Balance-Certified B^3™
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| Club Reviewed: | Balance-Certified Golf Boston B Balance™ (B^3™) model by Dave Curry with Bidwell leather putter grip. Available in a limited production right hand model only. Price is $389 each. |
| Ball Used: | Titleist Pro V1, Callaway HX Tour |
| Location: | Course, Indoor, and Outdoor Practice Green |
Balance-Certified B^3 Review:
| Setup & Alignment |   Hard-Avg-Easy |
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| The B^3™ putter sets up nicely behind the ball. It features a full shaft offset hosel and dual alignment marks head design that sits squarely at address making alignment straightforward. The dark color of the head and the silver paint filled dual alignment lines makes a sharp contrast that enhances setup and alignment. | ||
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| Feel | Soft-Avg-Crisp |
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| This is where this putter stands out among others that we have reviewed. The putter, with Balance-Certified’s specially optimized Pro-Balance weight system, has a solid feel that is heightened by its ability to fine tune the feel with the adjustable system. The putter comes with three interchangeable weights to choose from. The putter head is milled from a solid block of carbon steel and features a zinc oxide black finish over a base nickel plating to enhance the feel. Curry’s patented top weight design concentrates the mass of the putter above the equator of the ball at impact producing over spin that gets the ball rolling quickly. | ||
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| Performance | Less-Avg-More |
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| The B^3™ putter’s modified Pro-Balance weight system, stepless steel shaft, and Dave Curry milled head were built to achieve a proper balance between the three parts. This engineered putter combined with the ability to fine tune feel with the adjustable weight allows a smooth, steady, consistent takeaway enabling a repeatable stroke. The putter promotes a one-piece takeaway by having a proper amount of weight placed in the hands. The finish proved to be durable as well as sufficient at reducing glare. Curry’s patented top weight putter head is designed to concentrate the mass of the putter above the equator of the ball at impact producing over spin getting the ball rolling quickly. We found this to be the case with true rolls off the putter face time and time again. | ||
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| Looks | ||
The B^3™ putter features an “anser-style” head with deep dark black finish. The heel and toe pads have the word “Sainara” stamped in Japanese meaning “good bye” as the ball goes into the hole. The putter head is 100 percent computer milled in the USA from a 12L14 solid billet of stainless steel, including the hosel. The company name and location appear in the cavity. The fit and finish are of high quality with clean mill lines. The putter comes with a Balance-Certified Golf putter cover manufactured by AM&E. |
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| Summary | ||
| We found the B^3™ putter designed by Dave Curry and Balance-Certified Golf to be a high performance putting machine. Dave Curry’s head design rolls the ball as pure as any in the industry. Combining Curry’s head design with a specially optimized Pro Balance System from Balance-Certified Golf creates a perfectly balanced and well engineered putter more so than others on the market. The feel is solid, and, well, balanced. Not too much weight in the head or hands, just a fine tuned putter that allows a consistently repeating stroke time and time again. The B^3™ putter receives high marks for ease of alignment, feel, and performance. The price of the B^3™ putter is high at $389 but we feel is warranted targeting a niche segment of golfers looking for a high-quality finely-tuned putting instrument just like those available on the professional tours by Balance-Certified and Dave Curry. Additional information on the B^3™ putters from Balance-Certified Golf can be found on their web site at www.balance-certified.com. Additional information on Dave Curry designed putters can be found on their website at www.bigoakputters.com. | ||
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