| This article will describe the Detour line of putters by | | | | The arced back plate is made of an aircraft aluminum |
| Scotty Cameron. | | | | material. It has some holes in the bottom to take |
| The Scotty Cameron line of putters from Titleist is a | | | | weight out of the middle of the plate, and a stainless |
| very extensive line. The Scotty Cameron company | | | | steel weight is inserted in the back to place weight |
| merged with Titleist about 10 years ago and since then | | | | further back. The putter face is made of stainless |
| all the putters marketed by Titleist are designed by | | | | steel and has a higher toe than heel. An addition |
| Cameron. All the brand names associated with Scotty | | | | weight is inserted into the toe of the putter head as |
| Cameron putters are owned by Titleist. Cameron's | | | | well. The putter face also has a cushion material, called |
| designs are esthetically pleasing, and some of his | | | | an Elastomer cushion, to give a softer feel at impact. |
| putters almost look like works of art or sculpture. | | | | All these weight redistribution techniques are used to |
| The Detour line of putters are rather remarkable | | | | increase the moment of inertia (MOI) of the putter and |
| looking instruments. The putter heads consist of a | | | | place the center of gravity (CG) of the club head in |
| blade type putter face and an attached back body | | | | what Cameron considers the optimum positions. |
| plate, perpendicular to the face, which has a long | | | | Increasing the MOI means that the club will be more |
| aiming line. Both the back body plate and the aiming line | | | | forgiving on off center hits. The main and most |
| are curved. Cameron is convinced that an arced | | | | obvious feature of the Detour line, however, is the |
| stroke is the proper stoke for putting rather than a | | | | curved back plate and curved aiming line which is truly |
| stroke that attempts to be straight along the target line | | | | a unique innovation. |
| from back to finish. The arc of the putter would move | | | | There are a total of 4 putters that have the Detour |
| inside the target line in the back stroke, the putter | | | | technology. They include the Detour and Detour 2, and |
| would come square to the target line at ball impact, | | | | the difference in these two clubs is that the Detour |
| and the arc would continue inside the target line after | | | | has a one shaft offset, whereas the shaft of the |
| the ball is struck. This is sometimes referred to as an | | | | Detour 2 is straight. The Detour technology has also |
| inside-neutral-inside putting stroke. Not all the experts | | | | been incorporated into one of the older and popular |
| agree that an arced stroke is the proper one for | | | | lines of Cameron putters called the Newport line. The |
| putting. The renowned short game guru, Dave Pelz, | | | | Newport 2 and the Newport 2.5 Detour putters both |
| states in his book "Putt Like the Pros" that most | | | | sport the curved flange and its associated weight |
| golfers would be better off with a stroke that remains | | | | distribution system described above. All four Detour |
| along the target line throughout, although he | | | | putters have a loft of 4 degrees and a standard lie |
| acknowledges that many golfers, including top pros, | | | | angle of 71 degrees. The Detour 2 and the Newport |
| use the arced stroke method, often with considerable | | | | 2.5 Detour are not available for left handers. There are |
| success. Belly putters have become popular in recent | | | | some options for length and club head weight on most |
| years, and it is obvious that one is forced to use an | | | | of the models. |
| arced stoke with such a putter. | | | | |