ohio_striker
striped it
I Cant wait to get my CX2 from the Cure event next month and give my thoughts.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.
Now that you won one of them today, you can order the second onehaha you buying one for me?
Now that you won one of them today, you can order the second one
Putter arrived today! Pretty excited to try it out on the course. Rolled a few putts in the office with it so far. Initial impressions are really good.
Looks:
Very solid, the red is much better looking in person than the pictures you see on the internet. I like the color a lot. It's much larger that I thought it would be, it's as long as my iPhone 6+, I did not expect it to be that big, which for me is a good thing.
Build Quality:
Again, this is a solid feeling putter. With all of the adjustment options I would think there would be more looseness in the construction, but once the bolts are tightened down it doesn't feel different from any other putter, there is no wiggle in the shaft, the weights don't spin, it feels like it came from the factory this way.
Feel:
It's definitely a firm feeling putter, I'm coming from one of the old White Hot Two Ball putters, which is a fairly soft putter, so the firmer feeling is different, but not bad for me. Feel and sound are certainly linked, and the sound of this one is unique. It's not a bad sound to my ears. It can get pretty loud, especially on a harder stroke. It a solid noise, but it's not bad. I'm not sure I can describe it.
Overall I'm very impressed so far, this seems to be very point and shoot, it's easier to get on line, and it stays on line. If I over swing it, or under swing it the margin of error is not as large as with my old putter. I've got all of the weights installed and it's HEAVY. That's what I wanted, and it's adjustable, so I'm certain I'll end up tinkering with it some more to find the right weight configuration for me. Adjusting the lie angle was really pretty simple, I loosened the correct bolts put the putter in my hand and took my normal putting stance, and moved the head flat on the ground, and adjusted the shaft to my comfort zone.
I'll need to get this on the course and determine how it works in the real world, but I'll update in a few weeks.
Nice initial thoughts, looking forward to your on course feedback.
Since you stand pretty far from the ball, with the lie angle adjustment that you did, does it still feel natural to you?
just received my CX2 yesterday, so still a ways to go with seeing how it performs for me. It's not a small head shape, but it suits my preferences better than the RX series.
I'm currently working with 4 weights in the head, and that feels pretty good. I've always liked Winn putter grips, and this midsized is no different. The Cure logo-ing on the grip is a nice touch.
Initial impressions are positive. Face has relatively shallow milling; seems to put a good roll on the ball. Aim line on the flange is a good contrast on the black head for me. Sound/feel, IMO, are so much better. Lots more work to be done with this one. Hope I can get some on course time this weekend.
(Apologies for mediocre pics)
She's a beauty! That's the one I chose for the event. I'm a little concerned about the milled face, because I've gamed nothing but inserts for a very long time. The last milled face putter I tried was a SeeMore that I just couldn't adapt to. Are you coming from a milled face or an insert, Jeremy? Looking forward to following your experiences with it.
After being so excited to put the RX3F in play, I have to admit that I was feeling a little impatient and thinking that it might be a short lived experiment. My first two rounds with it were not all that good, so on the advice of folks in this thread, I spent a bunch of time late last week trying different weight configurations. But it still wasn't coming together. No matter the combination I tried, I just didn't feel comfortable with it. I couldn't dial in the speed, and I felt like I was pushing everything, which was particularly disappointing because the ability to keep even mishits on line was one of the benefits I was looking for.
Then I decided at the last minute to play on Saturday afternoon and I figured I'd keep the Cure in the bag for at least one more round. And I'm sure glad I did. On the practice green before the round, I still wasn't feeling great, so about 5 minutes before my tee time I tried one last weight configuration. Coming from a lighter putter, I thought that maybe I should go relatively lighter with the RX3F, so I just left one of the SS weights on. I hit a few putts and went to the first tee. The first 8 holes or so weren't fantastic from a putting standpoint, but they weren't terrible either. I had a few near misses--mostly from just leaving everything a bit short--but I felt a little more comfortable. Then, on #9--which is the #1 handicap hole at the course I was playing--I had about a 15 foot par putt that I really needed to make to keep the round going. I decided I wasn't going to leave it short, picked a line, and rolled it right in the middle of the cup. From that putt, I got the sense that I could be a little more aggressive with the Cure without much fear of blowing it by and that approach paid off in spades. Technically, I had 12 putts in the last 10 holes, but to be fair, that stat was helped by several lags from just on the fringe, none of which stopped more than a foot away from the hole. All in all, it ended up being probably the best putting round I've ever had. So I don't think the RX3F will be going anywhere any time soon.
Given all the sound discussion, I also have to add this. Personally, I don't really care about sound, especially with a putter. It just doesn't matter to me one way or the other. But I was playing with my uncle who is absolutely a golf purist. He still plays blades out of principle in his late 60s (maybe not the best decision) and says that if he ever has to move to the senior tees, he's quitting (again, a questionable call, but that's beside the point). His first comment when he saw the Cure a few weeks ago was, "Are you going to tee off with it?" Well, we were talking about how well I was putting on #17, and his quote this time was, "You better keep that in the bag. The roll is great. The sound is great." So for anyone worried about the looks or sound, don't let either stop you from giving it a try.
Do you have your RX3 set with any toe hang based on your weight configuration and if so how much?
I reconfigured the weights on my Cure to give it a little toe hang after reading the Toe Hang segment in the THP Classroom. I rolled a bunch of putts on my practice green and I seem to be rolling it a bit better now. I'm playing a round on Saturday, so I'll update some more over the weekend.