Tiger's Scotty Cameron Putter - Does he ever switch from it again?

[iacas]

The day Nike closed their equipment business, TW put the Cameron back in the bag. Not one of the 100s of replicas Scotty Cameron has made him, he put THE putter back in the bag. The putter he used to win 13 major championships.

I am thinking he just sticks with the putter, and voted "No" in the poll above.

[jamo]

I also voted no. It's clearly his favorite by a looooong mile based on what he's said recently.

[Yukari]

I too voted no.  The fact that he went back to his trusted putter as soon as he was allowed to after Nike folded up their golf equipment business speaks volumes about his putter choice.

IMHO - He should never have changed to a Nike putter.

[Wally Fairway]

voted no here (and on Twitter) - putting is very mental, and primarily based on confidence, why change from one that he likes

[Ernest Jones]

Nope. Why would he?

[colin007]

to go along with this, this is a pretty cool article on that Scotty and how it came to be - lots of stuff in here i didnt even know and yall know me and Tigs are besties:

http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/18544732/golf-tiger-woods-scotty-cameron-world-most-famous-putter

[David in FL]

I say, it depends.  As long as his putting meets his own expectations, it stays in the bag.  But I don't know that it's so important to him that if the putting falls off, or just isn't where he thinks it should be, that he'd be hesitant to retire it to the trophy case...or at least experiment with something else.

Given only 2 choices in the poll, I'll go with "No" though. When he's struggled in the past, putting hasn't been the issue.

[colin007]

this putter talk just makes me wish he'd get an Edel...imagine...

[iacas]

33 minutes ago, colin007 said:

this putter talk just makes me wish he'd get an Edel...imagine...

He aims his putter 4° right, which is why he focuses so much on "releasing the toe".

4° is quite a bit, too. From 8' that's 4.5" right of the cup.

[tlazzol]

Voted no.  Really cannot understand why he switched.  For money??   At that point in his career wouldn't money a non-issue?

[Golfingdad]

2 hours ago, David in FL said:

I say, it depends.  As long as his putting meets his own expectations, it stays in the bag.  But I don't know that it's so important to him that if the putting falls off, or just isn't where he thinks it should be, that he'd be hesitant to retire it to the trophy case...or at least experiment with something else.

Given only 2 choices in the poll, I'll go with "No" though. When he's struggled in the past, putting hasn't been the issue.

I generally agree with this.  However, I went ahead and voted yes in the poll anyway because while I agree that struggling with the putter has never seemed to be an issue for him ... that also held true when he was using a Nike, I think.  His issues were swing and body related.

And to sort of counter what @Ernest Jones and a few others said; If he strikes the ball well and struggles on the green, then why wouldn't he try something else? 

[dkolo]

He doesn't need the money, but if he was going to wind up playing Taylormade woods anyway, why do something for free when you can get paid to do it? I think it was Warrn Buffet who said that. Or The Joker. I can't remember

[Groucho Valentine]

I dont see why not. It cant hurt to try new things. But putting is a rhythm thing, IMO. So if the way his old putter is working in his hands feels good, then theres probably no reason to change. 

Edited January 25, 2017 by Groucho Valentine

[colin007]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

He aims his putter 4° right, which is why he focuses so much on "releasing the toe".

4° is quite a bit, too. From 8' that's 4.5" right of the cup.

Pshaw, that's nothing. From 15 feet out I was 2.5 FEET out....Lol....no wonder I couldn't make a putt....

[woodzie264]

I voted no - I mean, if it ain't broke, why fix it?

[Zeph]

I'm guessing no. He used it for so long and took it back in after so many years that he realized it was the putter he wanted to use. If nothing else, it can provide some positive vibes using one that he's used for so long. I don't know if it technically is all that different or if they just make a Nike Cameron copy.

[billchao]

I voted no, too. A putter you like can have a psychological effect, making you more confident on the greens.

On 1/25/2017 at 2:47 PM, iacas said:

He aims his putter 4° right, which is why he focuses so much on "releasing the toe".

4° is quite a bit, too. From 8' that's 4.5" right of the cup.

I, too, aim 4° right. I guess that's one thing we got.

[iacas]

1 hour ago, billchao said:

I, too, aim 4° right. I guess that's one thing we got.

Get a putter you can aim. You don't have time to practice your "toe release" for two hours every day.