Sweet spot on Scotty Del Mar

[SoundandFury]

Just picked up a new Del Mar, best putter I've had (though i'm coming from $90-$100 pings, so maybe not the best comparison).  One thing I've found is that the sweet spot on the club isn't dead center on the face - it's a little north towards the toe.  The toe looks like it has more heft than the middle or heel, so it sort makes sense, just a little odd that the alignment line isn't in the middle of the sweet spot.

Has anyone else noticed this or am I nuts?

[Tiny Toe]

All Scotty's are like this.  Take your Del Mar and balance it on your fingers, and the toe of the club should point down.  This means it is a toe-balanced club.  That means that the club path is naturally going to swing slightly inside and then come across the ball square and then come slightly inside again.  The sweet spot should feel more to the toe on the Del Mar because it is a toe balanced putter so most of the weight of the club is down towards the toe. Most mallets are face-balanced which means when you balance it on your fingers the face should point up to the sky, and this is what makes the Del Mar unique because it looks like a mallet yet it is a toe balanced putter!  I have two scottys. A studio design no 1 blade, and a fastback 1.  One is toe balanced and one is face balanced.  You just need to try out different putters and see what you like the best!

[geauxforbroke]

Originally Posted by Tiny Toe

All Scotty's are like this.  Take your Del Mar and balance it on your fingers, and the toe of the club should point down.  This means it is a toe-balanced club.  That means that the club path is naturally going to swing slightly inside and then come across the ball square and then come slightly inside again.  The sweet spot should feel more to the toe on the Del Mar because it is a toe balanced putter so most of the weight of the club is down towards the toe. Most mallets are face-balanced which means when you balance it on your fingers the face should point up to the sky, and this is what makes the Del Mar unique because it looks like a mallet yet it is a toe balanced putter!  I have two scottys. A studio design no 1 blade, and a fastback 1.  One is toe balanced and one is face balanced.  You just need to try out different putters and see what you like the best!

The sweet spot on my Scotty (not face-balanced) is pretty much dead in the center of the face, right at the aiming line.

[Shorty]

Originally Posted by SoundandFury

Just picked up a new Del Mar, best putter I've had (though i'm coming from $90-$100 pings, so maybe not the best comparison).

It's a perfectly good comparison.

Feel will be almost identical.