 |
Putters By Nike, Taylormade, Callaway And Others
|
 |

Putter faces were all as smooth as Ben Crenshaws putting stroke. But that was all in the past. Grooves and inserts are staples in the 21st century designed Putters.
Inserts came to the for in the mid ‘90s from Odyssey Golf and have been refined and re-designed to get the ball rolling without a back spin. Golf is an example of a company that has taken another route and employed C-groove technology to import top-spin on the golf ball with the stroke of the putter.

 |
Ah yes, the feel factor. At the end of the round, putting is what most good players talk about when assessing their putters and putting success. Phil Mickelson changed the insert in his Odyssey putter for the final round of this season’s Northern Trust Open and won the tournament. “ By putting in the firmer insert I was able to hear it. My speed and touch came back” he said. To many PGA Tour players, sound equates to feel. And with today’s softer covered ball’s, it’s more important then ever to have a good marriage between ball and putter.”If you look back to the 90's, there were a lot of thin-faced putters” said Nike Golf Product line manager Gidge Moody, who was a Tour rep with Odyssey in the 1990's. “The aluminum putters and steel putters today have gotten a lot better. They are designed better and the thicknesses throughout their bodies are better in conjunction with performance and
feel.”

Shop Odyssey Putters at Callaway's official online store! Low prices and flat rate shipping. Click Here! 
Putters such as Titleist’s Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Detour combine the best of both worlds. The Newport 2 detour putter has a stainless steel frame and a aluminum body. One of Nikes more popular putters at retail is the Mallet Ignite, and it features a full-face polymer insert. Ping’s I-Series putter features a two-piece insert and face applique, which produces a firm response with a soft feel in the putter when striking the ball.Nike Golf 
There are always a few prototype golf clubs being shown to the game's best players at PGA Tour events. Companies want feedback from the pros to learn how they can refine and improve new designs.
Recently they spotted a prototype TaylorMade putter, which looks similar to the recently released Spider Balero putter.
Like the Balero, it has a large white alignment line running from the face to a ball-sized hole in the rear. The putter also features TaylorMade's grooved AGSI face, which is designed to help get the ball rolling more quickly on the green.
TM-Proto-Putter3, however, the prototype lacks the white ring that simulates the hole and the small wings that protrude from the back section, which are found on the Balero.
Justin Rose try this putter and heard him ask the TaylorMade rep to send him one, so it's possible this putter could be made available to the public. But like all other prototypes, there is no guarantee that it will wind up on pro shop shelves.
Having spent many hours and a lot of money on developing technologies for drivers and irons, Sean Toulon, executive vice president for Taylor Made-adidas Golf, said “It seems only fitting that club companies have started to focus on putter technology. After all the putter is the most used club in a players bag. What the Putter?
|
|