icehole714

Touché. ........ on back to the original question, what are some more notable missed putts in recent history?

Oh I agree, I am not saying it would have changed the outcome, but in marketing it's all about perception and selling an idea. You can't say he would have made it with a different club but you can make the consumer ask the question. think about the Axe body spray commercials. They imply that the dude gets all the girls when he puts the spray on, but they never say "risk spray will make you get girls". i envision an add campaign like this.....footage of player X missing a putt. A famous putt that everyone would know. Maybe have him talking at the press conference afterwards saying he pushed it or left it out over the hole. After he misses the putt, he looks down at he club and realizes he is using a different putter........then he wakes up from a dream sequence and grabs his bag to check and then finds comfort in our putter being the one in his bag. I don't want to claim anyone would or would not have made a certain putt, but i would love to make the consumer ask the question if it could have been different.

It's marketing research or a putter. We are looking for important putts that were left just outside the hole where the players says he pushed it or pulled it. The idea is to compare their missed putt to what would happen with the same putt using a different club.

I am doing some marketing research and was curious if there are any notable missed putts, maybe from majors, where the golfer describes the reason for missing the putt as leaving the putter face open or closed. Does anyone recall any missed putts that are described like that? Pushed it, left the face open, face angle off anything like that?

Yes, this is a fabbed prototype. The CNC program is currently being quoted. It will be a finished product in a couple weeks. You could change for different play conditions, but it is geared Moe towards the level of golfer. A novice golfer can use a softer material that is more forgiving (about 15% with some materials) when the ball is hit in error. A majority of missed putts is from the face angle being off. Usually, a recreational golfer is somewhere between 2-5 degrees off. The softer material mitigates against that error. In a straight line putt, over 6', this prototype is up to 15% closer to centerline than a conventional putter. This was done on a pendulum fixture. A more experienced golfer can give up the additional forgiveness for more feel in a harder material.

I guess it won't hurt. The patent is filed already. The idea is customized face plates. Preference of the user. Softer material is more forgiving.

It's for a concept I am developing. I built a prototype, did my own testing, filed the patent work and have preliminary USGA approval. I need independent 3rd party testing to validate my testing and design to see if I can take this concept to market.

I have spoken to them, but they were only looking to sell me a hardware and software . I need an independent tester.

Correct, i need a 3rd party who can do independent testing.

I am a design engineer for a biomedical orthopaedics company. I am not a good golfer, but my 6 year old son is on a Jr tour and does an incredible job. I am also an aspiring club designer with a patent and USGA preliminary approval.

I am trying to find a third party to do some analysis on a putter for me. Tabulating accuracy and results against a standard baseline. Does anyone know of a testing facility?