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How many of you have spent time with a long neck putter?
I've been battling 'the perfect fit' for ages. My Club Champion fitting determined that face balanced would be the best solution for me, but most of the time when I have an FB putter in play, it's in mallet form, and usually a slant or bended shaft design. Problem is, despite the MOI benefits, I genuinely struggle with mallets. Maybe it's more neck than anything else, but a struggle nevertheless. It made me really start to wonder whether all I needed to have true success is a longer neck on a blade shape.
Long story short, I finally found one to try without obliterating the PayPal account, the Bettinardi/Club Champion collab BB1-LN. Put it in play and instantly started making putts. Even on my aerated home course greens, I'm making a ridiculous percentage of my putts, and many outside of that 10 foot range.
What I find most beneficial is the fact that I don't seem to have to guide the head in the stroke.. I just... stroke the putter. It honestly makes me want to take all my favorite putters and get long necks put on them to make them face balanced haha. It's amazing.
So, again, how many of you have spent time with a long neck blade putter? Specifically those who are straight-back-straight-through.
This might become an 'appreciation' thread haha
I've been battling 'the perfect fit' for ages. My Club Champion fitting determined that face balanced would be the best solution for me, but most of the time when I have an FB putter in play, it's in mallet form, and usually a slant or bended shaft design. Problem is, despite the MOI benefits, I genuinely struggle with mallets. Maybe it's more neck than anything else, but a struggle nevertheless. It made me really start to wonder whether all I needed to have true success is a longer neck on a blade shape.
Long story short, I finally found one to try without obliterating the PayPal account, the Bettinardi/Club Champion collab BB1-LN. Put it in play and instantly started making putts. Even on my aerated home course greens, I'm making a ridiculous percentage of my putts, and many outside of that 10 foot range.
What I find most beneficial is the fact that I don't seem to have to guide the head in the stroke.. I just... stroke the putter. It honestly makes me want to take all my favorite putters and get long necks put on them to make them face balanced haha. It's amazing.
So, again, how many of you have spent time with a long neck blade putter? Specifically those who are straight-back-straight-through.
This might become an 'appreciation' thread haha