Reviewed by: korq
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Shoots in the 80s Model Reviewed:
Scotty Cameron American Classic III Heavy Flange Summary:
I play on courses with hard, somewhat fast greens. Wanted better distance control than previous mallet putter (Odyssey Rossie II) that would just hammer the ball too hard on these greens. Was trying various styles and brands of putters at Golfsmith. Did not care for the gigantic headed, funky looking, behemoth putters that are showing up nowadays. Being shorter, 33" putters feel good to me. Saw this Scotty Cameron at 33", and thought, "too expensive, too pretentious." I also thought, "how can you line up putts if it doesn't have sight lines?" But, I putted a few out of curiosity. After sinking putt after putt, and seeing absolutely precise distance control, I simply fell in love with this putter. It felt like I couldn't miss. For me, the accuracy and feel are amazing. It has a very solid, smooth feel and sound at impact- different from the Newport and Anser style. Sweet spot is easy to hit. I like that it doesn't have an insert. Heavy head feels perfect at 33" length. Putts roll off the face with extreme precision and very true. On the course, I have been sinking putts that were previously foreign to me (especially breaking) and lag putts come up a lot closer. With this putter, I have absolute confidence inside 10 feet that I can sink just about any putt. Initial worries about price and aiming were unfounded. About aiming, I simply line up my ball's line that I draw on its equator with the hole, and use the putter's perpendicular sighting line to form a "T" with the ball's mark. The perpendicular sight line makes a lot of sense, as it is easy to recognize when it is aligned at a perfect right angle. Also, I have found that I have a pretty accurate "feel" of when it is aimed right (don't ask me how), even without traditional sighting lines. About price, I sometimes get playful ribbing of, "A Scotty Cameron, you must be rich?" Far from it, but I figure that the putter is probably the most used club in the bag, and for me, $200 spent on a putter makes more sense than $400 spent on a driver- putter is going to lower my score more. Finally, the Bullseye style head and wonderful feeling, tacky leather grip appeal to me- pure vintage class, and about as opposite from the techie ultramodern behemoth putters as you can get. Only nitpicks are that the headcover is ugly IMHO, and the pivot tool falls out of the headcover easily. Overall, I have to say that this was the best investment I have made in a golfclub- ever. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a great shorter length out-of-the box putter. Customer Service:
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Ping Anser, Odyssey Rossie II
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