Newport 2 "Beach"!!

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11-24-2007 11:34 AM
davevandyk

Newport 2 "Beach"!!

Sorry, i am super pumped this morning. I love my new SS Newport 2 putter but have always loved the feel and sound that my Newport Beach used to make that I owned previous to the Newport 2. So basically i wanted a Newport 2 beach putter. Well i found a place in the states that is just perfecting the ability to "beach" putters who is actually the same guy i always send my putters to get refinished to.

Well i was browsing the golf sites and found a relatively nice, silghtly beat up Newport 2 for really cheap that i bought and now sent off to get refinished and hopefully "beached". Really pumped as it should cost me under $200 for the putter, the refinish and the "beaching". I will post some pics of the putter as is now, and hopefully within a month, i will be able to send some updated pics of the putter new, hopefully my "holy grail" of putters!
11-24-2007 01:16 PM
spackler

If you don't mind me asking, where are you sending it? Should be awesome.
11-24-2007 03:43 PM
davevandyk

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Originally Posted by spackler

If you don't mind me asking, where are you sending it? Should be awesome.

Sending it to Colbert Putter Plating in Blaine, MN. Kevin has done a bunch of my putters so far and he's awesome at them. You can check out putterplating.com to see what he does. He told me he was just perfecting it and should be offering it in about 2 weeks. I have the putter mailed to him today and am gonna get the Stainless Steel treatment, face milling and then the "beaching". Not sure if i am gonna stamp the initials on there yet, perhaps the Maple leaf with the initials inside like the pic below.
11-24-2007 03:45 PM
Hacker

Awesome!! I really like my Newport Beached.........I can't wait to see your finished putter
11-24-2007 04:30 PM
jonf

I have to ask. What exactly is a beach finish?
11-24-2007 04:43 PM
jvincent

A "Beach" putter has a slot cut in it to change the sound it makes when you hit the ball.
11-24-2007 05:29 PM
jonf

Thanks. I know exactly what you're talking about now.
11-24-2007 05:32 PM
davevandyk

ya the beaching changing the sound of the ptter and the feel. It gives it a more "crisp" feeling, and i find it gives me a lot more feedback on the quality of strike.
11-24-2007 06:14 PM
Hacker

Dave,

I'm having my initials put inside a Maple Leaf on my Beached Newport as well - I just love that look.

I'm also glad to hear that you have good results with Colbert........I can't believe his prices - the SC Studio has gotten a tad crazy of late
11-24-2007 07:13 PM
MusicMan

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Originally Posted by Hacker

Awesome!! I really like my Newport Beached.........I can't wait to see your finished putter

you mean my newport beach! i miss her so much!
11-24-2007 07:18 PM
Indio

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Originally Posted by Jarred Perl

you mean my newport beach! i miss her so much!

Thats no way to treat a lady Junior :rolleyes :rolleyes
11-24-2007 09:09 PM
Hacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarred Perl

you mean my newport beach! i miss her so much!

Yet you haven't so much as asked about her............:rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes
11-24-2007 09:14 PM
spackler

Sounds great! I knew Palombi and Slighter were doing them, I didn't realize Colbert was as well. I'm keen to see how nice this comes back, he does such nice work.
11-25-2007 02:56 AM
davevandyk

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Originally Posted by spackler

Sounds great! I knew Palombi and Slighter were doing them, I didn't realize Colbert was as well. I'm keen to see how nice this comes back, he does such nice work.

i talked to him the other day about doing it and he said that he wasn't yet, but hoping to in the next couple weeks, as long as the perfecting goes well. If not i will just get him to straight refinish and will have two mint SS Newport 2's!
05-18-2008 07:46 PM
davevandyk

here we go people... finally got my new putter now that i am back into the country for a couple weeks! It is beyond what i thought it would be, he did a PHENOMENAL job and even got the "titleist" name off of the face for me.

I'll try and upload pics... they are too big!
05-19-2008 10:38 AM
The Saint

Thanks Dave!!...:not-worth:-)

Open them using MS Photo Editor and re-size them (imaging>resize)
05-19-2008 10:48 AM
The Saint

This is What Kevin did to a Studio Design 2 I got from Lance last year. When I picked it up all the finish was off of it. I really like the SD 2's and don't plan on selling it so I pimped it with nickle plating, CND flag, initials etc.
05-19-2008 12:01 PM
MusicMan

IS THAT A RED DOT ON THE HEEL!?! we're making fake tour putters now are we?
05-19-2008 12:37 PM
The Saint

It's my putter and I can do anything I want.. na-na-na-boo-boo:lmfao
05-19-2008 12:45 PM
spackler

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Originally Posted by Chris St. Michael

It's my putter and I can do anything I want.. na-na-na-boo-boo:lmfao

lol! That's it exactly, who cares? Chris isn't going to sell it with the CSM on it, and if he does he's not going to list it as a tour putter. The maple leaf engraving makes it obvious it's not Scotty's work. It's just an OTR putter (that looks awesome Chris), Scotty pumps these out to the tune of 200,000 putters a year. Why not customize it if you want? Who says you can't paint your car a different colour? Some of the nicest OTRs I've seen have had non-CS work done to them. A mod on TCC had a mil-spec done up in OC and beached. Looked awesome. Another one had a Classic I finished in OC. It happens a lot.

Looking forward to seeing the NP2 at the beach pics, Dave.
05-19-2008 01:39 PM
Ginker

Chris that looks awsome!!
05-20-2008 09:04 PM
davevandyk

here are some pics of the newly finished beauty!!! Sorry the sole pic didn't turn out good, but the topline pic really shows the 'beaching' which is perfectly done, not too bad for the first putter being tried on!!

I always really liked the fact that he was able to mill the face and how it removed the 'Titleist' from the face, making a much cleaner look!!

All in all, i couldn't be happier with the putter, will def make a run at the bag with the newly acquired Oil Can Laguna and ultra MOI/reliable TM Monza Inza!!

If you ever are questioning Colbert's workmanship just look at the before and after pictures. There was a ton of dings/dents in this putter when he received it, and now it looks new to me, i can't find one ding on this baby and the finish looks PERFECT!!
05-20-2008 09:23 PM
spackler

Looks really nice. Did he mill the face down to get rid of the Titleist engraving, or did he weld over it and then re-mill? If he milled it, how much weight did you lose?
05-20-2008 09:45 PM
The Saint

Great job... You must be pleased. Looks fantastic Dave.:thumbsup
05-20-2008 09:53 PM
Ginker

Nice Dave.. Enjoy it!
05-21-2008 07:23 AM
davevandyk

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Originally Posted by spackler

Looks really nice. Did he mill the face down to get rid of the Titleist engraving, or did he weld over it and then re-mill? If he milled it, how much weight did you lose?

I am not positive, but i believe he just milled it and the titleist was gone. He told me the weight loss was neglegible so he wasn't too concerned. But to answer your question, i am not sure how much weight was lost, but i def can't tell the difference!
05-21-2008 08:51 AM
spackler

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Originally Posted by davevandyk

I am not positive, but i believe he just milled it and the titleist was gone. He told me the weight loss was neglegible so he wasn't too concerned. But to answer your question, i am not sure how much weight was lost, but i def can't tell the difference!

Well that's the key. Very cool project, thanks for sharing it.