Any of you guys using a TP Mills Putter?

[SUPERG]

39 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

Do it, no joke do it. I'm holding onto my Trad II for dear life and honestly going to buy a backup cause of how well it performs for me.

 

Just got my quote! Right around $600! Not bad at all 

[MattM97]

2 minutes ago, SUPERG said:

Just got my quote! Right around $600! Not bad at all 

 

It's very reasonable for the quality, definitely playable art from David.

[T-MAC]

TP Mills are some of the best putters out there.  I've been a fan for a long time.  At one time I had over 30 Mills putters.  Now I'm down to about a dozen.
Here are some of my favorites in my rack, along with a few headcovers.  The 2 PROTO's with the snow are handmades by David (DFM-1014).  He only made 2 of them in that headshape and when I saw one for sale many years ago I knew I had to have it.  I asked Jay Green about it (former longtime sales rep for David) and he gave me the story and spec's on them.  I used it as my main gamer for years.  Then I went on a mission to find the other one and eventually bought it off a great Mills collector (Johnny) over on the old PutterTalk website.  He was terrific guy and had a lot of Mills knowledge.  May he RIP.

[EaglesGolf99]

3 hours ago, T-MAC said:

TP Mills are some of the best putters out there.  I've been a fan for a long time.  At one time I had over 30 Mills putters.  Now I'm down to about a dozen.
Here are some of my favorites in my rack, along with a few headcovers.  The 2 PROTO's with the snow are handmades by David (DFM-1014).  He only made 2 of them in that headshape and when I saw one for sale many years ago I knew I had to have it.  I asked Jay Green about it (former longtime sales rep for David) and he gave me the story and spec's on them.  I used it as my main gamer for years.  Then I went on a mission to find the other one and eventually bought it off a great Mills collector (Johnny) over on the old PutterTalk website.  He was terrific guy and had a lot of Mills knowledge.  May he RIP.

You may be my new idol! 

[Medson]

5 hours ago, T-MAC said:

TP Mills are some of the best putters out there.  I've been a fan for a long time.  At one time I had over 30 Mills putters.  Now I'm down to about a dozen.
Here are some of my favorites in my rack, along with a few headcovers.  The 2 PROTO's with the snow are handmades by David (DFM-1014).  He only made 2 of them in that headshape and when I saw one for sale many years ago I knew I had to have it.  I asked Jay Green about it (former longtime sales rep for David) and he gave me the story and spec's on them.  I used it as my main gamer for years.  Then I went on a mission to find the other one and eventually bought it off a great Mills collector (Johnny) over on the old PutterTalk website.  He was terrific guy and had a lot of Mills knowledge.  May he RIP.

Johnny had some amazing Mills collection. I hope his collection is in good hands. 

[T-MAC]

2 hours ago, Medson said:

Johnny had some amazing Mills collection. I hope his collection is in good hands. 

I purchased a putter from him shortly before he passed away.  We had a lot of good conversations over the years and anytime I had a question on a Mills putter (or if I was looking for a specific one) I would contact him.  I spent several months looking for the mate to my DFM-1014 and then I went to Johnny to see if he knew anything about it.  I kicked myself for not going to him first because (no surprise) HE was the one who owned it.  LOL
Johnny's wife saw some of the emails between he and I and she reached out to me after he was gone.  She was very nice and I felt terrible for her loss.  She ended up sending me a couple of his Mills T-shirts in the mail when I purchased a putter and some of his headcovers from her.  I'm pretty sure she made sure most of his collection went to a bunch of the Mills guys over on PutterTalk.  Great lady, and I know Johnny made sure she knew what to do with his collection after he was gone.

[EaglesGolf99]

2 minutes ago, T-MAC said:

I purchased a putter from him shortly before he passed away.  We had a lot of good conversations over the years and anytime I had a question on a Mills putter (or if I was looking for a specific one) I would contact him.  I spent several months looking for the mate to my DFM-1014 and then I went to Johnny to see if he knew anything about it.  I kicked myself for not going to him first because (no surprise) HE was the one who owned it.  LOL
Johnny's wife saw some of the emails between he and I and she reached out to me after he was gone.  She was very nice and I felt terrible for her loss.  She ended up sending me a couple of his Mills T-shirts in the mail when I purchased a putter and some of his headcovers from her.  I'm pretty sure she made sure most of his collection went to a bunch of the Mills guys over on PutterTalk.  Great lady, and I know Johnny made sure she knew what to do with his collection after he was gone.

Great story!

[EaglesGolf99]

On 10/2/2021 at 5:08 PM, EaglesGolf99 said:

You may be my new idol! 

@T-MAC .... Anything in a Naked, Flow Neck, on your Shelf? Mills.

[MattM97]

1 minute ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

@T-MAC .... Anything in a Naked, Flow Neck, on your Shelf? Mills.

 

Got this in lefty 

 

[EaglesGolf99]

4 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

Got this in lefty 

 

Beauty! .....but I play from the correct side of the tees! LMAO!

 

 

......and thinking more Fleetwood and Nellie. 

[T-MAC]

7 minutes ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

@T-MAC .... Anything in a Naked, Flow Neck, on your Shelf? Mills.

I don't have anything for sale at the moment.  Pretty set with the collection right now.

[EaglesGolf99]

Just now, T-MAC said:

I don't have anything for sale at the moment.  Pretty set with the collection right now.

All good. Anything cool in a Fleetwood or Nellie you want to show off? 

[MattM97]

17 minutes ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

Beauty! .....but I play from the correct side of the tees! LMAO!

 

 

......and thinking more Fleetwood and Nellie. 

 

I can swing from the other side so that's correct for me. 

 

But I kinda wish I was a righty just for the Fleetwood and other RH options 🥲. 

[T-MAC]

6 minutes ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

All good. Anything cool in a Fleetwood or Nellie you want to show off? 

No, sorry.  I had a Fleetwood and 2 Nellies (one Nellie w/ wings) but never could putt with them so I sold them awhile back.

[5hort5tuff]

How have you guys found communication with the company?  I'm having trouble keeping a flow of conversation going...$600 burning a hole in my pocket 🤣  Anyone know the best way to iron out the details?

Edited October 5, 2021 by 5hort5tuff

[jonradus]

9 hours ago, T-MAC said:

No, sorry.  I had a Fleetwood and 2 Nellies (one Nellie w/ wings) but never could putt with them so I sold them awhile back.

This is interesting. I’ve had a heritage PN, softtail PN, sycamore (flow and PN), Trad II XL PN, and Nellie Wings (flow and PN). The one I putted best with was the Nellie Wings PN. BTW your collection is incredible. 

[EaglesGolf99]

2 hours ago, jonradus said:

This is interesting. I’ve had a heritage PN, softtail PN, sycamore (flow and PN), Trad II XL PN, and Nellie Wings (flow and PN). The one I putted best with was the Nellie Wings PN. BTW your collection is incredible. 

I have a Heritage PN. Haven't used it, brand new, too pretty. Too upright too, LOL. 

 

PN Nellie? Say what? Pics? 

[hwwong]

Heard rumors of the PT Forum coming back... any more news on that?

[jonradus]

2 hours ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

I have a Heritage PN. Haven't used it, brand new, too pretty. Too upright too, LOL. 

 

PN Nellie? Say what? Pics? 

These are the two I currently own. Sycamore and Nellie Wings.

 

[EaglesGolf99]

1 hour ago, jonradus said:

These are the two I currently own. Sycamore and Nellie Wings.

 

And those are Pencil Necks? 

[jonradus]

39 minutes ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

And those are Pencil Necks? 

Plumbers Necks. 

[EaglesGolf99]

25 minutes ago, jonradus said:

Plumbers Necks. 

Ahhh, that's where the confusion was. Ok. Makes sense now. Sorry. Thank YOU! 

[T-MAC]

No, this is a pencil neck.

[YU3Putt]

Nice to read thru this thread and learn some about T.P. Mills & his son David's work. I bought a beat up Mizuno Workshop III just to try my hand at refurbishing last winter. It pretty quickly became my every day putter last season and find it hard to believe it will ever leave my bag. Unless of course I order a custom built model from David which is a possibility. This is my one and only but always on the lookout for another.