HelloReal and Mighty Coconut have teamed up to create the Walkabout Mini Golf official Grip To Putter. Here I put it through its paces to see how it performs.
Pre-order your own Grip To Putter at https://www.helloreal.com/products/griptoputter
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Thanks, great to get some real insight. I have shyed away from any kind of attachment apart some awful 3D printered one mainly because I love the grip to putt option.
If you buy this, if you decide to do the payment plan, make sure its truly selected. Mine glitched out on the site, and got charged the full amount in one go. I believe this is an issue with the site itself, not the actual product.
I had one of their attachments before they released the weight and grip to putt ability. Unfortunately the screw that attached the shaft to the cup kept coming loose and eventually broke through the cup base almost causing my controller to go flying. I found the grip to not be a real life golf grip, it's not rubber and they used to claim it was very grippy and repelled hand sweat, which wasn't true. I did like the twist lock system, it worked really well. But the hollow plastic shaft made it all too light and hard for the screw to hold. They made some modifications later on but I ended up getting my money back, minus shipping of course which kind of sucked.
I'm not convinced their weight system helps that much as the center of gravity with it is more in the center than at the end, while a real golf club center of gravity is at the end. I do think their grip to putt attachment for it is a great idea but not a fan of so much 3D printed material because it eventually breaks. I've had two of my four 3D printed Deadeye attachments break and really liked them with the steal shafts but the 3D printing is always the weak point. But the controller wiggle you talk about with the Deadeye is easy to fix by putting a rubber band around the controller grip or foam inside the cup and the problem is solved. Then I tried the RM Designs v2 and really liked it even though it's 3D printed however it doesn't use a cup design and I liked how the weight was at the very end, there is no way the 3D printed controller holder can break. But now my favorite is the Yezro 90 degree attachment because it's all metal and perfectly weighted.
There is no way only the initial impact is measured. My grandma angles the club at least 15 degrees away from the angle the ball goes. As she does irl, she pushes the ball along a small length of the club adjusting its angle before it's left contact. Her ball almost never goes at the same angle her club is pointing due to this. Both in-game and irl. The game applies force to the ball until the ball is no longer in contact with the club. It is simple not possible to recreate my grandmas putting style otherwise.
very nice
Thanks for the review! i've been eagerly awaiting mine as I ordered on day 1. Looking forward to learning a slight variation on the skillset I already have/am working on!
On a separate note, have you ever considered doing a series of videos on efficient play for the courses? I enjoy the hole in one videos, but don't attempt hole in ones most of the time as I prefer a more natural pace of game, where some of the holes in one require play that would not really fit in with a regular mini-golf round (I mostly play with my father who doesn't care about holes in one, and just prefers to improve his play overall). I have my own way of approaching most holes, but would be interested in seeing how other folks approach them as well during the average game.
This looks so good but the $14 dollar shipping cost plus tax is prohibative to me. Bummer.
I found this video incredibly helpful. No one deserves to get early access to this than you, you are my go to for anything walkabout mini golf. I saw the pre order thing the other day when I was playing and I was debating it. I didn't know that you could calibrate it so that it is further down, that cleared up my concerns. Will more than likely be preordering one
Wow! This looks great, thanks
Only problem is I threw away all my lanyard straps for all my VR controllers.😢
FFS make one that can do Reverb G2
Looks interesting! Can you offer an opinion on how it works one-handed? Maybe it's just me, but when I need a strong swing I prefer a one-handed polo type swing (bad shoulder).
80$ + 😅
Great job.
I bought a different product, and didn't like it…..
Sigh…. I guess this is gonna cost me money.
Thank you for including the Golf Plus info…. I like that game a lot, but I see almost no talk about it….
Great Job Sir. Sadly, a lot of my friends I used to play with, don't play anymore… So I've kind of dropped out….
I golf irl, and putting was always my weakness…. so I had always hoped this would help my putting… but then a hurricane hit us, and all the courses & driving ranges were closed…. And in the meantime, I took up Pickleball…. sigh… so anyways, yeah, I've barely messed around with golf lately….
But, that has nothing to do with how great this video is, or how great all your videos are…. thank you.
How long before PSVR2 is released? I know it will take a complete design overhaul, due to its shape.
Nice stats and with diagrams, professional even and true. As is ppl adjusting weights on actual golf clubs for the same reasoning.
The weight placement with the grip wud add to the immersion for sure and I see it as gud purchase, personally.
I was considering getting this a few weeks ago, this sealed the deal!
Waiting for the PSVR2 version.
I ordered one, but how awkward is it to use the controller buttons?
Was so excited to get this in, got the pro swing golf 2.0 while I wait. It’s SO incredible how it feels in VR.
They sent an email out recently an said the Walkabout models would start shipping early to mid August 🙌
When i saw the video i was like why but you talked me into thinking about getting one
Unfortunate for us with valve index controllers. But great vid regardless.
UPS! 💪
Despite my concerns of the kids breaking something this I'm buying for myself! Ha. Oh wait no psvr2 yet. Ahhhh rats.
Nice…but it's $60. I am a big fan of Walkabout Golf just not that big of a fan. Cheers for the video though.
Hello there, I know you stated they were planning an attachment for the PSVR. Did they only give a round about time frame later this year or was there a more definitive date?
That’s cool