Guerin Rife Blade Putter.....not the two-bar

[LooseLefty]

So I was in my local PGA tour superstore last night checking out some new putters. They have a decent selection for the lefties, but, of course, there were many more right-handed putters so I decided to give them a look. I noticed a Guerin Rife blade putter. I mean the classic blade style, like the Yes sophia, and not the two-bar blade that you can find on Rife's website. Anybody else seen these? I've looked online all morning and I can't find any signs that they ever existed.

[M2daRizzle]

its called the bimini and just came out a couple of weeks ago. its a very solid putter. I personally like the abaco which is shaped like a white hot xg #9

[LooseLefty]

its called the bimini and just came out a couple of weeks ago. its a very solid putter. I personally like the abaco which is shaped like a white hot xg #9

Nice response time. I appreciate the solid answer. Thanks a lot.

[elchene]

Yep, it's the Bimini. Here's some pictures: http://www.•••••••••.com/2009-rife-putters/

You can buy one on eBay if you're in a rush. I wonder how they feel...

[hrossroth]

Rife is coming out with some nice looking putters. Here are some pictures

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index....owtopic=190692

By the way does anyone know if the abaco is face balanced or not.

[elchene]

By the way does anyone know if the abaco is face balanced or not.

I doubt it. All the Odyssey #9s, Cameron Del Mar 3.5, and Bettinardi mallets of the same style are not face balanced. Probably because the heel shaft makes it likely that it will have "toe flow".

[scottevans77]

I love the shape of the Bimini. I have a Dunlop putter that is the same design that I'm getting ready to cut down and refinish. If that project doesn't go as well as I like, I'll be picking one of these up in the spring.

[hrossroth]

I didn't mean to post the same pictures. I thought that the previous post just had Bimini pics. Whoops. The design of the Abaco would lend toward toe-flow I agree. I had a Odyssey #9, but didn't like the feel. I am happy with my putter and believe that it is good for me to stick with the same putter for a while. I guess Rife is bound to make toe-balanced putters as well as face balanced, but to what degree. I wasn't sure if the Abaco would be like the Antigua and have just a little bit of toe-hand. The #9, however, has as much toe-hang as you can get, basically.

[elchene]

I didn't mean to post the same pictures. I thought that the previous post just had Bimini pics. Whoops. The design of the Abaco would lend toward toe-flow I agree. I had a Odyssey #9, but didn't like the feel. I am happy with my putter and believe that it is good for me to stick with the same putter for a while. I guess Rife is bound to make toe-balanced putters as well as face balanced, but to what degree. I wasn't sure if the Abaco would be like the Antigua and have just a little bit of toe-hand. The #9, however, has as much toe-hang as you can get, basically.

Yeah, I have the #9 and I just don't like the dull feel of an insert.

[elchene]

Henry Knox putts around with the Bimini:
http://vimeo.com/2119802?pg=embed&sec;=2119802

[hrossroth]

One of the new putters Rife is coming out with, the Cayman, has listed on the website a .5 degree kickback to the right in the shaft. It lists a head loft of 2 degrees, then lists effective loft as 1.5. Why wouldn't it be 2.5 when the shaft leans back to the right?

[LooseLefty]

Is the bimini available for the lefties? If not, I think I'm going to go with Yes Sophia. I haven't had a chance to hit the Nicki.

[elchene]

One of the new putters Rife is coming out with, the Cayman, has listed on the website a .5 degree kickback to the right in the shaft. It lists a head loft of 2 degrees, then lists effective loft as 1.5. Why wouldn't it be 2.5 when the shaft leans back to the right?

I'm not positive but I'm guessing that the kickback is to help people keep their hands in front of the ball. So, because the shaft will look like it's leaning back, people will press their hands forward to make it perpendicular, therefore decreasing the loft by at least .5.

[hrossroth]

Thanks for the info, elchene. I really like that link that you posted of the guy putting with the Bimini. That putter has so much toe-flow that it practically points straight down! I am beginning to feel that I understand the stroke with a toe-flow putter better than I can visualize a pendelum stroke, straight back and through. I just don't know how to produce a stroke like that. I wanted to try a face-balanced putter at least for one season and I have basically decided to go with a toe-flow for next year.

[elchene]

Thanks for the info, elchene. I really like that link that you posted of the guy putting with the Bimini. That putter has so much toe-flow that it practically points straight down! I am beginning to feel that I understand the stroke with a toe-flow putter better than I can visualize a pendelum stroke, straight back and through. I just don't know how to produce a stroke like that. I wanted to try a face-balanced putter at least for one season and I have basically decided to go with a toe-flow for next year.

No problem, I agree, I just don't see how to make a perfectly straight back straight through stroke without making a slight arc.