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Versa vs Ghost

• Boomerboy44 1,514 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 7:30 AM

  How much  improvement  from going from the Rossa to the Versa? Has anybody done this?

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 7:38 AM

  The Versa is like night and day in comparison to the Rossa. The Versa holds the line so much better on longer putts as well as the shorter ones.

  I don't mind the meter speed of the Versa either. Its damn near the same speed as the Rossa which I used for almost three years.

  I'm making more putts since purchasing the Versa.

• Boomerboy44 1,514 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 7:42 AM

  I have been thinking about it. THANKS Richard.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 7:54 AM

  Richard4168:

  The Versa holds the line so much better on longer putts as well as the shorter ones.

  This is exactly what that added balance factor does. If you compare the Rossa and the Versa you see the same precision, more forgiveness (which equates to the slower meter) but the biggest change was going from 2 to 3 1/2 dots of balance.

  IMO, WGT was seeing a ton of Rossa users keeping it because it worked so well for them. Better putters came along but Rossa owners never saw a reason to change and their credits stayed put. They made it better in a really key spec-that balance-and a transition from the Rossa to the Versa became virtually seamless. Same scales, slower meter, better performance and you didn't have to change the way you putt. If I wasn't a devout Ghost owner I'd be all over this one.  :-)

• SteveOx 699 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 8:14 AM

  O_O   Glad to see Richard and Jim agreeing on something for once.. lol   :)

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 8:35 AM

  @SteveO

  My father always said to open my ears, not my mouth. I lost track of that sentiment in the past.

  In the end, life is too short to go around making enemies when it's so much easier to make friends. We're going to learn a heck of lot more listening than talking. That's for sure. : )

• bluzgolf 1,077 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 9:14 AM

  duffer19:

  Has anyone gone from the lvl 92 ghost putter to the new high level Versa?

  (snip)

  I had been using the Nike 77  forever, but started missing short putts.  I got frustrated and got the upper level Ghost.  Things instantly got better.  Then a couple weeks later out comes the Versa.  So I rented it and liked it enough that I felt it  warranted  more testing and bought it.

  For *me*, the Odyssey has the edge on long putts over 25 foot.  The putters are pretty even on 5 and under.  Also, they are pretty even at 10-25 foot.  But the Ghost has the edge for me at 5-10 foot.  Again, this is *my putting*.

   So, while it's fun to drop that 35 footer, reality is that it's the 5-10 footer more likely to be a factor in consistently dropping my scores.

  So I think for now, I'll be favoring the Ghost.  Well, at least that's how I feel today.....lol.

   

• remymartin71 70 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 9:47 AM

  i had all putters at last the ghost lvl 92.I can say i sink more putts and the putts on long distances holding the line much better than the ghost.

  For me the best putter out here im a fun player 

• borntobesting 9,710 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 10:08 AM

  For those who are miss the ding putters this putter might not be as good for them as the Rossa. The extra forgiveness and balance makes putts hold the line much better forcing you  to miss the ding by a greater margin. That could cause them problems because as we all know the more you miss the ding  the greater chance there is  of a big deviation. On the greens a big deviation can be a disaster. 

• duffer19 3,670 Posts

  Wed, May 29 2013 10:08 AM

  excellent input everyone, thank you!  It's so helpful to hear how these putters effect your personal putting style, where they are a bit better in some areas, and where they slip in others.

  @ richard.......oh billy billy.......that's exactly how I feel!! lol

  thanks again gang!