how hard is it to shorten a putter thats been lengthened?

[bopanic]

basically im looking at buying a scotty cameron newport 2 that was originally 33" but has been lengthened to 34.25" and i was wondering how hard it would be to regrip the putter and take out the added 1.25"

any advice would be much appreciated!

[mrt10x]

simple.. as long as you dont want to save the grip.. cut the grip off, mark the line you want at the appropriate length, turn on dremel, cut away. Put on double sided tape, apply solution, slide on new grip, ensure it is straight,, wait a few minutes,, putt away. Why would you think it would be hard? Do you want to completely remove the extension? Kind of a waste of effort.. just cut right at the joint, or slightly above or below it.. you could do this in like 10 minutes, and that would be giving you 5 to make sure you measure twice, and cut an even slice.

If you want to save the grip.. it becomes harder,, I know it can be done.. I just havent ever done it.

[bopanic]

i guess my only concern was having never used a putter with an extension, i just didnt know how hard it would be to take the cameron from 34.25" to 33" and insure that the putter was cut back to the stock 33" to insure that the two 20gram weights are fitted to what the stock length should be.

is the 1.25" extension thats in this cameron just going to be a piece of iron shaft?

[rudygu]

i guess my only concern was having never used a putter with an extension, i just didnt know how hard it would be to take the cameron from 34.25" to 33" and insure that the putter was cut back to the stock 33" to insure that the two 20gram weights are fitted to what the stock length should be.

It shouldn't be hard. The extension will be a piece of steel or plastic tube with a tapered end that slides a few inches into the putter shaft and was epoxied in place. It will be obvious where the the joint is. If it's steel, the swingweight will change a good bit when it's removed...if it's plastic, then not so much.

If you really want to restore the putter to it's original factory swingweight and it was extended with steel tube, you'll have to use a torch to break the epoxy bond. Just cut the grip off and run the flame up and down the grip a few seconds (be careful, obviously it gets really hot.) until you can pull the extension out...you may need to twist it while you pull. I'd recommend a vise and some thick leather gloves for that process. If you aren't too picky about the swingweight, you can just use dremel or hacksaw and cut the tube at the joint...it won't be 100% like factory, but it will be a lot less trouble. If the extension is plastic, just cut it off at the joint.

[bopanic]

thank you both very much for the feedback!

i guess it might have helped a bit if i posted a description of the actual newport i bought.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...T#ht_500wt_976

[bopanic]

by the way im 99.9% confident that this cameron i bought on ebay is real, but for some reason the serial # the seller provided isnt showing up at scottycameron.com

am i missing something? i havent gotten the putter yet since i just bought it, but from the looks of the sellers pics and the sellers feedback i would say i am safe... any thoughts yall?

[patriot07]

I'm not sure if that's where you put in your serial number or whatever the "registry number" is? I'm looking at the bottom right of the home page on their website. Is that where you're trying to determine your authenticity? If you really want to know, you can send it in. I don't think they offer just a quick online "is my putter real" type thing. But I could be wrong.

For what it's worth, the listing for your putter makes it look legit: 100% positive feedback, lots of pictures, responsive seller, etc.

[bopanic]

yes i was looking in the bottom right corner of the scotty site...

http://www.scottycameron.com/

under the quick authentication section. my seller states the serial number as 1885833 but when you type that in the quick authentication section i get a "This registry number could not be located" response.

however with the feedback and all the nice pics and zoom pics that the seller posted i feel confident its a legit scotty. guess only time will tell...

[Jay-Bird]

yes i was looking in the bottom right corner of the scotty site...

Registry numbers - You have to send in the putter and pay for it to be registered. Then you'll be on the list. Kinda stupid if you ask me. If you send it in to be "verified" and "registered" and it's a fake - they'll keep it and destroy it, and you're S.O.L.

[bopanic]

hmm.... i really dont have a gut feeling that the one i bought is a fake. guess i will know in a few days when the newport shows up.

i just couldnt figure out what the registry # was. thanks for the info though!