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A big thanks to Lamont!
I picked up a putter sometime last year off of putter-swap, it just seemed to catch my eye. I worked out a pretty good deal on it and pulled the trigger from a really good guy who was sad to see the putter go but happy it went to a good home.

this was the putter:
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That's heavy putter.


I swapped a couple of emails with Lamont in AZ (golfluvzme, mannkrafted.com) a few months ago as I was going to be taking a trip down to Gold Canyon and was hoping to drop by his shop and see where the magic happened. He happily invited me over to his 4000 square foot, state of the art, putter refinishing studio....okay maybe I added a zero...or two to that number :D

Some background on the putter is that I wanted to do something for my daughter, who has some health issues. The theory would be that when she's old enough, I would give it to her. Lamont was more than happy to help out and was incredible to work with.

I dropped off the putter at his shop last Wednesday, hung around for awhile and talked shop, looked at the putter-porn on his workbench, and sketched my vision for the putter. By Saturday he was finished the project :partytime2: .

I wanted to change the bumper stamps, initials, paint fill, and take the putter head from a hefty 369 to down to approximately 350grams. The milling work and finish after Lamont had finished was absolutely first class. Incredible customer service and contact with Lamont. He and his wonderful wife (she does all of the paint fill work) took some creative license with the putter as well and I think the final result is fantastic. I even managed to play a round with it and it felt fantastic with the new head weight.

Here she is:

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The Sole milling to take out extra weight, super clean job. Created a perfect spot for some stamping I wanted done. Final head weight came down to 353g. Perfect.

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If you've got a flatstick in need of a buff up or a radical change, Lamont is the guy to talk to. I plan on an annual project with him...and maybe sneak another look at the "Roger 9" ;)

Thanks again Lamont!

Brad.
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wow! thats unbelievable that he changed it like that.. awesome putter and best wishes to your daughter more importantly.

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Out of curiosity why didn't you have Tom Slighter do the work?

I'm guessing it was time sensitive... like it would take too long.

 

It sounds like he was in town for a short time and was looking to get it done before he left.

 

We all love Slighter's work, but he is always swamped.

 

Kudos LaMont! Nice work, as usual (we really need an emoticon that says that, as it gets said so often).

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Out of curiosity why didn't you have Tom Slighter do the work?

 

I was staying literally about 10 minutes away from Lamont's workshop. It made way more sense to have him work on it. Plus, thread after thread here on wrx just praised his abilities.

 

I chatted with Tom briefly about making a putter from scratch but the cost was pretty extreme, even for a simple design. I actually never did inquire about pricing on a refinish, perhaps assuming the same "sticker-shock".

 

Thanks for the comments!

 

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Out of curiosity why didn't you have Tom Slighter do the work?

I'm guessing it was time sensitive... like it would take too long.

 

It sounds like he was in town for a short time and was looking to get it done before he left.

 

Actually, I said to Lamont "take your time man, I can't play until April anyway so don't rush". He phoned me on Saturday and told me he was finished and that he has was happy that I would be able to take it home with us.

 

That's some personalized service for you.

 

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I hope that your daughters health problems are getting better with each passing day. LaMont is great to work with, I currently have an old Mil-Spec with him getting the treatment and a copper plating. I cannot wait to see it!

 

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3 Wood - PING G425 LST 

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Irons (4-PW): Mizuno Pro 223

Wedges: Mizuno T24 - 50*, 56*

Putter: Cameron '23 Phantom X 5

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