The announcement of new clubs and gadgets continue as the year 2012 near its end. Today, Nike announced their new Method Core Weighted Putters that will be available to the public on November 1st in five different models. The concept of the new putters is to insert weights on the heel and sole of the putter in order to provide proper weighting. This will be adjusted accordingly to the length of the putter. Another function of the weights is to lower the centre of gravity of the putter as well as move the centre of gravity away from the face.
Nike Golf Master Modelmaker, David Franklin, further explains the Method Core Weight Putters: “Most people don’t realize that they are about 3/10 of an inch above the ground at impact. You need to keep the center of gravity of the putter as low as you can so that it never gets higher than the CG of the ball. This stops the putter from driving the ball down and creating backspin on the ball. The Method Core Weighted putter works to solve this potential putting inconsistency with its strategically designed weighting system. With the Method Core Weighted technology, we worked to get the center of gravity lower than the ball, enabling the putter to rise up at impact, lift the ball and turn it over quickly.”
Source: GolfWRX
