PUTTERS

What Gear 2015 Putters
GOLO £279, DUAL BALANCE £315
New Scotty Cameron GOLO mallet
putters are advanced, innovative
multi-material designs featuring a
lightweight aluminium face-sole
core surrounded by a stainless steel
frame that delivers improved MO8I
for increased stability and
forgiveness.
EXOTICS DAVID GLOD TOUR SERIES £199
Tour Edge Exotics David Glod
Tour Series putters are
entirely CNC milled from a
solid block of carbon steel
with a milled X-grip face
pattern face providing
unprecedented feel and
control on the green.
YONEX
www.yonex.co.uk
0208 742 9777
FUTURA X £279, DUAL BALANCE £315
HP SERIES £89
EZONE XP £99
The Futura X mallets feature
advanced perimeter stability
weighting. The deep CG provides
stability throughout the stroke
while the perimeter weighting
provides forgiveness and solid feel.
The result is unmatched stability
and great roll.
Tour Edge HP Series
counterbalanced putters
feature an additional 60
grams of weight in the grip to
counter the heavier head and
increase the moment of
inertia for stability
throughout the stroke.
The EZONE XP
putter features a
20g heavier head
which helps to
deliver a smooth and
consistent swing for
perfect distance
control.
TAYLORMADE
www.taylormadegolf.com
08000 728624
WILSON STAFF
www.wilson-staf.com
01276 404816
Z-FORCE £69
Designed for confident, pin
point putting. Featuring an
ofset head for a strong
straight roll, an anti-slip
grooved face for a better
feel of the face.
SPIDER £159-£189
GHOST TOUR BLACK £139
WHITE SMOKE £95-£119
Featuring a new tour-chosen colourscheme
for enhanced alignment and
confidence at address, the Spider
range of counterbalanced putters
ofer increased stability and MOI over
traditional putters. The pure roll insert
promotes a soft-yet-solid feel and a
smooth roll. Comes in four shapes.
The new Ghost Tour Black range of
putters features improved casting
precision and a new milled
aluminium insert for greater feel.
Available in four styles (Indy,
Maranello, Monte Carlo, Daytona)
the putters feature an improved
high-quality Ghost Black finish.
TOUR EDGE
www.touredge.com
The White Smoke Series has a
black finish that eliminates glare
and “hot spots” on the crown while
contrasting sharply with the turf to
make aiming easy. TaylorMade’s
tour-proven PureRoll face insert
promotes forward spin at impact.
Comes in four shapes.
INFINITE £79
8802 £129
YES!
www.yesgolf.com
08000 728624
TRUE ALIGNMENT £119
The new Wilson Staf Infinite
putter range encompasses four
iconic head shapes with
counter-balancing technology.
This places more weight in the
grips to move the balance point
closer to the hands for a more
stable stroke.
The 8802 continues the
heritage of the original Wilson
Staf milled putter that won
multiple Major championships.
The latest 8802 model is
milled from 304 stainless
steel for the ultimate in
precision and feel.
True alignment technology is a
patented Bump on the sole which
allows face angle to remain square
regardless of the loft. The two models
have patented C-groove technology,
high MOI and tungsten plate weights
in the heel and toe. A bright yellow
insert ofers better alignment.
BUYING ADVICE
A fitting solution
Find the putter that fits your stroke
The importance of putting is often overlooked, yet
it makes up around 40-50% of your total score.
Tour pros average 27-28 putts per round, yet the
average club golfer has between 37-40 putts per
round – that’s a 10-shot diference!
So why do people get fitted for a driver that
they’ll hit six or seven times a round, but not a
putter they’ll hit 40 times? It’s crazy.
Every golfer is unique in how they putt, just as
they are in how they swing a golf club, so it makes
sense to get fitted for a putter and not simply buy
one of the rack. The pros at American Golf
recognise that there are numerous variables in
getting fitted for your ideal putter beginning with
the shape (ie blade, mallet or concept).
After this they look at the length followed by
the shape of your putting stroke – do you have a
large in-to-out swing or a squarer path? This is
complemented by the
shaft position and hosel
style allowing you to
swing the putter along
your individual path
most consistently. As
you can see, with so
many variables to
consider and the
impact putting has
on your scoring, the
importance of
getting fitted for
your putter is
crucial.
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