Scotty Cameron Putters

Scotty Cameron Putters

So, you have an interest in Scotty Cameron Putters……

A golf match is not won or lost on the driving range, as most of us know it is won or lost in and around the green area.
With the technology now available the average driving distance is becoming longer and more accurate and, as a result the average society golfer can now compete with the club professional in this area.

When the ball gets near the putting area is where all the fun starts and this is where you need the advantage and where you need to make that advantage count. If you are serious about your game you can not afford to ‘3 put’ out. It’s all about ‘the short game’.

There are an enormous variety of golf putters on the market today that differ in price, manufacturing process, weight, style and quality.
Buying a golf putter based solely on price will not give you a short game advantage if it doesn’t feel right and if it doesn’t give you the balance that you need to keep your putting stroke consistent.

Selecting a blade putter will not put you in the zone on the greens if it doesn’t allow you to see the point of contact will the golf ball.

Bearing this is mind how to you choose a putter and part with your hard earned cash; after all, the putter is THE most important club in the bag.

Anybody that wants to become the best they can be at anything, whether it is in sport, business or as a parent should try to model themselves on a role model that has shown success in that particular area.
All the personal development gurus will advocate this principle from Tony Robbins to Jim Rohn. Golf, especially putting, is no different.

Most professional golfers choose to use golf putters from a small range of manufacturers because they are a better balanced and better quality product. This is where you should make your choice from if you want to model someone who is successful.

You have several choices to make when it comes to manufacturers:

1. Ping
2. Odyssey
3. TaylorMade
4. Calloway
5. Scotty Cameron
6. Mizuno
7. Yes

The merits of each of these manufacturers are not up for debate however if you have considered Scotty Cameron as a starting point what do you need to know next?

The history of Scotty Cameron is a good starting point because pedigree is an important factor; you also need to know the style of Scotty Cameron putters available and the manufacturing process involved in bring these to the retail units. Once you have narrowed down the style of putter you then have to choose a Scotty Cameron putter model by considering such factors as shaft alignment and degree of loft.

Because the Scotty Cameron putter is of such a high pedigree it has attracted collectors from all around the globe who trawl the marketplace paying high prices for limited editions and prototypes to add to their collection. A spin-off from this process has been a market for the vast variety of different Scotty Cameron headcovers, this can all add value to a putter that was purchased 20 years ago and has been kept in good condition. The same level of appreciate may be reflected in some of the current models and styles on offer today.

Model of Scotty Cameron Putter

The factors that determine a Scotty Cameron model of putter are based on shaft alignment, shaft length, club head weight, type of grip, shaft lie and degree of loft. Other considerations are polymer inlays, screw assignment, type of metal finish the shape of the putter head and the weight distribution on the putter head.

We can consider these factors when reviewing the Pro Platinum Laguna cavity backed model introduced in 2002.

This model has a 35 inch shaft with 4 degrees of loft and a shaft that has a 71 degree lie. It has a thin heel and heavier, wider toe and has a platinum finish. It also has a custom made grip completed with a grey platinum headcover with regular shaftband. There are no screw or polymer insertions and there is a sightline on the back flange, the look of the golf club is simple and the feel is crisp.

There is also a Luguna 2.5 model that was issued the same year and has similar features however is has a different neck hang with the ‘Cameron logo’ inserted.

Examples of models from the Scotty Cameron range, broken down by style are:

Cavity:

• Studio Style Newport
• Studio Stainless Big Sur
• Pro Platinum Laguna 

Blade:

• American Classic III Blade
• Tour Bulls Eye HS Tour

Mallet:
• Red X
• Red X2
There are many styles dating back to the 1st Production Frys Pity Order in 1992 and the prices vary based on style, model, year and exclusivity.

The exclusivity of style and model has extended beyond the putter to Scotty Cameron headcovers as there is now a market for these alone with individual headcovers appearing at auction.

Simplify Your Putting
 

Putting is such an important part of your golf score. It is the part of your golf game that itself is a game. In order to become a good golfer… you have to be able to putt well.

Think of your putter as just another club in your bag for a moment. In a normal round of 18 golf holes, let’s say you use this club we call the putter just twice per hole. That’s 36 times you and your putter will have the opportunity to affect your golf score! Are going to hit your driver 36 times? Or your 7 iron 36 times? Not hardly.

Yet with such overwhelming statistics, most mid to higher handicap golfers really don’t spend enough time working on their putting. In reality, it is the putter that can most rapidly improve your game. Just imagine, by improving your putting you could easily save yourself 10 strokes per round by consistently making those 4 to 6 foot putts and rarely three putting. That’s going from a golf score of 100 to 90 or 90 to 80! That’s very significantSo with renewed focus and enthusiasm for improving our putting, let’s take a look at a few tips we can use to doing so.

Position the ball slightly forward (toward your front foot) in your stance. You want your eyes just slightly behind the ball. From this position you will be able to get a good sight line between your ball the intermediate target in your putting line.

The grip is the ‘feel’ you have for the putt and these days there are numerous variations of putting grips. The important concept here is that you realize that your grip (hands) should not be used to take away or manipulate the putter through the stroke. The putting stroke originates and is implanted through a pendulum type motion provided by the shoulders. Not the hands. Find a grip that is comfortable for you and one that you can keep inactive during the putt.

Once you commit to your putting line, pick out a target on that line that is just ahead of your ball. Now visualize an imaginary line that runs from your target line just ahead of your ball back through the ball and right through the center of your putter. You want your putter face to be absolutely square to your line. Once you’ve done this don’t adjust your grip, body position or anything, else you risk losing your perspective.

The putting stroke like all your golf swings is one of rhythm. It is accomplished through a pendulum motion of the shoulders. The key is to minimize all other body movement and don’t follow the putter through the stroke with your head. Any body or head movement will greatly increase the possibility that your putter face will move off of square to your line.

And finally, always work to achieve the same stroke distance and tempo through the golf ball as you had going away from the golf ball. Your putting stroke should be of equal length both back and through.

Consistently allocating a portion of your practice time to your putting stroke is without doubt the easiest and quickest way to start shaving strokes off your golf score. If you only eliminate but one putt for every other hole, you’ll immediately take 9 strokes off your score… not a bad return from your putter at all.

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Most golfers will confess to having owned 3 or 4 putters in their lifetime and have enjoyed a variety of success at some stage during its use. It is not uncommon  for a putter to be made redundant after a spell of the ‘yipps’ only to be brought back out and put in the bag again at a later date.
Unfortunately the style of putter doesn’t guarantee success however the ‘feel’ of a putter has a large psychological impact which, as most golfers know, represents a big percentage of the game.

Putters fall into 3 basic styles:

Cavity
Blade
Mallet  

The cavity back putter has a hollow area behind the blade of the butter allowing forgiveness by making the sweet spot bigger, the main weight of the putter is at the head. 
The blade putter does not have the cavity at the back and leaves a pure line to look at upon contact with the ball. This shape is traditional and can be associated with putters that have been passed down the generations.
 
 
The mallet putter is shaped like a D when viewed down the shaft of the putter and can come with enhancements such as alignment markings on the D. This type of putter has many variations such as central alignment of the shaft and the shape of the mallet.
 
 
There is a variety of Scotty Cameron models within each style and some styles have been more popular over the decades for example the cavity back was popular in the 70’s and current variations of the mallet seem to be in favour. The latest additions to the market are the Titleist Futura Phantom the Odyssey White Hot 2 Ball and the Mizuno Draino.

Headcovers for Scotty Cameron Putters

As of the date of writing this article there are approximately 84 different headcovers and each cover is designed with a different theme in mind. The shape of the headcover is the only constant as the price and quantity produced differs substantially.An example of the price range is approximately $130 USD for the MINI Crowns BNIB cover to £40 for the Studio Stainless cover.

Each cover is fully lined and has a long neck with some editions including an attached divot tool.Commemorative covers are often brought out to coincide with events such as the 2004 British Open.

Adam Scott was born in Adelaide, Australia in July 1980 which makes him, at the time of writing, a grand old age of 27, his full name is Adam Derek Scott.

By virtue of the fact that he was born in Australia makes him a natural successor to the great Greg Norman which must have some truth in it as Norman’s former caddy joined Adam in 2004.

Scott went to the highly acclaimed Anglican school for boys followed by the Southport School and completed his education at The Kooralbyn International School where having taken additional subjects namely golf.  He also went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was coached by Butch Harmon who has coached Tiger Woods in the past..

He started his career in 2001 and quickly went on to win the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship which was held that year in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2002 he added 2 additional European Tour wins, the Qatar Masters and the Scottish PGA.

The following year saw him take another European scalp by winning the Scandinavian Masters and notably his virgin victory on the US PGA Tour, at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He followed this up in 2004 with further PGA Tour wins at The Players Championship and the Booz Allen Classic. In 2005 he captured the Nissan Open and acclaimed top 10 status in the Official World Golf.

Scott now concentrates mainly on the PGA Tour and 2005 was the last year that he played enough European Tour events to qualify for the European Tour Order of Merit, but he continues to play all over the world. In 2006 he won the Tour Championship and finished third on the PGA Tour money list.

Scott represented Australia in the WGC-World Cup in 2002 and was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup in 2003, 2005, and 2007.
Scott is currently the touring professional at The Palms Golf Course Sanctuary Cove, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

On January 7, 2007, he reached a career high ranking of third with a second place finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.

Adam cites the best golf tip he has ever been given as:

 “The best golf tip I ever got was a chipping tip I got from Greg Norman the week I won the [2004] Players Championship. It was ironic, because I ended up chipping on three of the last four holes, and then obviously after I hit it in the water on 18 I had to pitch and putt to win. So maybe I wouldn’t have gotten there without that tip”.

Adam Scott uses a Scotty Cameron putter – are you surprised?

Titleist have announced it’s latest contribution of high-performance, high-quality putters to the international market place, it is the Scotty Cameron Studio Select family of Newport-style putters.

Most people know that Scotty Cameron have developed a reputation as market guru in the premium putter category, this reputation has been enhanced with Titleist adding its very high performance product offering with bringing to the marketplace Scotty Cameron Studio Select family of Newport-style putters.

This “baby of the family” Newport-style putters has some bold red tour graphics, hand heel & toe circular sole weights and a high toe profile.

Now for the low down on what the Scotty Cameron Studio Select putters is all about. It is made out of precision milled 303 Stainless and additionally the Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport is able to bemodified by adjusting it +/- 2 degrees off of the standard 71 degrees, it also comes with 6 different grip options. 

The Titliest Scotty Cameron Studio Select Putter’s circular heel-toe weights provide increased stability by reducing headrotation on off-center impacts for alarger sweet spot. 

Studio Select putters will be available beginning of March  2008, with a suggested retail price of $325.  Now, the only object is the pricetag.  Some people will take the view that shying away from buying a Scotty because of the price doesn’t make sense and that the few that can afford and are willing to pay the price are the ones who make Scotty a rich man for producing products no different then many other putter makers.  However the proof as the say will be in whether this will improve your game or not, the only way you will know is by trying it out in your local store before you buy it.

This Scotty Cameron Studio Select putter comes with a 12 month  warranty for your peace of mind.

Whilst staff bags are very rare to buy on the open marketplace Mr Cameron has on occassions offered limited edition staff bags through the Studio Store on the Scotty Cameron website.  Your best bet is to sign up for Scotty Cameron E-News on his site to keep apprised of all of the new Studio Store offerings.

Introduced for Titleist’s 2007 line-up the Scotty Cameron Detour Putters provide design elements and visual indicators that help create the proper putting path. 

The Titleist Scotty Cameron Detour s multi-material design and constructioncreates a soft, solid feel with an extremely high moment of inertia.  The Scotty Cameron Detour is a putter intended to give a silky and steady putt.  The new Scotty Cameron Detour provides the correct putter path for you swing. The headcover is a bright orange affair with a Detour marking showing a putting arc. 

The Scotty Cameron Detour Putter is an amazing piece of science, metalurgy and design and this putter line extends the Detour theory into conventional putter design by promoting the arc-shaped putting path.  With a stainless steel weight in the toe and one in the heel, the Detour has a high MOI in a fairly simple package

Scotty Cameron Detour and Detour 2 putters have an oversized T-bar shape, the Detour has single bend shaft and the Detour 2 has a straight shaft.

The arched body is milled from 6061 T6 aluminum, to promote proper swing path; stainless steel heel/toe weighting bar for dynamic stability; milled body pockets lighten the mid-section of the putter; stainless steel backweight triangulates weight at the corners of the puttere; vibration-dampening ring around the backweight; angle milled body with high toe; elastomer cushion surrounds the face:

Shafts come in  33, 34, 35 inches and the list price is around the $300 mark.

An aluminum middle piece fits into the face’s stainless-steel frame to provide a soft-aluminum impact point while maintaining the perimeter weighting of the heavier stainless steel.

The Scotty Cameron Detour is a putter intended to give a silky and steady putt.  The Titleist Scotty Cameron Detour s multi-material design and construction creates a soft, solid feel with an extremely high moment of inertia.

We’ve all heard the cliché, “Drive for show and putt for dough”. It’s been around the golfing world for years and has probably been used in your weekend foursome many times. Well, just how true is this old golf cliché anyway?

Is putting really more important than driving the golf ball?

Let’s take a look and you can decide for yourself.There are really two schools of thought on this. The first one is that driving the golf ball is much more important because it sets up the entire course of events for that hole. You generally will only use your driver on 14 golf holes during your round.

The holes you do use your driver on will determine in a big way your score on that golf hole.The other thought is that your putter is more important because you use it 2-3 times on every hole to get the golf ball in the cup.

That makes sense, but let’s look at it from a different angle that may make more sense to you.When you’re on the golf course and you hit your driver off the tee, where your ball lands will make a big difference in your score. Put the ball in the fairway and you set yourself up for an easier shot to the green.

Now you can hit a pitching wedge into the green and have a shot at getting a birdie, or at least a par for that hole.On the flipside of this though, if you put your golf ball in the rough, behind some trees, in the sand trap, or even out of bounds, you’re looking at trouble. Now you have to hit some really good shots to even get a bogey or double bogey.

If you’ve hit your golf ball out of bounds you’ll have to go back to the tee box and hit all over again, along with having penalty strokes added to your score. Your score could easily rise up to a 7-8 or even higher. That is why hitting a good drive off the tee box is so important if you want to score low.Even with this said, there is no other part of your golf game that can save you more strokes than your putter.

Good putting makes for good scores. You can eliminate several strokes off your score just from keeping away from the 3-putt greens. Many times your 3-putts can add 4-5 strokes to your golf round.The real bottom line to this is that both driving and putting are equally important to your golf game. You must practice them both and try to improve. You will need both good putting and driving to help you lower your golf scores.

Spend time out on the driving range working with your driver. Then go to the practice putting green and spend some quality time working with your putter. Use most of that time hitting putts from 3-4 feet. By mastering putts of this length you’ll notice a dramatic improvement in your golf scores.Above all, make golf a fun experience no matter how good, or how bad you’re playing.