• It's simple.  Nothing, but NOTHING has the feel of a hickory putter shaft.

• No, we're not saying that everyone should switch back to hickory golf shafts.  When it comes to full-swing clubs, steel and graphite are clearly superior.  But when it comes to "touch," you simply can not beat hickory.  The best way I can describe the feel is "buttery smooth."  It's almost like the shaft is ALIVE which, of course, unlike steel and graphite—it once was.

The ALL NEW Marietta Hickory Shaft

• In June, 2006, Marietta Golf Products announced that it had re-designed it's famous "Pusch Ridge" hickory putter shaft.  The new model, called the Avanti, will be slightly thinner throughout, and have a more cylindrical profile (i.e. less taper) at the tip end.  This will cause the shaft to play a bit stiffer (i.e. less whip), especially with the newer, heavier, putter heads.

• Even though the shaft has a slightly different profile, it will STILL have the same magnificent Pusch Ridge finish.

And More:

• All Marietta hickory shafts are made from hand selected West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania "sidehill" hickory.  


• They then undergo an EIGHT STEP process of lathing, sanding, staining and finishing.  It takes four days to complete a single shaft.


• Each shaft is spine-aligned before it leaves the shop.  If installed correctly (i.e. label up) the shaft will have considerably more accuracy and consistancy than with an un-aligned shaft.