Purchase: I have yet to acquire the Futura putter by Scotty Cameron--my wife would kill me because of its price. However, I have putted with it several times at the Golfsmith store in Kennesaw, Ga. and am seriously considering getting a divorce and buying one.
Pros: This putter is the most exotic looking putter I've ever had the privilige to try out. It has the best balance and ease of setup of any putter I have ever used. It's weight/balance design forces the golfer to be smooth and precise. The feel of the ball coming off the face of this putter, to quote Mike Myers on Saturday Night Live,is "like butter". Begging Mike's pardon, but Barbara Streisand's voice couldn't hold a candle to the smoothness of this putter.
No other putter on the market has its feel/touch. When you strike the ball, it feels as if the ball is coming off the face as if it were a trampoline, but in slow motion with the golfer in complete control.
Cons: The only thing I don't like about the Futura is the cost ($350 at Golfsmith). My philosophy says that one shouldn't be able to buy his way to a good golf game. However, anyone who has the money to purchase this putter will automatically improve his game regardless of ability, or work/practice ethic.
Scotty Cameron Futura Putter Quality: This putter appears to be of high quality aluminum and well constructed. Only time will tell if it will hold up under rigourous playing conditions.
Review & Rating Summary: When I tried this putter on the practice green in the Golfsmith store, I couldn't miss anything from 20 ft. in. It was so easy to align, and the balance in the design of the putter seemed to make me putt more smoothly.
I would have purchased this putter immediately upon trying it out except for three considerations: (1)My wife would be very very angry. (2) The putting green at Golfsmith was probably "fixed" so that most putts close to the hole went in, so there was no way for me to tell if the putter was as phenomenal as it seemed. (3) Price.
However, I will probably purchase one in the future regardless of price.
Titleist Scotty Cameron Futura Putter Rating: 5
Author of this Golf Review: Ron Anthony
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Golf Review Submitted: 2003-07-19 Review Usefulness Rating: 5 out of 5. 36 reader(s) voted on this Titleist Golf equipment review.
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