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  1. Caney Putterworks B11 with cocobolo core. I designed it and built it specifically for me, so it is perfect. Before that I used a Ping B60 for 20 years.
  2. Originally I was against anchoring the club, or changing the grip rules to make long/belly putters impractical. Many of the arguments I have read are making me change my mind. I may choose not to use them, but I don't think they are unfair. One of my friends I play with all the time couldn't play without it. He forgot his putter once (it didn't fit in the trunk so he placed it on the ground) and had to use a short putter he borrowed. He putted so badly that I felt it was unfair for me to take his money at the end of the round. I still don't like long/belly putters, but I don't think they will take over the game to the point were I would feel I needed one so I would not be at a disadvantage.
  3. Thanks for pointing that out. I am new this. My point, related to this post, is that I agree with Tiger that belly and long putters are not good for the game. I do not agree with Tiger on how the rules of golf should be changed to ban them. I think changing the grip rules would both simplify the rules of golf, and simplify equipment.
  4. Personally I do not like the idea of someone anchoring the club against their body, but it is too late for the USGA to ban this. Maybe the USGA needs to rethink their rules on putter grips? If they limited the putter grip to one piece and limited the grip length it would eliminate the amount of ways someone could grip a putter. You could have a 48 in putter, but it would be difficult to hold. This would not ban belly or long putters, but it would make them impractical to use. I have not read this whole long thread, so forgive me if someone had already discussed the long putter grips.
  5. The white line on black is great for alignment, but I am not sure why the black aluminum part has is so complicated looking. The curves and cutouts are distracting. This could be a great looking putter if they took away the styling and simplified the shapes. Ping has someone on their design team that is a stylist, and is making their putters look a little Craz-E.
  6. I couldn't agree more. I would be embarassed to play with much of the oversized equipment today. Taylor Made Spider putter just tells the world you are a bad putter, Ping Craz E putter should be used for taking your shoe size, and Odyssey will make anything (can anyone explain the Dart to me?) I will not even get started on drivers. For me the feel of hitting a great shot is what inspires me to play golf. Beautiful and cleanly designed equipment helps put me in a positive frame of mind. Busy graphics and odd shapes sticking out of clubs is not technology, it is usually just a distraction or marketing scheme to sell more clubs.
  7. Technology has been great for the game. More people enjoy playing, more people have the opportunity to play, and more great courses are being built. The public can't get a ball custom made like Tiger can, but we have access to the same technology the pros have. I do have a problem with what many companies try to pass off as technology. They feel the need to offer something new every year, so they change paint color, come up with a new name, or come up with a new material. Most of what the major companies call technology is just a way to get someone to buy new clubs every year. All companies have reached the limit of how fast a ball can spring off the driver. Having all the options we have today in equipment is great, but people get too caught up in how far they hit the ball and don't pay attention to how enjoyable it is to hit the ball. I personally pick equipment that feels good, and rewards me when I make a good swing. In the end it is about what we put into our game that determines what we get out of it. Technology will not make anyones swing better, putt the ball straighter, or get someone on tour that doesn't deserve it.
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