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| 932.1 | | PUTTER::WARFIELD | Gone Golfing | Wed May 02 1990 18:32 | 6 |
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I think that it was just poking fun at the general idea of
"Better Golf thru Technology". The Zing is a famous putter made
by those folks at Ping, but has no remarkable high tech features.
Larry
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| 932.2 | | HKFINN::F_MCGOWAN | Zoot who? | Wed May 02 1990 22:28 | 6 |
| Phew! OK, thanks...I was afraid they'd slipped something past me
when I wasn't paying attention. I already own too many putters,
none of which seem to do me much good! (But then, much the same
can be said for the rest of the clubs in my bag, too.)
Frank
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| 932.3 | Different material | CPDW::LACAIRE | | Thu May 03 1990 12:34 | 5 |
| One thing I like about the Zing. It has a bronze head (harder than
stainless). The ball comes off it very solid and with a distinctive
"click" sound.
-Steve.
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| 932.4 | Bronze harder than Stainless? | ISLNDS::GARY | Alan Gary - BXC1-2/B4 - DTN 229-7776 | Thu May 03 1990 18:03 | 13 |
| re:.3 I assume you're referring to "stainless" steel?
Bronze = Copper + Zinc
SS = Steel + Chrome
Given that, which do you think is harder?
Although the whole does not always equal the sum of its parts,
I think you'll find it does in this case.
Alan
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| 932.5 | | CPDW::LACAIRE | | Thu May 03 1990 18:21 | 6 |
| Alan,
I see. Bronze is a lot softer. Which I suppose is desirable in a
putter for better feel. Makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.
-S.
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| 932.6 | Heavy headed putter !! | RAYBOK::COOPER | MAD HACKER | Thu May 03 1990 21:16 | 4 |
| Also, I think that the bronze head is more dense (like my head)
and so the putter head is heavier.
Mad Hacker
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| 932.7 | | ASABET::VARLEY | | Fri May 04 1990 14:00 | 5 |
| Other than the Wilson 8802 type putters, all of the rest use "soft"
alloys. That's why the original "Bull's Eye" was so popular when it
first appeared.
-- Jack
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| 932.8 | Wonder how a lead putter would work. | ISLNDS::GARY | Alan Gary - BXC1-2/B4 - DTN 229-7776 | Fri May 04 1990 16:27 | 11 |
| re:.5
You got it. It's the deal with forged vs. cast stainless vs.
beryllium copper vs. silly putty. :-)
I would venture a guess that how the metal/alloy is formed also
has something to do with it, for example, cast stainless vs.
forged stainless.
Alan
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| 932.9 | 8802 in demand | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | MY other car is a GOLFCART | Mon May 07 1990 15:04 | 8 |
| re: .7
Why the big demand for the 8802. If it is harder than the soft alloy
putters I would think it has less "feel" than a softer head. The 8802
is one of the most demanded putters among the pro's and collector's.
i.e. Crenshaw uses a Wilson 8802 and Nicklaus used one for years.
Ken
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| 932.10 | | PUTTER::WARFIELD | Gone Golfing | Mon May 07 1990 16:23 | 11 |
| Re: -.1
> Why the big demand for the 8802. ...
> i.e. Crenshaw uses a Wilson 8802 and Nicklaus used one for years.
I think you answered your own question. If we can own the same
equipment sa the pros then we can play like those pros. After all
I know of few golfers that wouldn't trade some body part to putt
like Crenshaw! ;-)
Larry
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| 932.11 | more 8802 | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | MY other car is a GOLFCART | Tue May 08 1990 13:51 | 11 |
| Re: .10
I was thinking more in line with why would the pro's be
looking for the 8802 as the dream putter. My take is putting is a
matter of feel. If the softer clubs give you more "feel", I would think
the pro's would not be demanding a harder club face.
Maybe I did answer my own question with Jack making the switch to a
softer blade.
Ken
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| 932.12 | | AYOV18::DREES | let Tommy Burns take it !!! | Sat May 12 1990 00:32 | 19 |
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For me it doesn't matter what the putter is made of. Putting is
all in the "head". If your a good putter you'll putt well with anything
it will not make any difference who makes it.
Take for example when Ben Crenshaw broke his putter against Eamon
Darcy during their Ryder Cup match in '87 and had to finished the round
using a 1 or 3 iron. He still knocked in the 5 footers !!
Okay so Ben is the master and you might feel it's an extreme example
but if the amateur golfer can't hole 3 or 4 footers with a cheap
putter he's not going to do it with the top of the range either.
Derek.
ps. Ben still lost.... :-)
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