Putter fitting at Cool Clubs

[skywaterbanjo]

I am scheduled for a putter fitting next week at Cool Clubs in Scottsdale.  I am planning on taking my own putters (2 Scotty's, one Odyssey) and not buying a new putter. 

Questions:

1. Have any of you done this

2. Was it worth the $100 - did you see an improvement in your putts/round?

3. Did you end up 'getting sold' a new putter?

4. Did you have more than one putter modified for your eye/stroke?

Thanks in advance.  My putting is so streaky.  29 putts yesterday; 37 on Tuesday.  Usually average 1.9 per hole per round.

[skywaterbanjo]

I'll answer my own question, after having gone thru a fitting.  First of all, I ended up doing a putter fitting at 2ndSwing in Scottsdale with Chris.  What a great experience and it certainly exceeded my expectations.  I went to the fitting with 4 putters in hand.  1) 20 year old Scotty; 2) 5 yo Scotty Newport 2 3) 5 yo Scotty Delmar; 4) Odyssey Tank #7.  First thing we did was figure out my swing path.  Turns out I have a slight arc.  That swing path immediately eliminated the Delmar and the Tank.  The Delmar is for more extreme arcs and the Tank is for straight back/forward.  Next, based on my eye position, my 34" Newport was 1" too short.  The old Scotty fit great.  Next, we looked at lie angle.  The old Scotty's toe was significantly off of horizontal.  Bent the shaft.  Next, looked at loft.  Ball didn't really start 'rolling' until well past the reference mark.  Reduced loft.

I ended up trading 3 of the 4 putters in on a new to me used Scotty that fit my eye.  Net difference was $10.

Since going thru this, I've played 6 rounds of golf.  My average putts per hole have dropped from 1.92 to 1.75.  Maybe it's coincidence, maybe is confidence - whatever.

Best $100 I've spend on golf in a long time.