hockymanwill Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 HERE SHE IS BEST PUTTER EVER PUTTED WITH STYLE NEWPORT/BB1 WEIGHT 363 G FINISH BLACK LENGTH 33" WILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 just send them to me @ [email protected] and i will post them in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sgt_Slaughter Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 sorry i took so long. thanks to zip for hosting them, i couldnt get them hosted. i went to go host them after brother got off and u had already posted them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th6252 Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 very sweet. if you don't mind me asking, where'd you get it and how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zojo Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 that is sweet, i wish i could get me one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 i do have to say they r very nice pics of that putter. where did u get ahold of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip7111 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 They can be ordered through David Mills for around 500.00. They are all made from scratch totally custom for you. He will make the head exactly like you want it, custom loft and lie, length, weight, and finish. You can even send him a putter you have in your posession and he can try and copy it. One of the coolest people I have ever talked to..... Steve :smile2: BTW, check out www.tpmills.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockymanwill Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 i do have to say they r very nice pics of that putter. where did u get ahold of it ordered it as a custom putter through David Mills at TP MILLS Co. sent him my bett bb1 ss and told him to make a heavier, softer, black version of it and voila will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th6252 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 to me, $500 seems like a pretty good deal considering you are having one of the most well known putter designers of all time make you a totally custom putter. i remember hearing his shop is somewhere in al. wonder if he lets you come into the shop and get fitted personally :whistle: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukisuki007 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I live in alabama and not to far from his shop, maybe 45 mins. I sent him a email a while back and asked if i could do a tour of the shop and maybe take some photos so i could put them on here but i never got a response but they do have a phone # on their website. would be cool to see a handmade putter being made. his website says tours by invite only so i guess i dont rate a invite :wah: j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Has anyone noticed these are forged putters that are hand grind by belt and welded to the neck versus your traditional CNC milled putter made of 303, 304, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdanlaw Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 TSG, So how does the TP Mills process compare to Gauge-Japan in terms of the finished product and feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfdr Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I have noticed that Chris and that is what intrigues me mostly. They are basically the soft carbon putters like some of the Bettinardis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 TSG,So how does the TP Mills process compare to Gauge-Japan in terms of the finished product and feel? This is just my Opinion guys, keep in mind my views are probably different because i work close with putter makers and always strive to understand what it is we pay so much for. To compare the forged putters against others, I think forged are less sensitive making them better for the average golfer playing on slower greens.The ones i have hit feel soft/mushy when compared to SS putters. I do know the pro's don't ask for forged because it numbs their feel. I have heard from the mouth of a top Japan amatuer " it feels like im putting with my glove on ". I personally like the T.P mills / forged feel a lot, what I don't like about them is, the look of the finished product, it being hand made, no two putters will have the same exact lines, some people may like that. The lines are never perfect and if you are one that who is critical & looks for balance and symmetry in your putter from its top profile TP mills will throw you off. the toe shouldn't have a sharper or rounder edge than the heel and so on, also I know they feel great but how much weight goes where? Some R & D is usually needed before making a new putter and thats why Auto Cad and testing is used to make sure of balance. Speaking of balance the new G-Field proto's were scrapped due to 3g's of weight being removed due to engravings, I'm no pro or even scratch player and this shouldn't matter to me but when pro's do get their putter it should be tested and weighted exactly to their specs, if its retail the weight missing needs to be compensated for elsewhere. I was a T.P Japan collector even before i got into Scotty's, yes weld neck is cool but its an easy cheaper short cut, yes forged steel is cool yet it is one of the cheapest materials for putters. Gauge Japan has made some forged putters in the past, selling for 99.00 - 175.00, I'm pretty sure there will be a line of forged putters in 2005 costing much less than its CNC 303 counter part. Lets not forget guys I also push, MC ( Japan ) Bettinardi's, Golds Factory, and MOZ putters too, Gauge isn't necessarily the best in style or design they just have the best process IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockymanwill Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 TSG,So how does the TP Mills process compare to Gauge-Japan in terms of the finished product and feel? This is just my Opinion guys, keep in mind my views are probably different because i work close with putter makers and always strive to understand what it is we pay so much for. To compare the forged putters against others, I think forged are less sensitive making them better for the average golfer playing on slower greens.The ones i have hit feel soft/mushy when compared to SS putters. I do know the pro's don't ask for forged because it numbs their feel. I have heard from the mouth of a top Japan amatuer " it feels like im putting with my glove on ". I personally like the T.P mills / forged feel a lot, what I don't like about them is, the look of the finished product, it being hand made, no two putters will have the same exact lines, some people may like that. The lines are never perfect and if you are one that who is critical & looks for balance and symmetry in your putter from its top profile TP mills will throw you off. the toe shouldn't have a sharper or rounder edge than the heel and so on, also I know they feel great but how much weight goes where? Some R & D is usually needed before making a new putter and thats why Auto Cad and testing is used to make sure of balance. Speaking of balance the new G-Field proto's were scrapped due to 3g's of weight being removed due to engravings, I'm no pro or even scratch player and this shouldn't matter to me but when pro's do get their putter it should be tested and weighted exactly to their specs, if its retail the weight missing needs to be compensated for elsewhere. I was a T.P Japan collector even before i got into Scotty's, yes weld neck is cool but its an easy cheaper short cut, yes forged steel is cool yet it is one of the cheapest materials for putters. Gauge Japan has made some forged putters in the past, selling for 99.00 - 175.00, I'm pretty sure there will be a line of forged putters in 2005 costing much less than its CNC 303 counter part. Lets not forget guys I also push, MC ( Japan ) Bettinardi's, Golds Factory, and MOZ putters too, Gauge isn't necessarily the best in style or design they just have the best process IMO. You need to look at my putter above and you will notice that the top line is in perfect symmetry as well as the rest of the putter, im not sure what you're talking about when you say that MILLS will throw you off if you look for balance and looks because i had him weight my putter exactly at 363grams like i wanted so the balance is perfect at 33" as well as the head of the putter being perfectly balanced, and the feel just blows my bettinardi out of the water so maybe you need to check out the new MILLS putters bc he might be making them better than in the past im not sure but the one i received is perfect will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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