Topic: 2009 Bettinardi Summer Social (Read 8021 times)

Pure745 · « **Reply #150 on:** June 30, 2009, 05:05:51 pm »

Quote from: potuna on June 30, 2009, 03:20:11 pm

Quote from: Mr. Doug on June 30, 2009, 02:54:16 pm
I included the last one because it was one of the funniest putting strokes we'd ever seen.

Lenny shot a 168, was drunker than any 3 people there....but I'll bet he had the most fun. (I like that his right heel is off the ground.)

Doug,
The card said 159 but was actually well over 200. First hole, 3 shots into the water, drop into the water, drop into the water, drop into the water. We said drop on the other side, chip over the green, chip back over the green, chip onto the green and two or three putts and called it a ten. It didn't get much better after that either. Thankfully Bob was buying the sport pops.

3 drops into the water FTW! hahahahahah! Nice Pete.

Mr. Doug · « **Reply #151 on:** June 30, 2009, 05:28:11 pm »

Quote from: potuna on June 30, 2009, 03:20:11 pm

The card said 159 but was actually well over 200.

I told him...just tell people you shot 89 today...twice.

potuna · « **Reply #152 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:05:32 pm »

Maybe I didn't put that right. He hit his third shot into the creek, drops a ball and hits it into the creek, drops another ball and hits that into the creek, drops another ball and hits that into the creek. We tell him to drop on the other side, you get the drift. Easy 15 er so, geeez.

tm golf guy · « **Reply #153 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:16:49 pm »

Quote from: potuna on June 30, 2009, 07:05:32 pm

Maybe I didn't put that right. He hit his third shot into the creek, drops a ball and hits it into the creek, drops another ball and hits that into the creek, drops another ball and hits that into the creek. We tell him to drop on the other side, you get the drift. Easy 15 er so, geeez.

Sounds like a Tin Cup moment to me!

Who all got the customs? I know myself, and hogan_fan did, but who were the other 12 or so people?

Jake barnes · « **Reply #154 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:35:20 pm »

I just want to state for the record that when I order a Bettinardi cigar ashtray I want Doug doing the stampings on mine. He did one heck of a job on his, and the pics don't even do it justice! Plus, using the ashtray led to one of the funnier exchanges between Doug and Bob.

coachstop · « **Reply #155 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:46:43 pm »

The custom trial run sounds great !! I wish I had been there to get in on that !!

Trouble is, where would you start? Too much cool stuff is already coming out!

Great putters, sounds like a great weekend!

502 to Right · « **Reply #156 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:41:35 pm »

The custom idea is interesting but the dollar amounts being mentioned (roughly double the cost of a DASS or carbon putter) is just way too much for me. You're talking about $1500-$1600 for DASS (my preferred metal) and around $1200 for carbon.

I love Bettinardi putters but I can't fathom paying that much for a putter. And no--I'd never pay that much for a Cameron either.

Just my opinion. It's worth what you paid for it. :laugh:

tony · « **Reply #157 on:** July 01, 2009, 12:42:49 am »

It scared me. I log on and was frightened by the mug shot. LMAO I am glad ever one likes it I will be sure to leave it up for a while. Jimmy AKA Jcigars Doug and yes JimmyGalls. Pay backs a B*^%#. LOL

hogan_fan · « **Reply #158 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:13:38 am »

Quote from: 502 to Right on June 30, 2009, 08:41:35 pm

The custom idea is interesting but the dollar amounts being mentioned (roughly double the cost of a DASS or carbon putter) is just way too much for me. You're talking about $1500-$1600 for DASS (my preferred metal) and around $1200 for carbon.

I love Bettinardi putters but I can't fathom paying that much for a putter. And no--I'd never pay that much for a Cameron either.

Just my opinion. It's worth what you paid for it. :laugh:

Actually, it's $2,000 for DASS, and $1,400 for carbon.

hogan_fan · « **Reply #159 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:17:37 am »

Quote from: tony on July 01, 2009, 12:42:49 am

It scared me. I log on and was frightened by the mug shot. LMAO I am glad ever one likes it I will be sure to leave it up for a while. Jimmy AKA Jcigars Doug and yes JimmyGalls. Pay backs a B*^%#. LOL

Now you're famous. At next year's Social, everyone will instantly recognize you (at least when you have the same facial expression).

prov1only · « **Reply #160 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:22:55 am »

Jimmy, did they happen to make a Bettinardi bib this year? I need one to catch the "DROOL" after seeing this thread. WOW!

potuna · « **Reply #161 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:51:47 am »

Quote from: prov1only on July 01, 2009, 10:22:55 am

Jimmy, did they happen to make a Bettinardi bib this year? I need one to catch the "DROOL" after seeing this thread. WOW!

Tim they made bibs for everyone with your name embroidered on it, very nice

prov1only · « **Reply #162 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:25:18 am »

Quote from: hogan_fan on June 24, 2009, 06:40:14 pm

Quote from: prov1only on June 24, 2009, 03:06:22 pm
Man, I am going to miss being there.

Wow! We'll miss you. Last year, you were da' MAN.

I wont miss it again. THANKS and hope you had a great time.

reflog74 · « **Reply #163 on:** July 01, 2009, 04:07:45 pm »

Just coming back up for air after being out of the office last week.

To Bob and all the nice folks at Bettinardi, thanks for the hospitality.

To Jimmy, thank you for the invitation and opportunity to attend. It was a real treat, and it was great to see lots of old friends and make some new ones.

John

Pure745 · « **Reply #164 on:** July 01, 2009, 04:17:57 pm »

Nice meeting you John!

MarkCuranovic · « **Reply #165 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:46:34 pm »

of all the saturdays in the year, my sister gets married this past one...

love those cigarcoddlers btw (ashtray just doesnt sound right)

jr · « **Reply #166 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:18:37 pm »

Ashtray? Dang, no wonder RJB looked at me funny when I marked by ball on the 1st green with it. I thought is was a honker of a ball marker.

MarkCuranovic · « **Reply #167 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:23:10 pm »

<~~~ wondering how you even got to the green with the coddler in your pocket

=0)

jr · « **Reply #168 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:27:26 pm »

I had a caddie for my ball marker!

MarkCuranovic · « **Reply #169 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:29:36 pm »

Tony's short enough to have been the caddie for it

wow, did that just sound that jealous?

oh well, im happy for the guy... 3/4s of a man deserves a 1 of 1

=0)

jcigars · « **Reply #170 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:39:05 pm »

Quote from: MarkCuranovic on July 01, 2009, 08:29:36 pm

Tony's short enough to have been the caddie for it

wow, did that just sound that jealous?

oh well, im happy for the guy... 3/4s of a man deserves a 1 of 1

=0)

wow...lol

TonyT · « **Reply #171 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:08:22 pm »

I feal like it's the Monday after a big party that I didn't go to, and now I don't get any of the jokes... Oh wait, that is exactly what it is. LOL!

POST SOME PUTTER PICTURES!

jcigars · « **Reply #172 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:15:00 pm »

Ok

Lip Out · « **Reply #173 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:47:30 pm »

More pics guys!!

hhpro · « **Reply #174 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:53:39 am »

Quote from: Lip Out on July 01, 2009, 11:47:30 pm

More pics guys!!

Ditto that!!!

Redman · « **Reply #175 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:29:09 am »

So what is going on with the new "Retail Line"? I thought they were supposed to be announced on July 1st?

drchipinski · « **Reply #176 on:** July 02, 2009, 04:21:47 pm »

Quote from: jcigars on July 01, 2009, 09:15:00 pm

Ok

Sick....it almost hurts how good looking that thing is...

jr · « **Reply #177 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:17:29 pm »

Here is the Copper 3/4 that I purchased. It is bead blasted on top, weighs 345g, no sight aid and is # 4 of 7 made. It had already started to tarnish so I cleaned it up for the photos. It is going to be really hard not to game this putter now and then.

jr · « **Reply #178 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:19:02 pm »

Here is a BB-1 Proto Plumbers Long Neck that weighs in at 364g and has no sight aid. It has the micro honeycomb face milling that make is look like a piece of jewelry. Triple black finish on soft carbon steel with a Jumbo Hex B on the sole and is one of 10 of this style that was made, I think they all had different features l like material, weight, sight aids, engravings, etc.

jr · « **Reply #179 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:20:19 pm »

Here is a BB-1 Proto Plumbers Long Neck that weighs in at 350g and has no sight aid. It has unique fly face milling that makes me think back to Bettinardi's work from the early 1990's. Raw finished Aluminum Bronze (great feeling ZERO maintenance material) with a Jumbo Stinger Bee on the sole and is one of 10 of this style that was made, I think they all had different features like material, weight, sight aids, engravings, etc.

jr · « **Reply #180 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:21:33 pm »

Here is a BB-8 TOUR Proto Plumbers Long Neck that weighs in at 351g and has no sight aid. It has the micro honeycomb face milling that make is look like a piece of jewelry. The Soft Carbon is finished in Black Prism and it is UNBELIEVABLE to look at in natural light. The lime green paint fill looks fantastic with the greens, reds and purples in the black prism finish. You really have to see this one to believe it. It has a Jumbo Hex B on the sole, nothing and nothing on the face. There were less than 10 of these made.

All the other putters I purchased with the idea of gaming them as they were all BB-1 style heads. When I saw this BB-8 and the way it looked I could not resist the temptation. I told myself I was not going to start to buy putters to collect and this one broke the rule. I may decide to sell this one down the road but boy is is nice to look at. The pictures do not do it justice.

Dustin · « **Reply #181 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:26:01 pm »

Absolutely Sick JR. Can't wait for more pics to keep coming up once those shipments come in to everyone.

KDMullins · « **Reply #182 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:04:57 pm »

Wow! That BB8 is something special.

xraes · « **Reply #183 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:16:01 pm »

You have impeccable taste in putters JR. They're all exceptional.

Rodney

cueist · « **Reply #184 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:39:26 pm »

John,

They look fantastic.

Just wait to you game the BB1 LN Micro. I'm telling you, you will like the way the ball comes off of that face.

Jim

excalibur · « **Reply #185 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:57:29 pm »

Quote from: jr on June 29, 2009, 09:28:05 pm

Tony's putter, see above, has a bunch of different hex stamps on the sole and inside each stamp is 3/4.

Not stamps but milled engravings via CNC machine.

more pics please

potuna · « **Reply #186 on:** July 07, 2009, 12:19:18 pm »

JR,
Nice haul there, I like them all.

jgallus · « **Reply #187 on:** July 07, 2009, 05:22:44 pm »

Here's my Blue Flamed DASS BB-8 from the Social. Hard to tell from the pictures, but the face is fly milled, but not smoothed out. It really grabs the ball and forces it to roll, right as it makes contact. All the face and sole paint fill is Maroon and looks nice with the flaming.

tony · « **Reply #188 on:** July 07, 2009, 06:27:30 pm »

Mark is just hurt by the fact that I am having him pay for the refinish of all my putters. He has been drooling over them with his hot breath and killed the finish. LMAO

tm golf guy · « **Reply #189 on:** July 07, 2009, 07:19:06 pm »

Jeff, I'm still jealous that you got that one. Very nice putter.

tm golf guy · « **Reply #190 on:** July 07, 2009, 09:26:42 pm »

Here is the only putter I physically walked out with. I need to decide what to do with that big block of DASS.

mjkampsc · « **Reply #191 on:** July 07, 2009, 10:20:48 pm »

Quote from: tm golf guy on July 07, 2009, 09:26:42 pm

Here is the only putter I physically walked out with. I need to decide what to do with that big block of DASS.

That putter is perfection. Consider me extremely jealous, congratulations.

Mike

potuna · « **Reply #192 on:** July 14, 2009, 01:13:28 am »

The two putters I wanted over anything else were a BB-8 copper and a BB-8 black prism and through some luck I have them.

HULL17RW · « **Reply #193 on:** July 14, 2009, 01:22:19 am »

JR, what a haul :laugh:! That copper 3/4 is stellar!

Kevin
HULL17RW

mr.upndown · « **Reply #194 on:** July 14, 2009, 11:37:26 pm »

Quote from: potuna on July 14, 2009, 01:13:28 am

The two putters I wanted over anything else were a BB-8 copper and a BB-8 black prism and through some luck I have them.

if the bb8 copper doesn't work for you, i'll trade you for my bb1 copper from last year

potuna · « **Reply #195 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:08:16 pm »

Quote from: mr.upndown on July 14, 2009, 11:37:26 pm

Quote from: potuna on July 14, 2009, 01:13:28 am
The two putters I wanted over anything else were a BB-8 copper and a BB-8 black prism and through some luck I have them.

if the bb8 copper doesn't work for you, i'll trade you for my bb1 copper from last year

It works great, not going anywhere.

Mr. Doug · « **Reply #196 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:31:07 pm »

Quote from: tm golf guy on July 07, 2009, 09:26:42 pm

Here is the only putter I physically walked out with. I need to decide what to do with that big block of DASS.

I learned that the only two carbon hex-bottom 3/4s made were the ones you and I got. Hang on to that one!

tm golf guy · « **Reply #197 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:59:59 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Doug on August 07, 2009, 01:31:07 pm

Quote from: tm golf guy on July 07, 2009, 09:26:42 pm
Here is the only putter I physically walked out with. I need to decide what to do with that big block of DASS.

I learned that the only two carbon hex-bottom 3/4s made were the ones you and I got. Hang on to that one!

Awesome! Thanks for the info Doug. I'm definitely not letting it go.

OilCanfan23 · « **Reply #198 on:** September 01, 2009, 11:42:20 pm »

Seriously, I'm a Bettinardi fiend now!! RJB is the MAN, I'm excited to see more stuff! Oh one question, JR said something about Betti not outsourcing any of his putters with his name on them, ok, that being said, what company does outsource their putters? Just curious...*remember newbie

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~D

the-golf-tee-junction · « **Reply #199 on:** October 16, 2009, 07:31:30 am »

Quote from: jcigars on July 01, 2009, 09:15:00 pm

Ok

Hey Jimmy

Whats the head weight on that there bad boy ?.

Regards
Tony

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