{"id":913,"date":"2012-03-11T20:53:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T20:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jaystuller.com\/?p=913"},"modified":"2013-05-10T18:14:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T18:14:45","slug":"revolutionary-new-club-turns-art-of-putting-upside-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/golf\/equipment\/913\/revolutionary-new-club-turns-art-of-putting-upside-down","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary New Club Turns Art of Putting Upside Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the weight high on its face, the P2G2's center of gravity contacts the ball at its equator, sending it with a clean and smooth topspin roll. <\/p><\/div>\n

After 20 years of adjusting off-the-shelf putters to properly fit his students and clients, PGA Teaching Professional Norm Alberigo and the Providence Precision Golf Group (P2G2)<\/a> are introducing the revolutionary new P2G2\u00ae TopStrike\u00ae Putter, a club that corrects deficiencies common to nearly all other models.\u00a0 Featuring patented technology, the clubhead\u2019s center of gravity is high and forward on its face, instead of near the bottom. Energy from a P2G2 stroke is thus transferred directly to the equator of the ball<\/em>, eliminating hops, backspin and unwanted sidespin even on miss-hits, while producing a clean, pure and true roll.<\/p>\n

Conforming to USGA rules, the P2G2 is also manufactured and assembled in Laconia, New Hampshire at Welch Manufacturing Technologies, Ltd., making it one of the few pieces of golf equipment made in the USA.<\/p>\n

The head professional at the Agawam Hunt Club in Rhode Island and a former advisor to Bridgestone Golf, the 48-year-old Alberigo has long held reservations about the design of modern putters. \u201cAfter more than 1,500 fittings with people of all body types, it was clear that a lot of the offsets and lie angles were not remotely correct for the individual,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd no matter the shape of the heads, the basics of putter weighting haven\u2019t changed since Karsten Solheim created the Anser Putter in the 1960s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alberigo also found that the shafts of putters were too long for most players, and that heads were too light.\u00a0 The combination can lead to instability in a stroke, the poor results of which are magnified on today\u2019s fast greens. \u00a0Testing existing putters against his design theories, Alberigo made use of Quintic Sports, high speed video analysis equipment.\u00a0 The putting launch monitor software showed that clubs with a low center of gravity and 4-to-6 degrees of loft often rolled putts with undesirable spin variables.\u00a0 With only 2.5 degrees of loft, about 400 grams of weight and a high center of gravity, the P2G2 prototypes rolled putts consistently straight and true.<\/p>\n

In other words, the tests confirmed that a lip-out could be blamed on the putter instead of the golfer. Says Alberigo: \u201cWe can honestly tell players of all levels \u2018this is not your fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

I’ve been personally testing one of the TopStrike models with a belly-putter shaft – – seen in the photo above – – that Albergio had delivered to me while I was the Golf Road Warriors<\/a> trip through Palm Springs<\/a>. I put it into play at the sublime Shadow Ridge<\/a> golf course and almost immediately adjusted my lag-putts to its weight and feel. Balls came off the face, as promised, with no hops or side-spin – – just topspin roll. The next day I loaned it to colleague John Strawn at the Indian Wells Players Course<\/a>, who putted unusually well with it he actually won back money from Jeff Wallach. For awhile it looked as if violence would be the only way to pry it from his hands.<\/p>\n

Fixing Tiger, in The Year of the Putter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

While there are prophets of doom who believe the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end in 2012, Alberigo is convinced that it\u2019s actually The Year of the Putter. \u201cMany top players feel they\u2019ve exhausted their hopes of making a consistent, stable and efficient strike with putters that haven\u2019t fundamentally changed in 40 years,\u201d he says. \u00a0\u201cEven young players are trying non-traditional length shafts, and manufacturers are experimenting.\u201d It also appears as if the USGA and the R&A will take a pass on banning the alternative putters.<\/p>\n

Critics of alternatives claim that being able to anchor the shaft against the body provides an unfair advantage. Alberigo strongly disagrees. \u201cLong putters perform better, but not because of the anchoring. What provides stroke stability for belly and long putters is the mass and weight of the larger club-heads. Now, add in a high center of gravity on the face\u2014and a loft of less than three degrees\u2014and you can see why we believe P2G2 is going to lead this trend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moreover, with all due respect to the current popular designs on tour, Alberigo believes he can help many of the top players who struggle on those pesky five\u00a0to ten\u00a0footers. \u201cMany of the top players\u2019 misses have a direct relationship to their chosen putter designs.\u00a0I know that there are misses\u00a0where they have executed perfectly but the design encourages spin characteristics associated with the miss.\u00a0Inside of ten feet\u2014on tour speed greens\u2014requires the putter head’s stability to be at its highest state.\u00a0 This is what separates our design. We believe that putts missed would have been holed with our design.\u201d\u00a0Albergio also observes that Tiger Woods might be getting 30 rpms of sidespin on some of his short putts, which is why Woods just missed so many on the edge early in the PGA Tour season.<\/p>\n

The Three Putters & Custom Configuration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Manufactured of 300 series stainless steel, titanium and aircraft-grade aluminum, the P2G2 TopStrike comes in three different models, all with a proprietary herringbone patterned, face.\u00a0 All models come standard with a stainless steel body, aluminum sole plate and titanium hosel.\u00a0 The Model 2025 is a standard blade putter, and the Model 2225 has a body and face identical to the blade, yet on its rear is a rectangular strike plate with arrows to provide extra visual alignment for a stroke path. Model 2425 is identical to the 2225, only with an additional semi-circle balance ring in the back, which gives it a complete mallet look.<\/p>\n

While the three putters might initially appear different, they flow from a true modular design. All have the same chassis, but come with added options. The blade sells for $250; Model 2225 costs $275; and the Model 2425 mallet goes for $295.<\/p>\n

Since the clubs are available only from Providence Precision Golf, the company recommends that buyers use their web-based \u201cCustom Club Configurator.\u201d First, select the desired model, right or left-handed. Second, with your current putter take a stance and a normal grip, and with a standard yardstick measure the distance from your bottom finger to the ground. Do it three times to find an average, which will likely be between 20 and 30 inches. Also enter your height, and decide if you want a standard, belly or long putter. These measurements enable P2G2 to create a putter with a shaft length and corresponding lie angle that facilitates a smooth pendulum stroke.<\/p>\n

The TopStrike putter is guaranteed to meet your expectations or P2G2 will refund the full purchase price, with no questions asked, within 90 days. Moreover, standard orders can also be custom configured within 90 days for only the cost of shipping charges. \u00a0For more information, visit www.P2G2.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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