Counter Balanced Putters - Experiences?

[benno_r]

Still no luck benno, must be glued in ey? You tried heat yet?

Nope. Heated it up tonight, but it is recessed and glued, and you just cant get a grip on it. I know ways to do it, but trying to find a way without damaging it.

If I can find my tap set I might just tap it, screw in a long bolt, then heat it and knock it out.

[benno_r]

Bugger - so the weight is in the shaft and not the grip? Kinda like a Tourlock but inside the grip (instead of drilling the top out of the grip)?

Potentially I might have to send it back to Titleist to get it done...

50g glued inside the shaft. I blew the grip off easy enough, but getting the counterbalance out is frustrating me.

If you blow the grip off, wrap the ends tight with electrical tape.

[Shane788]

Nope. Heated it up tonight, but it is recessed and glued, and you just cant get a grip on it. I know ways to do it, but trying to find a way without damaging it.

If I can find my tap set I might just tap it, screw in a long bolt, then heat it and knock it out.

Yeah that's they way I was going to say next, I have a tap set here somewhere if you go that route.
Other option I was going to say is just to drill a self taper into the top just till it grabs and then head up and pull on the screw, I had to do that to get my weight out of my CB Golo worked easy as.

[benno_r]

Yeah that's they way I was going to say next, I have a tap set here somewhere if you go that route.
Other option I was going to say is just to drill a self taper into the top just till it grabs and then head up and pull on the screw, I had to do that to get my weight out of my CB Golo worked easy as.

Ended up heating it and drilling with a 10mm drill. Once the bit grabbed it spun right out. Cut it to 36.75", will, put the tourlock 60g in tomorrow and the superstroke belly.

Happy days!

[Shane788]

Good to hear!! Interested to see how it goes, I couldn't think of changing mine, I havnt putted better in my life, strongest part of my game now.

[benno_r]

We'll she's all gripped up with the SS belly grip and 60g tour lock. The balance is now perfect, where before it felt very head heavy. Hopefully take it out for a round today and see how it goes.

[hardboiled]

Any Melbournians up for a group buy on Tour Locks from Golfworks?

[Iain]

Used my TM Spider SI yesterday, very happy with the roll it put on the ball. Seemed easy to get the weight right on lag putts, but even if it's not, it swing back and through online extremely easily. Be interesting to try one with a heavier head and counter weight.

[Outcast]

Well, my counterbalanced putter experiment is about to begin...

Local pro at Drummond Cairns put a 50g Clevis Pin (1 3/8" long x 1/2" diameter) I supplied in the top of my Nike Method 001 & then fitted the 15" Winn CB grip I got from Golf Works. Have had a couple of putts on my putting mat & it feels great. Seems really easy to put a 'rhythmic' slow swing on the putter and the results have been good on my 6ft putting mat.

Will be playing Saturday if this friggin rain ever stops, be interested to see how it goes. If the weather stays away I may even get out to the club for a practice roll before Saturday, if not well, I'll be restricted to my indoor mat.

[timah!]

Well, my counterbalanced putter experiment is about to begin...

Local pro at Drummond Cairns put a 50g Clevis Pin (1 3/8" long x 1/2" diameter) I supplied in the top of my Nike Method 001 & then fitted the 15" Winn CB grip I got from Golf Works. Have had a couple of putts on my putting mat & it feels great. Seems really easy to put a 'rhythmic' slow swing on the putter and the results have been good on my 6ft putting mat.

Will be playing Saturday if this friggin rain ever stops, be interested to see how it goes. If the weather stays away I may even get out to the club for a practice roll before Saturday, if not well, I'll be restricted to my indoor mat.

That would make it extremely butt heavy wouldn't it? Did you add any extra weight to the head? And what length is it playing at?
My TM Corza arrived today according to tracking, and my Winn CB grips should arrive on Wed.
How 'fat' are the Winn grips OC?

[Outcast]

That would make it extremely butt heavy wouldn't it? Did you add any extra weight to the head? And what length is it playing at?
My TM Corza arrived today according to tracking, and my Winn CB grips should arrive on Wed.
How 'fat' are the Winn grips OC?

When I picked it up I compared it to the TM Spider Blade & it felt quite similar both in just picking it up & balancing it as well as putting with it. I wasn't going to put a weight in the end originally but, the chap I work with as a coach (used to be at Cairns GC, now at Drummond Golf - is a PGA Pro) had a feel of the grip & felt that it really needed some weight to achieve what I was looking for.

I didn't add any weight to the head at all, the Nike method head is 342g compared to TM Spider Blade head at 355g. I note that TM don't make any mention of additional weight in the butt end other than a 130g, 14.75" grip. With the addition of the clevis pin which sits probably 1/4 proud of the top of the shaft + the top of the grip + putter now plays at 35.5", this would add a few pts to the swing weight and affect overall balance as well. As I said, to me the two seemed very close in feel.

When you ask how fat are the Winn grips, if your talking outer diameter think Winn midsize type thickness & feel. If your talking inner diameter I think the are .61 of an inch. Pro didn't saying anything about extra tape when he fitted it.

The proof of how it goes will be when I get it on course I guess; putters are such a personal thing anyway so, what feels good for me might not for you. If I don't like the way this feels I might get a shorter (read lighter) clevis pin or simply remove it completely. Just need to remove the grip, extract the pin & regrip.

[timah!]

Yeah, the corza I have is 345gm headweight, so I'm hoping just the extra weight of the winn grip will make a change. I was thinking about extending it an inche or two and will work from there...

[AlexMc]

Any Melbournians up for a group buy on Tour Locks from Golfworks?

Nowhere near Melbourne, but keen to get some heavier weights...

[Bushka]

my tank 7 versa 40 inch god stick just arrived from golfbox.

sheesh not sure if i can putt with it yet but it looks like it knows how to sink em

[Outcast]

Well, I've had the Nike Method in both counterbalanced setup & original setup out for a few rounds now; whilst it does put a nice roll on the ball, clearly I am just a shite putter no matter what I put in my hands.

I don't feel that the counterbalanced setup has done anything at all to improve my putting, particularly not my short putts. If anything I'd say my long range putts have indeed improved but, my short range putts have got worse....

I have put my Ping Anser back in the bag (and am awaiting the arrival of a TP Mills - thanks L4G) & I will now have a rethink about the future of the Nike. Timah did enquire if it was now very butt heavy & my earlier answer was that I didn't think so. Now of course I'm wondering if maybe it is... I will ponder this some more before I bother the local pro to pull the grip & remove the clevis pin & regrip to see if that changes anything....

Look out for a Nike Method 001 in the proshop soon I suspect.... I have the original grip if someone wants to return it to stock setup

[Shane788]

I found the complete opposite, anything inside 8 feet feels almost automatic but anything in the 25-40 feet range I struggled, I'm used to it now but at the start it was hard.

[Archi]

Bushka's super stroke mod photo inspired me to try the same on my Taylor Made Corza ghost,
which at 37's already had a long Winn grip on it and about 5grams of lead tape on the head
Bunnings 120mm bolt, gaffer tape & a scalpel to cut a hole in the grip end - an hour later - counterbalanced at about 110grams heavier.

Have used it in 2 outings with absolutely NO practise - unless the louge room floor counts
Rd 1 , apart from the fact i didnt use enough gaffer tape and the bolt was moving inside the shaft a little , felt good and loved it on the longer putts ( which is where i have always struggled )
Rd 2 around Karrinyup (after a gaffer tape adjustment) in a 2 ball ambrose , sunk 5 over 10 feet with several near misses - awesome - perfect greens may have helped a little

[Bushka]

yeah i loved mine in the bettinardi, i went the whole hog and got a proper bought one and am putting better than ever with it.

About the only part of my game thats working at present.

[Archi]

Ive bought a 17 in counter balanced grip from Timah and considering
1 putting it on the above Taylor made or
2 cutting down my Odyssey Arm Lock metal X No.7 to about 39 inches and whacking it on there

[Shane788]

Option 2

[pt73]

I've been using a GoLo Mid cut to 36" with a 50g Opti Vibe weight and a Superstroke Mid Slim grip for a few months and the results have been very good so far.

I went with the GoLo so I could change the headweight if I wanted.

[Shane788]

I've been using a GoLo Mid cut to 36" with a 50g Opti Vibe weight and a Superstroke Mid Slim grip for a few months and the results have been very good so far.

I went with the GoLo so I could change the headweight if I wanted.

I had the exact same set up but at 38", great putter

[AlexMc]

I've put a 100 gram tour lock pro weight in my Golo N7 - has the weight that I like about the Futura X in 34" but with more feedback, in a Superstroke (Ultra Slim) and the plumbers neck design that I prefer. Putted pretty well first go - feels heavy but completely takes your wrists out of the stroke. I have a 50 gram weight which I could swap it with if I want to knock some weight out of it though.

The Futura X is up for sale if anybody is interested...

[pt73]

I had the exact same set up but at 38", great putter

Me too, I found another GoLo Mid on ebay for $200 in as new condition so I couldn't resist.

[Ferrins]

Are these couner balanced putters still popular?