Bulls Eye Putter Info
Brad Kantor
I'm trying to find out information about the following three acushnet
putters:
1) Blade style Info printed at 30* angle across bottom
OSM 6P, John Reuter, JR. Made in USA, Acushnet, Putter Logo(R),
Bulls Eye(R)
2) Flange Style (but no flang wording) printed at 30* angle across
bottom
Designed by John Reuter, JR., Acushnet made in USA, Putter Logo(R),
Bulls Eye(R)
On back (flange side) - La Femme
3) Flange Style, printing straight accross.
PRO FEEL, Acushnet made in USA, Bulls Eye Logo, Putter Logo(R),
FLANGE.
There is no (R) registered trademark logo next to the Bulls Eye.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers!
Brad
KP
>3) Flange Style, printing straight accross.
> PRO FEEL, Acushnet made in USA, Bulls Eye Logo, Putter Logo(R),
>FLANGE.
> There is no (R) registered trademark logo next to the Bulls Eye.
I thought this one was mine but it is not exactly identical; it is the
same up to after the putter logo (R) but then says "HEEL SHAFTED" and
below that "FLANGE OFFSET". The putter looks something along the lines
of a Wizard 600 but is cast in brass of course. Also, it does not have
the fluted shaft Bullseyes are known for although there is a shaft
label that says Bulls Eye Soft 35", Made in USA.
If anyone can add to this post with info on this one I would
appreciate it very much.
Jim Parks
kei...@rocketmail.com (KP) wrote:
> Brad Kantor <bkantor@!nospam!visi.com> wrote:
> >3) Flange Style, printing straight accross.
> > PRO FEEL, Acushnet made in USA, Bulls Eye Logo, Putter Logo(R),
> >FLANGE.
> > There is no (R) registered trademark logo next to the Bulls Eye.
>
> I thought this one was mine but it is not exactly identical; it is the
> same up to after the putter logo (R) but then says "HEEL SHAFTED" and
> below that "FLANGE OFFSET". The putter looks something along the lines
> of a Wizard 600 but is cast in brass of course. Also, it does not have
> the fluted shaft Bullseyes are known for although there is a shaft
> label that says Bulls Eye Soft 35", Made in USA.
Your putter sounds like one of mine. It says it's a model 35A, and it
also says "heel shafted" and "flanged". Mine has two channels cut all
the way through the flange in a "T" shape. I don't have the putter in
front of me right now. Oh yeah, mine DOES have the fluted shaft. I
regripped mine, which some people say diminishes the value. But I like
to using this thing, not just looking at it. I'm going to search for a
site I found two years ago about Bull's Eye putters. I'll get back with
any info.
>
> If anyone can add to this post with info on this one I would
> appreciate it very much.
>
>
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Brad Kantor <bkantor@!nospam!visi.com> wrote:
> Thought I'd try again now that I have the putters in front of me.
>
> I'm trying to find out information about the following three acushnet
> putters:
>
> 1) Blade style Info printed at 30* angle across bottom
> OSM 6P, John Reuter, JR. Made in USA, Acushnet, Putter Logo(R),
> Bulls Eye(R)
Brad -- This one is an Old Standard, Medium Lie, 36" with a paddle grip.
Fact that it's an OS means it wasn't one of the "really" early ones. I
got one like it with standard grip and 35' length for my 12th birthday
in 1959( I still have it.). The company changed the "standard" model to
a rounded toe sometime before that, and the OS refers to the fact that
it had a squared off toe. It was made prett much continously for 30+
years after that. If it has an original wide paddle, leather grip, I'd
guess it was made in the 60's or very early 70's
>
> 2) Flange Style (but no flang wording) printed at 30* angle across
> bottom
> Designed by John Reuter, JR., Acushnet made in USA, Putter Logo
(R),
> Bulls Eye(R)On back (flange side) - La Femme
>
The LaFemme had to come out in the 60's as a woman's model with a
shorter shaft and (I think) a smaller grip. It, too was in production
for many years. It should have a leather grip, but
> 3) Flange Style, printing straight accross.
> PRO FEEL, Acushnet made in USA, Bulls Eye Logo, Putter Logo(R),
> FLANGE. There is no (R) registered trademark logo next to the Bulls
>Eye.
Ya got me with that one. Does it have the traditional Bullseye, or is
it a heel-shafted flange?
Ken
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
> Cheers!
> Brad
>
>
Brad Kantor
I've been trying to find info out for over a week, and the best I've found
is that it's probably pre-1970.
Cheers!
Brad
KP wrote:
I thought this one was mine but it is not exactly identical; it is the
same up to after the putter logo (R) but then says "HEEL SHAFTED" and
> below that "FLANGE OFFSET". The putter looks something along the lines
> of a Wizard 600 but is cast in brass of course. Also, it does not have
> the fluted shaft Bullseyes are known for although there is a shaft
> label that says Bulls Eye Soft 35", Made in USA.
>
Brad Kantor
Eye. Just out of curiosity, what does the heel shafted flange look like.
I'm assuming this is shafted right at the heel as opposed to about 1/3 of
the way in?
Cheers!
Brad
Dick Schneiders
>Fact that it's an OS means it wasn't one of the "really" early ones.
Mine says "LB-M-5-S" and says "Designed by John Rueter Jr" along with the other
logos and names mentioned.
Is this one of the early ones?
Dick Schneiders
Jim Parks
Brad Kantor <bkantor@!nospam!visi.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the info! As for the pro feel, it has the traditional
Bulls
> Eye. Just out of curiosity, what does the heel shafted flange look
like.
> I'm assuming this is shafted right at the heel as opposed to about
1/3 of
> the way in?
Exactly. The heel-shafted flanged putter was one of the most popular
putters in the 50s and 60s. Jack used one, Arnie used one. The Wilson
8802 is a very desirable heel-shafted flanged putter. The George Low
putters were h-s-f putters. Odyssey's DF880 looks a lot like my h-s-f
Bull's Eye. Try this link to look at the DF880.
http://www.clever.net/wwwmall/wheat/odyssey/putters.html
Jim Parks
35A, then it must be a 35" model, right. So Acushnet must have made
different puuter heads for different shaft lengths -- presumably to
maintain wieght and balance. Is this right? Now, what does the "A" in
35A stand for?
ken...@my-deja.com
Probably not. The only really early ones I've seen didn't have any of
those markings because there was only the standard model.
The LB means, IIRC, light blade. Also medium lie, 35", standard flat
topped grip.
The markings I remember from the 60s are LB, OS, Std. and HB.
And Jim Park's question about a 35A is probably from long after
I stopped being interested in Bullsye putters. Most likely
when they stopped using leather grips.
Ken
Brad Kantor
> PRO FEEL, Acushnet made in USA, Bulls Eye Logo, Putter Logo(R),
> FLANGE.
> There is no (R) registered trademark logo next to the Bulls Eye.
I was just staring at this guy again this afternoon and it struck me rather
funny how the shaft was mounted. Unlike the other two putters and other
Bulls Eye's I've seen, the shaft is mounted inside the hozel is opposed to
over it. (Along with a non-fluted shaft... but alas, there is a Bulls Eye
sticker on it!)
Anybody know what possessed them to change how the shaft was attached?
Anybody else notice this?
Cheers!
Brad
Craig
<bkantor@!nospam!visi.com> wrote:
>
> Thought I'd try again now that I have the putters in front of me.
>
> I'm trying to find out information about the following three acushnet
> putters:
>
> 1) Blade style Info printed at 30* angle across bottom
> OSM 6P, John Reuter, JR. Made in USA, Acushnet, Putter Logo(R),
> Bulls Eye(R)
Mine is exactly like this one, except it says FL M 3 P instead of
OSM 6P. What does that lettering mean, and about how much are these
worth?
Also, regarding the paddle style leather grip, are these grips
illegal? I heard somewhere they were, but maybe that was just a rumor.
Actually, I'm kind of hoping these putters are not really too
valuable, because one day, after duffing a chip shot, I got mad and
slammed my wedge into the ground... or at least it would have hit the
ground had the shaft of my Bulls Eye putter not gotten in the way. So
now I have this rather large dent in the shaft. Still works great
though! ;-) BTW, any way to fix that dent?
Thanks for any info.
Brad Kantor
Flanged, Medium Lie, 33" w/ paddle grip. Am I anywhere close? As for the
paddle grip being illegal, that would suprise me but be entirely possible.
As for $$$, I've heard from a few sources that most all of the Acushnet
Bulls Eye brass putters are worth between $40-$60 depending on model and
condition. I believe this to be quite steep for some. The one's that are
worth $$$ are any that were made before Acushnet bought out John Reuter
(therefore, no Acushnet logo on them).
Cheers!
Brad
Teresa Williamson
clubs in the trunk :-( )
FL M 4 S is on the heel of mine, as well as the original leather
grip, along with the other logo things on the bottom.
TIA,
--
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