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Finally getting out again tomorrow with the Wingman 706.
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Any thoughts to it being a weight issue? I felt like the 701 was a little on the light side as stock and I could see the 706 being lighter due to size.I'm still having problems with the face insert in the 706, which is getting a bit frustrating, because I really like everything else about it. On one hand it does provide a really nice roll, I have yet to notice any skidding off the face, it starts off with a nice true roll right away. On the other hand I'm still all over the place with speed/distance control. I missed two birdie putts yesterday, one dead on line but a foot short, the other lipped out because it had too much speed on it and ran through the break a bit. It's not like I make these putts all the time except with this putter, but I'm not getting the feedback I'm used to that would tell me right away that I didn't hit the putt well, either too soft or too hard.
Oh well, I'm on vacation for the next week, so I'll be giving it a fresh try again when I get back.
I don't think so. When I first received the 706 I took it to the pratice green with my three other putters and hit them all side-by-side. Weight/Swing-Weight on all of them felt very similar, and the weight/balance of the 706 is one of the many things I really like about it. I think it's just a me thing with inserts, they either feel too soft and kind of dead off the face, or too hard and clicky off the face.Any thoughts to it being a weight issue? I felt like the 701 was a little on the light side as stock and I could see the 706 being lighter due to size.
the 701 was scoopable.Oh yeah, about the ability to scoop the ball with it, it can be done, it does require a more definite technique than I'm used to, and due to the short thick wings it will still be a fail on occasion, but it is doable. I got to where I just pick the ball up though, because it's not as simple to scoop it up as it is with my other putters, and I don't want to be chasing my ball around when my scoop fails.
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Proof that a person can scoop the ball with the 701!
Have you practiced with it to get the speed down? I have found it is pretty different than a lot of others, but once I got that down, I was having pretty good success.I'm still struggling with the Wingman 706. Played yesterday for the first time in almost two weeks, and putting was definitely not a highlight of the round. I have no problem hitting my line with the Wingman, it sets up really well for me, with the Lock-On Alignment confirming for me that I'm set up correctly. It is just a matter of not being able to get a good feel for speed/distance with it. I'm doing pretty well on long putts, but short and mid-length putts are all over the place, either coming up well short / missing low-side, or rolling long and through the break / missing high-side.
Yes, my home course has an incredible practice green, so I use it quite a bit. I had the same problem with the last Odyssey insert putter I had, although the insert in that one was the complete opposite end of the spectrum from the Wingman's Micro-Goove insert. I'm committed to the Wingman though, and still hopeful that I can work through my current struggles with it, because I definitely like just about everything else about it.Have you practiced with it to get the speed down? I have found it is pretty different than a lot of others, but once I got that down, I was having pretty good success.
At some point wouldn't that wear start to affect the performance?Played a normal 18 hole round Friday followed by 45 holes on Sat/Sun in a Ryder Cup style event. The Wingman was the most solid club in the bag on a weekend where my overall game was pretty inconsistent. Both rounds I kept stats I was positive SG. Since putting it in play I've gained about 0.5 strokes putting over my previous gamer. Digging deeper into the stats this has come from a 16% improvement in makes from 3-6 feet and a 2% reduction in 3 putts.
One negative I'm noticing is the wear on the face. From what I can tell the wear starts from debris on fringe putts and then wears a little more in that spot over time. Some wear is kind of inherent to having a TPU face with small raised grooves, but I think the white color exacerbates it a bit. I know adding colors to polymers can make it more difficult to have the intended physical properties, but I think a darker color would likely wear better when the grooves come in contact with debris.
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If it stays as surface wear my intuition says no. There is still well defined groove edge and I think the compression of the ball will take care of the rest, similar to how I wouldn't worry about a reasonably scuffed ball affecting a putt.At some point wouldn't that wear start to affect the performance?