Tony Finau putter switch… (** NO POLITICS **)

[granata10]

Anyone notice Tony Finau with a new putter, looks like a Ping Anser to me but I didn’t get a great look at it.  This is the first time I have noticed him with this putter but may have missed something

Edited July 16, 2021 by 1t2golf

[Mookieb10]

Interesting if so. He was a Piretti sponsored played. Piretti was dedicated to moving Heaven and earth to make him some of the worst looking putters in golf history. 

[RonSwanson]

4 hours ago, Mookieb10 said:

Interesting if so. He was a Piretti sponsored played. Piretti was dedicated to moving Heaven and earth to make him some of the worst looking putters in golf history. 

 

Interesting take. The only ugly one I remember was the "backstrike" hosel model they made him. He has used a version of the below for most of the time he has rolled a Piretti, right? Looks pretty good to me.

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by RonSwanson

[TiScape]

13 minutes ago, RonSwanson said:

 

Interesting take. The only ugly one I remember was the "backstrike" hosel model they made him. He has used a version of this for most of the time, right? Looks pretty good to me.

 

http://gwrxmedia.golfwrx.com/media/photos/330255a4ab5786c1577c14a9f2c7ba43.jpg

That whole, beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing. Haha

[mjbfyb]

Looks similar to this one. 
 

 

[wedgegame]

Looks like a Ping PLD Answer style:

 

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by wedgegame

[nosedive32]

8 hours ago, RonSwanson said:

 

Interesting take. The only ugly one I remember was the "backstrike" hosel model they made him. He has used a version of the below for most of the time he has rolled a Piretti, right? Looks pretty good to me.

 

I always liked the look of that one too.

[nova6868]

Wow PING finally got him into a putter. I'm sure they have been offering for years. Hope we get details and close-up pics soon.

[Old Tom Morris]

His problem isn’t the putter.  It’s his inability to make putts in the final round. Choking under pressure.

[Viper4225]

Gorgeous putter!

[Valtiel]

Am I the only one wondering what the heck was political about a putter switch that had to be edited out? 😅

[Golfingfanatic]

26 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

Am I the only one wondering what the heck was political about a putter switch that had to be edited out? 😅

I think if you check out the Piretti instagram account you'll find your answer 😛

Edited July 18, 2021 by Golfingfanatic

[chipa]

I am a fan of Tony Finau and believe his swing mechanics is what I need to imitate to get to the next level. However, it appears he is like George Knudson, but I am in that boat too - hit the ball well but no feel with the putter. I think he should change putters as necessary to find something that works.

[Valtiel]

15 minutes ago, Golfingfanatic said:

I think if you check out the Piretti instagram accound you'll find your answer 😛

[CircleC29]

35 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

Am I the only one wondering what the heck was political about a putter switch that had to be edited out? 😅

 

No, seemed weird to me too.🤷‍♂️

Edited July 18, 2021 by CircleC29
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[bigeasy]

Love Piretti putters!

[beluga99]

No pics but this was on the Ping website under his putter specs:

 

[bladehunter]

3 hours ago, bigeasy said:

Love Piretti putters!

Absolutely! Great company to deal with.  And awesome sticks.  

[capking]

7 hours ago, Valtiel said:

Weird I checked their Instagram and didn’t see anything political.

 

Edit: never mind I should’ve googled it instead of checking their Instagram 

Edited July 19, 2021 by capking

[PixlPutterman]

11 minutes ago, capking said:

Weird I checked their Instagram and didn’t see anything political.

 

Edit: never mind I should’ve googled it instead of checking their Instagram 

I'm not seeing it, what did you Google?

[PixlPutterman]

1 hour ago, beluga99 said:

No pics but this was on the Ping website under his putter specs:

 

22.5 degree lie? 

[beluga99]

Maybe they measure from 90 degrees?  Most putters I would have thought would between 68-72 degrees.  So his would be 68 degrees in old money?  I checked the other putters on the website.  The ones I saw had a lie angle of 20 degrees +/- 3 degrees.  I am sure someone more knowledgeable can chime in.

[capking]

1 hour ago, PixlPutterman said:

I'm not seeing it, what did you Google?

Piretti putters political 

[GolfTurkey]

9 hours ago, Golfingfanatic said:

I think if you check out the Piretti instagram account you'll find your answer 😛

 

I saw on the IG that they have 7 kids, that's gonna require some putter sales!

[SubaruWRX]

Piretti has a ton of awesome models on their website. Never liked the look of Finau’s putter, but I’d love some of their Limited, Special, Tour, & Workshop putters!

[PixlPutterman]

2 hours ago, beluga99 said:

Maybe they measure from 90 degrees?  Most putters I would have thought would between 68-72 degrees.  So his would be 68 degrees in old money?  I checked the other putters on the website.  The ones I saw had a lie angle of 20 degrees +/- 3 degrees.  I am sure someone more knowledgeable can chime in.

That makes sense

[Mookieb10]

On 7/16/2021 at 10:58 AM, RonSwanson said:

 

Interesting take. The only ugly one I remember was the "backstrike" hosel model they made him. He has used a version of the below for most of the time he has rolled a Piretti, right? Looks pretty good to me.

 

Lazy take on my part... the Matera is beautiful to me, but that backstrike was a taste that hurts my eyes. 

[ProjectX]

8 hours ago, beluga99 said:

Maybe they measure from 90 degrees?  Most putters I would have thought would between 68-72 degrees.  So his would be 68 degrees in old money?  I checked the other putters on the website.  The ones I saw had a lie angle of 20 degrees +/- 3 degrees.  I am sure someone more knowledgeable can chime in.

You got it right. Ping just being different for no apparent reason. They still list their iron and wood lie angles like everyone else. Seems like it's almost just to get people to do a double take and spend more time looking at their stuff.

[Uncle_Buck2]

12 hours ago, bladehunter said:

Absolutely! Great company to deal with.  And awesome sticks.  

Did you have a good experience with them? I was custom fitted by them and it was the worst experience I've ever had in 20 years of competitive golf. "Custom fitting" was just trying the putters they had in stock. The owner showed up 2 hours late to let me in and was a complete a**. He lied about the pricing over the phone then told me the grip I selected was going to be an upcharge after he had already swiped my card. They're unreal.... he loooves to get political on social media as well. They're childish imo and I will never recommend anyone to them.

[bladehunter]

12 minutes ago, pbuck said:

Did you have a good experience with them? I was custom fitted by them and it was the worst experience I've ever had in 20 years of competitive golf. "Custom fitting" was just trying the putters they had in stock. The owner showed up 2 hours late to let me in and was a complete a**. He lied about the pricing over the phone then told me the grip I selected was going to be an upcharge after he had already swiped my card. They're unreal.... he loooves to get political on social media as well. They're childish imo and I will never recommend anyone to them.

I haven’t been fitted by them. But I have bought from  the website.  So I cannot speak to any fitting experience.  But I also wouldn’t really assume they even did fittings.  Boutique makers usually rely on the person to know what they want , which is opposite of say seemore ,  LAB etc who thrive on people who are lost and  who don’t know what they need.  Expectations are key.  If they sold you a fitting I understand. If you went to buy a putter and assumed that meant a fitting , that’s not really their fault.  I’d they advertise custom fittings then  yes. That’s bad wording. When I’m certain they mean length loft and lie angle only . That’s just stuck in older times.  Today folks expect trackman or Sam.   
 

But I’d agree that politics are best  saved for folks you know , and punctual time keeping is also a pet peeve of mine.  Grip upcharges are pretty much a given anywhere.  Because some grips are stupid expensive.  There is no free lunch.  
 

please don’t take that as a jab. Or me even defending them. I don’t know the owner personally.  At all. But I do usually disagree with folks expectations at the retail level.  People who produce things like this work on tiny margins. To give you all you wanted the putter probably needed to go up in price 30 % at least to stay in the black. Time is $. But again.  No excuse fo being late with no call , That id walk over. So no qualms there.