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KLP01 DAM is back from the welder and the neck bend to specs. Both putters have been buff and ready for the Spa treatment this week. Some pictures at address position…

Very nice custom offers.

Flat back are lovely irons and gives great spins. However during the raining season here where the grounds are very soft and wet, I will usually use my Epon 502 as it will simply glide along the wet fairway.

Maybe some tips for us to recognize the fakes C? They seem real to me which is scary lol. I'm playing the Yururi flat back and honestly can't tell from the picture where it's fake? Also that's the reason i ONLY buy from reputable resellers for golfers like myself that don't know how to tell the difference.

My Damascus (KLP01 DAM) is ready for the welder. Once back from the welder, the neck can be bend to my spec offset. At this moment, you cannot see the Damascus pattern yet but once the acid itching is done on this baby, the Damascus pattern will start to show and it should look really good.

Hi Chris, The bay neck for the BM3 is milled from one block of carbon steel. Here's some pictures I borrow for the same model showing the actual milling work in progress. However, the Damascus model will have a flow neck and this one will be milled separately and welded on. I think it's more to keep the cost down to have the flowneck milled separately but can't 100% confirm lol.

Sorry to hear that. Odd that it would snap like that? OT - I've play in Wack Wack on my golfing trip to Phillipines and it's just a wonderful course.

OMG those are to drool for.... just seem them and agree you guys should have them in the proshop

The Smooth neck is now bend to my specs and all it needs now are some buffing and should be ready for a trip to the SPA. Still need to confirm finished with Kari…. I know how much you guys love pictures, so here’s a couple more pictures of the Smooth…… Love how the neck seems to flow seamlessly with the whole putter.

Nice review + even better looking irons there.... I think they hit this one right

Thanks..... here's more pictures Kari is moving at super speed….. at this stage he has also finish the milling of the Damascus head and the only thing left is to weld the flow neck to the head. Kari doesn’t waste much time. Milling work have completed and looking good so far…. Now left the neck on the Smooth to be bend to my spec.

There 'edited' - Took me a while to see what you see lol

Revised engraving logo is in and it’s looking GREAT. Also got the same engraving at the center sole of my BM3 – Smooth Progress looking good so far…..

Totally agree. For me (at least) if a putter set-up comfortably to my eyes already give me 70% confident and hopefully the right specs will help the the remaining 30% to get the ball in the hole lol

Thanks Zwan - a few email exchange between Kari and me was done on the logo and I believe I should have a new logo picture later today or tomorrow. Cheers, Ed

Looks good I must say..... Hmmmm MUST RESIST !

This is something I wanna try one of these days....

OK, Kari have programmed the Monkey and received the initial trial engraving of my Monkey logo…. There is nothing this man can’t do…. The initial trial engraving of the Monkey turn out much better than I expected but was not 100% happy with the way it look with the name position so decided to ask Kari if he could give it another try. Not decided yet is the logo placement and paint fill finish. So guys, where do you think my logo should be at?

If you're talking about grove technology, in the likes of Yes C-groves, iIke Method and Rife that are design their groves at a certain upright angle, I would say maybe it helps getting the ball roll forward faster but even that many (if not most) major putter makers doubt it really works but instead they focus on promoting a flatter surface (i.e. Bettinardi Honeycomb face) or feel of their putter with different milling depth (i.e Scotty, TP, Pings, Byron, etc) Here a latest article just posted in WRX on Scotty http://golf wrx/forums/topic/645274-the-inside-track-scotty-cameron/ Makes an interesting read but for those who haven't the time, below is a quote from a part of the article: Quote "One of the trends that Cameron has resisted throughout the years is creating putters with plastic and rubber inserts. Cameron has made putters with inserts out of metals such as German Stainless Steel and Teryllium, but he has shied away from plastics and rubbers out of fear of what can happen to the materials over time. “Plastics and rubbers sometimes fail,” Cameron said. “They can crack, chip and delaminate. What happens when [putters with plastic and rubber inserts] are in the trunk of your car after a round in Palm Springs, and then are transported back home in the belly of an airplane. I don’t want to get into a situation where I have to replace a failed insert.” Quote "One of the most prominent features on the Select line, as well as Cameron’s trendier California line, are deep mill marks on the putter faces. How they change the feel of a putter is simple – deep mill marks impact a smaller surface area on the ball, which creates a softer feel that meshes better with the harder-feeling golf balls that are currently dominating the professional tours. Cameron’s once popular “beached” putter models achieve exactly the opposite feeling." Quote: "Cameron has also stayed away from “groove inserts” in his putters, which he said do not offer the benefits that many manufacturers are touting. “All the groove putters that we have tested have one-to-two degrees of loft,” Cameron said. “We’ve found that groove technology drives the ball into the ground. We want [the ball] along the ground, not into the ground … if there’s a better way to [putt], we’re looking at it. We have the robots and the high-speed video technology." Apart from the above article, if you do a search in WRX and Putter Talk, there are many topics discussing this and so far some believe it works, which others believe the millings are more for looks or feels. But what do I know?? I'm just a humble golfer lol. IMHO I think the length, loft, lie angle, shaft offset and how the putter set-up in my eyes are the most important thing that gives me confident in putting that darn ball into the hole.

Will try..... meanwhile, you can try this website http://www.metalpenblanks.com/order_blanks_mokume.html

I for one prefer the looks of Ryoma.... don't know why, maybe the flashy medallion weight at the sole turns me off

After a few days, Kari came back with the revised CAD I love the look of this revised cavity as it seems to flow with the flange…. Decided not to go with any face milling, as I wanted the Damascus pattern to be more visible and the cavity back should soften the feel of Damascus a little.

Decided to go with KL4 but modified with a flat top line. Kari call this model KLP4A. However, I also wanted a clean look with no sight line but instead to add a pocket/ cavity to the back, which will help me in aligning the ball. OK, after we finalized all the standard requirements, Lie Angel, Loft, Length, Weight, etc, I received those in my e-mail. The cavity looks a little too squarish for me and I e-mail Kari the below if he could rounded the edge off a little more

Thanks Chris.... IMHO I honestly doubt the milling will be much more different than the other deep face milling out there as it's so dense together and completely flat. Face milling IMO only help gives the the putter a 'softer' feel versus a flat face.

Yeah the lizard face might not be for all but I thought it was so unique, instead of the normal deep milling you see around on most putters.