[Vibram] Sole vs Summit

[punch]

Which one is better for putting Sole or Summit? Is the glide pretty noticeable between the two?

 

[ODRB]

Depends how you like to putt. Sole starts pretty overstable. It'll EVENTUALLY work into a straight flier with some really good glide. Summit is out-of-the-box understable. It is dyeing to turn over from the minute it leaves your hand. From inside 20 feet you ought not see much difference, so if your talking about a circle putter, pick whichever feels better in you hand - flat topped Summit or more traditionally shouldered Sole.

 

[punch]

For a spin putter. What about outside the circle?

 

[Monkeypaws]

Summit is awesome if you like a shallow putter.

 

[46YearOldSlinger]

Love me some soft summit.
1. Best grip ever
2. Minimal low speed fade so you can go straight for center chains
3. Love the shallow grip - YMMV
4. Hits and flops - minimizes roll aways
5. Great for turnover approaches that finish right.

Love this putter.

If you're looking for a driving putter you can rip on this is not the disc but does 1-5 with finesse extremely well. My 2 cents...

 

[RobA]

Summit is a great spin putter and great turnover/ hyzer flip drive putter, and approach out to 200' . Sole is great wind putter, and hyzer approach shots.

 

[TrustYourRubber]

I'd try to figure out what style of putting you are first:

1) Push-putting
2) Spin-putting

Spin-putters will use the Summit, Ridge, and VP. Push-putters will use the Sole.

 

[Timeetyo]

Love me some soft summit.
1. Best grip ever
2. Minimal low speed fade so you can go straight for center chains
3. Love the shallow grip - YMMV
4. Hits and flops - minimizes roll aways
5. Great for turnover approaches that finish right.

Love this putter.

If you're looking for a driving putter you can rip on this is not the disc but does 1-5 with finesse extremely well. My 2 cents...

Pretty much this. I've not thrown a sole but I love my summit. Being so US keeps it straight for true putts. Excellent for turnover approaches or holding big anny approaches. And....I LOVE flat & shallow discs.

 

[Brodysseus]

What do you putt with now?

 

[punch]

What do you putt with now?

Aviar p&a or rhyno if wind is a issue.

 

[ODRB]

Well, a Sole feels a lot like an Aviar P&A in the hand. But is more OS to start. I have one that took a solid year to beat to straight and floaty, but it is straight cash money now. I Spush. But I really use the Sole for longer spin-putt runs, anny approaches, and hyzer-flip putter drives that I want to land and stick. I used to carry a Summit for anny type trick putts and high anny approaches, but my Sole beat into that role. And the Summit was too touchy for me as a US driving putter.

 

[Brodysseus]

As stated, Sole will feel the most like an Aviar but does have more fade. The summit is a little more understable and very/flat and shallow. The Summit is probably a good choice for you, it'll be dead straight on a spin putt. And if you want some Vibram beef for windy putts, Ridges are fairly OS/lack glide, and VPs are glideless, "what is this wind you speak of?" bricks.

 

[TrustYourRubber]

You can use the Sole for spin-putting, however you cannot use the Summit for push-putting, because flat-top putters don't glide as well as traditional dome-y putters.

Summit = flat-top
Sole = dome-y