Your putter is like a lover. It smiles across the room at you – you fall in love and it can do no wrong. When you find the right one you wonder how you ever lived without it. Then one day, it betrays you. It will make you angrier than any other club in your bag. One sad day you may even choose to part ways.
Putter technology has come a long way, and if you can’t find something that works for you then you are not looking very hard. The first thing to figure out is are you a blade guy or a mallet guy? They both come with advantages and disadvantages. A real feel player will prefer the blade while those looking for consistency and “nerve proof” will opt for a mallet. And there are many that are somewhere in between.
Blade Putters – I recommend these type of putters for those golfers that use the open-the-gate close-the-gate type of putting stroke. There are so many to choose from. The more expensive ones are going to have premier balancing, tremendous feel, and more feedback in your hands. I really like the Scotty Cameron Titleist Studio Select Newport 2. This putter sets up beautifully with good alignment aids and has a feel like no other. My less expensive choice is the Odyssey White Hot Tour 1 putter.
Mallet Putter – The Odyssey Two Ball Putter changed the putter world forever and has been imitated by every brand. The reason is because it is very forgiving and has a large MOI to help miss hit putts still go straight. I like this putter but I prefer some straight lines on my putter like the Odyssey 2 Ball Lined putter.
Small Mallets and Hybrids – There are some cool smaller mallets that I’ve seen a lot of good players moving too. These allow you to have the best of both worlds – feel and forgiveness. My favorite of these is the Odyssey White Ice Rossie. A cool hybrid of both styles is the Odyssey White Hot XG 2-ball Putter Blade Style.
Choosing the Best Putter -- For YOU
More than any other club in your bag, the putter is the most personal and -- for most of us -- the most intimate of player/club relationships. Many of us still have our very first putter, or the one we made our first birdie ...
Though they were only around from 1992 to 1999, the Tear Drop Putter line was made up of a number of traditional models -- built with modern technology. The line was often rumored to have been milled by Bettinardi and, when you look at the inception of Bettinardi ...
If you consider the brief time in which the Tear Drop putter line was around, this is probably a pretty rare model (of even the whole line) to find. Built only from 1992 to late 1999, the Tear Drop line was often rumored to be milled by Bettinardi. ...
If you saw Ben Crenshaw sink that final 3-foot putt in the 1995 Masters, then you've seen an iconic Wilson 88 Series putter in action. Based on some of the most classic putter designs in golf, the current 88 Series consists of five models. The 8882 model is a ...
Unique in the putter world, Musty Putters are made exclusively from wood. But, not just any wood -- choose from options like: Tigerwood, Cocobolo, or Bloodwood. To say these putters are beautiful is, well, an understatement. The Musty putter is nearly a work of art. Being ...
There must be some mysterious link between aerospace engineering and putter designs and/or the study of putting. With names like Dave Pelz and T.P. Mills having that background, its no wonder that when you delve into the history of Tad Moore, you find out he too, was involved ...
T.P. Mills: a name synonymous with expertly crafted putters for over 50 years. I had the good fortune to acquire my own T.P. Mills putter about eight years ago. Since that time, rarely has this not been the putter I reach for and have the greatest confidence ...
Based on the idea of swinging on only one "axis," the Dr. Feelgood Zero Latitude putter makes good sense from a purely mechanical standpoint. As we all know though, even poor mechanics can end up with good results (e.g. Jim Furyk) and simply making a putter -- ...
The Kirk Currie or "KC" putters from Wilson's Staff line offer the player the ability to customize their putter based on how the greens are playing that day. With weight portals in the shaft end cap and sole of the putter head -- called BalanceFit, by Wilson ...
If you think there are a lot of options in drivers these days, take a look at the available options for putters. And why not? With the average golfer stroking 36 putts per round (nearly 40% of their total shots) with a putter, it makes sense that the ...
Signature Series putters from Kevin Burns can be found in the bags of Tour pros each and every week. This small line of putters -- each one still hand ground and personally inspected by Mr. Burns himself -- was started in a garage in the town of Mountain ...
My dad was a really great guy. Dependable. Faithful. Solid. Trustworthy. Not given to frills or crazy expenditures. He was... frugal. Some called him just plain cheap. But he was (and still is) my dad, and I love him.
The Nike IC 20-15A ...
Nah. Sorry, TaylorMade. This Corzo ghost putter didn't do it for me. Now before you start to judge -- no, it's not because it is a long putter and I have some kind of fear that using a belly putter makes me look older. I ...
"NaNaNaNaNaNaNaNa Batman..."
Flat out, folks. That’s what this thing looks like. Appearances aside, I’ll give my honest feedback on this thing. Weird. It feels weird to swing, it’s weird to line up, and it produces a weird sort of “thunk” when the elastomer insert connects with the ball.
But ...
Wow. I don't use long putters, but this one is extremely nice. I am honestly going to put a 34" version of this guy on my Father's Day wish list. Very, very nice putter. I'm not sure why, but I dig the milled face on ...
This is the putter that won Charl Schwartzel the 2011 Masters. Well, not this exact putter -- Charl still has that one -- but this same model. If you missed it, let me get you caught up. All Charl did was manage to birdie ...
This is very similar to the putter Rory Sabatini used to win at the 2011 Honda Classic in Palm Gardens, Florida. Rory played amazing golf in howling winds that made a lot of the touring pros look like amateurs. And of course, he putted absolutely remarkable under ...
I'm seeing more and more golfers going to these big, square putter heads. Even on the PGA tour, I've seen more mallet-style putters. The draw, of course, is the high MOI -- which gives the putter a big sweet spot and reduces some of the side spin that ...
What? You’ve never seen a putter worth $5,000? Well, have you ever seen one that was blessed by the Dali Lama? I haven’t, either. But I’m thinking it should be, at least before I take out a mortgage on my house to buy it.
I’m guessing that you will ...
This is a strange-looking putter. Odyssey has taken a blade putter head and attached the putter shaft to the back of it. What the heck are they thinking?
Wait -- there is a method to their madness. The idea is twofold: 1) To increase your line of ...
Okay, let's get this out there right away. I'm a big Odyssey fan. I love their inserts, and their two-ball putter pretty much changed the game. To be honest, back when the 2 Ballers came out, I swore that you would "never see those stupid-looking things on the ...
These Odyssey people are really trying to make us better putters. Remember, they brought us a face insert that everybody loves and many other companies have tried to imitate. And likewise, this is the company that invented the two-ball putter, another incredibly successful ingenuity that many other brands ...
Here's a simple "no bells or whistles" blade putter. How can you not love this? Cleveland brings us this simpleton putter. And after looking at all the crazy mallet designs that are out on the market, you can almost hear the putter saying "stop whining ...
This Never Compromise X Ray Beta "Blade" putter is not exactly a blade. Perhaps they are trying to appeal to us purists who are not quite ready to give up our traditional blades yet. If you are ready, this is a good way to go.
This Never Compromise has ...
This is another beautiful Scotty Cameron Blade putter. You won't find a better feeling putter. It is very similar to the Newport, with the same putter head, only the neck is shorter and flared.
If you're not familiar with the Scotty Camerons, belly up to the bar and let ...
This Never Compromise Mallet putter has a huge MOI. They achieve this by using an extremely lightweight insert and putting all the meat in the rear and perimeter.
But the big selling point of this Ray Sigma is the "suspended face technology." On the face of the insert are ...
The itsy bitsy spider walked up the water spout… down fell the putts and knocked the wagers out. I like this Rossa Monza Itsy Bitsy Spider a whole lot more then its larger predecessor, the Rossa Monza Spider Putter. The smaller head is much easier to look ...
This is a good putter to go with if you've been shaking in your boots over those short putts. The big mallet has a high MOI that will fix some slight miscues and help get your confidence back. I like the alignment aid on this mallet as well ...
I've always liked this Rossie-style putter because it's smaller than those typical gargantuan mallets. I also really like the lines on the putter head for alignment. Most mallet putters don't have good alignment aids.
This Rossie Putter is part of Odyssey's new White Ice line. Touted as ...
It would seem Odyssey invented insert putters. This newest White Ice is the result of soliciting feedback from the tour pros. The pros are looking for responsiveness, resiliency, and consistency, and that is what Odyssey has very effectively constructed.
This W.I. #1 putter has a classic ...
"Welcome to the penthouse suite; please come in and enjoy the view."
Most golfers already know, if you are looking at something that has the name "Scotty Cameron" on it, you better be ready to part with a good amount of cash. But what are you really paying for? ...
‘Tis the season. Look, you know Hubby is going to come to the plate with diamond necklace and earrings. I've got the male equivalent right here.
This is a beautiful putter by TaylorMade and it's from their new line of Kia Ma. Kia Ma is an in-house craftsman for ...
Yuck! This is an ugly putter. "How ugly is it?" you ask. This putter is soooo ugly, when I brought it home, my cat tried to bury it! (Heyoooooo!)
Okay, enough silliness. There is one cool thing about this putter: it's adjustable. The claim ...
Here's TaylorMade Rossa Core Classic Lambeau putter. It's your classic heel shafted blade design. I'm not big on the huge mallet style putters, but prefer the blade style putter for its feel and feedback. This is a tour quality putter that has a tremendous feel and a traditional look.
The ...
Okay folks, this isn't kid stuff anymore -- you've stumbled across a beautiful tool designed for real players. Drum roll please??? It's Odyssey's White Hot Tour #1.
Let me talk a minute about what makes this club "Tour Quality." The White Hot Tour series features a bronzed tour finish ...
I love me a blade putter, and this is a beautiful specimen. It's Wilson's Staff 8861. This is the classic blade design and is Wilson's celebration of the old 8802. The 8802 (for you non-golf nerds) dates back to 1964 and was made famous by Arnold Palmer and later Ben ...
This is a gorgeous blade putter. It has that Tuscan nickel finish giving it a sleek look like a sports car. It has nice alignment aid -- a line drawn on the scooped-out blade. The best thing about it is TaylorMade's insert featuring 14 grooves positioned closer ...
I have trouble with the Odyssey putters. I know they are ridiculously popular. I know that several pros use them. I know that they are one of the top putters on golfers' wish lists.
I just don't know why I can't seem to putt them. Not even ...
They say "imitation is the purest form of flattery." If this is the case, then Odyssey Golf should be flattered by this Affinity Loop .001 Putter. It looks like a version of Odyssey's famous 2-ball putters.
Let's take a closer look. This is a heel shafted mallet putter with ...
These big mallet putters are getting out of hand. This putter to me looks like the head of "I, Robot." If I owned this putter, I would constantly be trying to talk to it as it stared at me from my golf bag. "What do you think, ...
This is an interesting-looking blade style putter. Odyssey has added alignment channels for stability and a higher MOI. It is heel-toe weighted with a "crank-neck" hosel and full-shaft offset. This is Odyssey's Crimson Series. The Crimson Series is very easy to recognize with the red (or ...
Here is a small mallet putter. It is from Odyssey's Crimson Series, which is very easy to distinguish with the red (or crimson) colored insert. The mallet has a slant neck hosel and is face balanced with a full shaft offset.
The insert in the Crimson Series Putters is very ...
This is a pretty cool center shafted blade putter. It's from Odyssey's White Hot Tour series. The White Hot Tour series features a bronzed tour finish which reduces glare. It has "tour-tuned" weight ports in the sole, which Odyssey uses to optimize the weight proportionally to the ...
This heel shafted mallet is very similar to the one that Phil Mickelson has played with on the PGA tour.
The White Hot Tour series features a bronzed tour finish which reduces glare. It has "tour-tuned" weight ports in the sole which Odyssey uses to optimize the weight proportionally to ...
This blade style putter is very similar to the Odyssey White Hot Black #2 that I've been playing with for years, only the Hot Tour series takes it to the next level.
The White Hot Tour series features a bronzed tour finish which reduces glare. It has "tour-tuned" weight ...
The Black Series #3 Putter is a sleek mallet. It is face-balanced with a double bend shaft and a full shaft offset. These Odyssey Black Series putters are beautiful creations. They are designed for more advanced players.
Let's take a look at some of the technology: The first thing ...
This putter looks like the fangs of a cobra. These Odyssey Black Series i putters are beautiful creations. They are designed for more advanced players.
Let's take a look at some of the technology: The first thing you will notice is the attractive nickel plated finish. It's pleasing ...
This putter is the ever popular 2-Ball putter, only Odyssey has sent the Black i to charm school. These Odyssey Black Series i putters are beautiful creations. These are designed for more advanced players.
Let's take a look at some of the technology: The first thing you will ...
"Scotty, I need more power!"
This putter looks just like the spaceship from the TV show Star Trek. Odyssey dropped the ball with the name. They should have called it the White Hot XG SS Enterprise.
Let's take a gander. This is a 2-Ball putter with a little "flare." Wings ...
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Is this putter a blade or a mallet? These are the questions I will address in the blog.
First of all, let's take a look at this 2-ball "whats-a-ma-jigger." The putter face is a blade, but it has 2 ...
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