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Technical Questions about SeeMore Putters - Loft, Lie, Arc Stroke, Pendulum Stroke

Very quickly the SeeMore Putter has become the choice when golfers are looking to improve their putting stroke.  Each day more and more are contacting us about questions on the putter.  Golfers wanting to improve their putting google us on the internet and learn very quickly why SeeMore helps in all areas of the putting stroke - alignment, set-up, posture and grip.  Learning this simple system leads to confidence when using the putter - which leads to lower putting strokes per round - which leads to lower scores.

Below are some technical answers that we have been asked from golfers on The Hackers Paradise, Golfwrx.com, PutterZone.com, MyGolfSpy, Twitter, FaceBook and may other golf blogs.  If you have any other questions please feel free to contact us at info@seemore.com.  We will be happy to help. 

Our putters are around 2.5-3.5 degrees of loft, which is the angle of the face when striking the ball.  These lofts will make sure you put optimal roll on the ball when you have your hands in the right place as mandated by the SeeMore putter (hide the red dot!).  

On the lie angle, that is a different angle, that of the shaft to the head...and 70 degrees is usually a perfect lie angle to start with which is our standard.  

On which types of putters for different strokes, in reality the arc and the pendulum go hand in hand, the arc meaning that the putter head goes slightly open and to the inside on take away, comes through square and impact, and releases slightly closed and to the inside of the line after impact.  This is the natural arc.  

The pendulum refers to the tempo of the putt, meaning on short putts the putter head travels back and through at the same pace and the same short distance back and then through..a one...two tempo...but on longer putts the putter travels back further along the arc, then travels further past the ball on impact...always staying on the arc..so the putter head is always square to the arc.  All of our putters are ideal for this type of stroke, it is personal preference, but we would say blades tend to work best.  

The other type of stroke golfers refer to is the straight back and straight through...which we believe and most believe is simply not possible to achieve...without significant wrist action as one would need to close or hood the putter on take away, and would need to slice open the putter as the stroke moves through..because turning on an arc so to try to keep the putter square to square involves this type of complicate manipulation...so one might think you are putting this way but it will be a struggle for sure. After reviewing many, many putting strokes the above explanation is our meaning of each type of stroke. 

  

We encourage you to do some research on Pat O'Brien, who instructs many tour players..at PatOBrienGolf.com, or you can link to him through SeeMore.com.  Your putting will improve, and you will understand all of the great benefits of SeeMore.  Call us at the office and we can get a putter custom built for you that will greatly improve your putting.

 

Lastly, this past Sunday was the 10 year anniversary of the passing of Payne Stewart.  Here is a great link that we would like to share with you - Remembering Payne Stewart 10 Years Later.  Do you remember where you were when you heard the news??

SeeMore M8 Putter Review - www.thehackersparadise.com

SeeMore M8 Putter Review

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Josh B

When the folks at SeeMore contacted The Hackers Paradise about reviewing one of their new putters we were eager to see what they had to send over to us. We had no idea what was coming, but as you can see from the unboxing pictures that we put up on the forum, we were a delighted with what arrived.The SeeMore Putter company is no stranger to the readers of The Hackers Paradise. We have reviewed almost their entire line and they were the winners of the 2009 Huge Putter Shoot Out a few months back. More recently the readers of THP got a treat with an Education Of the SeeMore Putter Company.

 

First Impressions
The look of the SeeMore M8 is unlike most of the other putters in their line. It is a hybrid type of putter shape leaning more towards blade than it does mallet, but has a longer back end compared to that of a traditional putter. The M8 is 100% milled in the USA and the face has a different shade of mill marks in the center that make it stand out in a way few putters do. One more thing to note that we noticed right away was the shaft. SeeMore putters all have the bottom part of the shaft blacked out in order to use their Riflescope Technology correctly. This M8 prototype had the finish done in a gun metal color that we like A LOT!

 

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Team SeeMore - Japan

By Charlie Nootbar (VP - Japan Sales - SeeMore Putter Company)

One of the great things about my position at SeeMore is I get to travel to Japan from time-to-time to stay on top of our sales there and keep up with the trends in the world's second largest golf market.  I just returned from a 9-day swing in Japan, and although the jet lag hits hard, I always come back with interesting new bits of info from our neighbors across the Pacific.  Here are a few things I noticed while I was there.

First off:  Ryo Ishikawa is EVERYWHERE - on magazine covers, newspapers, commercials, you name it!  The teenage phenom is taking the country by storm and the mass media can't get enough of him.  He  recently won his fourth Japan tour event in 2009, reaching $1 million in tour earnings for the year, having only turned 18 last month!  This kid has it all and looks to be the next Tiger - if not globally, at least in Japan.  One interesting thing to note about Ryo, he seems to be a loyal player.  A few years back his current club sponsor was the only manufacturer to show him love when he was an up-and-comer, providing him with custom clubs and other services.  So when he turned pro, despite being approached by many of the major manufacturers and being offered more money, he remained loyal and continued to use the same brand clubs as before.  We'll see if that changes in the coming years when one of the "big boy" manufacturers steps up and offers "big boy" money.  But for now, he's standing firm.

Secondly:  Center shafted putters are HOT!  Here at SeeMore, we know and understand well the benefits of center-shafted putters, it seems the Japanese are once again relearning the benefits.  Part of this can be attributed to a number of Japan Tour pros using center shafted models.  Most notably, Azuma Yano - last year's #2 money leader in Japan.  In fact, Mr. Yano used one of our mFGP2 Ltd Private Reserved  putters when he was here playing the WGC-CA Championship last March.  He liked the RST set up and SeeMore feel, but alas, was persuaded by his sponsor to return to his previous putter after he returned to Japan.  However, I won't be surprised to see that mFGP2 black putter reemerge from his bag in the future.  In the meantime, Japanese buyers are very interested in SeeMore, RST, and what it has to offer, and it shows in our sales there.  We've already doubled sales from 2008, and 2009 still has some legs left.

Third thing to note:  Japan Women's Professional Golf gets better TV ratings then the Japan Men's Tour - by far!  I was told it's because women's play tends to be closer to that of the average golfer in terms of driving distance, etc.  But I suspect it probably has more to do with the number of cute girls walking the courses than anything else.  Regardless, golfers are definitely  watching the ladies more than the men.

Here's an interesting website which compares the swings of many of the top men's and women's pros in Japan. http://players.alba.co.jp/swing/japan/

Here are a few items about the SeeMore Putter Company in Golf Today magazine and the Golf Digest - Japan.

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Until my next trip,

Charlie Nootbaar

V.P. - Japan Sales

SeeMore Putter Company

Congrats to Skip Berkmeyer - www.patobriengolf.com

Below is a post from www.patobriengolf.com

Allow me to brag a little on one of my students who has had a remarkable year.  Skip Berkmeyer of St. Louis, MO, won the Missouri State Amateur and the prestigious Crump Cup at Pine Valley this summer.  In the State Am, Skip made an 8 foot birdie putt on the 36th hole to extend the match, and then birdied the two playoff holes to finally win.  In the Crump Cup, Skip birdied the 18th hole in front of about 500 people to win 1up.  He is obviously not afraid of pressure!

Skip also won The William McMahon Award at this year's Porter Cup, another prestigious amateur event.  This award goes to an individual who shows a true passion and commitment to amateur golf.  Well deserved, Skip!

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Skip is our sales representative in St. Louis, MO.