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What do you all think???
Well after months of waiting, my Slighter Olympia has finally come in!! About me - I am 17, a high school golfer, and putter ho. Let me take you back a little ways, to May of this year...

I use a "arching" stroke and left hand low grip, so I was looking for an Anser style putter with no offset. However, I didn't want it to be "center-shafted," I wanted the shaft to be a bit toward the heel. When I saw that Scotty might release the Newport 2.6, I got very excited. Then the rumer went around that he was NOT going to release it (I know now he it). At the time, I was training for a 3080 mile cross country bicycle trip, that would take place from June 21st to August 3rd. The trip started in Savanah, GA and ended in Los Angeles, CA.

Keep in mind that I use a 33" putter and prefer my putters to be very heavy. All of these aspects - no offset, heavy, 33", toe hang, Anser style, made it nearly impossible to find pick one off the shelf. So I decided to order one from Tom Slighter. I had to use a lot of money I had saved up, but my reasoning was that it was a "Welcome Home" gift to myself after the bike trip.

I was in contact with Tom throughout May and June. We (I would send him pics that I designed) created the putter that you see below. The specs are:
33"
380g
4* loft

The first thing you might notice in the pics is the SeeMore alignment aid. I would like to say I support SeeMore 100%. I have bought 3 putters (FGP, mFGP, m3) from SeeMore directly, and have talked with one of their owners many times. I would have used a SeeMore but they just weren't heavy enough for me. The mFGP topped out at 350g, and while I think its a GREAT putter, I really wanted something a little heavier.

Back to my Slighter - I LOVE IT!!!!!!! It is everything I was looking for!!! I know it might not be te prettiest putter out there but it has all of the characteristics I was looking for. Tom was great to deal with. While it has yet to be tested out on the course, I think I can finally stop my putter ho'ing...













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Very nice! Congrats!

DRIVER:  Callaway Rogue ST 10.5

FAIRWAYS:  Callaway Rogue ST 3, 9, 11 Fairway Woods

HYBRIDS:  Callaway Big Bertha 3 Hybrid, Rogue ST 4 Hybrid

IRONS:  Callaway Rogue ST 4-AW

WEDGES:  Callaway Jaws Raw 50 S Grind, 54 S Grind, 58 Z Grind 

PUTTER:  Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas

BACKUPS:  Odyssey Toulon Garage Le Mans Tri-Hot 5K Double Wide, MannKrafted Custom, Slighter Custom

BALL:  Testing

A man has to have options!

 

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The putter looks great! Best of luck gaming it.

Driver:  TaylorMade 300 Mini 11.5° (10.2°), Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S Velocore

3W:  TaylorMade M4 15°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7S

Hybrid:  TaylorMade Sim2 2 Iron Hybrid 17°, Mitsubishi Tensai AV Raw Blue 80 stiff

Irons:  Mizuno Pro 223 4-PW, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff

GW / SW: Mizuno T-22, 52° (bent to 50°)/ 56° (bent to 54°), True Temper S400

LW:  Scratch Golf 1018 forged 58° DS, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff

Putter:  Byron Morgan Epic Day custom, Salty MidPlus cork grip

Grips:  BestGrips Augusta Microperf leather slip on

 

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What a welcome home present! Tom is so great to work with and fanatical about every putter. he created my gamer in 2006 and I'm still amazed at how it turned out. best of luck with it.

Honma Beres 10.5*
Jones/Ortiz 4 wood 17*
Adams Idea Black CB2 irons 26, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45*
Callaway MD3 S grind 52, 56, C grind 60, PM grind 64*
Tom Slighter Custom Needle 450g, 3* loft, 74* lie (2006)
Tom Slighter Needle 360g, 4* loft, 72* lie (2012, backup)
 

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My guess is it will not work! I hate to see you ruin your game with a putter that looks like that! Being the humanitarian I am, I will give you fifty bucks for it. OK, one hundred.................two hundred is my final offer. What? Are you going to make me beg!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

All kidding aside, you are going to love it!

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Thanks everyone!! I got to take it out on the course today for the first time. My friend and I played a quick 9 holes, so now I can fully review the putter.

 

I don't know exactly what I shot today (we had "Ryder Cup Fever" and played match play) but I do know it was very good. I birdied the ninth, which is always nice. The first couple holes I had to adjust to the extra weight, but right from the start it set up great. No glare or anything like that (as you could probably tell from the dark finish). With the added weight, I really felth the putter head more than I do with lighter putters.

 

The feel was unbelievable. When you hit the putt good, it feels like you don't even hit it. My miss is that I hit the ball on the toe, and when I did today, I really felt it. I think that is great because it gave me the feedback I was looking for. Even though the putter still gave it a good roll, I could feel that I made a bad stroke.

 

As a pretty serious putter ho, I can usually tell after a round or two if a putter is worth keeping. This one is by far the best putter I have ever tried. Between the feel and craftsmanship, plus the no-offset, heavy weight, and perfect toe-hang, this one is a serious keeper for me!

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It was just luck! You better take advantage of me while I am feeling charitable!

 

No, I know what you are talking about. I have a couple of his. One of which, a Kent, I think is a real joy to putt with. I have a heavy Edmonds on the way. Like you, I love a heavier head. Even the Kent is a little heavier than normal.

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