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I think I would putt just as horribly with a SC than with the teardrop that I picked up on clearance years ago, cut off and re gripped to accommodate my lack of height.

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I'm in the market for a new putter, and lots of people say to get a scotty cameron are these putters really better and worth the money or are you just paying for the name.

As stated in other posts, a putter is very personal. One man's meat is another man's poison, so to speak. Who's to say what a putter is worth to any one individual?

Having said that, if Jerry Kelly can win $1.1mil at a PGA event with an off the rack $69 Cleveland Classic 3 putter why should we pay any more than that on a $5 nassau ( http://www.putterzone.com/2009/04/pg...69-putter.html ). It's the Indian not the arrow !!!

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I'd feel like a moron three putting with a scotty

I was thinking the same thing!! I'm glad you said it. There would be nothing worse than spending all that money...having all that pressure to do well....then 3 or 4 putt. I'd go jump in a lake and drown myself.

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I was thinking the same thing!! I'm glad you said it. There would be nothing worse than spending all that money...having all that pressure to do well....then 3 or 4 putt. I'd go jump in a lake and drown myself.

Even Tiger 3-putts with his Scotty.

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The real question is whether SC putters would be so highly valued among golfers if the MSRP on one was $69....

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The real question is whether SC putters would be so highly valued among golfers if the MSRP on one was $69....

If the qaulity of the putter was the same it dont see why not. Perhaps it would lose popularity with the crowd that tries to buy their games off the rack, but i imagine it would hold the same value amoung better players and touring pros.

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I didn't read all 23 pages but the thing I always noticed about the SC putters is the resale value. They hold their value much better than the other putters I have seen.

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hey guys,

I'm not sure if you decided to get the detour or not, but I have one and really like it! I went to a Golfsmith and hit most of the putters they had, rolled it in every time with the Detour and bought it immediately.

Only problem i've found with it so far is that its pretty huge. I picked it up used with no headcover and initially looked for a generic headcover so that no one would see it in my bag at the clubhouse and help themselves to it. Unfortunately, its next to impossible to find a headcover that fits it other than the bright orange one from Scotty.

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For me hell no! However Its your own personal preference if you truly feel that it is worth it than that's your choice.

if I have said it once I have said it a million times. When it comes to putters its feel and confidence after that its all the same.

you have to feel confidant when your standing over that putter. and when you strike the ball you have to like the way it feels and the weight of the club when you stroke it.

beyond that all putters are the same. the only real diff is weather its a conventional putter a long putter or a gut putter.

You have to decide for yourself. if it takes a putter that expensive to give you confidence and you like the way it feels and you are willing to spend that money then go for it. Personally I get enough feel and confidence in my XG white hot saber tooth.
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I didn't read all 23 pages but the thing I always noticed about the SC putters is the resale value. They hold their value much better than the other putters I have seen.

a good thought but why not get a putter that you will keep for the rest of your life instead of one that you would want to sell down the road. If you are already thinking about selling your putter before you buy it that's not a good sign.

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I got my Bettinardi for 80$ ~ and it is the same quality as a Scotty. I could not even get a low end Scotty for 80$ shipped to my house. I've tried Scotty Newports and I could not tell you the difference in feel or quality between my Betti and a Scotty.

I think everyone has their own putter preference, you shouldn't let money, value, resale affect that.

My friend putts with a old old Ping putter that's worth nothing but he makes great putts and he loves it. For him, the worth is: Priceless.

The worth should be in the eyes of the man holding the club. If a guy buys a 300$ Scotty and can't make a putt but can make sinks all the time with a 20$ noname, that noname putter is worth much much much more to him than a Scotty.

But as a collector's club, Scotty's hold great value.

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Big-K cola or Coke?
Tap water or Aquafina?
Lexus or Saturn?

What is value?

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Would someone explain what "quality" a Scotty Cameron has that a Bettinardi or Ping putter lacks?

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Would someone explain what "quality" a Scotty Cameron has that a Bettinardi or Ping putter lacks?

Uhm, duh, it says "Scotty Cameron" on it.

Geez, some people, I tells ya... On a non-sarcastic note, who cares? I've seen some modern art sell for millions when I wouldn't pay five bucks for it. Some people see value in some things. Others don't. That's what makes us different and what keeps life interesting.

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I'm just curious is all. I've never even seen one and I have basically no basis for comparisons. Is it just perceived value? I think that it's valid to ask whether SC putters would have ever gotten as popular and revered if they had debuted on the Dick's sale floor at $89.

My thought is that they're, what, milled or cast hunks of steel. Certainly SC doesn't have the market cornered on super-special stainless steel grades and probably doesn't have some sort of secret casting process that's super-expensive and just right for making putters, you know? I see a lot of people claiming that their "quality" is the highest, but I don't know what that means.

I'm just trying to learn :)

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I'm just curious is all. I've never even seen one and I have basically no basis for comparisons. Is it just perceived value? I think that it's valid to ask whether SC putters would have ever gotten as popular and revered if they had debuted on the Dick's sale floor at $89.

Just think a Toyota vs. a Lamborghini

Supply and Demand. There is a small supply of Premium putters, and there is a HUGE demand of Scotty's. Therefore he can price them at 300$ and still sell it faster than hot cakes. Other premium putters have the same or maybe even better quality does not have nearly as much demand as Scotty's. Therefore they must price them lower in order to keep them from building cobwebs in the warehouse.

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