2017年 MOST WANTED BLADE PUTTER

Really, the putter is the least of all the variables of a putting stroke. I have had expensive putters and not so, in fact I now play with a $4 used lady putter and wouldn’t you know it, it was no worse that my $200+.
As an 18 handicapper, so i change my stance and simplified my grip , thicker grip. reverse engineered my putts to learn how to read the greens. keeping in mind, putting is still a guessing game. I’m now happy to say I go a 3 over the card the other day!!2 birdies and 12p Boom Boom. !!
I’m now a13HC just by less putts. Buy the way, Why are they becoming more expensive than drivers?

Loving these most wanted tests and looking forward to the mallet’s results next week. Is it possible to categorize which putters are best for different strokes? Like how you guys did with drivers for different swing speeds.

I enjoy this site and appreciate the impartiality. However, the optics on this one are NOT good. The same day you name EVNROLL putter the most wanted, on the exact same page, there is an ad for….. you guessed it, EVNROLL putters. Your legitimacy is hard earned. Don’t piss it away for a few bucks.

I love the fact that you have taken the time to show the golfing public the results of these test and I think we should all thank you. I consider the short game as the most important part of golf that can improve your handicap. Putting is a big part of that. I am a 8 handicap and track my putting every round. For the past year I have averaged 29 putts and would love to improve. I understand who and how you have conducted the test. Their is so much that goes into putting. how you read a green, putting surface, how you stoke a putt, hand position, stance, ball position and much more. It take a certain amount of talent to putt well. I would like to see the results of a test with the top 10 to 20 pro players to give me and others more information beside the brand of putter. thank you again for trying to help us and taking the time for comments to be shared.

Great article.

The ER 1 didn’t make the top 5 ?

Wes, this is a great list on blades!

Still have yet to try a putter that’s made me pull my old Plop out of my bag. Will definitely give the Evenroll a try.

I’ve been using the Evnroll ER1 since last September and I can’t believe how consistent a roll I can get with it. I’ve tried some of the others, but they just don’t give me the confidence and distance control that I get with the Evnroll.

Having said that, I do think there should be some kind of weighting, since very few people expect to make a 20 foot putt, but when you get to 10 feet… you better make them.

Scotty who ????

When will the 2017 Bridgestone B330-RX golf balls be available for the public to purchase? I can only find the 2016 version online.

Always love these test. Great job.
I emailed Evnroll website about 1.5 months ago asking if I could get an ER2 made to my specs. 2* upright really helps me….never got a response. Business must be really good.

What major retailers carry evenroll? I have a Dicks, Golf Galaxy, and Golfsmith in my area. Cant buy a putter without testing and fitting.

FYI: 2 yrs ago purchase a Scotty C mallet $400. the wife saw it, went in her bag and has never come out. Rummaged thru my excess clubs and found my 40+ year old Wilson 8804, and to this day I have yet to find another putter that I like better and I’ve experimented with dozens and dozens.

TM Juno. determine what happened from 5′ finished #2-10′, #1-20′
any single digit earned from 5 feet, the TM Juno would be number (1) by a long shot

Any idea’s why the Taylermade TP under performed so badly from the
5′ range?
Were the % of putt’s made by the other putter’s that much higher?

Loving your work guys. Really useful information and cant wait for the most wanted drivers.

Were the testers fitted for each and every putter? How can I rely on these stats if that is not the case? I know I should go and get fitted for woods, hybrids and irons and the same applies to putting. This test, in my opinion, is worthless unless that was done.

Figuring out a putting stroke using an app, fine, but loft and lie are just important as toe hang.

PS. I love the test and what you guys do. Thanks for bringing these models to the forefront for consideration!

I love that the Sentino putter finished high on the list. Most folks dont even know about the company but this is proof that the putter is legit in the eyes of testing. Thanks MGS!

Last summer after I read the MGS review of the Evnroll line, I decided to buy the ER-2. Before I purchased it, I had spoken to a local pro who made the comment that golfers will spend over $400 for a driver that you hit 13 to 14 times a round and yet hesitate to spend less that that for a good putter. That logic made sense to me and I purchased the putter. While I haven’t had a chance to play more that 20 rounds with it, I can certainly see a difference in my putting. This club just feels “right” and I have developed confidence it my ability to hole putts in the 8 to 10 foot range with consistency. Over the years I have had Ping, Scotty Cameron, Odyssey, Carbon (purchased after a great MGS review) and many other putters. I have never had a putter that I liked more that this one!

Our system is not the same as Strokes Gained, but as we’re quite clear about is based on the methodology.

It’s a double-edged sword for us as illustrated by your comment. If we call it Strokes Gained we get a dozen people screaming “That’s not Strokes Gained”, and if we don’t call it Strokes Gained, some (apparently) think we’re rebranding Strokes Gained and are trying to take credit for something we didn’t create, which isn’t what we’re doing.

There are simple, but real distinctions between how we score and true Strokes Gained methodologies.So as we state clearly…it’s based on SG, but is modified for the purpose of presenting it as an 18 hole value.

In the future, might be interesting for your readers (and myself) if you included the previous years winner in the group to see if there is an advantage to the new models, just like the ping Ketsch I bought a few years ago that blew the field away, I believe the Evnroll has new groove technology that works

Wouldn’t you think the 5ft and 10ft numbers should be more of a focus versus the 20ft numbers? We are more likely to have more 5ft and 10ft numbers over the course of the round. I’m specifically noting the Taylor Made putter that is ranked so high but 17th on 5ft putts.

This is awesome. Great idea, well done.

Love the test; looking forward to the mallets. I think putters are the one part of golf where we are over-charged.(other than Cleveland, maybe) To prove that it would be fun to put some of these ‘winners’ up against some cheap Ray Cooks and generic copies from the clone guys. I realize that MGS has way too much to do right now but it would be fun to see. I think that the physics of a full swing will show much more difference between OEM’s and clone drivers than a putter swing between OEM putters and clones.

Question — I’ve always liked the feel of Superstroke non-tapered putter grips and have had one on each of my last two putters. I’m wondering if putting one of those on the EvnRoll would affect its performance? I.e., if I’m buying an EvnRoll due to its performance in this test, would it be dumb to slap a Superstroke on it b/c that would essentially be a different putter from the one you tested.

Thank you for all you do , I will stick with my Frankly Frog putter…CGG…

Awesome work as usual! So glad you guys do what you do! I assume the mallet data will come next. After that, do you have a schedule of your roll out data for other equipment? I know you are trying to do the whole bag this year. I am hoping the Driver data is what’s next. I really want to see the data on the Epic Drivers compared to other OEM’s to see if this all hype or if there really is some substance to the hype.

I traded in my Ping Karsten TR PAL for the Cleveland Huntington Beach #4. The 1 was nice but, I liked the feel of the 4 better and it hasn’t disappointed on the course. Best putter for the money of any putter out there IMHO. Great testing as always MGS. Keep up the great work.

Are there ( stock ) counterweights in any of those putters. As in SS grips with CB weights?

I gamed an old Ping Anser til putting the Boccieri Heavy putter in my bag 13 years ago. Shaved 3 strokes a round off my putts.

Cured my putting yips big time. Get the head of a Heavy putter moving and it is steady as a rock. Went from missing a lot of putts inside 6 feet and I mean a lot, to stepping up knowing I could make them versus hoping I didn’t embarrass myself. Lag putting improved as well.

Putting is individual, a putter that works for one guy doesn’t for another. When my buddies try out my Heavy putter, almost to a man, they are uncomfortable with it, it really takes time to get used to a new putter, especially one as radical as the Heavy putter.

13,298 putts seems like a lot but when you divide that out by the number of testers and number of putters and the three distances that is about 10 putts per club, per tester at each of the three distances.

Took me a lot more putts than that to get comfortable enough with my putter to put it in the bag.

I was quite surprised that there was a two stroke difference between the best putter and the one at the bottom, amazing. Ditto with the difference between 1st and 2nd.

Great test, as always. Makes me want to go roll a few with the ER2 just to see. However, wish the Heavy putter was in the mix. Would have like to have seen the results.

What I take away from this is that various inserts seem to enhance performance from certain distances. The TM insert certainly looks to help with long putts, but it’s interesting that the most consistent putter in the top 5 (HB) has no insert at all. It’s not spectacular in any category, but seems to be an all around great putter

Just curious but you say you don’t take money from any of the companies yet you have a Snell golf ball banner ads on your site and yesterday was evnroll banners.

MGS – would you consider adding in last year’s #1 blade, mallet, etc. as a benchmark when the tests are completed? Totally understand it’s a 2017 test but sometimes more motivating for golfers if knowing how last year stacks up to current year. Would like to know on this one for example how these are against the Odyssey White Hot RX 1 (last year #1)

Thanks for the great articles – Doug

I have many blade putters from years of trying to find the ‘one’. EV2 is in my bag after taking a Sam putting evaluation. I was averaging 38 putts a round. Last 2 tournaments I averaged 30. I expect to make everything from 20′ & in. Seriously. Aimpoint Express & EV2.

Love what you guys do. Two requests — free disposal, obviously.

1. Give a very detailed description of the SG statistic used (what is the benchmark or average used for the calculation and do you use different benchmarks by player/handicap) and of the exact testing procedure (players randomize putters, or hit a lot of putts with one putter then move to the next).
2. Provide all the raw data so that users can calculate other statistics (stroked gained is great but other, even inferior statistical measures would be good to look at for robustness) and see how the results change with different subsets of players (low/high handicap, different arcs, face closure rates, etc.).

Basically, these two are just asking for more transparency. Keep up the great work!

Great unbiased testing. Love this site!

So when are you buying your new Evinroll putter? Off to Carl’s this Saturday?

Man I really really wanted to see how the Cleveland 2135 would do in this test. Bummer.

I’ll certainly vouch for the EVNROLL.

To bad you didn’t have a slotline ssi692’691 brass insert putter.would have blown all others out of the field.best feel of any putter.

Did you test the ER1?

Looks like Karsten knew what he was doing, back in the day. All top five have the Ping Anser look. I guess I will stick with my Ping, out of a used putter bin for $50. I think it has radar for the hole…

COMPLAINT!!!!
My best golfing buddy based on the previous My Golf Spy review purchased the Evnroll ER2. In short his putting has never been better! My complaint is they have yet to produce a LEFT handed version. Come on Evnroll your killing us lefties.

I bought my son the Cleveland HB #1 for Christmas. He loves it. What a steal according to this test!

Interesting results on blade putters. I’ve had lots of putters, all shapes, Odyssey, Rife, etc., even tried some classics from the 50’s. Nothing really made a difference until I bought a Nickent Omen I at Golf Galaxy. Small, simple putter, but easily and immediately made a 2 stroke difference. Unfortunately the face insert fell out, reglued it but also bought a second one. Each one cost $70

I’m so glad I never fell for the the Cameron Kool-Aid.

How does the TM do so bad at 5ft?! It could have run away with the test if not for that. Did that result raise a flag for a retest?

Just one thing… no one is expecting to actually hole 20ft putt… but once you are inside 5 feet is what matters the most if we take 2 putts in consideration, so for example Cleveland is not really a very smart choice…

The ER2 is definitely saving me some strokes every round.

Putting is the most subjective choice we make in a club. We aren’t looking for distance and the entire swing is feel. While this test is a good starting point, you have to find the putter that gives you confidence, that is the most important thing in putting. If you don’t think you can sink the ball then you won’t.

Funny how PXG ($500) putter finished! Cost doesn’t always equate to performance!

Will you be doing mallets, or have you already done them?

Love that a 100 dollar putter finished ahead of other **several** hundred dollar putters!
If this doesn’t convince you that MyGolfSpy doesn’t do truly independent testing then nothing will!