In the locker
STX Golf unveils new Sync 6 putter with plenty of FEEL
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he new Sync Series 6 (SS6) Putter from STX is a modern adaptation of the earlier SS range which contributed to 12 PGA Tour victories and dozens of Top 10 finishes. The heel-shafted, 350gm blade has an elegant exterior pad line and flange for a uniquely shaped head finished in a deep black PVD.
Additional weighting is precisely distributed to provide stability at
impact for greater accuracy, while a bold top-line assists set up and alignment. STX pioneered soft insert technology called FEEL (friction enhancing elastomer layer). RRP: £99
www.stxgolf.com
Each Rife Tropical putter is unique
it’s Tropical Series for 2012, adding a ‘Rainbow Finish’ to four of its most technologically advanced and successful putters. Not only are Rife’s Tropical putters not matched anywhere on the market, each putter is unique as the plating process delivers a different finish every time. Along with the aesthetic
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benefit, this process also increases the putters’ resistance to wear and prevents any oxidisation over time. The putters in Rife’s Tropical range all benefit from Rife’s trademark RollGroove face technology and Lie Aline custom fitting system. The putters in the range
are: the Bimini, a classic blade, Guerin Rife’s version of the classic 8802 made famous by Arnold Palmer; the Abaco, a no hosel, ‘Anser’ style 400 mid mallet; the Cayman Brac, a traditional blade with a slant back design and raised top line toward the toe and the Barbados, a half moon mallet that has given Rife it’s greatest successes on Tour. RRP: £149.99
www.rifeputters.com
sing a system of vacuum Ti plating, Rife has created
Mizuno MP Series generates a pure roll
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hile the Vibe Series are off the shelf putters
they are far from standard. Not only do they look
stunning but with their patented ‘Got the vibe’ vibration damper pre-fitted as standard they feel amazing too. What is ‘Got the vibe? It is a patented weight
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ndividually engineering masterpieces, the MP Series putters are designed to generate a solid, soft feel and purest of rolls. The
MP-Series benefit from starting with a single 1025E pure select mild carbon steel billet before being grain flow forged into the final putter shape. The near finished head is then CNC milled to ensure exact alignment and a flawless profile at address. A precise CNC milling process allows the face thickness to be
reduced to just 3.5mm for a pure, yet responsive feel. RRP: Various
www.golf.mizunoeurope.com
Nike Golf introduces the Method Concept putter
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he Nike Golf Method putter franchise is expanding its boundaries in a Nike way with the introduction of a new mid-Mallet putter, the Nike Method Concept. The science is in the multi-material technology and the distinctive two body parts.
The face of the putter is light, weighing
only 90g. The body is heavy, weighing 200g. This innovative combination of the two sections results in a very high MOI-to-head ratio putter with a small mallet footprint. The lightweight aluminium face and a high-mass stainless steel body position the centre of gravity further back in the head and lower to the sole, delivering a truer roll. RRP: £
119.95.www.nikegolf.eu
Pro Shop Europe April 2012
and damper device which improves putting accuracy and distance control by reducing the vibrations in the putter head and dramatically increasing the sweet spot on the putter face. This results in putts hit out of the toe or heel of the putter behaving in the same manner as if hit out of the centre. Director of Dave Hicks
Putting, Ian Harris said: “Equivalent standard putters in the market place currently retail for around £200 without ‘Got The Vibe’ precision technology fitted.” RRP £189.99
www.davehicksputting.com
MacGregor Response offers soft feel
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he MacGregor Response Putter I with mallet-style cavity back head design has an integrated single top-line and dual cavity-line alignment system for the most accurate alignment of putts. It comes with a steel shaft. RRP: £59.99. www.
macgregorgolf.com
Vibe Series Putters have The Vibe
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