Pros: RifleScope alignment system ensures that the putter is aimed at the target. The Giant M1T is larger than most SeeMore putters to improve forgiveness, as well as the effectiveness of its alignment aids.

Cons: The SeeMore method isn’t for everyone. Forward shaft lean at address defeats the putter’s purpose.

Who’s it for: Golfers looking to improve their putting mechanics, as well as fans of oversized-blade style putters who are a fit for the SeeMore system.

Overview

SeeMore is a putter company known for its original FGP model, used for nearly a decade by two-time major champion Zach Johnson (’15 British Open, ’07 Masters). That Johnson has stayed with the same putter for 10 years says a great deal about his confidence in the company’s technology.

SeeMore offers a diverse line of putters, however, with the vast majority being center-shafted. Some heads are traditional in size, while others are much larger. Mallets, anser-shape, blade and barrel are some of the looks available. SeeMore offers seven different grades of putter, ranging in price from $150 to $495.

From left: SeeMore’s Original FGP, Giant M1t, Mini Giant, Giant FGP and Giant FGP putters

This review begins with an understanding of the unique SeeMore system, called RifleScope Technology, or RST for short. After clarification, we examine my session on the SAM putting system, followed by a series of rounds of golf, specific to the Giant M1T putter.

SeeMore’s Giant putters, which are shown in the photo above and detailed in more depth here, respond to the need for greater forgiveness by increasing moment of a inertia (MOI), through widely-spread weights on the perimeters of the expanded club heads.

Our setup to testing began with a study of RST. Each SeeMore blade has an identical, top-of-the-heel design of two white lines around a red oval or elipse. The bottom portion of each SeeMore shaft is colored black, making the two white lines stand out clearly against this darkness. For the face angle to be properly aligned, the white lines must be completely visible and the red dot, completely obscured. SeeMore offers a 30-second video on how to properly achieve this alignment.

The Review

The putter I reviewed was the Giant M1T, introduced in January of 2016 at the PGA Show in Orlando. The club weighs in at 355 grams and is available in lengths from 30 to 39 inches (with standard and counter balanced options available). Standard loft is 2.5 degrees, with a toe-to-heel length of 5.3 inches. The putter face is 1.2 inches deep, with an extra 0.4 inches of depth on the flange. The head is milled aluminum with copper weights, and is face-balanced at impact. The added copper weighting, not found in the smaller SeeMore heads, increase the MOI of the putter and, as you’ll read, make a difference in a certain golfer’s putting performance.

The M1T putter retails for $295, placing it in the middle of the cost spectrum of SeeMore putters. In shape and styling, it looks more like a traditional anser-style putter than any of the company’s other Giant putters.

The Giant M1T was pitted against a TaylorMade Rossa mallet putter that had been in the bag for the better part of a decade. What I liked most about the Rossa was the combination of shaft angle and putter insert. The angle felt comfortably flattish to me (I’m 5-feet 9-inches tall), and the face insert always gave a sensation of soft contact. The Giant M1T offered the same two attributes, albeit without a face insert. So from ground zero, the putters were tied.

Impact with the TaylorMade Rossa

In the data I collected on SAM PuttLab, which analyses the way a golfer moves his or her putter, the years of squaring the Rossa led to a 0.1-degree closure (almost square) versus a 1.4-degree open alignment at address with the SeeMore. This differential could be attributed to the massive 2-degree open first set-up, but certainly, my aim was better with the Rossa. By the time we got to impact, however, things had changed.

Impact with the SeeMore Giant M1T

With the SeeMore, my average face angle at impact was 0.7 degrees open, a movement of 0.7 degrees in the proper direction. With the Rossa, my average impact face angle was 1.3-degrees closed, a 1.2-degree variance. I’m not a putting expert, but for my game the half-degree improvement is substantial. More importantly, the closer to square (0 degrees), the better. At this point, my performance with the SeeMore begins to stretch ahead of the Rossa.

One final set of numbers convinced me of the value of trying one putter over the other. An examination of the variables of face rotation revealed that the Rossa putter was, on average:

• 1.2-degrees open 10 centimeters prior to strike
• 1.3-degrees closed at impact
• 8.1 degrees closed 10 centimeters after the hit, on average.

Face Rotation with the Rossa

The consistency of my rotation weighed in at 72 percent. I passed that class, but with a grade of C. In contrast, the Giant M1T offered this set of numbers:

• 2.6 degrees open at 10 centimeters prior
• 0.7 degrees open at impact
• 6.2 degrees closed at 10 centimeters post-strike.

Face Rotation with the SeeMore Giant M1T

Consistency of rotation jumped up to 90 percent, all the way to an A- grade. In the final analysis, SAM gave my putts with the TaylorMade a 68.8 percent overall rating, versus a 75.9 percent for the SeeMore.

The Takeaway

The SeeMore Giant M1T replaced the Rossa in my bag for a 3-week journey through the states of the Southeastern U.S. Taking the putter to the course is critical in my estimation, as a laboratory setting is consistent, without distractions and offers a view of how a putter should perform. I wanted to know how the Giant M1T would perform on actual greens and diverse grasses.

I golfed in the Pinehurst, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Tampa areas during that stretch, and hit the ball well from tee to green. Those rounds took place after my SAM fitting, and add the intangible to the scientific. I often found myself a good distance (over 40 feet) from the hole, but was able to approach the cup remarkably well with the new putter. Although I don’t have precise statistics on three-putt greens, I do know that my number of three-whacks was minimal.

Also important was the number of putts that I holed in the intermediate (15-35 feet) range. I’ve always been a distance-over-direction guy, so getting the ball within 18 inches of the cup on the first putt trumps being spot on with my aim. The consistency of rotation of the SeeMore putter bore fruit, and more mid-length putts tumbled into the cup for an unexpected birdie or par save.

As for the short putts, the ones from 15 feet and in? Those also benefited from less face rotation. I was more consistently on the mark when confronted by a putt that I presumed I could make, unlike the aforementioned putt ranges, where close-enough was good enough.

The end result is this: The Giant M1T will remain in my bag through this year’s competitive season. Having just turned 50, I’ll try my hand at some of our local and regional senior events. What I will need is 100 percent confidence in my putter to save me from errant shots and capitalize on accurate ones. I expect the Giant M1T to offer these opportunities. My review is a positive one for this putter. If you’ve tried SeeMore putters in the past, with mixed results, give the company another look with their Giant series. Your perfect flat stick might be among the offerings.

Special thanks to Kevin and Donna at Woods To Wedges Buffalo for their expertise in running the SAM device for this review.