Rife Island Series Bimini Heel Shafted Putter (Right Hand)

Product Review

The Rife Island Series Bimini Putter is designed for traditionalist players, with a refined design for optimum feel and playability. Inspired by the classic 8802 blade, the Bimini features a true blade design with additional Rife performance features. The blade has a slight raised toe as well as Rife's patented RollGroove Face Technology for the most immediate forward roll available. However, the Bimini does not have the vertical notch on the back edge of the top line like most Rife putters, for the most traditionally designed blade putter available from Rife. Like all Rife putters, the Bimini is made out of 100 percent milled 304 stainless steel. The Bimini putter comes with a magnetic clasp headcover.

Rife's Patented RollGroove Technology:
Conventional putters chip the ball out of its depression with four to six degrees of loft, creating a slight backspin until the ball hits the ground and the friction of the grass causes the ball to skip or skid before it begins its true forward roll. By contrast, Rife putters feature precisely milled and spaced grooves that grip, hold, and release the ball into an immediate forward roll, eliminating the skipping and skidding created by traditional putters, for a more consistent and accurate roll on every stroke with less loft (1.5 to two degrees compared to the four to six degrees of loft on a conventional putter). Without the grooves holding the ball through the depression, the ball would slide up the face (like it does with a traditional flat face putter) losing energy and creating very inconsistent distance control. With RollGroove Technology the effects of grass grain on your ball are greatly reduced because the ball is not skipping or skidding (high friction) but rolling immediately (low friction) so your ball will hold the line better and your reads will be truer.

Assembly and Construction:

• Winn custom AVS grip
• True temper flare tip shaft
• Head cover with magnet clasps
• Body: CNC milled 304 stainless steel

Specifications:

• Head weight: 330 grams
• Lie angle: 70 degrees
• Loft of head: 2 degrees
• Shaft kickback: 0.5 degree (shaft leans back away from the face toward the right eye)
• Effective loft: 1.5 degree (head loft minus kickback)
• Groove to land ratio: 1 to 3 (groove width 45/1,000 inches to land 15/1,000 inches)

What's in the Box?
Bimini putter, head cover

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