Post by golfluvzme on Jun 18, 2011 23:59:06 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to meet a young man and his dad, recently at Arizona Golf Works. That is the shop that I work out of, whenever I have the opportunity or they need the putter work done. Great owner there and some of the best golf guys in the business.
The young man that I met is one of the top junior players in the country and handles himself like a real gentleman. When the suggestion was made that maybe I should mill him his own putter, instead of refurbing an older Cameron, he did not know exactly what to say. We went over some of his past putters that he rolled well, what he had in his bag and how it was working and several other little details. This was on a Wednesday mid-day.
I knew that I was going to try to get some mill time in on Thursday, so I hit the machine shop at about 7 o'clock and went right to work. My time on the mill would be limited, so I had to make the most of it.
There is a box on the counter that holds a good number of my raw pieces of stock. When I went there on Thursday, the longest piece of 1018 was perfect for the project I had in my mind. Jake's putting was great when he was rolling a mallet, but the trend from the pros was to roll a Newport or Newport 2 and he is a kid, he really wants to roll what the pros play. I have been there, so it was a factor in the design that you see in this thread.
I won't bore you with the details, but check out the end results and let me know what you all think.
There is also a picture of where I got the name from, for this model. It is the "BANK BAR", Wilsall, Montana. Growing up, that was a spot that held soda pop and was one of very few businesses that tiny Wilsall contained. When the need for a name arose, this was the first picture that I found in my hunt.
I think that a small town's tavern is a suitable name for a small company's small putter, LOL.
Thanks a ton for your comments and support.
LaMont in AZ
The young man that I met is one of the top junior players in the country and handles himself like a real gentleman. When the suggestion was made that maybe I should mill him his own putter, instead of refurbing an older Cameron, he did not know exactly what to say. We went over some of his past putters that he rolled well, what he had in his bag and how it was working and several other little details. This was on a Wednesday mid-day.
I knew that I was going to try to get some mill time in on Thursday, so I hit the machine shop at about 7 o'clock and went right to work. My time on the mill would be limited, so I had to make the most of it.
There is a box on the counter that holds a good number of my raw pieces of stock. When I went there on Thursday, the longest piece of 1018 was perfect for the project I had in my mind. Jake's putting was great when he was rolling a mallet, but the trend from the pros was to roll a Newport or Newport 2 and he is a kid, he really wants to roll what the pros play. I have been there, so it was a factor in the design that you see in this thread.
I won't bore you with the details, but check out the end results and let me know what you all think.
There is also a picture of where I got the name from, for this model. It is the "BANK BAR", Wilsall, Montana. Growing up, that was a spot that held soda pop and was one of very few businesses that tiny Wilsall contained. When the need for a name arose, this was the first picture that I found in my hunt.
I think that a small town's tavern is a suitable name for a small company's small putter, LOL.
Thanks a ton for your comments and support.
LaMont in AZ
