whats your fav spalding tp mills?

[super20dan]

here is mine. 9 holes 13 putts today

[okesa]

[size=5]Very under-rated methinks,I have a 10 and 14,lefty jobs which have frequent trips to the course and perform well but the very best putter I have with TM in the name is my Tad Moore![/size]

[justasgood]

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Softest putting feel you'll ever experience.
TPM I

[Texsport]

The original TPM1, with the soft no-step shaft, was my favorite.

I loaned mine to Tour pro Keith Ferguson and he won Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament with it.

Of course, I never got the putter back.

Texsport

[justasgood]

[quote name='Texsport' timestamp='1388338043' post='8363055']
The original TPM1, with the soft no-step shaft, was my favorite.

I loaned mine to Tour pro Keith Ferguson and he won Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament with it.

Of course, I never got the putter back.

Texsport
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I have 2 but the other does not have the original pencil shaft. Still puts a nice soft roll on the ball....

[super20dan]

i have no1-no17 no8 no9 and n05,no8 in touring pro and no3 in elite.never took the no1 out to the course-guess i should try. it almost forgot -have no 12 too. very classic mills desighn. i like the no 9 best.

[jackdupp]

Just once, I'd like to roll a few putts with a"real" TPMills #1,l made by the postman himself. For about 20 years, I putted with a Spalding TPM 1,the original,with the ferrule,pencil shaft,and paddle grip(Until it was outlawed) This putter gave real good feel,rolled the ball very well(it seemed to have overspin,hugged the ground,and dove in the front edge of the hole).
I moved to a club with really keen greens,and the TPM1 seemed too light,so,in 2007, I invested in a carbon steel custom One putter from David Mills,at 343 grams. This putter,too,has really good feel and rolls the bal well.
Occasionally,I'll long for"the good old days",and pull the TPM out,but it's like re-uniting with an old flame...oh,yeah,now I remember why I left!

[majic]

The TPM 1 was his most popular model for years. i first met him in the early 70's. I was trying to do Milled putters with my Bridgeport and had used a TPM at some point as I had a guy at my club that went to tour events for Titleist and sometimes brought home neat stuff and he helped me when i would go to an event by introducing me to tour players. A whole different World back then. I had Truett make me a couple putters but here is one of my favorites. It was great knowing him and talking with him. Tad

[BIG STU]

Dan like you the No9 I have one that I have had for 20 years or so. I did have it out 3 weeks ago on some super fast greens but it is a backup

[super20dan]

i have never seen let alone used a real tp mills . closest i have is one made for muzuno. its a step up from the spaldings

[Shallowface]

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i have never seen let alone used a real tp mills . closest i have is one made for muzuno. [b]its a step up from the spaldings[/b]
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In what way?

[Blade Junkie]

I have a Spalding TPM-6 which I saved from the local rubbish recycling facility for the princely sum of £2.

It's beautifully balanced, lovely soft feel and rolls a good putt. I should have it in the bag more often!

[BIG STU]

[quote name='super20dan' timestamp='1388357542' post='8364425']
i have never seen let alone used a real tp mills . closest i have is one made for muzuno. its a step up from the spaldings
[/quote]A "step up" may be streaching it a bit. The Mizzy may have a better feel to you because of different process and grade of steel and also the Mizzy has a 370 shaft where the old Spaldings like mine have a 223 shaft and machining processes have changed over the years too.

[Scully13]

[quote name='Texsport' timestamp='1388338043' post='8363055']
The original TPM1, with the soft no-step shaft, was my favorite.

I loaned mine to Tour pro Keith Ferguson and he won Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament with it.

Of course, I never got the putter back.

Texsport
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Thats a cool story. Keith Fergus (on) was very smart to borrow that flat stick from you. I wonder if he still has it today.

[Shallowface]

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[quote name='super20dan' timestamp='1388357542' post='8364425']
i have never seen let alone used a real tp mills . closest i have is one made for muzuno. its a step up from the spaldings
[/quote]A "step up" may be streaching it a bit. The Mizzy may have a better feel to you because of different process and grade of steel and also the Mizzy has a 370 shaft where the old Spaldings like mine have a 223 shaft and machining processes have changed over the years too.
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That "pencil shaft" as it was called IMO was responsible for the unique and great feel of the TPMs.

I have a Spalding HBA from the late 70s that has a pencil shaft. A beautiful putter!

Spalding used that shaft in zillions of putters, but as far as I know no one makes it today. So if one has one to reshaft it means cannibalizing a shaft from another Spalding putter.

Not saying it's the case with Dan, but I'm sure some would say that the fact the putter has Mizuno stamped on it instead of Spalding is an upgrade. I disagree.

[Texsport]

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[quote name='Texsport' timestamp='1388338043' post='8363055']
The original TPM1, with the soft no-step shaft, was my favorite.

I loaned mine to Tour pro Keith Ferguson and he won Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament with it.

Of course, I never got the putter back.

Texsport
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Thats a cool story. Keith Fergus (on) was very smart to borrow that flat stick from you. I wonder if he still has it today.
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I'll ask him the next time I see him, but I'd guess he has it in a club rack or barrel some where.

Texsport

[cz13X4]

Wish I didn't sell my tpm 7. I have had a few and that was the best

[ebeer]

I don't know much about this putter, other than I've always enjoyed using it.
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[KYMAR]

My #3 is a great looking putter. Just a bit too light to be useful for my stroke. But after a thorough scrubbing with steel wool and several applications of gun blue, the thing looks amazing. It was fairly beat up, so the depth of the stamping is too shallow to make the paint fill look any good at all.

[super20dan]

the muzino tpm 5 i have is much better made than the spalding oo

[super20dan]

they are pretty much the same head desighn. the muzino is heaver and much better finished. funny i putt better with the spalding. no doubt the spaldings are way undervalued today. i bought my no 1 just for its shaft for another putter restoration project but dont have the heart to take it apart so it stays as is

[JShaw]

I just picked up a #4 Saturday for $10 at my local course and played with it right after. It moved itself to the top of my spalding list. I have six Spalding TPMs. This one is in line for a cold blueing as soon as I get done with the models 1 and 3 ahead of it.

[russad]

I have four (so far), #1, 2, 7 and 12. They all have the lovely soft feel on the ball that many of the above posters have commented on. My favourite is #12.

[Kathy Marie]

I have one that is so rusty I can't tell if it's a 1 or 7. Want to do something with it but not sure where to begin. But I knew what it was thanks to this article on clubsofdistinction :

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Ebeer, your putter looks similar to the Gold models but maybe it's a special order?

Kathy Marie

[Medson]

How forgiving are these TPMs?

[super20dan]

not very. they are old school for the most part but i find the no9 to be the most forgiving. it plays more like a modern putter than most of the rest.. the later tour series are more close to modern putters. series 1 and touring pro models are old school. i bet some of you dont know #8 isnt a putter but a chipper!. i have 2 but it has so little loft -you really have to be carefull with it.its like chipping with a 2 iron

[BIG STU]

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How forgiving are these TPMs?
[/quote]Like Dan says other than the #9 they will tell on you with a bad stroke. The #9 forgives like an Anser and is similar. The difference of feel to me is the "pencil" shaft. with modern grips I think feel is more enhanced.

[super20dan]

i putted so well with the no9-i will have a hard time not keeping it in the bag-lol.i did add some lead tape to the bottom . i game the no8 when i am playing slow greens-very slow greens the lack of loft is scarry for a chipper. adding a superstroke slim no1 to my no19 as a test. yes this is blastphmey. this putter has always preformed the worst for me and if it improves-it might prove the superstroke has the goods

[BIG STU]

i putted so well with the no9-i will have a hard time not keeping it in the bag-lol.i did add some lead tape to the bottom . i game the no8 when i am playing slow greens-very slow greens the lack of loft is scarry for a chipper. adding a superstroke slim no1 to my no19 as a test. yes this is blastphmey. this putter has always preformed the worst for me and if it improves-it might prove the superstroke has the goods

Naah it aint blastphemy to put a Super Stroke on an old Mills I had to put an Winn AVS on mine because the original was rotted beyond repair. In fact the AVS added sensitivity to it. Heck just the kind of off the wall thing I would do

[super20dan]

at the very least it will be a fun experiment. of all the putters in my huge collection -i always have putted worst with this no 19. its got so much toe hang i miss left. the one putter with a superstroke i have installed is such a fine persision putter its hard to see if the grip helps.as you can see this daiwa is no slouch in the build dept