Edel Array Putters . 2024 Forum Review

[Woodrow72]

This is opening day for my Edel , a pleasant experience needless to say. The putter was professionally packed for shipping , packaging was tastefully done. The cover is first class with a good magnet closure .

[GolfSpy_APH]

1 minute ago, Woodrow72 said:

This is opening day for my Edel , a pleasant experience needless to say. The putter was professionally packed for shipping , packaging was tastefully done. The cover is first class with a good magnet closure .

Glad it arrived! 

Would love to see some closeups to see the details of it! Definitely think in hand photos do better justice than the stock photos.

[Woodrow72]

Today was a little practice on executive putting green prior to play today , practice green was pretty nice while the course greens were pretty trashed , spotty grass , bumpy not mowed 

[sirchunksalot]

I do love the look of the variable milling on the face. 

[ZackS]

I like the look of my Edel EAS 4.0 but I have to say I prefer the look of the Array line. 

[CFreddie]

That F-3 is . Sorry to hear about the course conditions @Woodrow72!

[MattWillGolf]

1 hour ago, Woodrow72 said:

Today was a little practice on executive putting green prior to play today , practice green was pretty nice while the course greens were pretty trashed , spotty grass , bumpy not mowed 

That F-3 is a good looking putter. How is the feel?

[Woodrow72]

Feel is excellent, I’m still getting the distance control down but if I aim it correctly ( and it goes where I aim it ) , it’s usually right on . I finished up Friday by making a 36 footer up the hill to save a par after a very poor pitch 

[CFreddie]

Good stuff @Woodrow72 - congrats on draining that long putt!!!

[GolfSpy AFG]

I have to admit, I normally haven't gravitated to this style of putter head before.  I was never a fan of the Spyder, for instance.  But this one has definitely grown on me.  Damn sexy if you ask me, and I love the face.

[Parshooter36]

It rained here this weekend, so I was stuck indoors yet again. I did some comparison putting with my Bloodline Vale. My launch monitor doesn't give me a lot of stats for putting, so I was mainly just looking at ball speed and side angle numbers. The numbers don't look massively different, but the Edel was definitely more consistent in both categories, especially the ball speed. I was making a 15 foot stroke and was a bit surprised that my ball speed went up with the Bloodline considering it has an insert. 

I then set up a 15 foot putt on my indoor putting green. These are the type of results I like to see with my misses all being just past the hole, but still in kick in range.

[Woodrow72]

Didn’t get a chance to do any decent pics today but must give credit to my putter on keeping me decently on track. I was able to 2 putt on putts over 40 feet 4 times and I missed a shorty because of my own personal brain cramp or it would have been 5 . I left a lot of shots either on the fringe or just off the fringe leaving very long putt attempts . Made 2 very nice birdies and miss read a sweet 9 footer that would have given me  79. Putter was the big equalizer today!

Edited April 9 by Woodrow72

[Parshooter36]

Even though it was a beautiful day yesterday, the course was closed from all the rain we got Sunday night. I spent an about hour on the practice green working with the F-3. I set up 6 balls from 6 feet surrounding the hole. I just did a quick read on each putt without bothering to line up the ball. I made 2 out of 6.

I then set them up again, but this time I spent more time reading them and using the line on the ball. This time I made 5 out of 6 which I will take every time.

This was a rediculous 40 foot put that is downhill with probably a 3 foot break at the end. My 1st attempt was perfet pace. The 2nd putt it felt like I toed it a bit, so it came up short. It wasn't a terrible putt, but it left me 4 foot downhill slider that was less than ideal.

All in all, it was a very positive day on the practice green. I can't wait to get back on the course and see how the Edel works under pressure.

[Prodigal Duffer]

While my son was at First Tee, I tested the Array’s sound, forgiveness, and performance from the fringe.

Here is what each sounds like:

Personally, I like the sound of the Array better, but that is really a matter of taste.

For forgiveness, I set up six balls about five feet around the cup. I putted the first dead center-face, the next two progressively toward the toe, and the next three progressively toward the heel. I could feel that the strikes were not centered, but I made every putt.

For fringe putts, the ball came off pretty nicely:

Finally, I did some intermediate distance putts to test distance control. First round was from here:

Made half, the other four missed on the edge and stopped within six inches.

Repeated from farther away and was extremely pleased. So far, the Array is making a great showing.

[Woodrow72]

I have been struggling with distance control the last couple months but with the Array system and the weighting , I have found my long distance putts much more acceptable. One reason I expect my index to come down . I don’t have all the technical advantages of several guys on here but do reply on real world results . If my scores come down then this is a win ! 

[Prodigal Duffer]

1 hour ago, Woodrow72 said:

I have been struggling with distance control the last couple months but with the Array system and the weighting , I have found my long distance putts much more acceptable. One reason I expect my index to come down . I don’t have all the technical advantages of several guys on here but do reply on real world results . If my scores come down then this is a win ! 

Pulling for a win for you, Woodrow.

[Parshooter36]

I'm a bit of a tinkerer and this is the kind of thing that happens when I have extra time on my hands. One thing to note, the Edel torque tool must be longer than other brands, because none of the wrenches I had would reach the screws underneath the alignment aid.

Another thing i found interesting is there was only one gram difference between the face and the body of the putter head.

[Rob Person]

8 minutes ago, Parshooter36 said:

I'm a bit of a tinkerer and this is the kind of thing that happens when I have extra time on my hands. One thing to note, the Edel torque tool must be longer than other brands, because none of the wrenches I had would reach the screws underneath the alignment aid.

Another thing i found interesting is there was only one gram difference between the face and the body of the putter head.

Well now, that's quite the breakdown! 

With the weight of the face and body being so close, there really isn't alot of ways to increase or decrease the bias for front to back distribution.   The weights on the bottom will only change the heaviness of the assembled head and affect heel to toe balance, based on which # weights you swap out too. 

Edited April 10 by Rob Person

[Parshooter36]

28 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Well now, that's quite the breakdown! 

With the weight of the face and body being so close, there really isn't alot of ways to increase or decrease the bias for front to back distribution.   The weights on the bottom will only change the heaviness of the assembled head and affect heel to toe balance, based on which # weights you swap out too. 

I didn't thing about it until after I had made the post, but I left the 25 gram weights in the head when I weighed it. So the face is actually 49 grams heavier than the body with the weights removed. I suppose this makes sense considering the face is carbon steel and the body is aluminum.

[Prodigal Duffer]

@Parshooter36 my putter did not come with a torque wrench. If I wanted to swap out the weights in mine, would I need to purchase a wrench from Edel, or do you think I could make do with one I already have (or pick up at a hardware store)?

[Parshooter36]

28 minutes ago, Prodigal Duffer said:

@Parshooter36 my putter did not come with a torque wrench. If I wanted to swap out the weights in mine, would I need to purchase a wrench from Edel, or do you think I could make do with one I already have (or pick up at a hardware store)?

I didn't get an Edel tool either, but any standard driver tool you have should work. It is a torx 25 bit which is fairly universal at this point. I have Taylormade, Cobra, and Titleist tools and they will all work.

[Parshooter36]

The reason I am assuming the Edel tool is longer is because of the location of the screw under the alignment plate, the other branded tools I have would not reach them. Here is a picture of the screws you need to get to to remove the alingment plate and face. I'm guessing this only applies to the mallets as these parts are not removeable on the blade.

[buckpillar]

On 4/9/2024 at 9:02 AM, Parshooter36 said:

Even though it was a beautiful day yesterday, the course was closed from all the rain we got Sunday night. I spent an about hour on the practice green working with the F-3. I set up 6 balls from 6 feet surrounding the hole. I just did a quick read on each putt without bothering to line up the ball. I made 2 out of 6.

I then set them up again, but this time I spent more time reading them and using the line on the ball. This time I made 5 out of 6 which I will take every time.

This was a rediculous 40 foot put that is downhill with probably a 3 foot break at the end. My 1st attempt was perfet pace. The 2nd putt it felt like I toed it a bit, so it came up short. It wasn't a terrible putt, but it left me 4 foot downhill slider that was less than ideal.

All in all, it was a very positive day on the practice green. I can't wait to get back on the course and see how the Edel works under pressure.

Can you feel any twist of the head in your hands on the longer putts ?

[GolfSpy AFG]

New Stack Putting Personal Best set with the Array!

Between my son’s baseball tournaments and Ohio spring weather I’m having a hard time getting out on the course, but I can’t wait to see how the Edel performs when it counts!

[Prodigal Duffer]

More accuracy testing today (10 balls with gamer and Array through gates at 3’, 5’, and 9’). Tonight, the gamer outperformed the Array at every distance. That is the first time that’s happened.

I am running this accuracy test ten total times to help account for outlier performances (I suspect tonight is one of those).

[Parshooter36]

8 hours ago, buckpillar said:

Can you feel any twist of the head in your hands on the longer putts ?

I didn't notice any twisting, I could just feel that I had hit it towards the toe. 

[Prodigal Duffer]

Another accuracy test today. Pretty interesting results: I was really good with both the Array and the gamer at 3 feet and 9 feet, and stunk it up from 5 feet with both. Array really showed out at 9 feet, making 9 of 10. Felt really good at three feet, too (10 of 10):

Happily, my stroke is generally better and more consistent, thanks in part to me practicing through this testing. Great side benefit.

[Cory_YXU]

Thanks for putting in the effort

[Parshooter36]

I walked 9 holes after work tonight. It was one of the best putting rounds I can remember. The only thing thing I can could critique is I still haven't gotten my lag putting where I'd like it to be. I stayed and worked on lag putting for 30 minutes after the round, and felt I made some progress.

I made putts from 16 feet, 6 feet and 9 feet. I also had a 38 foot putt that hit off of the flagstick. It still had some pace on it, so I don't think it would have went in if I had pulled the flag, but it was uphill and dead center so you never know. The only putt I missed inside of 10 feet was an 8 footer that I under read the break on. 

I had 13 putts in all with no 3-putts. I also didn't have any putts that didn't start on my intended line. I'm playing in a scramble tomorrow, so hopefully the F-3 stays hot!

 

[Bucky CC]