The Never Compromise putters have a look, a feel and a composition uniquely their own. The Never Compromise phenomenon has been climbing to unheard of heights as countless successful touring pros jumped on the bandwagon. NC putters were on top of the victory list on both the LPGA and Senior tours. The Z-1 Alpha 2 [...]

SeeMore makes real putters. Their putters may look like training aids, but do not let that fool you. They are the real items. Payne Stewart used a SeeMore blade to make his most memorable putt – the one on the 72nd hole at Pinehurst to win the U.S. Open. The fact that SeeMore uses its [...]

This one has proven to be a great surprise to us. We had all seen the strange Hog putters from Dogleg Right Golf in pro shops and trade shows many times. On several occasions, we had even putted with them on indoor putting carpets. The weirdly huge shafts had just made it too difficult to [...]

Musty putters are all distinguished by extreme good looks and very high levels of fit and finish. The Tiffany is no exception. The combination of ebony, rosewood and maple is radiant. As we said in an earlier Musty review, there is no golfer who would not be pleased to get one of these engraved, Musty [...]

The Scotty Cameron series of Newport putters is one of the golf world’s most successful and one of its most expensive. The Newport has won countless professional tournaments worldwide. To say that it has a cult following would not do it justice – it has a gigantic following. It is the Porsche Carrera of putters. [...]

Ralph Maltby has long been one of golf’s most innovative designers. With the Maltby P.E.T Putter, he has again delivered to the component world a distinctively original product. The P.E.T. has what GolfWorks calls a “one-piece hosel/face insert” made of CNC milled aluminum. Since the one-piece hosel/face unit becomes married to the shaft, it may [...]

There are not many putters that have an appearance as distinctive as that of the Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball. A similar design that used three ball shapes had, years ago, been deemed non-conforming by USGA. This Odyssey design does conform, however. Reactions vary as to the beauty of the 2-Ball, but all agree that the [...]

These open cavity, half-mallets are our reigning target putting champions. Many, many putters are better looking, but these Pings win more accuracy contests on our target grids in the hands of more testers than any other of our dozens of putters. Even those who do not like the B60s win with them. And, as an [...]

When the Taylor Made Tour Preferred Putter arrived, we were very pleased with the way it looked and felt. Taylor Made was obviously attempting to move into the high-end luxury putter market. The Tour Preferred, though derivative of the Ping Zing, had an elegant, polished look. It said that TM just might be on the [...]

The review of this one will be short and simple: This is a good, fine, all-around putter with universal appeal. It is an excellent choice for anyone who wants a quality flatstick but is not certain just what style of putter will suit them best. The TPM 5 is wider than than standard Anser/Newport-style of [...]

The Wilson Fat Shaft cavity mallet is one of the most attractive putters to come through our doors. The dark, charcoal metallic finish contrasted to the silver and chrome face with its bright copper insert made a powerful magnet to our testers. All picked it up with interest and looked forward eagerly to putting with [...]

Louisville Golf specializes in persimmon golf clubs. At first we thought that their True Center Persimmon Inserts were just a design gimmick intended to capitalize upon the persimmon mystique. That turned out to be untrue as the TC-3 soon revealed itself to be genuine. Still, we were reluctant to begin testing this Louisville Putter after [...]

This big, open-flanged mallet from Snake Eyes impressed us from the first time we picked it up. Testing on four different putting surfaces have added to the high esteem in which we hold this classy component putter. The feel of balance is exquisite. Golfsmith has obviously gone to a lot of trouble to engineer in [...]

This huge wedge of aluminum was made famous by Nick Price’s exceptional play in the early 90′s. He won two majors in one year with the unknown stepped mallet with the peculiar appearance. Response from the public was immediate and The Fat Lady became a celebrity. Thought by all of our testers ugly and ungainly [...]

There are fourteen different versions of the Anser produced by Ping. The Anser X is unique to the line because it is a “face-balanced” putter. When the shaft of the Anser X is suspended upon an index finger, the face runs parallel to the ground and is aimed at the sky. On the Anser 2F, [...]

This unsolicited putter, the Sonia, arrived and immediately started to delight us all with its incredible good looks and ease of use. Let us say at the outset, we became instantly prejudiced in favor of this handsome mallet. We were also relieved when it instantly began performing well on our slick target grid. It jumped [...]

The Snake Eyes Straight-In Mallet has a distinctive look to it, a look that is quite modern in a utilitarian manner. The head is large and blocky. The face is decidedly tall and the back flange quite wide. The tall face and a sculpted sole give the Straight-In a high profile and elevated center of [...]

The fit and finish on this champagne metallic putter is first rate. Those who don’t mind the oversized Fat Shaft have found it to be very attractive. Those who have disliked looking down at the thick shaft have been unable to adjust to the Wilson’s appearance. The CI-12 is a toe heavy cavity blade that [...]

The Dandy Professional Putters of Irvine, California was founded in 1995 by Alan Strand, a professional musician and avid golfer. His lead putter, the Model 4, received early recognition when Gil Morgan used it to win three Senior Tour events. It was pushed into the limelight when Vijay Singh used it to win the Masters. [...]

The Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum putters come straight from the worldwide tours and are the personal choice of Tiger Woods and David Duval. These four, intricately-designed models range from flare neck hosels to mid-mallet designs. Each model is distinguished by a platinum finish, uniquely designed to deliver a crisp and solid feel at impact. This [...]

This is the lead pony in Odyssey’s popular line of premium putters. The dominant feature of the White Hot’s is the white face insert made from the same, new compound that is used to cover the Callaway Rule 35 golf balls. (Callaway is Odyssey’s parent company). This material has a soft, elastic, tacky feel to [...]

We all read the hype about different types of putter faces and how they affect the skid and roll of a ball off the face but how many of us average golfers can honestly hold their hands up and say yes! I can see the difference immediately. Not many of us I’m sure. I do [...]

We have had two basic responses from testers to the physical appearance of the Alien Tutch Mallet. One is, “That’s the ugliest putter I have ever seen.” The other is, “Wow, what a cool-looking putter.” You’ll have to judge this unusual offering for yourself. One thing that everyone agrees upon is that the Tutch looks [...]

Tour Edge T-Balance putters are distinguished by a wide, T-shaped head and a patented shaft that bends 90 degrees. The standard “01″ version comes in several conventional lengths. Two longer versions – the Belly and the Long – have a heavier, wider head and go under the designation of “02″. We tested the “01″ in [...]

The Ping Specify Line of putters is built around the concept of customization. Every customer must “specify” what hosel, body, grip, weight and length he wants his putter to have. Hundreds of different combinations are possible. Ping has long been known to putter junkies as a company that provides a large number of variations for [...]

The Oz is one of Nike’s Blue Chip Series of putters. The blue chip referred to alludes to the milled, blue insert in the face. The Oz is a beautifully crafted product. Tom Stites, Nike’s Director of Product Creation, and his crew went well out of their way to make this flatstick an object of [...]

The Amazing Grace MOI was originally named the MOI-35, and is still referred to often as the “Moi”. The initials, M.O.I., stand for Moment of Inertia. For the layman, Moment of Inertia comes into play when the mass of a club makes contact with the ball off-center. This is particularly relevant in the case the [...]

The Soft Strokes Plus line of putter heads includes four models. We have been testing the SS+1 and SS+4 versions. Both are a heel-toe weighted, 45-degree hanger in terms of balance (more or less). Each of these putters is attractive, but each has a very utilitarian look to it. In the manner of Chevy pick-up [...]

Distinctively striped putters from Zebra have been around for many years. They have long had a reputation for friendliness and easy alignment. Zebras putters were formerly associated with Ram Golf and were sold only as assembled OEM clubs. For the past year, however, they have been available from Golfsmith in component form. There are four [...]

Now our putter review process is generally spread out over many weeks as testers alternate taking the putters out to this course or that with them. With considerable outside input already in hand, we had seven of our guys give this big “Hoganardi” a whirl. In six sessions on three, different surfaces, we putted it [...]