TP Mills - Post your Putter

[MattM97]

On 4/30/2025 at 3:51 PM, nzio said:

Asked for a custom Trad II just to my liking for like $700.

 

.... just to get a mail back that it's US shipping only - I'm from Europe. Disappointing I must say. 

 

Anyone who can recommend other alternatives?  🤥

 

 

 

Either someone could reship it for you or find a shipping service that will ship to Europe for you. 

[golftech]

11 hours ago, newportbeach said:

 

What finish is on this beauty? 

Yes, this is touched.  And it’s still my gamer…

[ngood]

4 hours ago, MattM97 said:

 

4 hours ago, MattM97 said:

 

Edited May 2 by ngood
Mistake

[nzio]

5 hours ago, MattM97 said:

 

Either someone could reship it for you or find a shipping service that will ship to Europe for you. 

Yeah thanks, but not sure if worth the hassle.

 

I went with Nordberg instead speaks my language and no custom dutys, win win 🙂 

[etodd]

Alright... she's here!

 

First off, I love the lore behind David and the whole TP Mills brand. He is a sort this mystical guy to where you inquire about buying a putter, and maybe he lets you, maybe not haha. You just have to stay persistent with him. Craftsmanship looks great, and you can really tell this is old fashioned. It's all hand polished, corners softened, etc. As far as the stamping, I'm pretty picky, but I really like what I ended up with. I had mentioned the bowtie smiley on the neck which he followed through with!

 

Now for the nitpicks... In the cavity, the "Mills" script is a little double stamped, and double paint filled. I'm probably going to try and remove the paint from the thinner lines so they aren't as easy to spot, but that's just my OCD. I get that things like this come with the hand stamping territory and that's also a part of what makes it special. What makes is unique. Few other paint splotches here and there but a little acetone cleared those up. The only other thing is the stock chrome shaft is pretty heavily scratched about halfway up. Not too sure what happened there, but i'm probably gonna throw in a matte black TT shaft anyways, so that's not a problem. I had asked for an Iomic Pistol if possible as well, and it showed up with a SS 1.0 PT, but i'm not complaining haha. A little harder to source that one if you don't keep them on hand.

 

All in all, very satisfied and love this Ming shape. I usually go for a deep mill too so this definitely feels more firm. We'll see if she creeps into the bag over my OZ haha. Also, the last picture really shows off the torching on the Dixie Grey. Just lovely.

 

Spec: Ming SS Plumbers Neck, Dixie Grey Finish, 350G, 34.5"

 

👍

[newportbeach]

6 hours ago, etodd said:

Alright... she's here!

 

First off, I love the lore behind David and the whole TP Mills brand. He is a sort this mystical guy to where you inquire about buying a putter, and maybe he lets you, maybe not haha. You just have to stay persistent with him. Craftsmanship looks great, and you can really tell this is old fashioned. It's all hand polished, corners softened, etc. As far as the stamping, I'm pretty picky, but I really like what I ended up with. I had mentioned the bowtie smiley on the neck which he followed through with!

 

Now for the nitpicks... In the cavity, the "Mills" script is a little double stamped, and double paint filled. I'm probably going to try and remove the paint from the thinner lines so they aren't as easy to spot, but that's just my OCD. I get that things like this come with the hand stamping territory and that's also a part of what makes it special. What makes is unique. Few other paint splotches here and there but a little acetone cleared those up. The only other thing is the stock chrome shaft is pretty heavily scratched about halfway up. Not too sure what happened there, but i'm probably gonna throw in a matte black TT shaft anyways, so that's not a problem. I had asked for an Iomic Pistol if possible as well, and it showed up with a SS 1.0 PT, but i'm not complaining haha. A little harder to source that one if you don't keep them on hand.

 

All in all, very satisfied and love this Ming shape. I usually go for a deep mill too so this definitely feels more firm. We'll see if she creeps into the bag over my OZ haha. Also, the last picture really shows off the torching on the Dixie Grey. Just lovely.

 

Spec: Ming SS Plumbers Neck, Dixie Grey Finish, 350G, 34.5"

 

👍

 

Love it thanks for sharing! 

[jonradus]

12 hours ago, etodd said:

Alright... she's here!

 

First off, I love the lore behind David and the whole TP Mills brand. He is a sort this mystical guy to where you inquire about buying a putter, and maybe he lets you, maybe not haha. You just have to stay persistent with him. Craftsmanship looks great, and you can really tell this is old fashioned. It's all hand polished, corners softened, etc. As far as the stamping, I'm pretty picky, but I really like what I ended up with. I had mentioned the bowtie smiley on the neck which he followed through with!

 

Now for the nitpicks... In the cavity, the "Mills" script is a little double stamped, and double paint filled. I'm probably going to try and remove the paint from the thinner lines so they aren't as easy to spot, but that's just my OCD. I get that things like this come with the hand stamping territory and that's also a part of what makes it special. What makes is unique. Few other paint splotches here and there but a little acetone cleared those up. The only other thing is the stock chrome shaft is pretty heavily scratched about halfway up. Not too sure what happened there, but i'm probably gonna throw in a matte black TT shaft anyways, so that's not a problem. I had asked for an Iomic Pistol if possible as well, and it showed up with a SS 1.0 PT, but i'm not complaining haha. A little harder to source that one if you don't keep them on hand.

 

All in all, very satisfied and love this Ming shape. I usually go for a deep mill too so this definitely feels more firm. We'll see if she creeps into the bag over my OZ haha. Also, the last picture really shows off the torching on the Dixie Grey. Just lovely.

 

Spec: Ming SS Plumbers Neck, Dixie Grey Finish, 350G, 34.5"

 

👍

Weird about the scratches on the shaft. That slight double stamping and non-perfect paintfill is common on many of these custom Mills putters. None of them are “perfect” because they’re made by him. I actually see imperfections on every boutique putter if I look close enough. I bet the sound and feel of yours is awesome. I don’t recall owning a Ming ever, but I’ve owned a bunch of trad 2s and the rolled bumpers have the best sound/feel of all the Mills putters.

[etodd]

27 minutes ago, jonradus said:

Weird about the scratches on the shaft. That slight double stamping and non-perfect paintfill is common on many of these custom Mills putters. None of them are “perfect” because they’re made by him. I actually see imperfections on every boutique putter if I look close enough. I bet the sound and feel of yours is awesome. I don’t recall owning a Ming ever, but I’ve owned a bunch of trad 2s and the rolled bumpers have the best sound/feel of all the Mills putters.

Yep, feels great! Rolled probably 200 putts last night! Already reached out to David and he got back with me quick about the shaft. Not a big deal, I think something rubbed on it in either in shipping to me, or shipping to him. I seem to have misplaced my calipers, so i’m just waiting on his confirmation if it’s a .355 or .370 and i’ll throw one in! All in all, very happy. I’m just a stickler.

Edited May 3 by etodd

[hwwong]

Posting this for posterity and your viewing pleasure.  Yes, thinking about another custom has me in another TP Mills binge/rabbit hole.

 

 

[kmcb]

I picked this one up second hand and I don’t really know much about it. Can anyone provide any info on this model? Appreciate any insight!

 

 

 

[jonradus]

53 minutes ago, kmcb said:

I picked this one up second hand and I don’t really know much about it. Can anyone provide any info on this model? Appreciate any insight!

 

 

 

I saw this pop up and knew it would sell instantly to some lucky leftie. Nice score.

[MattM97]

3 hours ago, kmcb said:

I picked this one up second hand and I don’t really know much about it. Can anyone provide any info on this model? Appreciate any insight!

 

 

 

 

Best bet email David but that's really nice. 

[hwwong]

Recent pick up - the older stuff hits different!

 

[jonradus]

11 minutes ago, hwwong said:

Recent pick up - the older stuff hits different!

 

100% agree. Nice aged steel.

[jonradus]

[MattM97]

5 hours ago, jonradus said:

 

What happened to only 1 putter? Got the itch again lol

[EVandy]

5 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

What happened to only 1 putter? Got the itch again lol

We all knew there was no chance but was going to give Jon the benefit of the doubt 😂

[jonradus]

44 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

What happened to only 1 putter? Got the itch again lol

 

39 minutes ago, EVandy said:

We all knew there was no chance but was going to give Jon the benefit of the doubt 😂

From 1 to 4…I still have my eye on one more Mannkrafted. Haha

[EVandy]

Just now, jonradus said:

 

From 1 to 4…I still have my eye on one more Mannkrafted. Haha

Love it. Just ordered one from LaMont today!

[sm_watts]

20 hours ago, jonradus said:

Love it! That’s a great head shape 😉

Now if we could just get you to try a flow neck with a pencil shaft…

[ngood]

[MattM97]

1 hour ago, ngood said:

 

Interesting TP Mills....

[jonradus]

15 hours ago, ngood said:

This is the same cover that came with my Mann. You also have one of those same 30 pieces he made before the covers were ready. Nice. 

[AdamMH]

Not sure if this find qualifies as lucky or not. Dirt cheap - bad shape! Bent shaft! Gotta wonder how folks let a nice club reach this point.

 

Were these licensed product like the Touring Pro models or something that came direct from the Mills shop?

 

[ngood]

Sad shape but this would have come from the shop back in the day.  

[oneaugusta]

Hard to restore that one but I've tackled a couple like that.  Requires a lot of patience and elbow grease....

[Bob Cat]

1 hour ago, oneaugusta said:

Hard to restore that one but I've tackled a couple like that.  Requires a lot of patience and elbow grease....

 

What does that procedure look like? Start with a Coke bath? Wire wheel? Brillo pad?

[AdamMH]

2 hours ago, Bob Cat said:

 

What does that procedure look like? Start with a Coke bath? Wire wheel? Brillo pad?

 

Going to get the old paint out first, quick acid dip to remove original oxide and most rust, evaluate what's left from there... Likely some light grinding (240g belt and/or fine surface conditioning belt) and filing depending on how much pitting is present.

[rt301]

Would love to see this when you strip and sand it. The shallow engraving on the sole make things challenging. 

[oneaugusta]

Sounds like a good plan. You will have pitting so you’ll have to decide how perfect you want it.  Would weigh it often to determine just how aggressive you want to be. Generally these were 350 to 355 headweight.