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NIKE Method 001 Putter (L51+)

• DakotaDog61 115 Posts

  Tue, Sep 23 2014 6:38 PM

  Because my putting sucks so bad, because I had some "found" money, because I am addicted to this game and because I am impulsive, I recently purchased the Nike Method putter. Knowing full-well that reading the greens and figuring the line and transiting Venus with Mars is the only way to become proficient in putting, I was getting very close most times on approaches, say 3-9 yds away. I thought my near misses might become more cup-bound with a higher-level flat stick than the one I had been using. (Lv 35 Ghost). After thirty seconds worth of intense comparison shopping (please note the sarcasm), I decided the Nike was the way to go. Fail.

  For me, the club just feels dead. I don't like it, after using it for about 90 holes over the weekend, I decided to revert to my old putter.

  Here's the thing; I don't want to sell it back at the pro shop for less than half of what I paid for it, which was considerable, all things being equal. I also don't really want the thing hanging around. I would rather gift it to a deserving player who may have a different set of skills to me, and find the club useful. I don't want to be a shill in this either, and end up giving the club to someone who maybe could have bought it themselves. So I am calling on some of the people whose posts I follow regularly on here to help me out. Maybe you folks can direct me to someone who could use this club. I am thinking of people such as DaddysKat, Jimbog1964, YancyCan, PaulTon, SweetiePie, Andyson, and a lot of the other regulars. All of you strike me as genuine, and people who both respect the game and have a firm grip on reality. Any suggestions on whom to gift this club?

• johnabel1234 146 Posts

  Tue, Sep 23 2014 7:13 PM

  sorry,you cannot gift your clubs to another player.hold on to it then have another go at it,takes a bit to get used to a new putter.

• DakotaDog61 115 Posts

  Tue, Sep 23 2014 7:18 PM

  johnabel1234:

  sorry,you cannot gift your clubs to another player.hold on to it then have another go at it,takes a bit to get used to a new putter.

  Well then, that really is a bummer. Live and learn.

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Tue, Sep 23 2014 7:39 PM

  DakotaDog61:

  johnabel1234:

  sorry,you cannot gift your clubs to another player.hold on to it then have another go at it,takes a bit to get used to a new putter.

  Well then, that really is a bummer. Live and learn.

  Hey Dakota...it is sad...and it is true. Just checking the two putters out, they have the same precision and the same meter speed, with .5 more forgiveness and balance in the Method. The biggest headache for me would be the different scales. You are used to the 15-25-50-100 split then went to the 10-20-50-100 scale. That would kill me...0h...it did kill me and cost me a bunch of scoots too. You are at level 63, so just hang on until you hit L-70, buy the Versa L-70 and enjoy life until L-96 then jump all over the Versa 96...the King ! Versa L-70 is the Queen...all others are court jesters.  ~ SP ~ 

• KellyGreer 448 Posts

  Wed, Sep 24 2014 1:29 PM

  The biggest mistake that most people make here on WGT is giving up on a club WAY too soon.    I bought that same putter - a LONG time ago now.  Before I bought it  I was told by a LOTof people here basically what you are saying here.   I didn't listen to them.   I bought it and instead of just giving up on it after ONE weekend..........I stuck with it and learned how to use it effectively.  It took me roughly three weeks or so, if I recall correctly, to work the kinks out with that putter.  

  Later on I also got the Nike level 77 Method putter (it is a much better putter than the lower level Nike putter) and I've been putting with it for nearly 2 years now.  It too took some time to get used to it - just like virtually every other item here on WGT.  

  The point is.......giving up is NEVER the answer.  

   

• fitzroy1965 337 Posts

  Thu, Sep 25 2014 12:35 PM

  +1,  9 times out of 10 dog ,its the indian and not the arrow that makes the difference,distance control is the key to good putting.

• JimbeauC 5,835 Posts

  Sat, Sep 27 2014 9:15 AM

  DakotaDog61:

  For me, the club just feels dead.

  I've heard this called "suffering from the shorts." 

  I, too, have been using the higher level Method since I could get it, about a couple of years. Anyway, I find that the dead feel is kind of a plus on Chump greens. You might find it useful in the future. 

• oneeyedjohn 9,589 Posts

  Sun, Sep 28 2014 1:40 PM

  It is well known that the 10 foot scale on both Nikes is under powered. Don't use it for anything over 3 feet.

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Sun, Sep 28 2014 2:25 PM

  KellyGreer:

  The biggest mistake that most people make here on WGT is giving up on a club WAY too soon.    I bought that same putter - a LONG time ago now.  Before I bought it  I was told by a LOTof people here basically what you are saying here.   I didn't listen to them.   I bought it and instead of just giving up on it after ONE weekend..........I stuck with it and learned how to use it effectively.  It took me roughly three weeks or so, if I recall correctly, to work the kinks out with that putter.  

  Later on I also got the Nike level 77 Method putter (it is a much better putter than the lower level Nike putter) and I've been putting with it for nearly 2 years now.  It too took some time to get used to it - just like virtually every other item here on WGT.  

  The point is.......giving up is NEVER the answer.  

   

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  Yes it has oddities for putts under 10 feet but is a great putter - certainly better than  the putter you have reverted back to.

  I used the 77 Nike until recently, and would have gone back to it but I have decided to stick it out with my new putter (scales, strength differences).

  Essentially every putter is different but as a general rule of thumb, the better the specs the better chance of scoring well - but first you need to learn how to use it.