Putters - what to try??

[simmsy]

I'm on the look for a new putter and am after your ideas about possible different putters to look out for.

currently looking closely at -

YES Ashley
YES Tracy forged
RIFE Aussie mallet
RIFE Barbados

using a ping craz-e atm and would like something a little firmer off the face perhaps.

[gazgolf1]

I'm on the look for a new putter and am after your ideas about possible different putters to look out for.

currently looking closely at -

YES Ashley
YES Tracy forged
RIFE Aussie mallet
RIFE Barbados

using a ping craz-e atm and would like something a little firmer off the face perhaps.

Try the Ping IWI range, soft feel but not mushy like some inserts and of course you can change the weights.

[TheTrueReview]

Give the Mizuno Bettinardi Black Carbon range a look as well. Beautiful feel coming off the putter. http://golf.mizunoeurope.com/putters/bettinardi_c_bc/

[Jarro]

Scotty Cameron makes nice putters i hear ;)

[Boonie]

The YES putters will be firmer off the face than the Rifes, but the Rifes put an amazing roll on the ball

[sms316]

For those that have played Barny what do you reckon ?
Am I likely to get a lot of 20+ foot putts with outrageous breaks ?
Yep.

But having said that, when I played there (4 years ago, I think), the greens were quite slow. They had too much slope on them to be playable if the they were much quicker I would have thought.

[Boonie]

For those that have played Barny what do you reckon ?
Am I likely to get a lot of 20+ foot putts with outrageous breaks ?

Yep.

The fescue greens aren't quick though, so you need to give the ball a decent hit, unlike big breaking putts on bent greens.

[just]

Buy the Barny Dunes Two Ball while your down there, it must be set up for the course:
http://www.barnbougledunes.com.au/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=34

[Eag's]

Threadjacking but kinda related, I have been a long term Ping Anser man for yonks but recently switched over to the 2Ball. I find mostly the 2ball is better for the shorter (less than 10 foot) putts but having problems with the long range distances.

I am off to Barny for my debut later this week and purely for the better touch for long loopy putts I was thinking if taking the Ping.

For those that have played Barny what do you reckon ?
Am I likely to get a lot of 20+ foot putts with outrageous breaks ?

Rich you will be faced with some putts that will blow your mind :shock:
The greens are massive and bloody undulating.
I remember on a couple of greens I had to putt completely away from the hole to get it somewhere near 10 feet. Have fun and good luck ;)

[v205]

I'm still using the 1st Scotty that I bought. :)

[Yossarian]

You put ok with the ping simmsy

[Lucasto23]

go the rife, awesome roll. currently gaming a Barbados C/s and love it

[simmsy]

i have purchased a rife tour mallet from giddyupgaz which should be arriving next week:D


Yossarian - I putt ok with the Ping but don't sink any where near enough putts with it, and I don't really like the soft face that it has. I have had a few trial sessions with the rife and it is more of what i am looking for. even more stable than the ping.

[simmsy]

go the rife, awesome roll. currently gaming a Barbados C/s and love it


the barbados is swwweeetttt. i love the feel off the face but the tour mallet sets up better for me.

[Lucasto23]

nice buy, you'll be a happy man soon. just remember putting improves with practice;)

[simmsy]

Yeah certainly does. I had ignored putting practice for a little while and when i got back into it the difference it made was quickly noticable.