As a journalist I’m naturally sceptical. As a golf journalist and reviewer of golf products I’ve got more trust in estate agents than the publicity surrounding some equipment I’ve tried.
However there comes a time when you have to hold up both hands and accept most of the claims made for a product – and I’ve just become a convert to Zen-ism!
The UK suppliers of the
Zen Oracle Tour putter – the club with a hole in its head – sent me one to try for some early feedback and with minimal practice, my putting was transformed.
The club has the shape and weight of an Odyssey 2-ball putter, but with a hole behind the club face which can act as a training device to promote a smooth through swing.
With just five minutes practice on the pro-shop carpet in front of some intrigued Sunday morning golfers, I set off to see if both the technique and hardware would marry into results.
