My custom LH Sunset Beach "Ocean Isle" has been started!

[jjrpilot]

Well after about 2 years of toying around with the idea of getting a custom putter...I finally bit the bullet this month.

 

Many custom putter options/makers were out there, but I ended up going with Chris Jordan and Lamont of Sunset Beach.

 

I wanted a truly custom putter, and they've been great to work with.

 

I went with the "Ocean Isle" head which is similar to the typical Anser style.

 

Most of their putter heads are made of carbon steel to begin with...which was a definite plus for me.

 

So here are my specs:

 

LH Ocean Isle

Long neck

3* flat

4* loft (standard)

Standard milling (not the jagged deep stuff)

Brushed stainless polymer (protects the carbon, while giving it the upkeep of stainless, and still has soft feeling of carbon)

Tiffany Blue paintfill

one sigh tline on back of flange

and no idiotic stampings. :)

 

I can't wait to get it!

 

Lamont has been sending me pics of the putter as it's being built etc. Check em' out!!! :)

[hebron1427]

I love my SSB. Lamont and chris are the best to work with. You willnot be disappointed.

[BigBlueHack]

I recently received a putter from SSB and unfortunately it wasn't the one I ordered! After a while of waiting it was disappointing opening the box, but Chris has been top notch when it comes to fixing the situation. These guys are great to work with and I can't wait to get my SSB!

[hebron1427]

i've been a huge fan since the day i got mine. http://thepowerfade.com/2011/05/02/review-sunset-beach-golf/?like=1

[golfluvzme]

BigBlue....you have a PM with some good news.
LaMont in AZ

[BigBlueHack]

Once again, I cant express how fantastic the service has been with Chris and LaMont. These two are top notch!

[timeless]

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Once again, I cant express how fantastic the service has been with Chris and LaMont. These two are top notch!
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+1 great guys to work with!

[hebron1427]

i should give full disclosure--in addition to the ocean isle in my review, i actually have a copper plated one as well. both are extremely high quality putters.

[jjrpilot]

Do you have pics of both putters? I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas! The wait is killing me!!!!

[hebron1427]

the review posted above has pics of the first one i got. the copper i don't know where the pics went. i had a thread on here but can't find it.

[golfluvzme]

Jjrpilot.....hosel is welded in place, top line work has been done and she is heading with me for clean up, today. Good things happening, just gotta keep 'em all straight, LOL.
Pictures coming today.
LaMont in AZ

[jjrpilot]

Lamont sent me more pics of the putter...and she's coming along nicely!!!

The long neck has been welded, and now she's ready for stamping, polymer coating, paintfill etc...

[golfluvzme]

I just put that bad rascal in the curing oven to take care of the Beach Smoke finish that was applied. The initial request was for a polymer color that I had, but learned quickly that the product had gone solid since the last time I used it. Heat and time can do that to the best of liquids, LOL.
About five years ago, I shot my first white putter, long before TaylorMade made it overkill and flooded the market with white everything. At that time, white was a novelty and you didn't see it every day. I have a feeling that when this putter comes out of the heat, you might see the next trend in polymer finishes, color-wise. It really does look THAT good.
Thanks,
LaMont in AZ

[Etiger83]

That looks super stealthy. Really contemplating pulling the trigger on an Ocean Isle. Can't wait to see it with paintfill. What's the total weight on this one?

[jjrpilot]

The putter will weigh in at around 350. I wanted something definitely heavier than my Scott Pro Plat NP2.

another pic via Lamont!

[BigBlueHack]

That thing looks sharp! I can't wait to get my Masonboro 2.

[jjrpilot]

Here's the finished product right before shafting and shipping!

[jjrpilot]

here's one more...

 

[bigmoneyp]

How long did it take from the time you submitted your order and the time it arrived at your door?

[jjrpilot]

Hi Bigmoneyp, I ordered my putter around the 22nd of July, and I got it in the mail yesterday! The wait wasn't long at all, and Chris and Lamont were great to talk to etc! I'm going to post a review after a couple rounds of golf.

[hebron1427]

i'll tell you, i love SSB. mine took longer than most because their plater was doing a large order for another customer. i ordered in feb and it came in april. that's longer than most take, and really not that long for the custom putter business. not only that, but they communicated with me the whole time. could not ask for more.

[Wolsey]

Lamont, can't really tell from the pics, is it a charcoal grey / satin finish. Looks sweet whatever it is.

[Etiger83]

How is this finish different from the bossman grey finish? It looks like it might be lighter (maybe just the photos)

[BigBlueHack]

I'm envious of the OP right now! That is a nice looking putter and I'm sure it rolls as good as it looks.

[jjrpilot]

Hello fellow putter addicts!

Well I thought I'd give you a review of the putter. I've been using it exclusively. The Scotty Cameron has a new home via eBay.

I love this thing! The carbon steel is soft, but not so soft that everything feels "dead." Distance control hasn't been that much of a problem at all. I've made more clutch putts with this than with anything I've used previously. This goes to show that a truly customed putter can really help your game. The long neck has really minimized the "open face/closed face" swing of my stroke, which I've extremely thankful for.

The finish has held up perfectly. It's like the day it arrived. I've even had to putt on some sandy greens due to the closing of the golf season as courses rejuvinate their greens.

I feel super confident everytime I stand over a putt. I can't stress enough how important that is. About 1/2 a month ago, on a par three, with the green sloping heavily to the front from the back....I stood over a 5 foot slider. I'm left handed and the putt was a left to right breaker severely downhill.............did I mention SEVERLY downhill? Put it this way...either I made this putt for par, or it would literally run off the green down into the fairway. I lined up the putter, and trusted my line...made the stroke, and it went in...dead center. Now did the putter make the putt or did I? I did...but using a putter made to my specs gave me the confidence to actually hit it.

I can't recommend "Sunset Beach" enough. Chris Jordan and Lamont are class acts. Jordan and Lamont don't make mass produced putters....in other words...they actually WANT your business. Talking with both during the process was great. In the end you'll get a TOP of the line putter, built to YOUR specs, using high quality materials, in a process that makes it enjoyable. (PS...even their putter headcovers are out of this world)

thanks Chris and Lamont!

[moocherpix]

I was reading the SSB Section over at PutterTalk.com and I don't believe LaMont is still building the putters for SSB. From what I have gotten, so far, it was a split without any anger or betrayal or any of that juicy stuff. Just simple that LaMont wanted to move on and grow his own putter company and did not see that staying with SSB would allow him to create a "singular identity" as MannKrafted.
I have a call into him, now and will see if he is planning on posting the same information here as he did over there.
Until then, I wish both companies the best of success and look forward to LaMont's new line. Judging from the pictures of what he had dubbed the "TEN-12", he is planning on making the putters that a lot of guys have been asking for and nobody seemed to listen.
Nick

[hebron1427]

[quote name='moocherpix' timestamp='1352849060' post='5930091']
I was reading the SSB Section over at PutterTalk.com and I don't believe LaMont is still building the putters for SSB. From what I have gotten, so far, it was a split without any anger or betrayal or any of that juicy stuff. Just simple that LaMont wanted to move on and grow his own putter company and did not see that staying with SSB would allow him to create a "singular identity" as MannKrafted.
I have a call into him, now and will see if he is planning on posting the same information here as he did over there.
Until then, I wish both companies the best of success and look forward to LaMont's new line. Judging from the pictures of what he had dubbed the "TEN-12", he is planning on making the putters that a lot of guys have been asking for and nobody seemed to listen.
Nick
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I can confirm this is accurate. Lamont and chris amicably and jointly decided it was time. Got the txt diredtly from lamont I think it was great for both parties while it lasted. Lamont appears to have more work than he could handle, and I think he always dreamed of having his own brand take off like it's now started to. Chris has great ideas and some really great designs. I know he'll end up on top here. Looking forward to seeing what both sides come up with in the future.