So now Im apparently a mallet guy...scary!

[GaijinGolfer]

For the longest time Ive been a mallet hater. I tried a few and never found any that I liked the feel off. Id read all the talk about how forgiving they are and all that but never found one I liked.
Well, recently I was at a local golf shop looking at putters and I came across a used Bettinardi A-02. I gave it a few putts on their indoor green and it worked pretty well. For whatever reason, I put it back on the shelf and didnt buy it.
Well, for the past 2 days I did a lot of reading about mallet putters. I read all about MOI, forgivness on offcenter hits and how mallets are better for SBST putting strokes and blah, blah, blah; so I decided to take a chance on the Bettinardi.
Thus far, Im loving it. I still hate the looks of a mallet but Im putting the ball truer and better than I ever have; which tells me that I need to get over the looks and forget about blade putters.
Not to mention its nice to have a Mizzy putter back in the bag and at $79 it was a good deal. I traded my Wilson Di7s and Cleveland Classic 1 in on it, which paid for the putter with $20 left over. No complaints there!

[Zeph]

Sorry about your loss. Next thing you know, you'll put on a longer shaft on and sweep the green with that thing. :-P

[The Tin Man]

You may have found a mallet that likes you!

[GaijinGolfer]

Originally Posted by Zeph

Sorry about your loss. Next thing you know, you'll put on a longer shaft on and sweep the green with that thing.

LOL...If I could sink more putts with it I probably would!

[GJBenn85]

Just a personal preference.  I started out with a mallet and find I have more control and accuracy using a standard blade putter.

[LongballPro]

I know how ya feel! I've had a blade putter in my bag for about 12 years. Last year, I was so frustrated with my putting I decided to look into a mallet. Well, long story short...I now use a 2ball vline and have since added a SuperStroke Slim grip and I have never putted better! I've actually lowered my handicap by 2 strokes.

It's all about finding that perfect match and being confident standing over each putt

[GaijinGolfer]

Had the first round with the mallet today and overall Im pleased with it thus far.  Im still working on feel for distance control with it but Im definetly rolling the ball truer than I ever have.  I didnt have any 3-putts today and even on putts that were 20' or more my 2nd putt was always less than 5 feet.

I also found short putts to be much easier, I just need to work on control distance so that I can get my lag putts closer to the hole.   5 feet is still somewhat of a nervous distance for a par putt.

[jamo]

You're talking about this putter, right? [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/168946/width/1000/height/800][IMG]http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/168946/width/1000/height/500[/IMG][/URL]

[Laws of Woo]

Welcome to the group! I've used mallet putters for the majority of my years golfing. I've hit blades ok, but I just like the feel and look of a mallet much more. I bought a Nike Blue Chip OZ mallet a while back and I love it.

[GaijinGolfer]

Originally Posted by jamo

You're talking about this putter, right?

Yup.