SuperStroke Counter-Core Grip on Slotline Inertia Putter

[WUTiger]

History on putters:

I had been using a Ping B60 putter for about five years; had it fitted and added weight when I got it. A couple of years ago, I had it regripped with a Winn 1.18 XPro grip. I used it at first with left-hand low grip and later with a traditional hand grip (both with double interlock of fingers). I had trouble getting consistency no matter what I did.

Last fall, I came across a Slotline Inertia SL-583F putter (circa 2009) - in a local golf shop. (Slotline history in spoiler.) 

Spoiler

Slotline was a boutique putter manufacturer that hit it big in the early 1980s. When it tried to expand to other clubs, it almost went under. Dynamic Brands bought Slotline in 2007, and Slotline rebounded in 2009 and offered 14 new putter models in the Inertia line - heal-toe weighting with a tungsten composite. Slotline again hit rough times, and DB suspended the brand. The partners in a local golf shop approached DB about buying the Slotline rights, and were told it would cost them $700,000.

It performed better than with my B60, giving better distance control especially on longer putts. The Inertia heel-toe weighting just felt smoother, and it was more upright - less back strain late in the round.

It had an original pistol grip, a composite leather-acrylic item, which started to fray badly. So, I replaced it with a SuperStroke MidSlim 2.0 grip with a Counter-Core - a 50-gram backweight. (You can remove the core with a small wrench and go without it if you want.)

I had tried several putters with the SS backweights, so I had an idea of what I wanted as a replacement.

So, for those of you that use counterweighted putters (any brand and model), what do you have to say about them? Is it a new putter, or did you re-fit your existing putter? Any advice or warnings?

[dbuck]

I am thinking about adding the same grip to an Odyssey #9. Does the backweighting make the head feel lighter or just a heavier overall feel?

[MGN]

On 9/10/2017 at 7:42 PM, WUTiger said:

History on putters:

I had been using a Ping B60 putter for about five years; had it fitted and added weight when I got it. A couple of years ago, I had it regripped with a Winn 1.18 XPro grip. I used it at first with left-hand low grip and later with a traditional hand grip (both with double interlock of fingers). I had trouble getting consistency no matter what I did.

Last fall, I came across a Slotline Inertia SL-583F putter (circa 2009) - in a local golf shop. (Slotline history in spoiler.) 

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Slotline was a boutique putter manufacturer that hit it big in the early 1980s. When it tried to expand to other clubs, it almost went under. Dynamic Brands bought Slotline in 2007, and Slotline rebounded in 2009 and offered 14 new putter models in the Inertia line - heal-toe weighting with a tungsten composite. Slotline again hit rough times, and DB suspended the brand. The partners in a local golf shop approached DB about buying the Slotline rights, and were told it would cost them $700,000.

It performed better than with my B60, giving better distance control especially on longer putts. The Inertia heel-toe weighting just felt smoother, and it was more upright - less back strain late in the round.

It had an original pistol grip, a composite leather-acrylic item, which started to fray badly. So, I replaced it with a SuperStroke MidSlim 2.0 grip with a Counter-Core - a 50-gram backweight. (You can remove the core with a small wrench and go without it if you want.)

I had tried several putters with the SS backweights, so I had an idea of what I wanted as a replacement.

So, for those of you that use counterweighted putters (any brand and model), what do you have to say about them? Is it a new putter, or did you re-fit your existing putter? Any advice or warnings?

I'm interested in knowing details of how you added weight to the B60 (how, where, what did you do etc.)?  I am planning to cut the shaft of my B60 but will need to increase the head weight.  Sorry, can't help with your questions apart from the fact that I've changed my grips to Super Stroke Flatso 2.0 and added lead tape to one of my other putters.

[WUTiger]

I used Rubber Tungsten Swingweight Squares which I placed on back of B60 clubhead. I arranged the squares so that their inside edges were equidistant form the putter head center line. (Sorry, but perspective angle is a bit off on clubhead example.)

I put the squares partially on the upsweep area of the B60 heel and toe, to keep equal balance left and right.

The tungsten squares are a lot neater (and heavier) than placing lead tape on a clubhead.

[MGN]

8 hours ago, WUTiger said:

I used Rubber Tungsten Swingweight Squares which I placed on back of B60 clubhead. I arranged the squares so that their inside edges were equidistant form the putter head center line. (Sorry, but perspective angle is a bit off on clubhead example.)

I put the squares partially on the upsweep area of the B60 heel and toe, to keep equal balance left and right.

The tungsten squares are a lot neater (and heavier) than placing lead tape on a clubhead.

Thanks much.