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Expert: John C Bunch - 6/16/2009


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thinking of buying an old scotty cameron putter. the seller says its an oil can finish. what does this mean,will it rust badly?

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Joe,

The oil can finish was sort of a shiney, metallic finish on the steel putter head. If not taken care of, they will rust. In most cases you would just have to make sure that you clean and dry the putter after each round, and treat it woth some kind of oil every week or so. I'm sure there are ways to find out how to care for these. I never owned one, but a lot of my friend's used them. Make sure it's not rusty before you buy it.

Sorry for the delay in answering.

John

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John C Bunch

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I can answer a wide variety of questions concerning equipment, how to make minor equipment repairs, shot selection, match play vs. stroke play strategy, and rules. I can also give some swing tips based off of information given to me by someone, such as divot shape and direction, trajectory, ball flight, etc.

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I can't remember a time in my life when golf wasn't part of it. I got serious about competing in college. I walked on as a freshman, played in a few tournaments but never shot under 85. By the time I graduated from college my handicap was a 1.7, I had won two college tournaments, had several top 5 and 10 finishes and was the captain of my college golf team. I was a 3 year letterman and was named to the all- conference team my senior year. I worked for and managed a Golf USA franchise in Texas, where I became a certified fitter for a couple of the industry's biggest manufacturers.

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Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ouachita Baptist University.

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Captain of college golf team, medallist twice, named to 1995 all- conference team.

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