Calling all Bullseye Fanatics

[adamsgolfpro]

Don't forget this sweet Cobra CNC Milled square Bulls Eye Model B

[adamsgolfpro]

Here is another style of Bobby Grace Bulls Eye "The Cross Bow"

[adamsgolfpro]

A sick Mizuno Bulls Eye

[adamsgolfpro]

TP Mills Made one too!

[TheBigSmoothie]

After missing too many 4-footers with my Ping B60, I decided to go back to my ca. 1982 Bullseye wide-flange offset 36-inch shaft. On my first hole, I sank an 8-footer with it. The next day in a tournament, I got up-and-down for par 8 times thanks to some pretty good chipping and sand play and the Bullseye sinking 1-5 footers. I missed my only three birdie putts, but shot 80, hitting just three greens in regulation, and won my flight.

 

I'm also reading "Dave Pelz's Putting Bible," so I'm sure that helps, but the Bullseye really putts true and has great feel for distance.

 

I polished it up a little and posted some pics below. I got this putter new when I was about 13 and played with it for 10 years before switching to an Anser, then got the B60 about 4 years ago. I've never been a great putter, but did my best work with the Bullseye.

 

It seems like the hosel has gotten bent over the years and the putter sits a little flat. How does it look to you guys? The club repair guy at the local Pro Golf store said bending it more upright would risk snapping it, so I'm leaving it like it is for now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the EXACT same putter (stolen from my grandfather's basement)! Unfortunately, the tape underneath the grip has come loose. Whereas Winn grips wear out after one season and eventually turn to oozy wax in your hand on a really hot day, this rubber grip is still amazingly tacky. So, for that reason and for nostalgia's sake, I don't want to change grips. Do you have any idea how to remove, retape, and put this grip back on? I imagine injecting some solution would help get it off, but a complication would likely arise when it comes to putting the grip back on because there's no air hole in the butt end. Any ideas?

[CallawayKid86]

Just got this guy in the mail yesterday. Not bad for a free trial putter. From what I can gather, it is the wide flange model. Will be smoothing it out over the course of the week and hoping to put it in play this weekend.

 

[HawkeyeDan]

I still game an original Acushnet Bullseye from time to time.

It was my mom's - my dad bought her a set of clubs in the late 70's. She played once and basically hated it and never golfed again. Her clubs were put in a corner of the basement and they never got rid of them. I found the Bullseye in the set and acquired it, so to speak. It had hardly patina'd at all. I did need to change the grip - it was a Pingman-like grip that said Bullseye down the front. Had to cut it off...the rubber was actually flaking off.

Still a good club though. Not sure why more guys don't play them.

[j.a.]

I got a SC Bullseye Flange 2002 recently. Yesterday, I took it to the practice green for the second time and I had such a nice experience with it. As somebody said in other thread, it must be the lack of forgiveness and alignment aids that makes you to improve yourself to get good putts and I really had very good ones.

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[CallawayKid86]

I have started the refinish on my wide flange. Has anyone else seen how not flat the faces of these can be? Mine started at 340 grams and I am thinking once I am done smoothing out the face, I may be in the 320 range.

[jbucher]

@ Callawaykid, I really don't think your going to pull off 20 grams unless the gouges are 1/3 of the way into the thickness of the face. The way i have been cleaning up the faces of bullseye putters is to take a diamond file and WD-40 get them cleaned up/ flat withe them.
The WS Augusta i got new is horrible from the factory, haven't filed it yet.
Jimmy B

[CallawayKid86]

[quote name='jbucher' timestamp='1421349941' post='10752315']
@ Callawaykid, I really don't think your going to pull off 20 grams unless the gouges are 1/3 of the way into the thickness of the face. The way i have been cleaning up the faces of bullseye putters is to take a diamond file and WD-40 get them cleaned up/ flat withe them.
The WS Augusta i got new is horrible from the factory, haven't filed it yet.
Jimmy B
[/quote]

Thank you very much. I am going to the hardware store this weekend to get a better file. The one I am using is pretty worn out from refinishing wedges.

[twixster888]

Nice collection!!

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?ac...t&id=333513

 

that's just purdy

[weaver93]

Dave Billings of Machine made a few years back. I think he it toying with a new milled version. Notah Begay used one of his HOG bullseye putters for some time. They are a bit different, weighing 350g or so, more like a modern anser type putter.

One of my playing partners won't use anything else and he is pretty darn good with it too!


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[ATAlxndr]

The YES! Olivia MB is a great looking bullseye style. Would game one in a heartbeat.

[rlee323]

are there any custom shops that will make a bullseye in a heavier weight and possible other custom features?

[jbucher]

you might try this one from Slighter

http://slightergolf.com/products/putters.php?id=7

Jimmy B

[twixster888]

[quote name='dorfblee' timestamp='1229628756' post='1379769']
Sorry, to threadjack, but where is the sweetspot on a Bullseye style putter? Is it in line with the shaft along the face or toe side of where the shaft would extend throught the face?
[/quote]

you lightly tap the face of the putter with your fingernail. there will be little vibration sounds at toe and heel. keep on tapping until you get near the middle with a solid muted sound. that is where the sweetspot is.

[j.a.]

[quote name='rlee323' timestamp='1431442381' post='11544828']
are there any custom shops that will make a bullseye in a heavier weight and possible other custom features?
[/quote]

Kari Lajosi makes custom L-Blades (his version of Bullseye) and a L-Flange is on the works. I posted some images in the [url="http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/1170705-kari-lajosi-library-of-photos/#entry11484861"]photo gallery here[/url]

[PapaJohick]

my favorite Bullseye putter I have ever seen and would kill to have one of these from the Oven

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/915825-notah-begays-putter-from-the-oven/

[j.a.]

my favorite Bullseye putter I have ever seen and would kill to have one of these from the Oven

 

 

Wow!

 

[ChristopherMcDonald]

my favorite Bullseye putter I have ever seen and would kill to have one of these from the Oven

 

 

Wow!

 

 

WOOOOOOW.

 

I played around with one of these (stock version, obviously) and really liked it, great feel and put a good roll on the ball

[PapaJohick]

I had one, but sold it haha. But if i could ever set hands on one of these, I would keep forever. To be able to switch back and forth would be so much fun especially with a Nike Method hahahaha

[Potch]

[quote name='rlee323' timestamp='1431442381' post='11544828']
are there any custom shops that will make a bullseye in a heavier weight and possible other custom features?
[/quote]

Scotty Cameron made heavy flange versions of his Bullseyes that came at 33/350. I have a Platinum Heavy Flange I bought and extended - that's one way you could go.

[DLBullseye]

John Reuter Jr. originally made the Bullseye, then Achusnet, then SC Titleist. Lots of individual models were produced over the years.

 

 

I have about a dozen different Bullseyes including several early 5A Originals and a few LaFemmes that are all solid brass and feel GREAT! I have one SC Original Flange that is also pretty good.

 

I had a newer Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Milled face forged steel that I found to be too large and less feel.

 

I also have two Mizuno 0604 models which are virtually identical to the Bullseye in shape, not sure about the actual meatls composition used, They are both black in color, one is plain with a single white sight line, the other has The Famous Grouse, Finest Scotch Whiskey lettering on the back of the face and the head is slightly thinner than the plain one. The paint has rub off the bottom a little and it appears to have a copper or dark bronze hue to the base metal.

 

Wilson also made and sold a version named Augusta that was solid brass and looked just like the original Bullseye. I have seen a few other really similar putters made by various brands.

[DLBullseye]

Here is another style of Bobby Grace Bulls Eye "The Cross Bow"

That is a serious looking putter! Like true Weapons Grade!

[DLBullseye]

After missing too many 4-footers with my Ping B60, I decided to go back to my ca. 1982 Bullseye wide-flange offset 36-inch shaft. On my first hole, I sank an 8-footer with it. The next day in a tournament, I got up-and-down for par 8 times thanks to some pretty good chipping and sand play and the Bullseye sinking 1-5 footers. I missed my only three birdie putts, but shot 80, hitting just three greens in regulation, and won my flight.

 

I'm also reading "Dave Pelz's Putting Bible," so I'm sure that helps, but the Bullseye really putts true and has great feel for distance.

 

I polished it up a little and posted some pics below. I got this putter new when I was about 13 and played with it for 10 years before switching to an Anser, then got the B60 about 4 years ago. I've never been a great putter, but did my best work with the Bullseye.

 

It seems like the hosel has gotten bent over the years and the putter sits a little flat. How does it look to you guys? The club repair guy at the local Pro Golf store said bending it more upright would risk snapping it, so I'm leaving it like it is for now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the EXACT same putter (stolen from my grandfather's basement)! Unfortunately, the tape underneath the grip has come loose. Whereas Winn grips wear out after one season and eventually turn to oozy wax in your hand on a really hot day, this rubber grip is still amazingly tacky. So, for that reason and for nostalgia's sake, I don't want to change grips. Do you have any idea how to remove, retape, and put this grip back on? I imagine injecting some solution would help get it off, but a complication would likely arise when it comes to putting the grip back on because there's no air hole in the butt end. Any ideas?

 

I have had over a dozen Bullseyes, mostly early ones from EBAY. I also have found quite a few NOS New Old Stock grips like came on a lot of the Bullseyes. I have a baggie of them that I picked up and are using to preserve the original look and feel. Most are Golf Pride rubber that lasted 40 to 50 years or better, some are Kelmac, some Lamkin. I just recently regripped 3 and have plans to pick up a couple of more early Bullseye from the local GoodWill store.

 

I still have five or six Bullseyes that still have playable original grips on them, some over 50 years old.

[j.a.]

And I got my L-Blade Flange from Kari Lajosi

 

Carbon steel with gun metal finish, 355g, 69º 3º and deep milled face

 

 

[Macogardy]

Bullseye are really cool but I prefer the 8802 style here is my custom tour issue

[mws82]

Can we get an address pic of lajosi L blade?

[Bubb]

I got a Nike mod 90 for xmas and putted so well with it today that my playing partner bought one off of eBay 10 minutes after the round from his phone. He had been using a bettinardi signature series.