Streets
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What's your overstable putter of choice?
Right now, I've been messing around with a K3 Berg. It's essentially a Rhyno...that goes about 10-15 fewer feet lol.
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What's your overstable putter of choice?
What do you use your Judge and Envy for? Those are two of my absolute favorite putter molds, but I didn't find them to coexist very well in my bag. Envy is a little faster and more HSS, Judge a little slower and easier to work angles with...but overall they are a similar enough stability that I felt I just needed to pick one and stick with it. I chose Judges this year because they are more versatile for me and I putt with them now too, but you can never go wrong with relying on Envies!
Funny enough, I am toying with throwing the Envy's kid brother, the Proxy, back in the bag, albeit in a small well-defined role. I play a lot of long tunnel shots, and the Proxy is such a good disc for just ripping hard, flat, and straight down a hallway.
I feel like this is every round for me ^^^ New putters are constantly auditioned....One of my favorite things to do is go... with 4 different putter molds... It's a very satisfying way to play sometimes.
I feel like this thread was made for me! I absolutely adore putters. Basically any shot under 250' will be a putter for me. Sure there are exceptions once in a while, but this is the general rule.
I feel like this is every round for me ^^^ New putters are constantly auditioned.
There are so many molds that could be my favorite putter; it really depends on the day you ask. The common theme is that they are relatively neutral when thrown 250'+. Not understable, not overstable... just neutral. If a company makes a mold like this, I'm probably gonna love it.
My current favorite is the Aviar PandA but, depending on the day, could just as easily name Envy, Proxy, Pilot, Ohm, Rhyno, Colt, Stud, Dart, Voodoo, Magic, Warlock, Wizard, Challenger, Magnet, etc etc etc. Adding more to the list would just bore you; you get the idea.
If I had to pick only one for the rest of my life, I'd choose the venerable Aviar PandA because it is cheap, widely available anywhere, and available in just about any plastic.
EDIT: to the extent that I have "a bag" I will almost always have the following:
1 lid (Polecat or Sonic usually)
1 understable putter
1 neutral or slightly overstable putter (this slot changes the most)
1 overstable putter (almost always Rhyno)
1 soft putter for tricky greens (R-Pro Rhyno or R-Pro Aviar usually)
2 putting putters in identical plastic, color, run, wear
I don't know about the Shield, but the Judge and Aviar3 are low-profile designs that are all the rage these days. The Wizard is an old-school deep putter. It's not as easy to get used to for the flick as the shallow putters. It certainly can be done but it takes...practice?Question for all you putter experts...are any of you proficient at flicking wizards? I love throwing a flick as an upshot between 175 feet and jump putt range (probably 60 feet for me.) I putt with wizards, and I like driving with them on holes under 240ish. However, I just can't get a clean release with them on a flick. I've flicked all sorts of other putters (judges, shields, aviar 3's) but something about the bead/nose of a the wizard makes it hard for me to flick cleanly. Anyone else have this problem?
I am far far far from a forehand expert... but I don't have THAT problem....something about the bead/nose of a the wizard makes it hard for me to flick cleanly. Anyone else have this problem?
Question for all you putter experts...are any of you proficient at flicking wizards? I love throwing a flick as an upshot between 175 feet and jump putt range (probably 60 feet for me.) I putt with wizards, and I like driving with them on holes under 240ish. However, I just can't get a clean release with them on a flick. I've flicked all sorts of other putters (judges, shields, aviar 3's) but something about the bead/nose of a the wizard makes it hard for me to flick cleanly. Anyone else have this problem?
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I can't get a clean release on a forehand with a Wizard either. For me it seems to have to do with how the bullet nose rests on my finger.
I can forehand polecats, Aviar P&As, and all the big bead aviars, but I just can't get a clean release with a Wizard.
Yeah, practice was showing better results, but I already had good results fore-handing Yeti's, so why make more work for myself? I ended up dropping Wizards. I know, sacrilege! But it's my game and I throw what works. No need to reinvent the wheel.