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EDMONTON It had to happen.

After the United States Golf Association ruled that their ban on anchored putters would go into effect in 2016, you just knew that golf club manufacturers would come up with a quick response.

The answer: counter balanced putters which came out on top of the Journal's poll to Edmonton's golf pros on what is the hottest new equipment this season.

"Extra mass is placed in the grip end of the putter to counter a heavier head," Royal Mayfair's Mike Belbin said. "This weighting technique boosts the club's overall moment of inertia (MOI), so that it swings and feels more stable throughout the stroke. For players who use a conventional putter, the stability of these clubs can mimic an anchored model.

"The reason they work is that the head is very stable but they are very heavy in the grip. So now they swing more like a pendulum."

Belvedere's Kyle Brandt said the counter weight usually 50 60 grams "quiets the hands through the stroke. Most golfer's hands are too active during the stroke."

"The benefits of counter weighted or counter balanced putters are twofold," added Stony Plain's Gary Christenson.

"First, by adding weight to the butt end of a putter its overall weight increases. In theory, it is easier to stabilize the head, and therefore the face of a heavier putter as opposed to a "head heavy" putter.

"Second, by adding weight to the butt end you can change the swing weight and as a result making the putter head "feel" lighter; a benefit when putting on fast greens. If you are playing somewhere with slow greens, you can take some weight out of the butt end without changing putters and make the head feel heavier by increasing the swing weight."

As for particular putters, Belbin said he liked Odyssey's Tank putter and the Daddy Long Legs from TaylorMade.

Christenson likes Odyssey's selection of counter Pandora Hearts Aflutter Fan Charm balanced putters and the Ping Anser 2 for conventional putters.

Odyssey was also RedTail Landing's Joshua Davison's pick.

"A heavier head (400 g) and heavier shaft (150 g) quiet the hands during Pandora Christmas Necklaces the stroke. This heavier putter engages the big muscles for a more pendulum like stroke Pandora Hearts Aflutter Fan Charm that helps keep the wrists from breaking down."

Alan Carter, the Edmonton Country Club's new general manager, said that after attending a Scotty Cameron Pandora Christmas Jewelry Workshop at the PGA of America Merchandise Show in Orlando, he is sold.

"Right now, Scotty Cameron has only one model available with counterbalancing, but he plans to have at least one version in each of his three lines of putters very soon.

"TaylorMade already has four models with the feature, and Odyssey has jumped in with 10 models available already."

"Ping, TaylorMade and Odyssey counter balanced putters have been selling like crazy, due to the ease of use," said DeBoer's TJ Schroepfer.

Adjustable drivers now the normLast year adjustable drivers were all the rage. Now they are simply the norm where you can dial, click or twist to prompt fades, draws or high and low shots.

"Every company has now made a driver that is adjustable," Windermere's new head pro, Jason Hnatiw, said about adjustable drivers.

"Adjustability is designed for every player, as it allows the fitter to adjust the club to perform at its best for that player. Once it is adjusted, it usually does not get changed."

Callaway's return of the Big Bertha has a lot of adherents.

"Easily the biggest buzz on the equipment side of the golf industry has been generated by their re launch of the Big Bertha line of woods," said Glendale's Greg McGarry.

"The Big Bertha Alpha has the most technology of the 2014 family of products. Callaway's lowest spinning driver, it is designed for the better player looking for several adjustable features to fine tune launch conditions by adjusting vertical centre of gravity, loft, lie and directional bias.

"One of the issues with adjustable drivers is that when you adjust the loft of the club, the spin rate also adjusts in a fixed relationship. For the first time, Callaway has created a way to adjust the vertical centre of gravity through a movable weight system called Gravity Core."

The Ranch's general manager and executive head pro Murray McCourt said he is a huge Callaway fan.

"Players using the Callaway lineup have had plenty of success on Tour so far, and there is no doubt this year's Callaway line up can help golfers of all levels improve their game.

"The Big Bertha is Callaway's longest total performance driver with faster speeds and adjustable perimeter weighting for 20% higher moment of inertia."

"I love that the Big Bertha driver still has the adjustability factor, but more importantly, it has better club face stability to help with those miss hit shots," said Davison.

"One of the most popular driver returns and with the adjustable options for spin, launch angle and loft, I think the Big Bertha could be the hottest driver in golf this summer," Broadmoor's executive professional Trent Wright said.

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