Nottingham used bicycle / sports equipment / fitness

Sho-Me Blade putter (£25)

Date posted: Tuesday 27th October

Location: Nottingham

Hi There,

For sale I have a Sho-Me Blade putter.

The putter head is constructed of cast steel and hard chrome plated. The chrome has a rich satin finish look and it also has solid brass constructed perimeter weights.

This is a top quality, fantastic golf club and is so easy to use and align. Its sight lines clearly show the path towards the hole. The putter has only been used for 18 holes so is practically new.

£25

Collection from NG2 Nottingham. I can post for an additional £5 upon receiving payment.

Please email me if you have any questions.

What the Manufacturer says:

“The Sho-Me putter boasts a 131% improvement in roll, over the Odyssey Two Ball putter. The secret is in the design. There is extra weight added to the heel, toe and perimeter, “all above the ball”. Again we see this design trend to create top spin sooner and make the ball roll toward the hole with less chance of skidding right off the club face.”

Design Features

The plate the USGA is talking about serves two functions. First, it raises the center of gravity of the putter higher than any other on the market. Two heavy brass weights are plugged into the back of this plate on both the One-Ball and Blade models. The second feature of the plate is a three-line alignment aid system consisting of a white centre line and two outer lines set at an angle to the centre line.

The way this aid works is unique: As you take your stance, the ball is reflected faintly in the matte-finish stainless steel of the plate. The three lines serve as a sort of arrow, which, when centred in the reflection of the ball, lets you know the putter face is square. (I’m not sure what the USGA’s definition of “non-reflective” is, but the plate definitely provides a second view of the ball.)

The One-ball is reminiscent of the wildly popular Odyssey 2-Ball putter. The One-Ball adds to the face-plate alignment system a second ball-sized white disk behind the putter face, which also has a line running through it to help with alignment. One quirk, however, is that the line on the disk and the centre line on the face plate are at different heights. If your eyes aren’t directly over the putter head at set-up, and if your stance doesn’t result in a perfect lie-angle, it is tricky to get the top and bottom lines to align. One local club pro said that he suspected his pro-shop patrons would find the club too hard to align. “Players want simplicity,” he said, “and this is complicated.”

Maurer counters with the rationale behind the design: “This is exactly what we want [golfers] to do. Many ‘core’ market golfers set way back off the ball. This gets them up over the ball.”

The Blade is closer in design to a traditional blade, with the addition of the weighted, alignment-improving plate rising like Jim Furyk’s forehead above the putter face. The combination of the single-bend shaft and that precipitous plate make it look like you’ve got a forward-press at set-up, but it’s a very easy adjustment, and the hands are, after all, supposed to be ahead of the putter.