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So, what's the deal with the expensive covers?
Rare and limited designs? How many are we talking about to bring the prices up?
I like yours...very nice!
Thanks.
i'll say that i don't collect the covers. that so far is the only one i have ever really wanted. and i game it. i know people who collect them and never take them out. that....is not me. i paid a price that i thought was fair and a price that i was willing to spend. others feel differently and that's fine. i have no idea how many were made but i know that there are very few of that cover on the market today (my personal cover is from 2005).
as far as the putter....every putter in the world today is a copy of another putter. a plumbers neck putter can be attributed to the Ping Anser but the characteristics and chemical properties are totally different (fwiw....i have a bunch of 'real' ansers laying around).
the feel of my newport is nothing compared to the feel of my anser. i'm not saying cameron is the be-all-end-all of that style of putter.....but right now...it's my favorite.
talk to me after i get my black series tour #9 and we'll see if that still stands.
I agree the copy comments are a bad rap. The anser style had been redone by countless putter makers, it is a true testament to how create a design the original was rather than how well people can copy something. The true test is if it the designer improved on the design by creating a better feel or whatever they do. I think Scotty has improved upon it.
JB said:I think SC makes a fine putter. Used one for 2 years. Not my favorite, but still decent. However do you find it odd that just about every single one of his original designs has been a flop in sales and those that are not original have been successful? One more thing I will add is that there are MANY across this industry that do not feel the same way about SC that the fans do. The stories we have been told by multiple people are the same every time.
However do you find it odd that just about every single one of his original designs has been a flop in sales and those that are not original have been successful?
You make a very valid point here. Putters like the Futura, Detour, etc have not been all that successful. I don't know the history of all of them but I know of a few that, like you have said, were flops.
The Detour was a POS. I am starting to see a lot of the Kombi's on the course right now though.
ive been in and around the industry a long time.....I know the stories. everyone has one. I don't....and that's what matters to me.
I agree that the prices especially for headcovers are over the top.But to call a 303ss newport 2 just a milled copy of an anser is a little over the top too.That's just my 2 cents.
as far as the putter....every putter in the world today is a copy of another putter. a plumbers neck putter can be attributed to the Ping Anser but the characteristics and chemical properties are totally different (fwiw....i have a bunch of 'real' ansers laying around).