Edel Putting Fitting Question

[djake]

Hi all

I am getting a new Putter that's a done deal my mind is made up.  This will be my 5th Putter in 50 years of golf so i tend not to change them to often.

I was already to book a fitting but then read that some things changed with Edel and it got me a little spooked.  So should i be concerned or not.

Thank you in advance for you feedback

[Shindig]

You should be concerned you like the putter so much you won't want to consider another one ever again.   

What changed with Edel?

[billchao]

  On 7/16/2020 at 6:31 PM, Shindig said:

What changed with Edel?

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They’ve discontinued their classic line of putters.

 

[Missouri Swede]

  On 7/17/2020 at 1:22 AM, billchao said:

They’ve discontinued their classic line of putters.

 

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So when they bring them back again, they'll already have the name "classic"!  (Like Coca-Cola). How about "vintage"?

[djake]

  On 7/17/2020 at 1:22 AM, billchao said:

They’ve discontinued their classic line of putters.

 

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So, are Edel Putters still the way to go or should I look at something different?

[billchao]

  On 7/17/2020 at 3:00 AM, djake said:

So, are Edel Putters still the way to go or should I look at something different?

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They’re probably still the way to go. I wouldn’t think their fitting philosophy would have changed. I just don’t particularly like the look of the new lineup and I’m glad I bought mine when I did.

[Shindig]

  On 7/17/2020 at 2:41 AM, Missouri Swede said:

So when they bring them back again, they'll already have the name "classic"!  (Like Coca-Cola). How about "vintage"?

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As long as they don't release their version of New Coke we're good.

[djake]

Follow up.

I could not get a fitting scheduled, pretty bummed out about that.  But I did take my Bettinardi BB32 into the PGA Super Store and they cut the shat down to 35" and added a Golf Pride Tour SNSR Contour Pro putter grip to it.  I really like this grip and it breathed new life into my Betinardi.

I had 30 and 31 putts my first two rounds with this set up.  Both rounds i had 1 terrible first putt that left me with a 3 putt green.  But everyone was commenting how great my touch was on the green.  

Still bummed about the Edel situation but for $24.00 I am pretty happy

Edited August 6, 2020 by djake

[NativeTxn]

  On 8/6/2020 at 1:07 AM, djake said:

Follow up.

I could not get a fitting scheduled, pretty bummed out about that.  But I did take my Bettinardi BB32 into the PGA Super Store and they cut the shat down to 35" and added a Golf Pride Tour SNSR Contour Pro putter grip to it.  I really like this grip and it breathed new life into my Betinardi.

I had 30 and 31 putts my first two rounds with this set up.  Both rounds i had 1 terrible first putt that left me with a 3 putt green.  But everyone was commenting how great my touch was on the green.  

Still bummed about the Edel situation but for $24.00 I am pretty happy

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I was going to get that exact grip put on my O-Works 1 in the next day or two. Did you go with the 104cc or the 140 cc?

[djake]

  On 8/6/2020 at 3:46 AM, NativeTxn said:

I was going to get that exact grip put on my O-Works 1 in the next day or two. Did you go with the 104cc or the 140 cc?

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At the PGA Store we had a pretty decent conversation regarding weight as my BB32 was counterbalanced.  The decision was to start with the 104cc and the idea was if I didn't like that we could either add weight into the shaft or go with the 140cc.

I do wish I had gone with the 140cc as I like how a counterbalanced putter feels in my hands.  I had been using my wife's putter that had 40 grams in the top.

Regardless, I really like this grip.  It gets both of my hands in the correct position consistently, I can feel when they are not immediately before even starting to move the putter. 

[colin007]

@djake

Have you done the thing where you use a laser and a mirror to check where you aim your current putter?

[djake]

  On 8/6/2020 at 2:43 PM, colin007 said:

@djake

Have you done the thing where you use a laser and a mirror to check where you aim your current putter?

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No, I wish I had and would still like to.  The Pro at our Club even tried to set up a fitting for me and it just didn't work out.  He was highly intrigued by the entire process and was hoping to have the fitting there so he could observe.  

[colin007]

  On 8/6/2020 at 5:25 PM, djake said:

No, I wish I had and would still like to.  The Pro at our Club even tried to set up a fitting for me and it just didn't work out.  He was highly intrigued by the entire process and was hoping to have the fitting there so he could observe.  

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Umm...do it yourself? I did it in my living room. Not the best of setups but better than nothing. Showed me that what I thought was straight was actually 17 inches out from ten feet

[djake]

  On 8/6/2020 at 7:13 PM, colin007 said:

Umm...do it yourself? I did it in my living room. Not the best of setups but better than nothing. Showed me that what I thought was straight was actually 17 inches out from ten feet

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Interesting.  How did you set this up

[colin007]

  On 8/6/2020 at 9:00 PM, djake said:

Interesting.  How did you set this up

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 I used a piece of mirror that I broke off from one of my wife's pocket folding compacts, and a laser from a laser pointer. Taped the mirror to the face of the putter, had my wife hold the laser at the other side of the room while I set up trying to aim at the laser as she held it. Laser is reflected onto the wall behind her.

[djake]

  On 8/7/2020 at 1:43 AM, colin007 said:

 I used a piece of mirror that I broke off from one of my wife's pocket folding compacts, and a laser from a laser pointer. Taped the mirror to the face of the putter, had my wife hold the laser at the other side of the room while I set up trying to aim at the laser as she held it. Laser is reflected onto the wall behind her.

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Now that's cool!  I will try that and let you know how it works

[ChetlovesMer]

Okay, Edel has a pile of videos out there in the YouTube-verse.

This one is kind of a summary of their philosophy. It shows two things pretty quickly. One the "new" putter heads. and two the mirror with a laser thing. Enjoy.

 

[colin007]

  On 8/7/2020 at 2:55 AM, djake said:

Now that's cool!  I will try that and let you know how it works

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You may find that you aim your current putter accurately, but you won't know (nobody does) until you verify with the laser. 

Good luck!