gocchin Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Recently putters with blinkers or alignment aids as they are typically called have become very popular. The blinker not only acts as an alignment tool but also adds weight and stability helping smooth out the putting stroke and increasing the putters MOI substantially. This new blinker is a two piece blinker that in its prototype form adds nearly 90g of weight to a head. The design may remind people of the old Gauge Design Eldik series which was a wonderful design that inspired this new blinker. Think of it as an improvement or evolution of what was already a very good blinker. (note Sasaya-san was a chief designer at Gauge during the Eldik days). The end product should add around 60g to the putter as backweighting but that may still be heavy so it's still quite an experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xchangmanx Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Recently putters with blinkers or alignment aids as they are typically called have become very popular. One look at that GF stealth putter and I'm converted to the blink blink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 To make the head more balanced and not too heavy, Sasaya has experimented with removing weight from the head. He's now got a prototype that is around 350g by removing weight from the blinker and sole of the putter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Wow cool stuff, I also hear he is working on an aluminum version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Sasaya-san has added a G Mark on the sole and blasted the head. He's getting ready to put it together and finish it then away to full testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 i have two eldiks, An m and an old school. this one is defintely up my alley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Here's another test prototype Sasaya-san has made. Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Updated pics of prototype 1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrive Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Here's another test prototype Sasaya-san has made. Looks awesome! Looks wise, I like this one better. I would think the two would each have a very different feel because of where the weight is removed from. I think.... it would be better to remove the weight from the center than from the heel and toe. Dang, I would love to roll both of these... Sasaya need an official "tester" here in the states?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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