GPJ wrote:

A quick update, well not quick really, as it’s actually more like a year’s worth of waiting ……..

Having had to wait several months for my driver to arrive, then 8 months for my irons to be made, another 3 months for my wedges to be completed, I can now top that lot, with the wait I have just endured.

A good long while ago I asked our Wilson Rep about ordering in a putter for me. Now this isn’t any old putter, it is in fact the reincarnation of Wilson’s famous 8802 putter …… and extreme toe hang putter, used and designed originally by Arnold Palmer way back in the early 60’s.

Wilson re-released a modern version of this classic putter design 50 years later in 2014, and so after trying out a right handed version which we’d ordered for the shop, I was after one for myself.

So a little over a year and half ago now, I put in my request. Unfortunately, according to our Wilson Rep, they didn’t make it in left handed I was told.

Fast forward a few months later, and imagine my surprise when one day I spotted a left handed one on ebay that was up for sale in the US.

So, armed with a photo of said left handed putter I showed the Wilson Rep the next time he came in. He said he’d find out for me, and a month later he informed me that for me to get a lefty into the country we’d have to order in 50 of them from the U.S. .(so that wasn’t going to happen).

By then of course, the one on the bay of e had long since gone. Since my initial inquiry, I’d been using the right handed one in the shop to practice my putting with whenever the place was quiet, and I really loved the feel of it.

As soon as my “practice putter” sold, I would immediately order in another one, and I reckon I’ve sold half a dozen of them over the duration.

So ……. it wasn’t until June this year that another one appeared on the bay of e, over in the US of A …… and it was a putter that had only been used on the practice green and not in a round, so it was pretty much pristine.

The bidding was pretty keen over the next few days, but with a large bid at 6:15am one Sunday morning back in June ….. I did secure it.

Therein has followed yet another long wait, of a month and a half for it to actually turn up, (thanks covid19) but just the other day, there was finally ……….. a nice parcel leaning by the front door.

It is as described, in pristine condition, and the leftie version feels just as silky smooth as the right handed version on my putting carpet out in the garage.

Now all I need though is access to an actual golf course at some stage to give it a real test.

And as they say ……… good things come to those that wait ……..

a work of art.
good putting days ahead.
Interesting most golf stores dont sell them because the average joe golfa doesn’t use one because of perceived small sweet spot.

I used to have one as a kid and for reasons not known I got rid of it, OH wish i should have kept it.

Can break 80 wrote:

Wilson re-released a modern version of this classic putter design 50 years later

I’m guessing they didn’t have milled faced putters 50 years ago.

GPJ wrote:

So its another midweek day off tomorrow, and it should be half decent conditions, so I’ll give my new electric buggy a run. I decided it was time try just walking the course and not pushing a cart through the slush, so I got myself a shiny new remote controlled MGI Navigator. Hopefully I can keep it from falling into bunkers or running off from me tomorrow, but it should be fun and something different. The heavy Wilson staff bag fits on it nicely, so its in for a good workout first up.

Well Gaz, I’ve finally committed to an electric buggy myself. Beef kept telling me to use Zip and just get one….and pay it off. We were looking at some on Golfbox but ended up signing with Drummonds. Looks like when/if I ever get out on the course again I’ll be in your same boat….shit scared I’ll put it in one of Southern’s dams. One of our “older” members did that just before stage 4 came back in. He’s only used it twice. Our treasurer managed to salvage it and kept it going but now he hasn’t used it for over a month. Mine was going to be a 60th birthday present, so at least I managed to get it during my 60th year. Looking forward to something now….for a change.

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Madam

How is the new Wilson blade putter performing on the putting mat.

GPJ wrote:

Can break 80 wrote:

How is the new Wilson blade putter performing on the putting mat.

Its going very nicely thanks Geoffrey. Perhaps one day soon I’ll get to test it out on grass.

I’m starting to tire of playing indoor golf, and am more than ready to test my game back outside in amongst the elements.

For those of us in prison, probably golfing is going to be at least another 4 or 5 weeks away, and then limited play in 2’s until Christmas
mean while country golf continues as normal.
Nothing makes sense.

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Francie

Commish wrote:

Can break 80 wrote:

GPJ wrote:

Can break 80 wrote:

How is the new Wilson blade putter performing on the putting mat.

Its going very nicely thanks Geoffrey. Perhaps one day soon I’ll get to test it out on grass.

I’m starting to tire of playing indoor golf, and am more than ready to test my game back outside in amongst the elements.

For those of us in prison, probably golfing is going to be at least another 4 or 5 weeks away, and then limited play in 2’s until Christmas
mean while country golf continues as normal.
Nothing makes sense.

Does anything in greater Melbourne make sense at present. No sense in asking any of the politician’s, because their response will be, “I can’t recall”!!!

yes – what was the question?

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Commish