Putter Wheel

[goinyaking]

Anyone ever use a Putter Wheel? Saw pictures at the 2015 PGA Merch show and looking for any feedback from some users. Any other putting aids people would recommend instead?

 

Here's the Putter Wheel website....

 

http://www.putterwheel.com/

[Ace Underhill]

I looked them up after seeing the pics too and thought I'd give them a try...until I saw the price for a 3-pack on Amazon.

[SUITS]

looks like the Pill, lots of poor reviews on it but this one could be diff

[noGIRs]

Haven't used it but seems similar to the pill: [url="http://www.thepillgolf.com/"]http://www.thepillgolf.com/[/url]

I'd give it a try, not sure about 18 bucks though

[avgjoe]

[size=4][color=#282828]Here's my experience... I'd consider myself a decent putter, 29-30 ppr and keep my eyes slightly inside the ball. so the 'line of sight' utility for setup isn't all that useful (for me). the balls weigh slightly more than a regulation ball, but don't seem to go as far as a real ball with a comparable stroke... so you gotta really tag it, which means gyroscopic force will keep it upright, i.e., a you gotta make a really bad cutting across stroke to make it wobble. and even if you do make a horrible stroke, if you hit it hard enough it will eventually straighten out and roll. it also has a very high pitched click compared to even a cheap ball (srixon ad333). I got these as a gift.[/color][color=#282828] knowing what I know about them I'm not sure I'd buy them. my 2c[/color][/size]

[Medson]

I actually just bought a 3-ball pack ($40+tax!) over the weekend and practiced daily with it since. Here are my preliminary findings.

Setup:
9 feet carpet putting. My putter is a milled Anser styled head.

Experiment (I have done this 3 times over 3 days)
- hit 10 regular balls first. I might hit sweetspot 1-2 times.
- hit 10-20 putter wheels
- hit 10 regular balls. I hit sweetspot 6-7 times.

Findings
- I hit sweetspot more
- It makes sure I accelerate through my stroke. (decelerating stroke = wobbled putter wheel everytime)
- To a lesser degree, I just swing the putter and don't manipulate the hands. (hand manipulation = wobbled putter wheel)

[Medson]

"[size=4][color=#282828]keep my eyes slightly inside the ball. so the 'line of sight' utility for setup isn't all that useful (for me).[/color][/size]" - yup.

"[size=4][color=#282828]the balls weigh slightly more than a regulation ball, but don't seem to go as far as a real ball with a comparable stroke...[/color][/size]" - yup

"[size=4][color=#282828]if you hit it hard enough it will eventually straighten out and roll.[/color][/size]" - The trick is to distance control it. If you jam one, it'll stay upright easily.

"[size=4][color=#282828]it also has a very high pitched click compared to even a cheap ball (srixon ad333). [/color][/size]" - the feel is pretty bad.

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[size=4][color=#282828]Here's my experience... I'd consider myself a decent putter, 29-30 ppr and keep my eyes slightly inside the ball. so the 'line of sight' utility for setup isn't all that useful (for me). the balls weigh slightly more than a regulation ball, but don't seem to go as far as a real ball with a comparable stroke... so you gotta really tag it, which means gyroscopic force will keep it upright, i.e., a you gotta make a really bad cutting across stroke to make it wobble. and even if you do make a horrible stroke, if you hit it hard enough it will eventually straighten out and roll. it also has a very high pitched click compared to even a cheap ball (srixon ad333). I got these as a gift.[/color][color=#282828] knowing what I know about them I'm not sure I'd buy them. my 2c[/color][/size]
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[avgjoe]

"[color=#282828][size=4]The trick is to distance control i[/size][/color]t"... sure, but why practice with a "ball" that does not roll like a real one?
I find them just as easy to roll down a 3' yardstick as a real ball, so not much use, but maybe it is just me

[blazman11]

Odd that this topic came up today. My club fitter and I were talking putters and my desire to narrow down the list of putters I posses to a gamer or two that he will modify to my liking. He said he would give me a putter wheel to try and if I don't putt it well one of my flat sticks then I probably don't want to keep that one in the rotation.

I never heard of it before so I looked it up and yes it does look identical to a pill. There may be something to colored line inside the putter wheel? I've rolled a few pills before and it looks to be a decent training aid. For the ridiculous price putter wheel charges though I can't see buying it. I'm simply too lazy to line it up properly more than a few times and wouldn't get my money's worth.

We all have to make money in this world to survive but why are they charging prov prices for only 3 half balls? $40 is a non starter for me and I'm easily susceptible to anything that I think may help.