This is just vertical hinging, right.

Matching the putterhead with the ball in the follow-through is no less than rubbish IMO. Lag pressure feel IS distancecontrol.

Bagger - the original topic is OK - delete the promotion speeches if you need to

Hi B,

Sorry, let me fix that up right now.

Cheers

Alex :)

Hi Butch,

Have you tried ironing it under a towell on a very gentle heat?

It is a travel mat and the only way we can get it in the box is by folding it.

Sorry this has detracted from your enjoyment of the product.

Cheers

Alex

What kind of substantive data are you looking for? I have been a user for 3 years and the product works. :confused:

1putt,

Alex's edited post helps explain things much better, but it's still a little fuzzy. VJ is our resident putting expert and is confused about the merits as well.

I'm going to defer to VJ regarding the products usefulness.

My 4 foot wooden dowels "work". I've been using them for over a year. All I can tell you is, they WORK! :)
I also have a mag light attached to a pvc pipe that I was using last night in the house. WOW! my takeaway is fixed! No kidding it "works"!

See my point?

I'm moving this thread into the Drills, Training Aids, and Equipment where it belongs.

Hi Bagger,

Can I ask you to nominate the three best putters in LBG and I'll send them one for a review - no strings attached.

It's just that I can rant on about the Boom all day but only when you hear it from someone you know isn't on the payroll you might believe it.

Cheers

Alex :)

PS There's no reason the dowell and the torch wont work on the Boom too.

PPS Or is it OK if I ask for the best putters to come forward so we can do a test?

Data about boom.
 

I have a boom and can attest to it's merits.

I am in no way affiliated with the product but won one off of another website.

I don't know about the merits of different putting strokes and am not here to argue it one way or another. My personal opinion is that while I perfer the shoulder only putting stroke that vj talks about in another thread, putting and chipping are such a personal part of the game that there is no one set way to do it.

A putting mat in general is going to help increase your distance control. I'm an excellent putter and used to spend 10 min. a night putting on a putting mat 6 ft. long.

My experience with the boomerang is that it increases the regular benefits of a putting mat to the extreme. The ball in the lip helps to narrow the target thereby improving ability to putt to a certain spot some but far and away it improves your distance control because the putted ball must be moving the right speed with little variance to knock the trapped ball out. Too fast, too slow or not hit on the right spot and the ball that is trapped in the lip will not come out. And of course, it is fun thereby increasing the chances that the average golfer like myself will use it more often and for a longer period of time.

I do wish that the carpet was wrinkle proof or more flexible or something. Not so that I could unpack it at home better but so that I could take it on the road if I have to stay at a hotel. One good feature is that the putting cup and angled area is not attached to the mat, so I could just use a regular mat with it but most mats also have a problem with wrinkles and creases.

All in all, a good product. Definitely worth the money (if you use it after getting it) unless you are struggling with putting and distance control, then it's well worth more than the money it costs. Biggest strength - definitely improves distance control. Biggest weakness - putting mat seems to be of lower quality than most mats. Overall, I'd say 8 out of 10.

Hi Rob,

It's a trade off to get it in the box but if you iron it on a low heat under a towel to protect it it should get very flat and then roll very well. The Tournament version of the mat is 50% longer and 90% thicker, it comes rolled to avoid any creases in the first place.

Also this mat is not a "traditional putting mat", we tried numerous and found them, too heavy, not foldable, not durable but most of all - they were all too slow. This one has been chosen for it's speed and after all that's what counts, Carnoustie stimps at 11-11.5. It's also been colour matched to the Open Greens (I was there). It's a woven plastic fibre, not a tufted pile so it has no nap. But even though a lot of design went into this little surface, this is only the bit to get you to the business end of the thing anyway.

The comnined effect of mat and Boomerang means that if you miss your objective on the there is only one variable left - your stroke.

I'm pleased you're enjoying your Boom. Thanks for the review, you said it much better than me. Let me have your Boomerang Average if you have a chance.

Cheers

Alex :)

Hi Thom,

BoomTech may not be everyone's cup of tea but it impressed Geoff Magnum enough to put us on his home page :)

Cheers

Alex

hinging
 

I watched the a few of the clips. Seem like he's a proponent of square to square claming that putting on an arc requires "perefect timing". I actually don't think putting on an arc (open to closed) requires any timing at all. If your ball poisition and mechanics are correct the face will be square at impact.

I've tried putting "square to square" and found it requires manipulation and is not a normal motion - at least not for me.

Gonna go watch some more clips now...