I like putters. I like finding old ones and even use them. My first good putter was a Wright & Ditson Cash-in that I got in about 1960. It was commonly used in the 1940s and 50s and is the kind Horton Smith, no slouch on the green, used.

When I was growing up, the Bulls Eye was the putter to have. All the pros used one, and all the amateurs who wanted to be cool had one. It was the Scotty Cameron Newport of its day. I found one in the used putter bin last fall and bought it ($9.99). It was a little bent up, so my pro straightened it out and it’s the putter I’m currently using.

I love it. It’s pretty brass color is unique (my snob appeal) and it just feels like it puts me into partnership with the ball.

A few days ago I was browsing through another used putter bin and found a Wilson Billy Casper model (also $9.99). This is a mallet putter that he used to putt the lights out. It to feels very nice, and the rebound from the sweet spot is fabulous. I might play a few rounds with it, but I’ll stick to the Bulls-Eye unless I get around in 28 putts with the Casper.

Old golf clubs put me in contact with golf history, and that’s part of the enjoyment of golf for me. We’ve gone way past wooden drivers and the clanky irons, but the old putters still work, and I’ll keep looking for them.

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