Is there a good History of Putter Design Article on the web somewhere?

xathanasi · July 10, 2013

Don't ask me why, but I'm interested in learning about the small variations in anser style putters. I have questions like: Who started changing things up at the same time and after Karsten? Why? (experimentation, player input, etc.?) Where did Cameron's newport series come from and how did the variations develop? You know, that kind of stuff.

I'm interested in details.

"You know you're turning into a putter ho when... a couple weeks after you write on GolfWRX that a big MOI mallet is your all-time favourite putter, you decide to experiment with the classical arc putting stroke, and then want to know everything there is to know about anser style putters." Sheesh... :not_i:

TJCDAS · July 10, 2013

Newport is a Ping Anser design. Same as a singer covering another artist original song.

xathanasi · July 11, 2013

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Newport is a Ping Anser design. Same as a singer covering another artist original song.
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Yep, I'm aware of that. Exact shape and positioning of weight are different, including among the Newports. What's the history of the changes? What were the influences, etc.? I'm looking for details.

I've been searching the net and can't find much. Anyone know of books or articles on the subject, even if it's just about the history of putter design in general?

kizdoc · July 11, 2013

You may try this book: [url="http://www.amazon.com/Karstens-Way-Life-Changing-Karsten-Solheim-Pioneer/dp/1881273148"]http://www.amazon.com/Karstens-Way-Life-Changing-Karsten-Solheim-Pioneer/dp/1881273148[/url]

Gfairway · May 22, 2014

If you are still interested, besides Karsten Solheim, another pioneer in modern putter design was T.P. Mills. There is a good general history on their original website, http://tpmillsgolfputters.com/our-history. To buy current TP Mills putters you need to go to tpmillsputters.com. David Mills (TP's son) still makes handcrafted beauties.