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kregan Dedicated Member

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So I am scanning Ebay for putters.... I am bored, and I notice
that anything Scotty Cameron seems real popular?

What's it all about?

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Mhinderaker Well Established Member

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It's definitely at least partly a status thing and people associate them with an elite level of play, but they are also just solid sticks that have for the most part held up well over a long period of time.
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I love my Newport 2, Scotty Cameron putter, I love the weight, the feel and the look, The detailing, workmanship and the putter head is made from a solid billet of German stainless steel. I played my three best rounds of golf with this putter. I also own 8 other putters but always come back to the Newport 2. I bought mine on ebay for about $150 including shipping about two years ago.

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they're freakin awesome that's why.

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I love my Newport 2, Scotty Cameron putter, I love the weight, the feel and the look, The detailing, workmanship and the putter head is made from a solid billet of German stainless steel. I played my three best rounds of golf with this putter. I also own 8 other putters but always come back to the Newport 2. I bought mine on ebay for about $150 including shipping about two years ago.

ks8829,

If you bought a milled GSS Cameron off e-Bay for $150 you made out with the deal of the century. The cheapest GSS Cameron I have bought went for $1800. There are no retail putters made from a block of GSS, only milled inserts in the Studio Style and Red X series. Herein lies the genius of Scotty Cameron - marketing. Getting people to buy into an image and idea all enhanced by things like letter openers, divot tools, and dancing head covers. It's a pretty good racket, and with some help with his buddy Vog he's created quite a secondary collector's market for himself.
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I just recently started collecting Scotty Cameron putters and I have tried to learn as much as I can about them. Here are a few of my humble observations as to why they are so popular:

1. SC putters are made to the highest quality standards;
2. Many tour players use SC putters;
3. They look and perform incredibly;
4. Finally...marketing, marketing, marketing. Scotty Cameron can put his name on just about anything and it will sell for a lot of money.

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I may get bashed among you SC fans here, but I am wondering how the Ping Redwood series compare to the Scotty's? I tried a Redwood Anser the other day and it's a sweet looking putter and seems to be very well constructed.

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I may get bashed among you SC fans here, but I am wondering how the Ping Redwood series compare to the Scotty's? I tried a Redwood Anser the other day and it's a sweet looking putter and seems to be very well constructed.

Just goes back to name brand, like watches there are so many different brands yet most people still think Rolex is the best....does that make sense?

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I say this as an owner of a couple of Scotty Cameron putters, the popularity of SC putters comes down to two things, marketing and having the number one player in the world using you putter, and of course marketing that fact. I had my first SC long before Tiger made them collectible.

True, the putters are well made and finished, but then so are many other high line putters on the market. But here is the thing, all of the sought after collectible Scotty Cameron designs are copies of classic designs over the last 50 years (Ping Anser, Wilson 8802, Macgregor IMG6, Bullseye, Zebra, etc.) I have owned or have played with each of these classic putters in mint condition and depending upon the vintage, the workmanship rivals what Scotty is currently producing. These were forged and ground (not the Ping of course), many times by hand, and finished with decorative leather wrap grips. Their modern counterparts are often cast or milled because it is less expensive to produce a machine made putter than one made by hand. Often weighing more than the copy, these putters provided excellent feel, which is why they are still sought today.

I find the another aspect of the Scotty Cameron phenomenon interesting as well. Though his classic reproductions are extremely popular and sought by collectors, his own original designs like the Detour and Futura are not.

His green repair tool was genius though.

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I didn't know Tiger used one, that explains most of it!

I have not purchased a putter yet, I have an old Ping B60
that my dad used (he past in July at 92). I figured I would
use that for a while, he would have liked that.

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hawkeye Great Member

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It's all marketing!

sure they look great but there are lots of lovely looking putters out there.

they roll it nicely but what about YES!, Ping, Rossa, Odyssey etc?

i owned a Newport 1 for 18 months - i now have a putter which cost 1/3 of that, looks beautiful and rolls it just as well.

Ping Redwood are stunning looking rydaddy, im considering looking at them when i sort my putting woes out! I dont think i'd go with SC again - just a personal thing, i feel less confident with them!

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It's all marketing!

I agree that marketing has a lot to do with the success of Cameron products, but that doesn't quite explain why so many tour professionals use his products. There is obviously something more than just a name on these clubs.

Now I am not a diehard Scotty Cameron fanboy, I definately won't pay hundreds of dollars for a head-cover and I don't plan on buying a Tour putter for many thousands of dollars, but I love the OTR putters. I would like to get a Ping Anser Redwood to add to my collection as well as a Taylor Made Imola Classic, Odyssey Black Series Blade and a Bettinardi Blade.

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I agree that marketing has a lot to do with the success of Cameron products, but that doesn't quite explain why so many tour professionals use his products. There is obviously something more than just a name on these clubs.

blkdiamond,

The answer lies in the all might dollar - Titleist pays for each Cameron putter a tour pro puts into play. Throw in an all expenses paid trip to San Diego to visit Scotty and the studio and a putter hand made to your specs and desires and you can begin to see why he dominates tour counts. His off the rack putters bear no similarities to the ones hand made for tour pros. Take a look around Cameron Collector and you'll see some pretty big differences between circle T's and retail models.
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His off the rack putters bear no similarities to the ones hand made for tour pros. Take a look around Cameron Collector and you'll see some pretty big differences between circle T's and retail models.

Actually there isn't a huge difference between the OTR and the Made for tour models except that the Made for Tour models are custom fit, they tend to be "hand-stamped", and there is much tighter quality-control. Many threads on the Cameron Collector (which I am a member of) will verify this. I have found that what will add value to a SC putter is the stampings (Circle-T, rare hand stamps, etc.)

The answer lies in the all might dollar - Titleist pays for each Cameron putter a tour pro puts into play. Throw in an all expenses paid trip to San Diego to visit Scotty and the studio and a putter hand made to your specs and desires and you can begin to see why he dominates tour counts.

I agree with this, to a point, but I imagine the other club manufacturers would offer a similar service to other pros as well. Also, why would so many players use a club that doesn't perform up to their standards, especially one as important as a putter (IMHO the most important club in your bag)?

Just my $.02

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Actually there isn't a huge difference between the OTR and the Made for tour models except that the Made for Tour models are custom fit, they tend to be "hand-stamped", and there is much tighter quality-control. Many threads on the Cameron Collector (which I am a member of) will verify this. I have found that what will add value to a SC putter is the stampings (Circle-T, rare hand stamps, etc.)

blkdiamond,

There are some pretty major differences in head shape and design in the Tour 009's and Newports. Different neck styles, hand welded necks, hand ground soles, truly milled putters (versus forged and skim milled for retail), different metals are all just a starting point. Note the welded neck on this 009 Tour model, not something you're going to find on any retail anywhere in the world. If you don't think it makes any difference, why would they spend hours hand welding and grinding necks for Tour players?
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that does look beautiful...

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