TP Mills - Post your Putter

[dj6627]

On 4/29/2024 at 1:03 PM, rt301 said:

Let us know which one wins out!

what model is the SS?

 

Tour One SS is my new gamer ...

 

I will list the others 4 sale on lefty swap..

[BombsIntoTheWoods]

Scored this on a solid deal, appears to be a soft tail design. If there is anything else anyone can tell me about it, that would be appreciated.

 

Edited May 6 by BombsIntoTheWoods

[AdamMH]

1 hour ago, BombsIntoTheWoods said:

Scored this on a solid deal, appears to be a soft tail design. If there is anything else anyone can tell me about it, that would be appreciated.

 

 

Not sure about anybody else but those look like jumbled links and not photos on my phone

[rt301]

I can’t see either.

[BombsIntoTheWoods]

6 hours ago, rt301 said:

I can’t see either.

should be fixed now, thanks.

[BombsIntoTheWoods]

On 5/5/2024 at 9:10 AM, BombsIntoTheWoods said:

Scored this on a solid deal, appears to be a soft tail design. If there is anything else anyone can tell me about it, that would be appreciated.

 

One last try, since I fixed the images. Cavity stamp might be an older style? Not seeing much out there like it.

[dj6627]

On 5/4/2024 at 4:40 PM, dj6627 said:

Tour One SS is my new gamer ...

 

I will list the others 4 sale on lefty swap..

Lefty Mills posted for sale or trade ...

[wwcl]

Picked this up.  Confirmed by David to be 1 of a kind handmade.  Was told by seller it once belonged to a major champion.  David said he knew the champion but did not know if he made putter for him.  Feels amazing.  Upper lip of the cavity still feels sharp.

[wwcl]

Couple more pics

[rt301]

Wow!!!

I can’t believe David doesn’t remember more about this putter. I’d imagine he rounded and smoothed the hell out of this thing!!! Beautiful

[wwcl]

Yeah, I guess he and his father have made so many putters for so many pros it is hard to remember them all.   

 

Only discovered the sharp edge when I was putting gun oil on it.  It is actually pretty neat how it is not totally finished out perfectly.

[dj6627]

True.

 

To bad the Mills putter registry was ended years ago....

 

I have 2 lefty handmade putters I want to know history of ....

[rt301]

5 hours ago, wwcl said:

Yeah, I guess he and his father have made so many putters for so many pros it is hard to remember them all.   

 

Only discovered the sharp edge when I was putting gun oil on it.  It is actually pretty neat how it is not totally finished out perfectly.

So there are differences David can spot between his putters and his father’s.

The well known one is the dot stamps after “T.P. Mills”

Truett used larger dots and punched deeper. David used smaller dot stamps.

From my observation the hand bent plumber necks are also different. Truett’s hand bent plumber necks had sharper bend angles. Where as David’s are more smooth and flowing. 

[T-MAC]

I just emailed David to request info on his Dale by David and thought I would come here to see what everyone was up to.
I haven't posted here in awhile.  Hope the Mills Mob is all doing well!
Brings back memories of the PutterTalk gang.  🙂

 

Edited May 13 by T-MAC

[hwwong]

Just got this today - amazing piece.   First one I've gotten I'm thinking about putting on a shelf instead of gaming...

 

[ChrisATL]

New(ish) to this community and I'm SO glad I stumbled on this thread - just going to sit back and admire all of these incredible putters!

[golfluvzme]

On 5/12/2024 at 1:33 PM, wwcl said:

Couple more pics

It is always a special day when we get to see a full-on hand made putter from David.  That one truly speaks of how much time was spent shaping, grinding and polishing to get the look that he had in his mind, when he was talking to the player about the end product.   His dad is the true legend of this craft and seeing evidence that David grabbed ahold of that talent is always a very, very cool thing.

 

LaMont in AZ

[wwcl]

Great to hear that coming from an expert like you LaMont.  The putter’s beauty is enhanced by the lack of perfection, just shows the effort.  It feels better than any Mills I have hit and frames the ball perfectly.  At the end of the day while it may not stay in my bag because I think I may just prefer an Anser/NP 2 style head, it is a great putter that should be gamed.

[oneaugusta]

On 5/2/2024 at 4:43 PM, RogerLodge said:

 Was made for the Asian market I believe. 
It’s a gamer 

The touring pro series are good putters but are not made by David, they are cast and made in Asia for that market with his name on them, they were not meant for sale in the USA.  But again they feel very good and are a nice putter.

[AdamMH]

45 minutes ago, FrankyNuts said:

 They were distributed in Asia yes, but I spoke with David mills himself And he made these for that marketplace and will gladly show You the certification that spells this out loud and clear.  
Was made by DM himself. Not in Asia.  For the Asian market yes but made by DM. 
Thanks though 

You're definitely going to need to produce the proof you claim you have for anybody to believe you on a first post...

[MattM97]

1 hour ago, FrankyNuts said:

 They were distributed in Asia yes, but I spoke with David mills himself And he made these for that marketplace and will gladly show You the certification that spells this out loud and clear.  
Was made by DM himself. Not in Asia.  For the Asian market yes but made by DM. 
Thanks though 

 

Please show said certificate instead of talking about your browser and double accounts. 

[ngood]

If LaMont gives you praise, just back and smile.  Guy knows his stuff and the only other guy I’d buy a putter from. 

[AdamMH]

4 hours ago, FrankyNuts said:

Thank you Karen for your concern. But this is my other account , I’m using a different browser and had no idea this was the one I was logged into. Hall monitors lol

On that note I am enjoying Firefox way more. A lot faster than Safari.  

Congrats on admitting to breaking forum rules, I guess? We still don't know who you are and you still haven't posted your claimed proof. 😒

[BombsIntoTheWoods]

On 5/5/2024 at 9:10 AM, BombsIntoTheWoods said:

Scored this on a solid deal, appears to be a soft tail design. If there is anything else anyone can tell me about it, that would be appreciated.

 

Messaged David and heard back. It is a TP mills handmade softtail.

[dmecca2]

Recently gave up on buying putters. I’ve tried so many different models/shapes/necks/shafts and I’ve putted bad with all of them. I’ve decided that if I’m destined to be a streaky putter at best, I’ll get something I like looking at. TP Mills was my choice. Love the coloring, stamps, and weight on this one. 

[AMorgan8818]

David agreed to modify the neck of my Ming to have some more toe hang and be a more traditional flow neck. While it was there I asked if he could refinish so it had less glare. Some pics of the result and what it was like before. Love the bronze finish with some of the blued steel showing through.  Couldn’t be happier with the result and he was great to work with. 

[tgarit1]

The Ming is my gamer, David made it about a year ago.  I bought the soft tail on the bay and am about to send it back for a restoration.  Looking into getting a sycamore or a Nellie with a crank hosel next.  David makes the best putters.  

[putt_for_dough]

I've been talking with David recently, and when I asked him which head he would be making for lefties in the late summer/fall he said:

 

"You pic. will run your choice and when you see them in market place can say you inspired. pic model 🙂 "

 

Soooo, apparently he already has an order for some left-handed softtail blanks. I was going to request either some Trad II or Flat T (flow necks). I putt best with the Flat T style putter, but the Trad II are beautiful and a little more unique compared to the rest of the marketplace. If anybody is partial to one or the other, then speak up, and I'll let David know. Hopefully this actually happens this time! I'm not going to try and put a group together/send in a bunch of deposit money. I'm just going to let him know which headshape, and then I'll pray he follows through haha.

 

*Do not get your hopes up; a group of us lefties were previously told this was possible, but it never came to fruition

Edited June 30 by putt_for_dough

[hwwong]

19 hours ago, putt_for_dough said:

I've been talking with David recently, and when I asked him which head he would be making for lefties in the late summer/fall he said:

 

"You pic. will run your choice and when you see them in market place can say you inspired. pic model 🙂 "

 

Soooo, apparently he already has an order for some left-handed softtail blanks. I was going to request either some Trad II or Flat T (flow necks). I put best with the Flat T style putter, but the Trad II are beautiful and a little more unique compared to the rest of the marketplace. If anybody is partial to one or the other, then speak up, and I'll let David know. Hopefully this actually happens this time! I'm not going to try and put a group together/send in a bunch of deposit money. I'm just going to let him know which headshape, and then I'll pray he follows through haha.

 

*Do not get your hopes up; a group of us lefties were previously told this was possible, but it never came to fruition

 

Man that's frustrating that group buy never got done.  

[rt301]

I was wondering what happened with that. I was looking forward to seeing all the pictures of peoples putters.