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I have an old putter with which I want to add a sight line (or whatever it's called).

Has anyone done this before? What is the best way to do it?

My wife has some paint pens so I figured I could try that.

Or should I file a line into the actual head and then fill it in with the paint?

Thanks!

Paint pen should be fine...I used Liquid Paper (I prefer white). Important points: sweet spots aren't always dead center so find the sweet spot before marking the line. Use masking tape to make sure you mark the line square to the putter face and have clean, sharp edges. I wouldn't etch the metal, at least at first, until you are certain you're satisfied with the mark...you can mark it first, etch and re-mark later.

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Make sure to use a square too. I put a sight line on my Odyssey 2-ball, marking it in pencil first, then used a Sharpie.

Thanks, I will.

I plan on doing it this weekend.

I put a sight-line on an Odyssey Two Ball before you could buy them with lines already on (couldn't get used to lining up my putts). Didn't fancy make a mess of it with paint or permanent marker so used a small strip of self adhesive narrow coachline - you know, the stuff you may put down the side of your car to make it go-faster! Worked fine, didn't come unstuck and peeled-off nicely (leaving no marks) with a touch of white spirit when I sold it on eBay.

Thanks!

I had a small sticker strip on the putter. But it's an old putter so I don't use a head cover and the sticker doesn't last very long due to the bag chatter.

I refurbish Scotty Cameron putters as a hobby......some of which do not have sight-lines (Newport Beach 1.5 for example). If a client wants one added, I have found the best way is to use a drill-press. I clamp the putter-head face-down in a sliding drill-vice and slide the whole thing into a cutting-type drill bit. It isn't easy because putters have a loft (usually 4*) and the flange of the putter may have a step.

It gives a perfectly straight line which I fill with white enamel (I used to use BMW Arctic White auto touch-up paint - for no other reason than I had some and it dries quickly)...remove excess when dry with cotton bud dampened with cellulose thinners.

Instead of a sight-line, have you considered a sight dot on the top edge of the putter head? (like the Cameron Coronado).... again, this can simply be done with a drill-press and is a little easier.

Any tips on finding the sweetspot?

Thanks for the info!

I hate dots! My Imola TP has a dot and I'm considering adding a line to that as well.

Hey, what if I send you my old putter- can you refinish it and add a sight-line? How much would that cost?

Unfortunately, Tape alignment is illegal.

Hold the putter by the shaft in one hand and a ball in the fingertips of the other and bounce the ball off the face, working you way toward the heel and then the toe...you will notice when you're on the heel side of the sweetspot the toe will deflect in and when you bounce the ball off the toe side the opposite will occur...when you hit the sweetspot you'll see no reaction from the heel or toe and you'll feel it. This is an inexact science so I'd suggest putting a temporary mark on top and put the ball down and putt it a few times just to make sure. Someone else here may have a more reliable method but this is how I was taught...sometimes the actual sweetspot will be to one side or the other of a thick sightline.

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I could do that but I think the cost of shipping between the US and Scotland would be prohibitive. If it's a Cameron, it would probably be cheaper for you to get them to do it (they do offer that service).

Don't take this the wrong way, but if it's not an old Cameron or Bettinardi, the cost of refurb would be more than the putter may be worth.

Ah ha! I didn't see your location.


No, I understand. It's an old Golfsmith component putter that I assembled. And you're right, it WOULD be cheaper to replace. I actually have about 25 putters (6 Cameron, 3 Bettinardi, 4 TM Rossa etc...) but this putter has consistently been my favorite....and I love it!

Thanks for tip.
I guess a little of trial and error is involved, but it seems to work.