I was lucky enough to be able to purchase an 006 LN a week ago. To the best of my knowledge this putter is a prototype and the first 006 LN that Byron has made other than some welded necks. I have always liked longnecks and currently have 7 of them. The long neck putter is one of the reasons I got into collecting putters. I seam to put my best with a more face-balanced putter. I put this putter into play right away. As soon as I got it out of the box I drove up to the putting green at our club and practiced with it for about ½ hour before it got too dark to see. My first impressing was that I was going to enjoy using this one.

Look:
This putter has the Coldstar finish on it and it is misted throughout. The face is milled with the fine face milling style not the “twilight zone” milling. The pictures I have attached show the fine milling when enlarged. In addition the putter has a sight dot and sound slot. The neck is a bit shorter than some of my other longnecks and that contributes to the putter having a 4 o’clock toe hang vs. being face balanced.

Feel:
This putter head I am told weighs in at 365g as sent to me. I put it on a swing weight machine and it came in at E-5. This is probably the heaviest putter I have ever used. When struck on the sweet spot this putter almost feels like you are just taking a practice swing. I was actually surprised at how soft this one felt. This is one of the softest feeling putters I have used to date. The ball feels soft when coming off the face while it also has a solid quality to it. When you hit the sweet spot it is almost like hitting nothing. The ball just starts rolling towards the target. I had some trouble initially lining things up with a sight dot. I have a sight line on all of my other putters because I like it for alignment. Once I got used to lining things up my putting went along fine.

Overall:
I would rate this design as excellent overall. It fits my eye well and is easy to gain confidence with once the putts start to fall in the hole. In addition the milling and balance are outstanding. I think the only negative comment I would have is the fact that I did not get a sightline on this putter. I may get another with a sightline and use it as a gamer. Right now I will be using this one for the rest of the weekend.

For More information on Byron Morgan Putters, visit byronputters.com

The idea is to keep your clubs clean, without having to carry around a wet towel or a bunch of brushes. The Aqua Caddy is a waterproof bag that you put 6oz of water into before you go out to play. You’ll notice that it looks a lot like the club cleaners at the range or on a Par-3. This one attaches to your towel ring and goes with you.

The “Agitating Mesh” in the center is what scrubs the dirt and the bristles at the top take care of business in and out of the bag. It won’t spill (if you don’t over fill it) and the whole thing can be hosed out after a round and used again and again.

At $19.99 ($19.95 if you call the right guy) it was a pretty good deal. It may not have won “Best New Product” of the show, but it was in my book.

http://www.theaquacaddy.com/ - A Clean Shot, is the Money Shot.

Manufactures included here are:

Nicklaus
Fairway & Greene
Tiger Woods Belts
Under Armour
Ping
Nike

Take notice of the spike cleaner on the back and the club and ball washer on the sides.

In a world where putters go for thousands of dollars it’s hard to take a price point like 60 bucks seriously, well Tiger shark wants you to try. We weren’t going to review the putter or even go to the booth but one of their reps stopped us in the halls and pleated with us to visit. So we did, and we have to say were pleasantly surprised. For the guy out there that should spend more on lessons and less on clubs this makes a good flat stick.

We’ll have a full review later but for now some details. Tiger Shark has 3 levels of putters: Great White ($59), Green Speed ($79), and Optix ($149), represented by the colors yellow, green, and orange respectively. All feature their oversized grips and custom head cover that can include different weights or ball markers. Visit www.tigersharkgolf.com for more details.

Over the next few years Heavy Putters kept refining their design, and eventually won over enough players to have themselves taken seriously, and people started making more putts.

This year, Heavy Putters brought out 5 new designs. Each one unique…and still very heavy. If you play an Anser head, there’s a putter for you. If you play an old Zebra, there is a putter for you. If you are a fan of stealth fighters, they have one for you too!

We hit a few and really liked what we felt. The soft feel of the irons is said to be a result of using Maraging steel on the face. While the price may be too much for some ($1,200 for the conductor series and $5,000 for the Majesty prestige irons) others will love the exclusivity that comes with having them in the bag.

Conductor Series comes out in April. More details to come.

The idea is that a pro shop would have one of his fitting stations and help the customer with the right fit and design. First the customer chooses the look of the putter. There are a 6 different heads to choose from. (3 heads in either right or left handed) Then the customer picks whether or not they want a sight dot or line. Want two lines, no problem. Want all three, why not. You can have a name stamped on the face, and even choose the colors for all these items.

After you have selected all that the really cool part starts. An image of that very putter is placed on the “virtual putter” screen. This screen lies on the floor underneath a mounted grip, and even adjusts the look of the putter depending on the angle I am holding the grip at. The grip is mounted to a measuring device for the fitting. Kevin has me grab the grip and take the stance that is comfortable for me. He has me do this three times and then shows me the average. I get the lie, height and weight for my putter. (see the picture for my stats) All the putters are milled one piece heads. An insert can be added and reduces the noise by 50% according to Kevin.

If this were an actual fitting in 10 or so days I would receive my new totally custom putter. Kevin is launching his product at this show and we are very excited for him. Some additional stats are below.

Lie angle is from 80-63 degrees, head weight is from 310-360 grams. Retail will be around $599-$649. Retailers will be posted on their website when available. www.kbgolf.com

The new line features a mallet head, an Anser style head, and a better manufacturing process that lets them adjust the shaft by incorporating an inner-hosel into the head.

We’ll look more at SeeMore in the coming weeks, but this should give you an idea of the great things to come in 2008.