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FTF: Are you Team Scotty or Team Bettinardi?

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Team Scotty vs. Team Betti
One of golf equipment’s eternal debates: Are you a Scotty Cameron loyalist or a Bettinardi enthusiast? The two biggest names in premium putter manufacturing each have their own cult followings with their own rationales for devotion. Both brands produce phenomenal flatsticks. But where do your loyalties lies?
Talk it out, find brothers-in-arms in this thread.
Display your divot tool
User TheSean beings this thread facetiously: “I need to up my divot tool game for ultra low scores. What are y’all gaming?” Now, TheSean is right to identify the strong correlation between a a sweet divot-repairing device and birdies galore because, as we all know, the subconscious mind will compel a player to hit more greens so that he makes more ball marks and thus needs to show off the tool more often… But really, some awesome tools in this thread.
Check them out: And while you’re at it, ponder why we don’t call them “ball mark tools.”
Wearing out forged irons
User Bigmean poses the question: “For you guys that wear out the faces of forged sets…how many freaking balls do you hit?” Great question. We’ve all seen the photos of Tiger’s iron from 2005. How many thousands of balls does it take to get to that point (admittedly with more varied distribution than the Striped One, most likely)?
Stolen club odyssey (not to be confused with “stolen club: Odyssey”) and disenchantment with the game
User UTkochster leads off a long-read of a forum post with how having his clubs stolen from the trunk of his car (understandably) derailed his hard-won progress as a golfer. The club theft inspired/coincided with a general disenchantment with the game for the American expat living in the UK, as the elite world of membership in private clubs irked him.
His points are worth considering, and the responses worth reading, because they are representative of what industry consultants have been saying: The perception of exclusivity (even though rounds at private clubs make up only a small portion of annual rounds played) hurts the game.
Equipment
I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:
“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”
And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
- TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
- imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA. Haha.”
Equipment
Best classic irons – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
- Wilsonian: “No surprise from me, but the Wilson K-28 irons, specifically blades with the glide thru sole. I grew up playing Ram clubs, but got away from them as I got older. My return to vintage was with the Wilsons, and my first set of hickories were the Wilson Plus Success irons. You’ll try a lot of sets, but I think it’s a matter of what feels best in your hands, specifically your 7 iron which is the best indicator imo.”
- Hawkeye777: “Hogan Redlines. Macgregor Nicklaus Muirfield 20th. Wilson Staff Tour Blade. Those are mine, don’t play any of them these days (no real reason to) and didn’t really “collect” them. The Wilsons I played with for years.”
Equipment
When buying used irons how much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:
“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?
I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’
Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
- Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel. The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST. These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”. Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s. And even further ahead of any forged club.”
- phizzy30: “Hard pass for me. I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”
Entire Thread: “When buying used irons: How much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss”
tlmck
Sep 26, 2016 at 4:43 am
Queen Bee 6 for me.
Randy
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:10 pm
One word PIRETTI!!!!
Brandon
Sep 23, 2016 at 1:37 pm
Many other great putter makers out there as well. I rolling a custom tp mills right now. Bought on ebay for $200.00 its a anser 4/ newport 2.5 or 1.5 style with a welded flow neck. I was looking this similar putter style on the bay found the tp mills and it was only 20 minutes from my house. also already had my initials on the toe and Mills spelled his name with two upside down 7 7 for the LL in mills and 7-7 is my birthday. Crazy the chances of that. Stars were aligned in my favor that day. Byron Morgan putter company in California also making awesome putters. You can order a German stainless steel probably 1/6 the price of a Cameron. And lets not forget Tad Moore knows a thing or two about milled putters. Karsten Solheim started it but Scotty real did make the designs alot more precise. Dont like the milled ping putters ping has out today grips always come crooked and just seems to be a lack of quality control. Ping should invest in a more custom putter part to there factory probably sell alot more of them.
Ty Webb
Sep 23, 2016 at 11:24 am
Neither!!! Unless they’re tour grade, store bought are crap!
KoreanSlumLord
Sep 23, 2016 at 10:26 am
Been on both Team Bettinardi and Scotty at one time or another. But now Im back on Team Wilson 8802 for the last 5 years, putting is best it’s ever been. Clean, elegant lines, with amazing feel. The putter will tell you if you can roll the rock. Catch it!
RAT
Sep 23, 2016 at 7:11 pm
I’m also one who has both but I not use the 8802 it’s far better than either of the others !! Try one you will switch. The balance ,feel and distance with less swing effort is something the others can’t match. Consider , it goes farther with less effort and has a much better feel.
The Whammer
Sep 24, 2016 at 4:47 pm
If your path is straight-back to straight-through, none of this 8802 stuff applies to you.
Dolph Lundgrenade
Sep 23, 2016 at 10:07 am
Bettinardi for me. But, I’m just interested in creative putter design, effect or not. What i game and what I like to window shop or oggle at are two different things. I game a Bettinardi now but could use a Low Tide or even some new Odyssey designs as well. Scotty is a cult thing now and his designs are lame.
Tom
Sep 23, 2016 at 10:38 am
Agreed