Equipment
Review: SeeMore Giant M1T Putter
Pros: RifleScope alignment system ensures that the putter is aimed at the target. The Giant M1T is larger than most SeeMore putters to improve forgiveness, as well as the effectiveness of its alignment aids.
Cons: The SeeMore method isn’t for everyone. Forward shaft lean at address defeats the putter’s purpose.
Who’s it for: Golfers looking to improve their putting mechanics, as well as fans of oversized-blade style putters who are a fit for the SeeMore system.
Overview
SeeMore is a putter company known for its original FGP model, used for nearly a decade by two-time major champion Zach Johnson (’15 British Open, ’07 Masters). That Johnson has stayed with the same putter for 10 years says a great deal about his confidence in the company’s technology.
SeeMore offers a diverse line of putters, however, with the vast majority being center-shafted. Some heads are traditional in size, while others are much larger. Mallets, anser-shape, blade and barrel are some of the looks available. SeeMore offers seven different grades of putter, ranging in price from $150 to $495.
This review begins with an understanding of the unique SeeMore system, called RifleScope Technology, or RST for short. After clarification, we examine my session on the SAM putting system, followed by a series of rounds of golf, specific to the Giant M1T putter.
SeeMore’s Giant putters, which are shown in the photo above and detailed in more depth here, respond to the need for greater forgiveness by increasing moment of a inertia (MOI), through widely-spread weights on the perimeters of the expanded club heads.
Our setup to testing began with a study of RST. Each SeeMore blade has an identical, top-of-the-heel design of two white lines around a red oval or elipse. The bottom portion of each SeeMore shaft is colored black, making the two white lines stand out clearly against this darkness. For the face angle to be properly aligned, the white lines must be completely visible and the red dot, completely obscured. SeeMore offers a 30-second video on how to properly achieve this alignment.
The Review
The putter I reviewed was the Giant M1T, introduced in January of 2016 at the PGA Show in Orlando. The club weighs in at 355 grams and is available in lengths from 30 to 39 inches (with standard and counter balanced options available). Standard loft is 2.5 degrees, with a toe-to-heel length of 5.3 inches. The putter face is 1.2 inches deep, with an extra 0.4 inches of depth on the flange. The head is milled aluminum with copper weights, and is face-balanced at impact. The added copper weighting, not found in the smaller SeeMore heads, increase the MOI of the putter and, as you’ll read, make a difference in a certain golfer’s putting performance.
The M1T putter retails for $295, placing it in the middle of the cost spectrum of SeeMore putters. In shape and styling, it looks more like a traditional anser-style putter than any of the company’s other Giant putters.
The Giant M1T was pitted against a TaylorMade Rossa mallet putter that had been in the bag for the better part of a decade. What I liked most about the Rossa was the combination of shaft angle and putter insert. The angle felt comfortably flattish to me (I’m 5-feet 9-inches tall), and the face insert always gave a sensation of soft contact. The Giant M1T offered the same two attributes, albeit without a face insert. So from ground zero, the putters were tied.
Impact with the TaylorMade Rossa
In the data I collected on SAM PuttLab, which analyses the way a golfer moves his or her putter, the years of squaring the Rossa led to a 0.1-degree closure (almost square) versus a 1.4-degree open alignment at address with the SeeMore. This differential could be attributed to the massive 2-degree open first set-up, but certainly, my aim was better with the Rossa. By the time we got to impact, however, things had changed.
Impact with the SeeMore Giant M1T
With the SeeMore, my average face angle at impact was 0.7 degrees open, a movement of 0.7 degrees in the proper direction. With the Rossa, my average impact face angle was 1.3-degrees closed, a 1.2-degree variance. I’m not a putting expert, but for my game the half-degree improvement is substantial. More importantly, the closer to square (0 degrees), the better. At this point, my performance with the SeeMore begins to stretch ahead of the Rossa.
One final set of numbers convinced me of the value of trying one putter over the other. An examination of the variables of face rotation revealed that the Rossa putter was, on average:
- 1.2-degrees open 10 centimeters prior to strike
- 1.3-degrees closed at impact
- 8.1 degrees closed 10 centimeters after the hit, on average.
Face Rotation with the Rossa
The consistency of my rotation weighed in at 72 percent. I passed that class, but with a grade of C. In contrast, the Giant M1T offered this set of numbers:
- 2.6 degrees open at 10 centimeters prior
- 0.7 degrees open at impact
- 6.2 degrees closed at 10 centimeters post-strike.
Face Rotation with the SeeMore Giant M1T
Consistency of rotation jumped up to 90 percent, all the way to an A- grade. In the final analysis, SAM gave my putts with the TaylorMade a 68.8 percent overall rating, versus a 75.9 percent for the SeeMore.
The Takeaway
The SeeMore Giant M1T replaced the Rossa in my bag for a 3-week journey through the states of the Southeastern U.S. Taking the putter to the course is critical in my estimation, as a laboratory setting is consistent, without distractions and offers a view of how a putter should perform. I wanted to know how the Giant M1T would perform on actual greens and diverse grasses.
I golfed in the Pinehurst, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Tampa areas during that stretch, and hit the ball well from tee to green. Those rounds took place after my SAM fitting, and add the intangible to the scientific. I often found myself a good distance (over 40 feet) from the hole, but was able to approach the cup remarkably well with the new putter. Although I don’t have precise statistics on three-putt greens, I do know that my number of three-whacks was minimal.
Also important was the number of putts that I holed in the intermediate (15-35 feet) range. I’ve always been a distance-over-direction guy, so getting the ball within 18 inches of the cup on the first putt trumps being spot on with my aim. The consistency of rotation of the SeeMore putter bore fruit, and more mid-length putts tumbled into the cup for an unexpected birdie or par save.
As for the short putts, the ones from 15 feet and in? Those also benefited from less face rotation. I was more consistently on the mark when confronted by a putt that I presumed I could make, unlike the aforementioned putt ranges, where close-enough was good enough.
The end result is this: The Giant M1T will remain in my bag through this year’s competitive season. Having just turned 50, I’ll try my hand at some of our local and regional senior events. What I will need is 100 percent confidence in my putter to save me from errant shots and capitalize on accurate ones. I expect the Giant M1T to offer these opportunities. My review is a positive one for this putter. If you’ve tried SeeMore putters in the past, with mixed results, give the company another look with their Giant series. Your perfect flat stick might be among the offerings.
Special thanks to Kevin and Donna at Woods To Wedges Buffalo for their expertise in running the SAM device for this review.
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs here.
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Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 12:28 pm
John Rogers from Facebook,
I believe that Lexi is using a twig from Cure Putters.
Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 12:27 pm
Keith Olson from Facebook,
I did not anticipate an oversized putter, but found that this one is, as you say, quite nice.
Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 12:26 pm
Ben Lewin from Facebook,
The putter came as-is to me. 34 inches long and standard SeeMore grip. I did not like the grip and replaced it with a SuperStroke grip (can’t give you specs, as putter is not with me.)
chris m
May 9, 2016 at 5:57 pm
did I miss something? I didn’t know zach won the “2016 Open”…in fact, I don’t know if anyone won it, yet.
Andrew Prezioso
May 10, 2016 at 11:10 am
Thanks for catching that, chris m. We updated the post
Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 12:23 pm
There I go, playing the role of sooth-sayer again. Thanks, chris m.
Double Mocha Man
May 8, 2016 at 9:23 pm
I have one of the original See More FGP putters I picked up for a few bucks on eBay. It swings beautifully and has a nice soft feel but using my dominant right eye (right hander) it looks like I’ve leaned the putter backward at address. No black bottom of the shaft on mine… but I still have no problem covering the red dot with the shaft.
Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 12:24 pm
I think that we have a tendency to deloft our putters, given that many of them have 3-4 degrees of loft. How many degrees of loft does that FGP of yours have, Double Mocha Man?
Double Mocha Man
May 10, 2016 at 3:49 pm
69
Double Mocha Man
May 10, 2016 at 5:12 pm
Whoever posted “69” I am not sure how you hijacked my username but that was a very childish response.
Ron, not sure of the loft, minimal, I am sure.
Ronald Montesano
May 10, 2016 at 9:55 pm
I actually like the idea of having my left (forward) wrist a bit notched, as opposed to straight. I’ve been forward-pressing for so long that the notion of true loft is refreshing.
O
May 8, 2016 at 10:55 am
You can’t go back on the million negative and small-minded comments you already put up Mary, but you wouldn’t understand that since somebody locked you up and threw away the key at the mad house a long time ago
10-8 Smizzle
May 8, 2016 at 1:29 pm
I’ve never been negative. I’ve been honest.
I don’t always post on golfwrx…
But when I do it’s truthful
Ronald Montesano
May 8, 2016 at 7:33 pm
We appreciate any posts written with thought and intent. Our perspectives are incomplete and your insights allow us to fill out each complex issue.
Ronald Montesano
May 8, 2016 at 7:34 pm
Feel like the train left the station before I arrived on this one…
Ronald Montesano
May 7, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Totally trolling for reactions, y’all. You can pick more than one “Reaction” up above.
Ronald Montesano
May 7, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Part of the business, friend, part of the business.
O
May 8, 2016 at 10:53 am
No he doesn’t, Mary, because you just irritated and insulted the man. Now apologize, you little girl
10-8 Smizzle
May 8, 2016 at 1:26 pm
See what I got to put up with Ron….
Text book self loather and takes it out on me
Ronald Montesano
May 8, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Certainly would prefer to know what you think about SeeMore, the review and the putter, O. Any thoughts?