If you could design the next putter

[choeppner]

What would your design be?

Hey Guys,

Figured this would be a fun topic as there will be a ton of different ideas. Say one of the Major OEM's came up to you and asked you to design their next putter. What would you design. What type of neck would it have. Headweight, markings. If you were given free rein, what would you come up with and why?

I'll Start:

I'd have to go with a CS. Preferably 350 gram Headweight. Rounded Bumpers for a smooth look. Dual Flange Sightlines. PVD Finish. Milled face with Milling marks visible on the Bumpers as well. Don't know what else, but thinking about it.

What would yalls be?

[smarshal75]

I would go with a Ping B60 style head milled from GSS, 340 to 350g, Double site line, face milling with light tool marks, custom stamping & fills of course, and maybe a Seattle Mud finish or deep gun blue (I think GSS can accept these finishes).

[choeppner]

Nice. That would look pretty sweet :)

 

-CHRIS-

[smarshal75]

I have a feeling this is going to be a great thread. Too bad, we all couldn't build a proto then compare finished product.

[Golfer Gavin]

Newport 2 style, 330g, Handcrafted by scotty cameron himself, no sight line just a sight dot at the top. Tricked out with a black and orange winn grip. Stamped saying: Prototype made only for gavin benson.. the future tiger woods. All designed exactly too look like the studio design models.

[choeppner]

Hey Gavin,

 

You're missing the point. We're talking about a production putter that would be distributed, not a custom putter made for just for one person. Pretend Nike or Ping or any of the others came up to you and said help us design our new putter line. THis would include concept to production. What would you design for market. Keeping in mind Cost of the finished product to the consumer.

 

-CHRIS-

[drewspin]

I have a design evolving in my head, but I may want to see if Byron will attempt it next year; so I am not saying

[choeppner]

That's perfectly understandable. If it's the one we were discussing last week, then it's going to be amazing

 

-CHRIS-

[autisticlove]

Great topic Chris-

 

I think I'd like to go with somehting simiar to a Mills softail. However, I'd want everythign to be rounded off on the bumpers, almost like they were melting. Now on top of that, I'd have to go with my standby 350gr, black chrome shaft, and gripmaster standard pistol. Oh, and for the final touch, I'm really loving the idea of this in a heel shafted design. Similar to that old PING Karsten 30th anniversary putter.

[Croddad]

I would LOVE a Ping Zing style putter but milled out of carbon steel instead of the tinny feeling stainless that they use. Nice 350g headweight with a nice dark satin finish and no paint fill except the sight line in white that is both on the thin topline AND down in the cavity for a nice long line for alignment. For shaft, just their standard stepless, and a nice old school black rubber Karsten etched (the smaller pistol style) grip!

 

I love the looks and sleek style of the Zing(2) and the way it sits. Would love it a lot more with a little weight and softer feel! Also, so many manufacturers are using those huge chunky toplines, just like they are in their irons, and a lot of people would like the thin topline the old Pings have to offer.

 

:) :)

[choeppner]

Getting some great replies I agree. Of all the older pings, my favorite is the zing. I had to add so much weight though that it took away the feel of the putter. I am loving the idea of the softtail heel shafted. I have to look up the 30th Anniv. Putter. Somehow I don't have it saved on my computer. LOL

 

Let's keep the replies coming guys :):):):)

 

-CHRIS-

[drewspin]

That's perfectly understandable. If it's the one we were discussing last week, then it's going to be amazing

 

-CHRIS-

 

It's a different concept than what we were discussing. Still simple and elegant and novel. :)

[autisticlove]

Chris-

 

It's nearly identical to the Karsten 3, the actual one the 30th Anniv. is modeled after may be just the Karsten, but I'm not totally sure since I couldn't find a pic of that. Either way, I might have to keep my softail idea in mind for the future...

[choeppner]

Nice one Max. I don't believe you kept a pic of my putter. LOL

 

-CHRIS-

[bdspler]

Mine would be called wonputt and you would NEVER need to putt more than one putt!

Retail $24,000.00

Sweeeeeet!

[300_yard_drives]

A newport 2 long neck milled out of carbon steel with a gun blue finish.

[tanj]

I would have a Ping Zing 2 style putter but made by Scotty Cameron. Same waterial as the Inspired by Brad Faxon (Which is a sweet putter BTW) but as I said, in the Zing head (that means a browny oilcan colour). I would have a double sightline on the flange. 'Titleist' in the cavity instead of 'Cameron.' Slightly wider toe than the heel. 350 to 360 grams at 34". Any other variations would have the same swingweight.

 

I think Scotty already has one like that but I don't know what it is called.

 

Josh

[choeppner]

That's kinda like a Faxday

 

-CHRIS-

[Boba]

Square putter w center shaft.

I was looking to photoshop a big ben & I found out that Bob stole my Idea before I had it.

 

 

 

[choeppner]

That was the one made for Rocco Mediate right? If I remember correctly, todd said they're aren't too many of that model. I do like it though. Imagine that in a PVD finish. LOL

 

 

-CHRIS-

[drewspin]

I would have a Ping Zing 2 style putter but made by Scotty Cameron. Same waterial as the Inspired by Brad Faxon (Which is a sweet putter BTW) but as I said, in the Zing head (that means a browny oilcan colour). I would have a double sightline on the flange. 'Titleist' in the cavity instead of 'Cameron.' Slightly wider toe than the heel. 350 to 360 grams at 34". Any other variations would have the same swingweight.

 

I think Scotty already has one like that but I don't know what it is called.

 

Josh

 

sounds a bit like LaMont's Byron handmade:

[Croddad]

I would have a Ping Zing 2 style putter but made by Scotty Cameron. Same waterial as the Inspired by Brad Faxon (Which is a sweet putter BTW) but as I said, in the Zing head (that means a browny oilcan colour). I would have a double sightline on the flange. 'Titleist' in the cavity instead of 'Cameron.' Slightly wider toe than the heel. 350 to 360 grams at 34". Any other variations would have the same swingweight.

 

I think Scotty already has one like that but I don't know what it is called.

 

Josh

 

sounds a bit like LaMont's Byron handmade:

 

I HATE PLUMBERS NECKS!

 

[Boba]

the faxon putter has a plumbers neck.

[tanj]

I don't want the plumbers neck... forgot to say that. I want the normal Ping Zing 2 neck on it. That should clear it up. I've seen the putter I'm talking about only a few times, all the same putter. Oh BTW, the Inspired by Brad Faxon is pretty sweet too!

 

Josh

[tanj]

This colour and material (metal) and...

 

 

...this kind of shape.

 

 

 

Josh

[Mapleleaf14]

If a major OEM asked me, I would respectively decline and then tell them to go and get Dave @ Big Oak and let him do whatever he wanted, but give him total control over their putter division and then don't mess with the man!

[yankees06]

I think that a high quality center shaft anser/newport milled putter needs to hit the market for retail. That simple.

[choeppner]

There is one that's about to be released.

 

:) :) :bb:

 

-CHRIS-

[yankees06]

REALLY, i will have to wait. until then i will use a scotty

[Lord Thomas]

What a great thread.

 

I agree that there needs to be a nice CS Newport / Answer style putter available retail, and the word that one is coming has me awfully excited.

 

Josh is right that the FaxDay just didn't look right with the Plumber's Neck, and is a much better looking putter with a "Santa Fe" / "Zing" neck.....maybe I should try and put my Zing-style putter back in the bag.....

 

-Thomas