High End putter

[golfro]

  motteler621 said:

well I went to the golf shop and putted around with their putters and Ive come to the conclusion that I should keep using my karsten anser 2. The reviews are off the charts with it and I dont think I should change.

the anser 2 is one of those putters thats never gonna get bad reviews. a lot will argue that it is hands down one of the best putters out there regardless of price.

now only if i can be a bit more consistent with the anser style putters...

[ks8829]

High end putter are expensive because of the labor and materials used and they are worth the price but does not guarantee that you will lower your putts per round. I like the Scotty Cameron, Bettinardi that are milled from one piece of soft steel. The putter is 10% and you are 90% of the putt. Price will vary from $100 - $500.

I use a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 and a Yonex ADX forged blade putter as my main putters.

[enis750]

funny...I was gonna start a thread about the Ping Anser Style putters, but I guess i dont have to

I have tried em all dude: Ping, Scotty, Betti, SeeMore, Odyssey, TM, Rife, YES!, Callaway and so on.....
I have a 2010 Ping Karsten Anser now and I cant let it out of the bag
It's a black dot, 34" w a PingMan Blackout Grip
it's money

I always used PING putters as a junior and only came back to it this year...now i know why
My career low round is 69..with an old PING Anser
My 2 lowest of the year - -3 on nine, -1 on nine, 71 and 72...all with this PING Anser

All the "high end" dudes have copied this design and for good reason
Mine has no special face milling, roll grooves, special color or fancy gimmics...just a plain old putter

I am a serious club Ho, but this putter will never leave my bag - she's old reliable
and to boot, I paid $109 brand new for it

[Shorty]

  ks8829 said:

High end putter are expensive because of the labor and materials used

"High end" pautters are expensive because of demand and supply. They are almost all made in vast quantities and there are people willing to pay the prices asked. If they weren't, the prices would go down. The cost of materials would be very small. Also, marketing costs have to be recouped. In the case of Scotty cameron putters, these are probably negligible because the mystique and mythology makes people believe that there is something special about them. I mean...there as a post the other day where a guy wanted to buy an SC putter he didn't like because it was an SC!

[nickel_aTm]

McGriff -- Fair points, and I always thought the same. I never bought a "high end" putter because of the line of thinking you outlined.

  motteler621 said:

yea Ive entertained the idea of camerons. I really want to like one but everytime I grab one at the golf store it doesnt feel that special to me, like I dont feel that balanced head when I take a swing. It feels more like metal bar on the end of the shaft that can twist easy causing pushes or pulls. I realize they are very popular and tons of people love them so I dont know, maybe I need to take practice with one or find the right one for me. I held the newport 2.5 and 2 today

I could never rationalize spending big money on a putter and putted with an Anser 2 forever. Then I was able to get a steal of a deal on a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 and have loved it. It took a little getting used to, but since I put it in the bag 5-6 months ago I've never putted better. I wish I could tell you why, but the only thing that's changed is the putter.

[shades9323]

  ks8829 said:

High end putter are expensive because of the labor and materials used and they are worth the price but does not guarantee that you will lower your putts per round. I like the Scotty Cameron, Bettinardi that are milled from one piece of soft steel. The putter is 10% and you are 90% of the putt. Price will vary from $100 - $500.

How is it worth the price if it won't improve your putting?

[Genericity]

  mcgriff said:

... but why spend an arm and a leg on a putter?

Because one person's "arm and a leg" is another person's "pocket change." These categories adjust with jobs, age, wife, kids, etc. Ah, the ebb and flow of cash flow.

Also: Nice things are nice to have. Doesn't mean you need them, but would you rather have a BMW/Lexus/etc. or an POS? Both can get the job done. I always wanted to get a Redwood being that they where milled and not cast, but don't dig stainless too much. You can't go wrong with a Ping if you are leaning in that direction though. Great company, great products, great blade putter designs.

[golfro]

  shades9323 said:

How is it worth the price if it won't improve your putting?

because to MOST people, its the name that matters, not the performance. I'm willing to bet that most people who play SC Newport 2's don't play it because it improves their putting but because their favorite tour players, Wiger Toods, plays the putter. Scotty Cameron has become the house hold name of putters, namely because of its name and popularity, not because of its pefrformance.

Don't get me wrong, i'm sure there are some out there who's games do miprove because of the putter, but like ks8829 said, 10% putter, 90% you. A great putter can glue a door knob glued to a yard stick and putt with it.

[motteler621]

so after I make a decision to keep the anser 2, I find out I can get a almost new redwood anser for 80 plus 10 shipping. Think I should do it?

[jamo]

  motteler621 said:

so after I make a decision to keep the anser 2, I find out I can get a almost new redwood anser for 80 plus 10 shipping. Think I should do it?

Yes.

.......

[Genericity]

  Shorty said:

In the case of Scotty cameron putters, these are probably negligible because the mystique and mythology makes people believe that there is something special about them.

Umm... there is something special about Scotty Camerons - they are unbelievable putters and finely crafted.

  Shorty said:

I mean...there as a post the other day where a guy wanted to buy an SC putter he didn't like because it was an SC!

No shortage of idiots in this world, doesn't make SC quality or value any different.

[motteler621]

  jamo said:

Yes.

alright, im going to get it.

[gilbo]

save the bucks and use it on a lesson or two on putting, and i bet that will b more helpful than a new putter

[kennay92]

  gilbo said:

save the bucks and use it on a lesson or two on putting, and i bet that will b more helpful than a new putter

this. .

[markpf189]

  Shorty said:

"High end" pautters are expensive because of demand and supply. They are almost all made in vast quantities and there are people willing to pay the prices asked. If they weren't, the prices would go down. The cost of materials would be very small. Also, marketing costs have to be recouped. In the case of Scotty cameron putters, these are probably negligible because the mystique and mythology makes people believe that there is something special about them. I mean...there as a post the other day where a guy wanted to buy an SC putter he didn't like because it was an SC!

Are you talking about me? Firstly, I was only interested in it because it was being sold for $50 (super cheap) and I didn't like the look of it but that has nothing to do with the actual performance of the putter..which is why I went on here first and asked if anyone has used it before. Yes, I was more interested it because it was a Scotty Cameron..but it's not like I was going out and buying a new one for $500 just because it's a Scotty.

[motteler621]

i think putting lessons would be sweet.

[DarkPrince]

As another guy looking at the possibility of spending a little more on a putter, I learned a small piece of information that I think has been overlooked so far. No matter how much you spend, if it doesn't suit your stroke or isn't fit to your stroke, it WONT improve your putting. I found out today that theoretically for my putting stroke, I need a 33.5" and 4* flat lie angle putter via some goofy ping putter fitting...putter lol. Every putter I've had so far is waaaaay to upright for my stroke apparently which makes the toe sit way up rather than being 100% level and cause all of my putts to go left and that I've likely been compensating for it. So now not only do I have to find one I like, I have to see if I can get it set up the way I need it :/ and also I give the Nike Method putters a +1. Tried some at golf galaxy last week and if I don't find one I like more, I may go with one of the 3 blade styles (possibly the 004 cuz its face balanced?).

[tristanhilton85]

If you can really get a Redwood for $80, then I'd do it, just make sure it's REAL!!!