Scotty Cameron Select Putters: The AmateurGolf.com review
12 Mar 2016
by Pete Wlodkowski of AmateurGolf.com
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Scotty Cameron Select putters feature sleek,
performance-oriented models with new technology,
shapes and configurations. The new Select line
blends precision milled Scotty Cameron
craftsmanship with multi-material technology proven
at the highest levels of competition.
What do you do to make putter designs that
have won countless majors even better?
For Scotty Cameron, the answer lies in blending
these classic designs with new shapes and
configurations (counter-balanced for example) and
adding multi-material technology. Let's take a look
at some of the new Scotty Cameron Select features
and models. And if you're interested in learning
more, I really encourage you to watch the video
below.
On the club side, Titleist is famous for using the
PGA Tour as a proving ground, for irons, woods, and
wedges. The Tour is particularly important with
putters, where all the technology in the world may
perform well in the lab, but won't wind up in a
player's bag if it doesn't have that ever-important
feel.
"When I show them something they can
almost instantly tell me what they do or don’t
like about it," Cameron recently told GolfDigestix. "Their
input is invaluable as it allows us to get all the bugs
worked out in the prototype stage before we go to
production. We don’t start heading to
production until we get all A’s on the report
card from the tour."
Pick up any of the new Cameron Select models
and it's clear why they passed the test. There's not a
hint of clunkiness in any of the models. Just the
opposite. The classic models like the Newport 2 have
been dialed up to another level altogether with sole-
to-topline inlays or face-sole pop-through
technology, misted finishes, and refined colors and
graphics.
The all important "soft but solid feel"
comes from a combination of the new multi-material
designs and an integrated vibration dampening
system that connects the inlays to the putter heads.
On top of that, the new models have enhanced
alignment markings on the top, which are matched in
size and design to each of the models. For example,
the Newport 2 has a subtle flange sight line that runs
parallel to the face to help you square up, while still
emphasizing the notched black target line -- which
players that draw a line on their ball love. But the
Newport M1 Mallet adds something entirely new and
different to the flange, which Scotty Cameron refers
to as "pop-out." Check it out in the
accompanying photo.
All of the putters in the Scotty Cameron Select
putter line are tuned with heal and toe weighting
that's matched to the putter's head shape and length.
While most of the Cameron Select models are
for traditional styles, Cameron does have a number
of other putters like the mallet-style GOLO and High
MOI Futura X that may be of interest to players
looking for help smoothing out their stroke.
The Scotty Cameron Selects Newport 2
Notchback DB is the exception, and it's a beauty. The
counter-balanced model comes in 38”
standard length, with a 15” Dual Balance grip,
and 50g heavier putter head counter-balanced with a
50g weight in the shaft butt to slow down and
stabilize the putting stroke.
As Cameron explained to GolfDigestix, there is a
difference between "true counter
balancing" and they way some people try to
achieve it, which is especially true of those that take
their existing models into the shop to have weight
added to the grip.
"I’m a firm believer in true
counterbalancing. I see so many people just adding
weight in the grip end, and I don’t feel that is
correct. You need that heft in the head, where I add
50 grams, and 50 grams to the grip. It’s also
actually easier than anchoring. It’s the way to
go. In many ways, this ban on anchoring has been a
blessing for those golfers. I believe a
counterbalanced putter produces a more repetitive
stroke."
Rounding out the Scotty Cameron Select putters
is a Matador Mid red grip, a beautiful mid-sized
model that has a soft feel preferred by better
players. That grip comes standard on all models
except the Newport 2 Notchback DB, which comes
with a Dual Balance grip.
The Scotty Cameron Select putters are available
for pre-order now and will be in stores on April 8,
2016.