Exputt RG - 2024 Forum Review

[Wolfstrum]

@buckpillar that muscle memory is really valuable. My experience has been similar.  I am weighting my RL putts much better overall based upon the practice with ExPutt.

Bummed I missed the match play earlier this week. I had a few family matters come up. I didn’t even get a round on the course in this past week. First week without playing a round this summer. 

Edited August 26 by Wolfstrum

[buckpillar]

7 hours ago, Wolfstrum said:

@buckpillar that muscle memory is really valuable. My experience has been similar.  I am weighting my RL putts much better overall based upon the practice with ExPutt.

Bummed I missed the match play earlier this week. I had a few family matters come up. I didn’t even get a round on the course in this past week. First week without playing a round this summer. 

@Wolfstrum it’s even showing up in my iron play, seems like my alignment has gotten better and the finesse shots around the green seem to be better

I would like to get a few more matches with 4 players..hint hint @GolfSpy BOS

Let me know when everyone is available, I go back to work Thursday night till Tuesday morning, then off for 5.

[GolfSpy_BOS]

25 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

@Wolfstrum it’s even showing up in my iron play, seems like my alignment has gotten better and the finesse shots around the green seem to be better

I would like to get a few more matches with 4 players..hint hint @GolfSpy BOS

Let me know when everyone is available, I go back to work Thursday night till Tuesday morning, then off for 5.

I need to jump on with you guys too.  This lady has been kicking my butt so I need some easier competition!

[buckpillar]

14 minutes ago, GolfSpy BOS said:

I need to jump on with you guys too.  This lady has been kicking my butt so I need some easier competition!

That’s awesome that she is enjoying the ExPutt, looks like good distance control.

[GolfSpy_BOS]

5 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

That’s awesome that she is enjoying the ExPutt, looks like good distance control.

she gets the short ones, makes me putt the long ones! haha

 

[buckpillar]

ExPutt Play 9 best score to date!!

Played my best Play 9 round to date, I started out making 3 tuff pars on two 30 ft putts that was left to right sidehill breakers, missed the birdie and made a 5 footer coming back on the first and then made a 7 footer to save par that was uphill all the way 1 1/2 feet elevation from birdie putt to holing out. I bogeyed the next hole after a lip out for par.

The next 4 holes were routine pars and I was 1 over heading into #9 - I had an uphill 22 foot left to right with not much break until about the final 4 feet, with the muscle memory and visual assistance the ExPutt has helped me develop over the past few weeks is starting to pay off as I drained it for birdie and finished even par . I'm really grasping reading the breaks and the speed in relationship to the elevation changes of the pitting surface, Most of the time I found I was not reading enough break, now I'm giving more break and relying on my speed control to make the putts. 

This past weekend I played 54 holes and only had three 3 putts on lightening fast greens and I believe the work that I have put in on the ExPutt really helped especially with distance control.

I'm going to continue the work on the ExPutt and continue a positive impact on my putting.

 

[Rob Person]

7 hours ago, buckpillar said:

ExPutt Play 9 best score to date!!

Played my best Play 9 round to date, I started out making 3 tuff pars on two 30 ft putts that was left to right sidehill breakers, missed the birdie and made a 5 footer coming back on the first and then made a 7 footer to save par that was uphill all the way 1 1/2 feet elevation from birdie putt to holing out. I bogeyed the next hole after a lip out for par.

The next 4 holes were routine pars and I was 1 over heading into #9 - I had an uphill 22 foot left to right with not much break until about the final 4 feet, with the muscle memory and visual assistance the ExPutt has helped me develop over the past few weeks is starting to pay off as I drained it for birdie and finished even par . I'm really grasping reading the breaks and the speed in relationship to the elevation changes of the pitting surface, Most of the time I found I was not reading enough break, now I'm giving more break and relying on my speed control to make the putts. 

This past weekend I played 54 holes and only had three 3 putts on lightening fast greens and I believe the work that I have put in on the ExPutt really helped especially with distance control.

I'm going to continue the work on the ExPutt and continue a positive impact on my putting.

 

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

[buckpillar]

2 hours ago, Rob Person said:

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

@Rob PersonI don't see any signs of ware, I thought maybe the cushioned back stop would be the first thing to show any ware, but it's like it just came out the box. 

I will have to check the warranty to see what would be covered and for how long.

[buckpillar]

11 hours ago, Rob Person said:

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

@Rob Person Here is the Warranty information.

[Wolfstrum]

20 hours ago, Rob Person said:

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

My ExPutt is holding up fine. No signs of wear. I wouldn’t say it is made for commercial use but the mat material is of very good quality and the backstop foam also seems to be very durable. I would rate it as made for regular personal use from a quality and durability standard. 

[Wolfstrum]

Played a 9 hole round today. Didn’t play great and felt like I lost a few strokes in my putting game. Then when I checked my overall stats from the round I had 2 fewer putts than my recent average.

The ExPutt is improving my putting and raising my expectations on the green. 

[buckpillar]

19 hours ago, Wolfstrum said:

Played a 9 hole round today. Didn’t play great and felt like I lost a few strokes in my putting game. Then when I checked my overall stats from the round I had 2 fewer putts than my recent average.

The ExPutt is improving my putting and raising my expectations on the green. 

How have you been doing with reading the breaking putts and are you better right to left or left to right?

[buckpillar]

ExPutt Testers ?

I have been finding that I have always been good with left to right putts, The Exputt is definitely helping with the right to left breakers, I think it is because maybe I'm able to see the contour better when I use the option to get to ground level to read the putts.

Have any of the testers encounter similar success or just the opposite?

[buckpillar]

On 8/30/2024 at 6:46 AM, Rob Person said:

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

I would say the moderate category, with the easy setup and takedown, it would be a good party game, but with me and the frequency of use I would say moderate is my category. 

Commercial wise I really can't answer that one, I would like to see if it could withstand day in day out constant use to check the durability.

The in home usage I would say it is a high quality product.

[pozzit]

On 8/30/2024 at 5:46 AM, Rob Person said:

That's fantastic!!!  

Testers-

With as much time you are putting/putting in on the ExPutt, is it showing any signs of wear ?

Would you say this unit is designed more for occasional, moderate, or frequent (borderline commercial) usage? 

WHAT, if anything,  is covered under warranty?

ZERO sign of wear from me I even pulled out the foam back stop, mat, and messed around and inspected the thing. 

[Coulter]

On 8/31/2024 at 2:39 AM, Wolfstrum said:

Played a 9 hole round today. Didn’t play great and felt like I lost a few strokes in my putting game. Then when I checked my overall stats from the round I had 2 fewer putts than my recent average.

The ExPutt is improving my putting and raising my expectations on the green. 

A “game” that improves the real world results is exactly what exputt was aiming for but really exciting to see! When/if I get to build my golf shed I’ll be putting this on the must have list!

[buckpillar]

18 minutes ago, Coulter said:

A “game” that improves the real world results is exactly what exputt was aiming for but really exciting to see! When/if I get to build my golf shed I’ll be putting this on the must have list!

@Coulter I have no reason to disagree, it won't hurt your game it can only improve!

[buckpillar]

ExPutt Update and Wear and Tear

Got in 90 putts last night in analysis mode, Stats are continuing to improve since placing the plexiglass under the mat. 

So I was dusting the mat off and wiping down the sensor and the bumper on the mat, I noticed a slightly darker path along the ball path from the ready position and goes about a foot toward the bumper. I don't know if its just my eyes or do any of you see what I believe I'm seeing? Look to the left of the yellow line.

Also I included a couple photos of the Explore mode where you select a course a green and putt till your hearts content. This mode has been helping me read putts and to practice on the ones that been given me problems recently on the ExPutt and the course. Like I said the more I use the different modes and options within each mode of the ExPutt is helping my progress.. arrow is still pointing in an upward direction.  The pictures if I remember correctly I issued previously, current photos did not turn out well this time around.

Testers, Have you tried the Explore mode? If So what are your thoughts, should there be an option to select multiple greens and have the ExPutt randomly select ball location on the green just like in the multi-play?

 

Sorry I haven't been that active the past few days, been taking care of the Mother in law health issues and getting ready for abdominal aorta surgery next Friday.

 

 

[Rob Person]

1 minute ago, buckpillar said:

ExPutt Update and Wear and Tear

Got in 90 putts last night in analysis mode, Stats are continuing to improve since placing the plexiglass under the mat. 

So I was dusting the mat off and wiping down the sensor and the bumper on the mat, I noticed a slightly darker path along the ball path from the ready position and goes about a foot toward the bumper. I don't know if its just my eyes or do any of you see what I believe I'm seeing? Look to the left of the yellow line.

Also I included a couple photos of the Explore mode where you select a course a green and putt till your hearts content. This mode has been helping me read putts and to practice on the ones that been given me problems recently on the ExPutt and the course. Like I said the more I use the different modes and options within each mode of the ExPutt is helping my progress.. arrow is still pointing in an upward direction.  The pictures if I remember correctly I issued previously, current photos did not turn out well this time around.

Testers, Have you tried the Explore mode? If So what are your thoughts, should there be an option to select multiple greens and have the ExPutt randomly select ball location on the green just like in the multi-play?

 

Sorry I haven't been that active the past few days, been taking care of the Mother in law health issues and getting ready for abdominal aorta surgery next Friday.

 

 

I would say that wear mark is from putter drag?

[buckpillar]

5 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

I would say that wear mark is from putter drag?

If I got putter drag that far past impact I must be doing something wrong!  

[Rob Person]

9 hours ago, buckpillar said:

If I got putter drag that far past impact I must be doing something wrong!  

Is it from different positioning when you putt?  That's the only explanation unless the ball is causing it.

[buckpillar]

31 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Is it from different positioning when you putt?  That's the only explanation unless the ball is causing it.

@Rob Person I thinking it is because all the different putters I've been using it is due to the skid of the ball before it actually gets on it's true roll, I could be wrong, because that is way to far of a skid for a putt to get rolling. I may need to try and get some high speed photography to see if it is the skid.

One other possibility may be that I had the ExPutt set up on a plush carpet until I figured out to place some plexiglass under the mat, thinking the softness of the carpet and the mat could have started the wear pattern. I'll keep an eye on it and see if it will get worse or stay the same.

 

[Wolfstrum]

My putting today was horrible. Can’t blame the ExPutt though. I just had a bad day on the course. Played 9 holes and added 5 putts over my normal 9 hole putting average. 

[Wolfstrum]

Within the next few days I will update my page one testing post with my updated testing results and my rating and impressions. 

[buckpillar]

6 hours ago, Wolfstrum said:

Within the next few days I will update my page one testing post with my updated testing results and my rating and impressions. 

Are you going to do a final overall when it comes time?

[buckpillar]

My plan for this week is only to work on distance, set the ExPutt to specific distances an put 20 to 30 for each length. 
Lets see how much consistency I developed or will develop 

[Wolfstrum]

15 hours ago, buckpillar said:

Are you going to do a final overall when it comes time?

Most definitely. Just figured it is time to put some updates and additional info on the page 1 post. 

[buckpillar]

ExPutt 10ft Practice Session

Got to roll some putts today on the ExPutt, all putts were from a fixed distance of 10ft. After a brief warm up to get the putting muscles ready, I set out to roll 50 putts making 38 from the 10ft distance for a total of 76% make percentage. I will do another round from 10ft and then move on to the 20footers.

Overall I roll the putts well and should have had a higher make percentage than what I had due to a couple lip outs and the rest were just plain ole user misses. 

I have included some photos of the practice session which has my arrow still pointing in the upward direction. The last photo shows some distance data for all length of putts.

[buckpillar]

ExPutt Visual aide Cosmetic upgrade???

Hey Mr. ExPutt,

just thought of an idea to add to the ExPutt, it's just a cosmetic trinket that will help aim and provide a visual focal point. I would like to see a different color marking on the back stop of the foam stopper, make it just as wide as the ball path to give a visual point, target if you will to roll your putt at, it will help the golfer and also the sensor will not be able to pick it up when practicing. See the picture of my set up.

Thank you for checking it out.

Testers- What do you think??

[cnosil]

38 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

ExPutt Visual aide Cosmetic upgrade???

Hey Mr. ExPutt,

just thought of an idea to add to the ExPutt, it's just a cosmetic trinket that will help aim and provide a visual focal point. I would like to see a different color marking on the back stop of the foam stopper, make it just as wide as the ball path to give a visual point, target if you will to roll your putt at, it will help the golfer and also the sensor will not be able to pick it up when practicing. See the picture of my set up.

Thank you for checking it out.

Testers- What do you think??

Why don’t you consider the white lines on the mat to be an acceptable target?