Pinfire Golf Putters Making A Statement

Pinfire Golf, which is a small company in Corona, California, have been designing putters since 2004 and they're starting to get some recognition.

The Pinfire Golf Putters were recently reviewed by Golf Tips Magazine and given the "Fearless Design Award". A quote from their website "Our putters are designed for the highest moment of inertia, MOI, the physical property that causes an object to resist twisting when struck off-center. In addition, Pinfire Golf developed and incorporated the most advanced visual alignment system in the world on the Eagle and Liberty models. Their 6 dimension alignment system affords unsurpassed confidence when aligning any putt."

I've seen the Pinfire Golf putters and they're very impressive looking. With four adjustable weighting ports, each golfer can customize the Liberty to their needs. Their putters are worth a look.

If you've played with or your currently playing with a Pinfire Golf putter then I'd like to hear your thoughts.

Tag(s): golf, golf reviews, golf equipment, putters

How To Make A Solid Putt Everytime

Here's a really simple, but effective putting tip to help you strike your putts solid and square every time. You'll need two 3 inch nails, about 11 feet of kit string, and a Sharpie. You'll want to perform this on the practice putting green at your local golf course.

1. Find a straight line on the putting green of about 10 feet.

2. Place one of the 3 inch nails on line with direction you'll be putting. When you push the nail into the ground make sure it's high enough for your putter blade to fit under.

3. Place the other 3 inch nail about 10 feet from the other nail in line with the direction you'll be putting.

4. Tie the string to both ends of the nails making sure it's tight enough so that the string doesn't sag.

5. Now draw a straight line completely around the center of your golf ball with a Sharpie. One of those tools for creating a line on your golf ball works best.

6. Next set your golf ball down next to the string near one of the nails with the line on your golf ball parallel to the string.

7. Finally strike the golf ball along the line of the string. This will require your putter head to slide underneath the string to be able to strike the golf ball solidly. If the golf ball wobbles then it means you hit it of center. If the golf ball doesn't wobble, but goes away or into the string then it means your alignment is off.

This drill provides immediate feedback if your not striking the golf ball on the center of the putter face.

You can do one more thing with this drill to help you take the putter straight back. Take 2 golf tees and place them perpendicular to the string at the location where you're striking the golf ball. You want the tees to be barely wide enough for your putter head to fit through. At first you may want to give yourself a little more space for your putter head to fit through, but you should eventually move the tees as close as you can.

It won't take long with this drill to get you striking your putts squarely and solidly every time. Let me know how it works out for you.

Tags: golf, golf tips, golf instruction, golf lesson

Odyssey Putter vs Scotty Cameron Putter

I thought I'd post my two cents worth on the Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball putter and the Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2.5 because I've played with both and they're two very popular putters. I've played longer with the Scotty Cameron Stainless than I've played with the Odyssey 2-Ball. So if you're in the market or you've been contemplating either one then I hope this review or comparison helps you out.

Now they are pretty different types of putters with the Scotty Cameron Newport being more like a blade putter and the Odyssey 2-Ball being more like a mallet putter. They both have great feel and craftsmanship with the Scotty Cameron costing about $100 more retail than the Odyssey. The Scott Cameron Newport is the current putter that I play with and actually prefer over the Odyssey 2-Ball. I've cut both putters down to 33" to fit my stroke. I've added lead tape to the shaft underneath the grip on the Scotty Cameron to provide a little counter-balance weighting and also to fill out the grip.

The Scott Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2.5 in my opinion has a great feel when struck with a Titleist Pro V1 or comparable golf ball. I've read a few reviews where the golfer said they didn't like the feel, but I have to wonder what kind of ball they were playing with. While you may think it shouldn't matter which ball you play... it actually does and you should test drive both putters with the brand of golf ball you usually play so you do know what both feel like. The Stainless Newport 2.5 has a lighter putter head than the Odyssey 2-Ball, but with the added weight I putt on the Scotty Cameron putter it allows me to make a really even and fluid stroke. I feel like I'm better able to take the putter straight back and straight through in one piece with the added weight.

The Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball is a mallet type of putter, which I've never been really fond of until I tried this one. The weight of the head made it easy to stroke through the ball and get a good roll on the ball. It took some getting use to because I had never played with a mallet type putter, but I managed to put fairly well with it. The 2-ball alignment really does help with your alignment, and if you're struggling with your alignment then the Odyssey 2-Ball may be the putter for you

As I stated earlier I choose the Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2.5 over the Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball putter. They're both quality putters, but I like the overall feel and appearance of the Scotty Cameron putter. I feel that you can't go wrong with either putter and it's really a matter of taste. You can get both of these at a really reduced price on eBay, which is where I got my Scotty Cameron in excellent condition. If you're interested in some feedback on the Odyssey Tri-Ball putter then see my previous post Callaway Odyssey White Steel Tri-Ball SRT.

Tag(s): golf, golf equipment, golf clubs, golf putter, golf products

Would The Real Scotty Cameron Please Stand Up?

Do you think I really know Scotty Cameron? You know the guy who makes the golf worlds most recognized putters by Titleist? I didn't even know this until 20+ years out of high school while playing on the golf team

I played varsity high school golf at Edison High School in Huntington Beach from 1979-81. My first year at Edison as a sophomore on the golf team was a little tough because I had just transferred from Marina High School, which was a rival school. Our home golf course was Seacliff Country Club in Huntington Beach where we got to hit all the range balls we wanted and play all the golf we wanted after 1:00pm without paying a dime. Now that was really nice!

We had a pretty good team my sophomore year with guys like Markel Taylor, Scotty Cameron, and others being the strength of the team. Scotty was a senior at the time and he had a good swing and scored well. He also used to do a lot of work with clubs and putters in his dad's golf shop. I only got to know Scotty a little bit because he was a senior and I was a sophomore. Jeff Frederick was another guy on the team who was also a sophomore and he was closer to Scotty because his brother was also a senior on the team. Jeff and I played together on the golf team throughout high school and a few times after that.

Well they went on to graduate and I didn't hear anything about Scotty Cameron other than he started to work more with his dad in his golf shop. The years went by and I went to college. It was probably around 1998 when I ran into Jeff Frederick and we got to talking. He asked me if I knew about Scotty and I said no I hadn't heard anything. Jeff then said he's doing great. He's making putters and living in a really nice house Carlsbad, CA... and that's when it clicked. After all of these years I hadn't put 2 and 2 together.

You see I knew Scotty's last name was Cameron, but I didn't think it was the same Scotty Cameron who was making a name in the golf world and on the PGA Tour for his putters. Well it's not hard to see that Scotty is doing very well for himself. If you know anything about golf you know that the Scotty Cameron putter brand is probably the most well known in the golf world. I've had 3 of his putters over the years and I currently have the Studio Stainless Newport 2.5 and love it.

Way to go Mr. Cameron!!