+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Only 500 made for the Japanese market! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornyjuan Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Looks like a Bett BB-1. Is this Bettinardi's DASS material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus1 Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 ive had two dass and this look identical to them! sweet putter! what price tag are on these...im sure very dear due to limited availability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Alexander Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Good to see Bob is still making some putters. I have a BB2, and have no doubt the putters produced by Bettinardi are easily the best in the world. What else can I say, but congratulations on the new model. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tksputters Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Hello everyone. They are DASS and are awesome. I had some prototypes that had 3 slots, but they sold out very fast, but I will have some more real soon. They looked like this: Description: This is Mr. Bettinardi's newest creation right out of the Bettinardi studio and PGA tour van, this is a Very Rare/Brand New Bettinardi right handed BB-1 tour exempt DASS 355 gram heavy head that has 3 slits/slots/floating faces on the bottom of the putter that are one half inch (.5") wide each and you can actually see the milling lines inside each slot of the 3 slits that are cut out. This special putter also has a very unique non glare finish unlike that normal stainless putters have and has the new 2005 HEX B logo on the heel of the patented honeycomb face and says RJB in bold inside the cavity. Tour exempt stands for that there were 10 or less made and this DASS BB-1 is 1 of only 3 total made. Here is a quote from when I talked to Mr. Bettinardi on Tuesday, March 15, 2005: "Todd, this DASS BB-1 3 slot is the best feeling putter I have ever made". All the writing on the bottom of the putter was engraved with actual Robert J. Bettinardi signature and the "P" inside the hozel was hand stamped by Bettinardi that stands for PROTOTYPE. This is the first time that Mr. Bettinardi engraved his actual signature on any of his putters. The putter is currently at an D9 swingweight, 515 total grams at 35" and can be custom to any length you want. That is why this head is over 355 grams as it can be cut down all the way down to 31" if need be without hurting the balance. This very special putter comes with a silver Bettinardi tour limited shaft band, white tour limited winn grip and white tour limited 3 flag headcover. The grip is in original shrink wrap from the Bettinardi plant. This putter has a sight line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zojo Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 wow, those are truly pieces of art, and are truly amazing. I love the 3 slit floating face thing, original and pretty cool too! Man I'd love to roll one of these, but its just enough to look at it in detail. Great work to Mr. Bettinardi once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Very Nice!!! Always wanted a Japan Bett but IMO buying these always seemed goofy. We gotta pay for a putter made in the US with jacked-up prices designated for a foreign "boutique" market, lose money on a weak dollar, pay for overseas shipping and possibly pay customs to bring the thing back into the states :blackeye: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tksputters Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 The 3 slot ones are not the ones that go to Japan. They are the ones that are at my site at www.tksputters.com which are the tour prototype ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSpec Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 IMO the Japanese retail putter pictured at the top looks amazing. I prefer the very clean look without the sightline or sound slots. I could/would put that in the bag without hesitation. Would it stay... I'd like to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 If ever a puter could be called a work of art, this would be it. Gorgeous!! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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