+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Working with Craig on these putters is always a pleasure, this time it's a Gauge Design Japan Tera model which was a forged carbon putter with very soft feel at impact. Always when tearing apart putters their secrets come out and in this case it was very surprising, The Tera head was originally 340 grams, but when Master Sasaya removed the face insert he found additional pieces installed which have been drilled to reduce weight, it's a real mess in there and our best guess is that the Tera without these holes would weigh in around 420 grams and that GDJ had the manufacturer remove a whopping 80 grams! What's inside was not pretty, this putter is obviously not made in Japan. That said it still felt great at impact and rolled the ball really well, especially for the price. The good news is now Craig doesn't need any external weights whatsoever which will not only save him money but keep the sole and stamping of the putter looking clean and original. The solution which is something we are still discussing is to use tungsten and glue to bring the weight up to 370g, Stay tuned for more on this build: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Old putter refurbs are so much fun...great project Craig. Cant wait to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 thats an intersting project. and a JDM not MIJ hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 More pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 The before and afters on this one should be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Tungsten was added into the holes bringing the weight up to 370 grams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 prurple!!! purple!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 This putter has come a long way, Master says it feels way better and very soft with it's next Gen PZ. The ridges where completely hand ground smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 damn , thats a good job, cant wait to see ths in the flesh after its journey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 This pic shows the lines that were removed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dry and Cleaned! 370G - Notice the custom initials logo we created for Craig.C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needmoregolf Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 wow, really nice touch w/ that logo...reminds me a bit of Cleveland Golf's, but I like this one much more ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 I love looking at all the photos of Golds putters in progress, be they mine or someone elses. Its what gives us ideas on what we may do. Though, it is just that bit more special when it is your own putter. Cant wait to try this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobmontana Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Amazing job!! That is absolute perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Stunning Craig....First time I have seen the finished product, what a transformation. Big love for golds...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Got this yesterday, and as usual it looks stunning in the flesh. What Golds does to putters, both mine and others is sometimes mind boggling. I too have a big wrap for them and having seen the work of many other refurbishers and so called putter makers, there is no comparison. Naturally, it is darn expensive, anyone venturing elsewhere needs to think twice. Fortunately, and expensively, I have stuck solely to Golds. One of our learned colleagues said to me the other day that he might send some of his crappy putters elsewhere, rather than get Sasaya to work on them. Not worth the coin. I commented that if they were not good enoigh to go to Golds, them maybe they dont deserve a place in his collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Second that....I wouldn't consider going anywhere else now I have experienced gold's work. The design process is just plain addictive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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