beginning when he asked if you preferred a different look and you clearly said the blade. He clearly was trying to replicate the putter you already use, which I can't really blame him since your gamer alignment test was dead on.  Mine was a good 6 inches right if the puck! But still, he  should have done the tests with the blade as well to see if you would get similar results.

Personally, I would have asked to do the alignment and distance tests with the blade. I mean you paid for the fitting, so your opinion  should count for something.

All good points. I think the fact that he didn’t account for my stated preference is probably what I felt was lacking in the fitting. I should have asked, so hopefully my mistake helps others avoid the same in their own fittings.

[GolfSpy BOS]

5 hours ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

My Fitting Experience

I’ve never had a putter fitting and have been wanting one for some time now. Edel touts its fitting process as a differentiator in the market (97% of golfers can’t line up their putts), so I was really excited to go get fit for my Array. 

Based on @Parshooter36 and @Woodrow72’s posts, I think my fit could have been a bit better.

Rolled into Golftec, and the fitter was really laid back. He was okay with me taking pics and filming the entire thing. First, he showed me the kit and model putters:

We went through a preliminary process of making a profile of my game, height, and putting stance for alignment. I learned that I stood slightly too far from the ball, which he said is common. Then, we went through the Edel fitting, which took a while. Here is a shortened video of the entire process:

 Briefly: my alignment with my gamer was pretty good, and I learned that I have an arcing stroke and tend to slightly close the putter face. Also figured out that the ideal weight for me is around 360 grams.

I think the fitting could have been better for a few reasons. One is that we did all but one of the tests only with the F-1, which is very similar to my gamer. When it came to the blast motion test (face control), we tested three of the four, and the B-1 gave me the best numbers. I wish we had tested the B-1 on the laser and weight tests. Yes, I should have asked to do it, but I think a thorough fitter would have tested those anyway. 

The fitter recommended the F-1. I ended up selecting the B-1 for three reasons: 1) I like the visual standing over the ball with it better, 2) with my tendency to close the face, I like that it has some toe hang instead of face balanced, and 3) it gave me the best numbers on face control.

I confirmed that I would not receive a report with my data, but because I had recorded the whole video, I had most of it available.

I’m interested to hear what you all think about the quality of the fitting. Even if it could have been better, I really enjoyed the process, and now am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my B-1.

Seems like you had a good experience!  You probably would have needed to reinforce you wanted a different look, especially since your alignment was spot on.  Sounds like it was comprehensive from the stand point of locking down the putter, it's just that you ended up not needing to try a bunch of the different shapes.

My favorite thing coming out of fittings is always the knowledge I've gained about my own swing and stroke.  I find it helps me have a better idea of if something may or may not work for me.  Of course, I also like to try lots of different clubs anyway.  I'm just curious like that!

I still want to find these somewhere I can give them a roll!