$499 | BRIDGESTONE e6 SPEED AND e6 SOFT SERIES Additionally, a unique sole design was developed to help the putter stand alone without interfering with the ground during the swing. The Bloodline R1-J Blade putter construction features a CNC milled aluminum face, body, and hosel that are bonded to a stainless steel sole plate. We created an ultralight shaft that does not compromise on performance and incorporates an oversized gripping section.” This pioneering construction enables Bloodline putters to have an extremely low balance point that helps give more feel and release during the stroke. According to Bloodline Co-Founder, Larry Bischmann, “Designing a putter shaft that is unlike anything that’s been played before makes an important difference. In designing its putters, Bloodline removed as much weight as possible from the shaft and grip. Bloodline’s putter technology conforms to the Rules of Golf. From behind the face, it’s possible to see the club, ball, target line, and hole without having to tilt your head or use your peripheral vision. The game-changing R1-J Blade allows a player to clearly see where the putter is aligned because they can walk behind it while it stands alone on the green. Although the brand only launched earlier this year, both their putter models have now been played on the PGA TOUR by players who have multiple major championship wins. The Bloodline R1-J Blade putter was played in the U.S. CLUBS AND BALLS BLOODLINE R1-J BLADE PUTTER Besides a healthy helping of the tools of the trade, you’ll find plenty of cool tecchie items, apparel and shoes to send that golfer to his or next round in style, accessories large and small and a few surprises. The price is $299 at their site MLA.golf if you want to purchase or for complete technical details.One of the great things about golf is the size of what we’ll call the “gift umbrella,” and the Golf Tips Holiday Gift Guide 2017 is bigger and broader than ever. Recommendation: The MLA Tour XDream is a solid, efficient putter and if you like the looks of the unique crown alignment aid it could be a very good choice. Also at 375 grams the Tour XDream is at the upper end of what might be considered ideal weight range for typical green speeds. MLA does make several blade models which we did not test. Negatives: The flattened horseshoe alignment aid took some getting used to and in fact several of the players who tried the Tour XDream felt a smaller, blade style head would be better. As a result the wrists arch slightly which facilitates the modern shoulder, big muscle stroke. The stock grip is a Forward brand model designed with extra thickness under the flat top of the grip where the left palm sits in a normal placement of the hands. Putting a 5-gram weight in both the heel and toe positions made the head face balanced, my preferred weight configuration. The milled 375 gram head has two changeable weights in the sole and three more are included. Feel was excellent and distance control never a problem even on very fast surfaces. In a nutshell, I used the Tour XDream for ten rounds on greens from Florida to Alabama and believe it did help me to line up putts particularly breaking left to righters, which for a right-handed player are the most trying. There’s a much longer and more complete explanation of why they think the white horseshoe works but of course the proof is in the putting. who has made extensive studies over 20 years of the brain’s perceptual process. This large white flattened horseshoe is distinctive in shape, prominent in appearance, visually striking and meant to aid our brain to correctly perceive the proper line of a putt.Īccording to the company which is based in Switzerland, MLA stands for Multiple Line-detector Activation and the clubhead pattern is the result of working with Dr. I have lost track of the number tried over the years many of which never made it into a column since I believe what my mother always told me, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.”īut since my friend had asked I readily agreed to include the MLA Golf Tour XDream in the rota of clubs for the “Ten Rounds with…” series.įirst of all the putter’s most obvious feature is the also the one that separates it from the rather crowded field of flat sticks, namely the alignment aid on the top of the putter head. My first reaction was, “Oh goodie, another putter.” A longtime friend who handles publicity for a number of golf equipment companies called to say he had just taken on a putter company and would like me to test their product.
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