Ken is known throughout the Palm Coast for his gentle demeanor, smooth southern Virginia accent that comes right out of Gone With The Wind, and still shoots his age. He’s been playing golf  since the age of 6 in his boyhood days in Richmond, Virginia. He discovered alignment as the key to putting at 10 years old when he painted a white stripe on his putter for better alignment to thehole. (We’ll get back to this one in a minute.)
While enjoying competitive golf throughout his youth, Ken graduated from William and Mary College and then bravely served in the U.S Navy for 20 years managing flight line operations, and then on to Naval Intelligence. While stationed in India, still managing to play golf, he finished 2nd in the Delhi Championship.
After the Navy, Ken started a highly successful career in the financial services business and in manufacturing. Ken was the club champion at a Boca Raton Club in the early 70’s. With putteralignment still on his mind, he painted a series of thin black stripeson top of his mallet putter to enhance his alignment. Apparently, his idea was so good, that before he could say “Find me apatent attorney”, someone “borrowed” his idea to make one of the most popular putters in history.
Ken couldn’t wait for the day for some good old fashioned southern get-back. 30 years later, the fully patented Gunsight Putter was born, with Ken’s name clearly stamped on the putter. And this time, he knows it’s even better than “the one that got away”.
“The putter is designed around 2 important principles, according to Ken, alignment and shaft control.” Perfect alignment is accomplished with 3 lines clearly machined on the top, the same lines as in a gunsight. Shaft alignment is accomplished with the grip having a flat side for the left  hand which creates perfect shaft control while aligning the putter face square with the hole and the intended line. But wait…there’s more, says Ken.
Solid brass cylinders inserts are precisely inserted along the machined aluminum putter head for optimum weight distribution and weight behind the “sweet spot.” The rear of the putteris rounded upwards for putts against the fringe that love to hang up on the high side of the grass. The ends are beveled upwards to provide minimum drag when putting on the fringe.
Ken Torbett’s patented Gunsight Putter is about to hit the market in a big way. For now, Ken is going to take it easy and watch others market the putter for him through his website at www.gunsightputter.com. And what’s next for Ken? Would you believe he’s working on a new wedge? |
