Finally tested out the putter

Read a couple of reviews of people missing it long with this putter. I noticed this too. The reason for this is because the club is great and the ball starts rolling as soon as it leaves the putter face. This is the most important feature of a putter. In fact I think the most important feature in a putter is the ability to start the ball rolling to get truer putts and more consistent putts. This feature is also one that cannot be discovered from the specifications and is not obvious when you practice/ try the putter on the astro/artifical grass in the shops or at home.
Further,due to the quick rolling the ball tends to go further (when the ball is skidding the friction is higher). So we can putt softer to achieve the same distance, and with a soft putt, the chance of error is less.
This reason for this to the Tungsten Flange which lowers and Deepens the CG of the putter and allows for better,quicker and truer roll. Its called the A.R.T. (Advanced Roll Technique) and it really does seem to work.

So in all this putter is really good. Works well with the Penta balls too. Doesn't feel as soft as the Suzuka Rossa but is still soft and doesn't give a clunk. One concern though is there is a urethane-dampening layer between the putter head and the tungsten flange, its supposed to give a softer feel. But I just hope the urethane material lasts....

More about the quick roll the next post.