TJ Hall Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations testers…enjoying the intros so far! Looking forward to seeing how these putters perform for you, I had never heard of the brand Runner before this. Bobbers, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote TaylorMade SIM 2 Max Driver TaylorMade Stealth 3 wood Titleist U510 Hybrid (3H) TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60) Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackS Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats testers, these are interesting putters Rob Person, William P and Bobbers 3 Quote WITB: Driver: Titleist TSR3 with TPT Nitro 15Hi 5 wood: Calloway Paradym Triple Diamond with TPT Power 15Lo Driving Iron: Tour Edge Exotics EXS Ti-Utility Hybrid: PXG 0317X Gen2 hybrid with TPT Power 15Lo Irons: Takomo 101T with Nippon Modus 120 shafts Wedges: Celveland RTX4 50 Degree, Calloway Jaws Raw 58 degree Z grind and 54 degree S grind Putter: Edel EAS 4.0 Ball: Srixon Z Star Diamond / Z Star XV Official 2024 TPT Shaft Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 27 minutes ago, TJ Hall said: Congratulations testers…enjoying the intros so far! Looking forward to seeing how these putters perform for you, I had never heard of the brand Runner before this. I hadn’t heard of Runner before either and there’s not a great deal online about them but hopefully this test will change that and I’m really intrigued to see how they perform against my Odyssey 2 ball Ten. The input so far from Simon, the owner of Runner, has been really thorough and I’m hoping his enthusiasm and professionalism is mirrored in the putter Bobbers, William P, Nunfa0 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: Mavrik 3 hybrid Irons: Mavrik 4-AW, Wedges: Jaws MD5 50 and 56 wedges Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations everyone!!! Great intro @Northern Monkey As a fellow LEO, limited range golfer, and Motorcycle enthusiast, I'm happy to read of your overcoming it all and getting back into it all!!! (I'm jealous of the euro motorpool bikes too!) William P, ZackS, Bobbers and 2 others 4 1 Quote WITB-Foremost 551's - 3w, 5w, 5-SW (circa 1998), Top Flite 460cc Driver, Adam's 7w, Warrior GW and 60⁰, Odyssey AI-One DB putter. Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWillGolf Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations Testers. If the first two intros, @Bobbers and @Northern Monkey are any indication we look to have a great group to test this interesting putter design. Northern Monkey, William P and Bobbers 3 Quote CB-P226 Hoofer Cart Bag 0311 Black Ops 8° w/Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 0311 XF 3 wood 16° w/Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 0211 19° Hybrid w/Project X Even Flow Riptide G410 Crossover 4 w/Mitsubishi Tensei Blue Paradym X 6 - GW w/True Temper Elevate MPH Official Forum Test SM9 54°/12° D and 58°/12° D w/KBS Tour 110 ER11v 34” Evnroll ER11v Official Forum Test Shot Scope Pro LX+ Pro LX+ Official Forum Test MTB prime 3.5+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelieb Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats to the testers Bobbers and William P 2 Quote Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max 9* with Tensei AV Blue 55 PXG 5 and 7 woods with Mitsubishi Diamana Shafts Mizuno Pro 225 5-GW with Dynamic Gold S300 shafts Taylormade Hi-Toe 54 and 58 degree wedges Ping Prime Tyne 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girldad18 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats Testers! Bobbers and William P 2 Quote Matt Dura Francis Marion University Hall of Fame 2018 TS4 9.5*, HZRDUS Smoke 60g Low spin driver; PRO V1X M3 17*HL turned down to 15*, Mitsubishi TENSEI CK Series 65 Stiff Ben Hogan 17* & 21* EDGE CFT Hybrids i200 blue dot, KBS Tour 120 S 4i-PW; Glide 58*/10 50* RTX 588; 54* CG10 APA Model 1 X1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeakyValve Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats Testers!!! William P and arodrig29 2 Quote "We're weekend golfers. Of course we just buy gear off the racks and wonder why it doesn't work" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunfa0 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats testers, these putters look unique, futuristic and just plain cool!! If they perform half as good as they look as they look, you're all going to have a blast arodrig29 and William P 2 Quote In my cart Bag: Driver: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg Z U85 2 Iron Irons: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300 T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300 Wedges: Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts Putter: 2 Bar Hybrid Ball: Pro V1x Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts. Tracked By: Follow me on Twitter @ham12_hampton and on Instagram @Nunfa0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hall Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 26 minutes ago, Northern Monkey said: I hadn’t heard of Runner before either and there’s not a great deal online about them but hopefully this test will change that and I’m really intrigued to see how they perform against my Odyssey 2 ball Ten. The input so far from Simon, the owner of Runner, has been really thorough and I’m hoping his enthusiasm and professionalism is mirrored in the putter It seems like many others have had great experiences working directly with the owners of the smaller companies in other tests as well…glad the hear the early steps have been positive! arodrig29 and William P 2 Quote TaylorMade SIM 2 Max Driver TaylorMade Stealth 3 wood Titleist U510 Hybrid (3H) TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60) Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 16 minutes ago, Rob Person said: Congratulations everyone!!! Great intro @Northern Monkey As a fellow LEO, limited range golfer, and Motorcycle enthusiast, I'm happy to read of your overcoming it all and getting back into it all!!! (I'm jealous of the euro motorpool bikes too!) Thanks Rob, amazing how a lot of LEO’s have the same interests isn’t it! We do get to ride some decent bikes here although our stock bike is the BMW RT 1250 which isn’t quite as exciting as some of the others arodrig29, TJ Hall, William P and 1 other 2 2 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: Mavrik 3 hybrid Irons: Mavrik 4-AW, Wedges: Jaws MD5 50 and 56 wedges Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, TJ Hall said: It seems like many others have had great experiences working directly with the owners of the smaller companies in other tests as well…glad the hear the early steps have been positive! Yeh it has been great so far. I’m sure Bob, Rick and Sean will echo that William P, Rob Person, TJ Hall and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: Mavrik 3 hybrid Irons: Mavrik 4-AW, Wedges: Jaws MD5 50 and 56 wedges Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 excited for this new batch of testers! Kudos to them for going out on a limb and trying something new. and some international flavor as well - awesome. good luck all and have fun!! arodrig29, Northern Monkey, William P and 1 other 4 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations, testers! Great intros so far. I love seeing a group of new testers! These putters are very interesting, I can't wait to see some in hand photos and hear all about them. arodrig29, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzman80 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I'm intrigued to see how this goes for everyone. Putting makes up the most strokes with any club each round so we know how important it is to scoring. He's hoping y'all have many many one-putts! William P, arodrig29, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Currently in the bag: Cobra Aerojet LS 9* | Cobra LTDx 3 wood 14* | Callaway Utility Wood 17* and 21* | Callaway Apex ‘19 forged 5-PW | Edison 2.0 wedges 49*, 53*, 57* | LAB DF2.1 Broomstick 50” | Transrover bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arodrig29 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Man, I really wanted to be part of this one. Good luck to the lucky few. Looking forward to the feedback. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Callaway Rogue ST max driver (Tour Ad IZ-6) Cobra LTD-X 3 and 5 wood (Tour AD UB-6) PXG 0317 X Hybrid (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue) PXG Gen 6 P 5-G irons (Mitsubishi MMT) PXG 0311 Forged wedges (Mitsubishi MMT) Ping Tein 4 putter blessed beyond measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Leighton Reid Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations to the testers. I look forward to your reviews. William P 1 Quote Ping G430 Max 10k 9° w/UST MP5 L-Flex Ping G425 3 wood 14.5° w/Ventus Velocore Blue-6R tipped 1" Cleveland Halo Launcher 5 wood 18° with Project X Cypher R Callaway Rogue 19° hybrid regular PXG Gen 3 0311XF 5 - G steel regular Corey Paul wedges bent to 53° and 58° Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStapp Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Can't wait to see these reviews! William P 1 Quote Driver: Paradym Triple Diamond 3 Wood: Stealth Plus Hybrid: Stealth Plus Irons: Srixon ZX7 Wedges: MG2 50* MG3 54* and SM9 58* M Grind Putter: Evnroll EV5 GolfBall: 2023 ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parshooter36 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Cograts to the testers! William P 1 Quote Driver: QI10 Max Fairway: Sim2 Max 3HL Fairway: G425 Max 9 Wood Hybrid: 0317 5 & 6 Hybrids Irons: ZX4 7-AW Wedges: CBX Zipcore 50° 54° & 58° Putter: Array F-3 Ball: Q-Star Tour Yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. If there’s anything in particular you would like incorporated in the tests or you have any queries please feel free to shout out Edited March 26 by Northern Monkey Bobbers, GolfSpy_KFT, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: Mavrik 3 hybrid Irons: Mavrik 4-AW, Wedges: Jaws MD5 50 and 56 wedges Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Way to go gang! Another new to me brand I'm looking forward to learning more about! Bobbers, William P and Rob Person 3 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...
JRDuck40 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats to all the testers. Excited to see how these flat sticks perform! Rob Person, Bobbers and William P 3 Quote D- Titleist TSR2 w Mitsubishi Tensei 50g Stiff 5w - Titleist TSI w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 65g Stiff HYB - Titleist TSi 21* w/ Mitsubishi Diamana 65g Stiff Irons - 4-PW Takomo 101T w/ KBS Tour Stiff Wedges - Cleveland RTX ZipCore 52/10 56/12 60/8 w/ TrueTemper T100 Putter - Scotty Cameron Select GoLo S Ball - Sirxon Z Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congratulations spies! Have fun testing these putters. Bobbers, William P and Rob Person 2 1 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...
GolfSpy_KFT Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 8 hours ago, Bobbers said: Introduction Hello. My name is Bob and I'm a golfer. (Audience replies, “Hi, Bob!”) Player Profile I've been golfing for about 60 years which should tell you something about my age. Lifelong resident of Wisconsin and have lived in the southeastern part of the state for the majority of my life with the exception of stints in Stevens Point, Eau Claire, and Green Bay. Grew up playing municipal courses long before irrigation was a thing which makes me a “picker”. Trying to take a divot, particularly in the summer months, was literally a question of whether you were trying to sprain a wrist or break it. Golf balls were covered with balata until the glorious day that Surlyn was introduced. Finally, a chance to play a round without having to worry about how many “smiles” our bladed irons were going to inflict on the ball due to a less than perfect strike. We'd put our golf bags on our backs, bicycle an hour to the course, play 18, and head home. A round of golf, a Coke, and an Acushnet “Club Special” cost all of $2.00. I'm left handed...except for golf. Only clubs I had access to were my mother's discarded set from long, long ago. Blades of course, a persimmon driver, a blade putter which was hard to differentiate from a 2 iron other than by the length of the club. Yeah, spent my first six years with a short set of “Miss America” hammer forged blades. Steel shafts, before chrome became a “thing” covered in an acetate sleeve to prevent surface rust from showing. Immediately below is a photo of my first putter. I recall vividly that my score for my first round was 150. Yet I persist to this day. I play a mixture of courses here in the southeastern Wisconsin area. Our season is unpredictable but averages sometime in April until November/December depending on the year. I shoot anywhere between 85-98 depending on how the day goes. I'm a “driving range rat” and honestly enjoy hitting a bucket of balls as much as playing around. I'm the guy who flips to the “you generally hit the ball straight but a lack of distance puts pressure on your game” advice columns in a golf magazine. My short game is pretty good as, for the most part, is my putting. For the past ten years or so I've used a mallet style putter of one sort or another, I find them more forgiving. I also tend to favor a somewhat heavier head. I have a pretty straight back and through stroke and favor face balanced putters versus those wth a lot of toe hang. I tend to point my left elbow toward the hole, something of a “chicken wing” position, to help keep my stroke straight. I entered to test the Runner putter because I liked the futuristic look, my assumption was that the company having been recognized with a “Most Innovative Product” award at the PGA show reflected respect from the industry, and perhaps foremost the adjustable weights at the rear of the putter offering the ability to potentially “dial it in”. I'm hoping the Runner will become a “dependable, reliable friend”and can enjoy an extended stay in my golf bag. My weekend round is generally early morning so I'll be testing my Runner mallet at various times when the dew is still on the green. My weekday rounds tend to be mid-morning to early afternoon so I'll also be testing during the heat of midday when things have firmed up. I'll be comparing the Runner to my Cobra Nova. I've enjoyed the confidence the Sik face offers. I feel that variable face loft helps compensate any variations in the amount of forward press present in any particular putt. I'll also be comparing the Runner to a LAB Golf Directed Force 2.1. I enjoy a good one putt, as we all do. I can live with two putts. I absolutely abhor three putting. We can debate whether those three putt greens are caused by a poor first, second, or third putt. But for me it's missing that 3-6 foot second putt that lights my fuse. I'm sure I'll be testing from close to distant from the hole. Predictable distance control is important to me. More subjectively the “feel” of the ball coming off the face is a big factor in how I relate to a putter. I have a preference for what I guess you'd call a softer face be that via the material, an insert, or milling magic. Right or wrong I'm a golfer who uses a softer ball in the early and late stages of our season and a more typical compression ball during the height of the season. I intend to run tests using different balls (all of which will be yellow) to determine if I experience any noticeable difference. @Bobbers did not realize you were a fellow Wisconsinite! I call Reedsburg home, so if you ever venture towards Wisconsin Dells this season, let me know! Would be happy to host you at my home course! Northern Monkey, Rob Person, barney19 and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: TSi3 9* Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6X Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W MCA Kai'Li White 60 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 3H MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Snakebite Black 52/56/60 Hi-Rev 2.0 Black Stiff Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour X & ProV1x #LeftyGang Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Unofficial FootJoy Hyperflex BOA 2023 Review Unofficial Flightscope Mevo Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 8 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Testers Announced! Please welcome and congratulate our testers! @Bobbers @Northern Monkey @RTH1 @SDunne Congrats testers!! Good luck with this test. I look forward to hearing about your experiences. Bobbers, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote In My Sun Mountain C-130 'merica Cart Bag: Driver: Stealth+ Rocket 3W, 13.5* turned down to 12.75*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 75g Fairway: 949x 3w, 15*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Fairway: 949x 5w, 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Hybrid: 939x 4H (21*), Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Black, 90g Irons: 101's, 5-PW, DG120 S300 Wedges: 286 @ 50*, JBFG @ 54* & 60*, DG120 S300 Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet @ 35", Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, Desert Camo Ball: Tour & Testing Vero X1 Technology: H4 w/ Tags, Pro L2 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw1ns Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Yea, but can you pick up a ball with it? Very important for the 'older' crowd. Congrats to the testers! Looks like a very diverse group. Looking forward to the results! Bobbers, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote Driver M2 9.5 deg. Tensei CK Series Blue 50 Stiff 3 Wood Steel Head Tensei CK Series Blue Reg. Hybrids M2 3-4H - Reg. Irons M2 5-PW Reg. Steel Wedges 52* 56* Vokey SM4 Black Putter Versa White Hot RX #7 35 inch SuperStroke Slim 3.0 Ball VICE Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbers Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 26 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said: @Bobbers did not realize you were a fellow Wisconsinite! I call Reedsburg home, so if you ever venture towards Wisconsin Dells this season, let me know! Would be happy to host you at my home course! And I would be happy to accept...lol. Seriously, I'll find a way. I do play the forward (what my regular golf buddies call the "weenie tees") tees if that's ok? I promise a round with me will make you look really, really good... Edited March 26 by Bobbers Rob Person, William P, Northern Monkey and 2 others 5 Quote Ping G430 Max 10.5* Ping G430 SFT 3 wood and Ping G430 HL 7 wood SR flex Ping G430 4,5,6,7 hybrids SR flex Cleveland Launcher XL Halo 8,9,P,G, SW irons A Flex Cleveland Smart Sole S wedge A Flex Cobra Nova putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbers Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Northern Monkey said: Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. If there’s anything in particular you would like incorporated in the tests or you have any queries please feel free to shout out The same from me. Ask away, I'm sure we'll do our best to give you an honest answer. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Ping G430 Max 10.5* Ping G430 SFT 3 wood and Ping G430 HL 7 wood SR flex Ping G430 4,5,6,7 hybrids SR flex Cleveland Launcher XL Halo 8,9,P,G, SW irons A Flex Cleveland Smart Sole S wedge A Flex Cobra Nova putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_KFT Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 minutes ago, Bobbers said: And I would be happy to accept...lol. Seriously, I'll find a way. I do play the forward (what my regular golf buddies call the "weenie tees") tees if that's ok? I promise a round with me will make you look really, really good... Play your game! No matter to me what tees you want to play from at all. And once you see me play, you may be singing a different tune William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: TSi3 9* Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6X Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W MCA Kai'Li White 60 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 3H MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Snakebite Black 52/56/60 Hi-Rev 2.0 Black Stiff Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour X & ProV1x #LeftyGang Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Unofficial FootJoy Hyperflex BOA 2023 Review Unofficial Flightscope Mevo Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohnson Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Congrats testers!! Bobbers 1 Quote Brandon Johnson, MBA COO / Co-founder North American Golf Tour www.northamericangolftour.com e: [email protected] WITB: D - Taylormade M1 w/ tensie pro orange 3w- Taylormade M1 w/ tensie pro orange 2i - Srixon 4- 5 Srixon 785 6- 9 Srixon z blades PW, GW, SW, LW Cleveland rtx true temper shafts in all of my irons putter - Odyssey #9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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