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2026 has been a landmark year for putter technology. From modular designs to premium materials, we've reviewed over 70 models to determine which ones truly perform. Discover our definitive list of the best putters on the market.
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00:002026 has been a landmark year for putter technology we've seen the continued rise
00:05of zero torque putters the return of ultra premium materials such as damascus steel
00:10and even improvements on modular technology allowing you to change your putter and how it
00:15behaves in just seconds i've spent the last six months testing upwards of 70 putters to determine
00:21which ones are the best for your game but today i have narrowed it down to my top 13 and
00:26we'll get
00:26into those i'm here at the beautiful tavistock short game area at woburn golf club where i'll
00:31be splitting these putters into four categories blades mid mallets high moi mallets and of course
00:36zero torque putters right let's get into the video
00:54right we're going to kick this video off with the purest choice and that is of course the blade now
00:59blades are definitely a dying breed on tour but they are unmatched when it comes to looks and feel
01:05in my opinion now there are a few standouts this year but let's start things off with quite a cool
01:10putter this is the sausage golf design number two now of course sausage golf came to the market
01:17last time around with the boudou noir but they are the first in kind of modular technology so this
01:23allows you it's really cool through a screw system on the bottom here you can actually take the shaft out
01:28and replace it where it is on the head allowing it to act as a center shafted putter
01:34you can have it heel shafted as i do here with a bit more toe hang or of course you
01:39can swap
01:40dexterity and actually use it as a left-handed putter now this does have a 6061 aluminium face
01:45as well so it does offer quite a sprightly kind of feel off the face it's quite lively but i
01:50have to
01:51say i really like how it feels it's got this mill design here and of course the sausage logos on
01:56the
01:56front which really help it stand out in terms of alignment aids there's a very very short alignment aid
02:01here on the flange and a sight dot that i'm not quite sure actually why it's there because it's
02:05so small when you put it down behind the ball and it's kind of at an angle so you don't
02:09actually get
02:09the full visual of it but either way i think it's quite a cool design and one that is worth
02:13checking
02:14out if you're in for if you want to purchase a blade that maybe just has a bit more technology
02:18now moving on to the next of the blades and that is the tailor-made system 2 soto putter
02:26now this is a really cool design it's got this flow neck hosel here and it's got this two-tone
02:31contrasting head which i think really helps with alignment when it putting it down behind the ball
02:35i really liked how this allowed me to set up square to my target and also the line on the
02:41back of the
02:42flange here really helps with alignment it does have this milled kind of face design to it made out of
02:48304 stainless steel it offers a really really soft feel and in my opinion this is probably the best
02:55value blade on the market right now at 219 pounds right now i feel like we have to get this
03:02honorable
03:02mentioning because it wouldn't be fair to talk about blades without talking about the ping scottsdale
03:06answer it's got a really nice kind of thicker top line here which i think is really valuable a bit
03:11like
03:11the tailor-made it's actually got this two-tone design again so i don't know if that's a bit of
03:15a
03:15theme that might be kind of carrying on here but again line on the flange here this is in a
03:20kind of
03:20shorter plumber's neck finish does have this soft p-backs insert which feels really really soft
03:26compared to kind of the milled finish on the tailor-made but that's worth an honorable mention
03:30and that is just before i move on to what i think is the best blade of 2026 and that
03:35is the toulon
03:37boston now this is a new blade in their lineup for this year we've got this beautiful kind of deep
03:44sea
03:44blue finish here that's kind of reflecting especially i was going to say when the sun's out but we don't
03:49actually have much sun out here today unfortunately but it's got this long neck design which is
03:54actually quite an interesting play here from toulon so this kind of long neck design actually
03:59reduces toe hang and creates a bit more of a face balance design in a blade so if you're someone
04:04who
04:04kind of looks for that straighter kind of arc than with a blade then this may be worth checking out
04:09we've got this sight top on the top here which i absolutely love i actually prefer a dot to align
04:15a
04:15lot of the time in putters i think it allows you to putt a bit more freely particularly with a
04:19blade
04:19it's all designed around feel um on the bottom here we've got these weights here you can actually
04:24buy interchangeable weights online that allows you to kind of customize the weight of the putter
04:30allowing it to kind of be built to your stroke and finally we do have this deep diamond mill finish
04:36on here which i think is absolutely superb it kind of comes off a bit hotter than i was probably
04:41expecting from milled putter but i have to say it does feel really good and once you get used to
04:46it
04:47you'll have your pace dialed in with one of these putters right before we jump into what i think is
04:52probably my favorite category this year if you're enjoying the video so far make sure you hit the
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05:01products you see in today's video i'll put the handy links in the description box down below for the best
05:05prices for these putters in your area right mid mallets i think are probably some of the most overlooked
05:15putters on the market and maybe in the past we haven't given them as much credit as they deserve
05:20we're going to start this off with the ping scottsdale tech catch onset putter now this is an
05:27interesting one because it's got an onset design much like zero torque putters but this is very much
05:33not a zero torque putter it's much more face balance as you can see here designed for those
05:37with a slight arc they do offer kind of a zero torque model in this kind of white head here
05:42and that is
05:42the alley blue but i really like how this catch sits on the ground we've got this kind of trident
05:48alignment system here as well as this iq technology with this little dot here so it kind of gives you
05:53something to focus on when it's down behind the ball so you're not focusing on what this putter is
05:57doing throughout the stroke gives you a real focal point enabling you to hit better putts we've got this
06:03really soft p-backs insert that we saw on the scottsdale range last year with their answer that i talked
06:09about earlier in the video and you get this really nice pistol 2.0 super stroke grip on it which
06:14i
06:14think feels exceptional in your hands in terms of distance control i really like it considering i'm
06:19someone who typically plays a mill putter i actually really like how soft and responsive this insert is
06:25right moving on we're going to talk about the bettonardi bb49 now bettonardi i think are probably
06:31like mid mallets one of the most overlooked brands maybe in uh in the putter kind of market i don't
06:38think they get the credit they deserve now these putters i think this year looks superb this bb range
06:43it's got this kind of almost metallic-y looking blue but it's a satin finish i think looks absolutely
06:49superb that alongside this kind of matte silver shaft and these really nice kind of pistol grips
06:55i think give this putter an ultra premium look to them now you've got this face here that has six
07:00different segments so depending on where you hit it on the face it tries to produce a really consistent
07:05role so if you're not quite on it on the day you should see the same role for more consistent
07:10ball
07:10speed and pace control on the greens i really like how this putter sits down behind the ball you've
07:15got this long alignment line here makes it really easy to aim to your target and this tiny kind of
07:21flow
07:21jet neck design here as well really for myself i feel like it just rotates beautifully throughout the
07:28stroke enabling me to hit really nice consistent putts now an honorable mention in this category would
07:34have to be the mizuno mcraft city series nagoya now nagoya replaced in japan these putters are
07:41forged in japan you've got this really nice kind of soft milling on the face here it's fairly deep
07:45so it does feel quite soft off the face i really like how there's this top line on here down
07:51behind
07:51the ball i wasn't such a fan it's quite it's hard to explain but it's a rounded yet angular putter
07:57so
07:57there's a few straight lines on there but also some really nice curves so depending on what you like the
08:02look of you may or may not like that also a shout out to a corded grip big big fan
08:07of this kind of
08:07lampkin deep etched corded grip but if i was to pick my absolute favorite of the mid mallet category
08:14for this year it would have to be the odyssey damascus milled one wide now i just think these
08:20putters look absolutely superb by far the best looking putters on the market this year thanks to that
08:26damascus kind of uh milled technology offering a really really soft feel now we haven't seen
08:32kind of damascus range for quite some time from odyssey so i'm really really happy they bought this
08:37back again like i said in the blade segment of this video i really like how there's a top dot
08:43here
08:43rather than any lines kind of just allows you to be a bit more free with this single bend design
08:48it of
08:48course comes with a very premium um kind of etched pistol grip from odyssey here and the head covers
08:55are worth a shout out as well i mean i know that means absolutely nothing because people might put
08:58their own on but um it's kind of got this fleece line feel to it with a quilted design on
09:03the top
09:03just to add to the ultra premium look of the damascus milled and for that reason these are my
09:09favorite mid mallets of 2026. right next up is the high moi mallets now these are the putters that if
09:21you're struggling with strike and consistency of pace on the greens you're going to want to turn to
09:26they offer exterior weighting allowing for higher moi and of course more stability we're going to
09:32kick things off with the cobra tour agera rs putter now cobra really making waves in the 3d printed
09:39industry and they are doing so with their putters as well now this features descending loft technology
09:45so the loft changes as it goes throughout up and down the face essentially meaning if you hit one
09:50slightly thin or slightly higher on the face you should see the same kind of consistency of roll
09:55helping with your pace on the greens does have quite a marmite look to it you may be able to
10:00see
10:00between this kind of gold and black colorway i'm not such a fan but it may be something that you
10:07might
10:07like the look of it does have this carbon kind of finish on the top here and these two racing
10:12strike
10:12alignment lines which again i find a bit intruding they're slightly large for my liking and in a weird
10:18way it does have this kind of infinity look to it so the the stripes actually roll what looks like
10:22almost down the face when down behind the ball again something i'm not such a fan of however i am
10:27a fan of aftermarket components and the fact that they do put super stroke pistol grips on these as
10:32standard is a big win for me now if you're after something a bit more boutique then this is the
10:39toulon
10:39las vegas now this was one of my favorite putters last year um but they have changed the design
10:46slightly we've got this new blue finish that i mentioned earlier on the boston blade which i
10:50think looks absolutely superb again offers this deep milling face here which surprises me how lively
10:55it is considering how deep etched the face is we do have this um flow neck hosel on this so
11:01this is
11:01the h7 model there is an alternative option with a plumber's neck but this is the model that i think
11:07looked superb this year there is also an oversized putter grip which would go with the heavier head
11:12option on these so you can actually get a counterbalance option in a few of the head designs
11:17this year so that is something worth considering if you're in the market for a high moi putter but
11:21want that kind of boutique look but of course the winner of this category had to be the taylormade
11:28spider tour x now it's so interesting that taylormade have really kind of changed their perception in the
11:33market they were so known for being bombers off the tee with their drivers and fairy woods
11:38but i think they might be becoming a putter company and that sounds bizarre because putters were never
11:43really kind of their their talking point their focus point uh for years but the spider range has
11:50really kind of excelled recently these are so stable and forgiving you have this kind of rear weighted
11:56system here um increasing the mwy and stability at the rear of the head um the alignment features are
12:02absolutely superb you've got this through um true path alignment system that's slightly smaller than a
12:08ball so it does really focus kind of in on your line especially if you put a line on your
12:13ball
12:13it's really easy to align and there is a line that runs throughout here you do also have this pure
12:18roll
12:19insert which really really gets the ball rolling quickly and i think really helps with distance control
12:25um it does come off fairly lively so it will take some getting used to and of course taylormade do
12:30opt
12:31for a super stroke pistol um grip as well with a kbs um ct putter so there are a few
12:37kind of really
12:38nice um factors to this putter that's worth considering um but in terms of high moi putters
12:43i think you're going to really struggle to beat the taylormade spider tour x this year
12:51okay our final category in this video is of course zero tour putters now they have taken the world by
12:58storm
12:58over the last couple of years and we're seeing some more and more kind of traditional looking designs
13:03within the zero torque space right we're going to kick things off with the odyssey square to square
13:09tri-hot jailbird sb putter yes the name really rolls off the tongue i'm sure i think it might be
13:17the longest
13:17name in putter history here but in terms of the putter itself it is absolutely exceptional now what i
13:23really like about these putters is that we've gotten rid of this kind of center shafted need
13:27with zero torque putters and they have found a way of making this hill shafted design work with zero
13:34torque technology now the whole point of a zero torque putter is obviously to keep the face square
13:39to the path throughout the stroke improving and increasing start line accuracy and essentially
13:45helping you hold more putts now this putter i really like this two-tone contrasting finish here
13:51between this satin black and satin red design i think that squares the face up really nicely at address
13:56this new grip here i think is absolutely superb it's this kind of new pistol oversized design
14:02from odyssey it fits really nicely nicely in your hands you've got this rib design on the back here
14:06which just fits in the crease of your fingers superbly and this flat top line i think is superb
14:11for just placing your hands down behind the ball so if you're after a zero torque putter that has a
14:16slightly more traditional look then this may be where you want to turn your attention to
14:20but next up in this category is the pxg hot rod now this is the largest zero torque putter
14:27that pxg have produced it is now being endorsed on the pga tour by marco pen's rising star he has
14:34put
14:34one of these in play since making his move to pxg in january and it features some really cool technology
14:40you've got this kind of pyramid facing that pxg have been famous for which feels exceptionally soft
14:46off the face it's such an underrated face on the market these and pxg putters i just don't think
14:52probably get the credit they deserve and so that's why i want to shout this out we do have this
14:57kind of
14:57four weighted design here on the sole which helps you kind of maximize stability and moi by spreading
15:04the weight to the perimeter of the head but it does come with this center shaft design and this long
15:09alignment through the center which will really help with alignment my only gripe with this putter and
15:14there is an option to change grips of course but as stock this came with this pxg slant 1.5
15:21r design
15:21which does actually feature kind of an offset grip design in order to counteract the shaft lean on
15:28this putter i just find it really boxy and uncomfortable in my hands but if you're really
15:33looking to take your wrists out of play then this may be the best option for you now a few
15:38honorable
15:38mentions in this category if you're looking for something that's a bit more value orientated in the
15:43zero torque space than the wilson infinite v606 putter is where you probably want to turn your attention to
15:50it's an interesting design it actually looks like a larger mallet head just shrunk
15:54and it's hard to explain but when it's down behind the ball and hopefully you can see that you'll
15:57understand what i mean even the sight dot is slightly too small for my liking and the lines are very
16:02very
16:03thin but overall it's a really nice piece of kit and it comes in considerably cheaper around the 220 pound
16:10mark compared to upwards of five 600 pound that we often see in the zero torque putter space it's got
16:16this fine milling on the face here which feels absolutely sensational it's a slightly firmer feel
16:21than a lot of insert putters so that might take some getting used to and it does come with this
16:25oversized grip here which again does feel really nice in my hands if you're after a blade in the zero
16:31torque putter space then it's worth shouting out the new lab link 2.1 putter it features this hs design
16:39through this aluminium riser but it's kind of crazy how far these zero torque putter designs have come
16:45since labs first kind of introduced themselves into the putter sphere so down behind the ball this
16:51really does just look like a standard blade design but it does come with kind of pistol
16:56lampkin again deep edge grip lampkin getting in everywhere aren't they with their grips but
17:00a grip that i really like and that's obviously why they do it does have a line here on the
17:04back flange tilt with alignment and this milled stainless steel face here as well is something
17:11that i think offers a really nice feel to it but my overall winner in the zero torque space
17:17is the lab df3i now df3 you know rose to fame through adam scott was using it and of course
17:25jj spawn
17:26went on to win the us open with the df3 just last year but this new df3i features the insert
17:33here and it's
17:34the insert that i prefer out of the two rather than the aluminium milled face that lab typically
17:40offers i just think this gets the ball coming off a bit more lively and that is the design that
17:44i
17:45absolutely love down behind the ball it's of course a very very large head once you get used to it
17:50it's
17:51actually not that bad you have to take my word for that i know some people will hate how this
17:54looks
17:55but i think it's quite easy to get used to and of course this large lie angle balance design
18:02really helps with stability on off-center hits and for that reason i am choosing this as my
18:10favorite zero torque putter of 2026 of course this wouldn't be a golf monthly video if i didn't pick
18:20my absolute favorite putter for 2026 drum roll please it's the scottie cameron 9.2 r now if i was
18:30to stand
18:31on the 18th green with a six foot putt to win my match at any point this year it would
18:35be this putter
18:36that i put in the bag and the r stands for a refined kind of roundness feel to this putter
18:42it's
18:42had some tour influence we've basically smoothed out the edges made them far more round as opposed
18:47to that kind of boxy more angular look that was in the previous phantom 9 model it's got this reduced
18:54sight line here which i'm actually a massive fan of compared to the line that ran the whole way through
18:59the head that is obviously a case of personal preference but that is something that i really
19:03really liked but apart from that it's got this beautiful kind of flowing look to it especially
19:07down behind the ball it feels as though you can just really release the putter nicely and put a
19:12really good stroke on it but of course the magic is in the face with these putters you have this
19:17studio carbon steel insert with this chain link milling face which feels absolutely sensational
19:23buttery soft through impact but it's responsive enough that you know where you've hit it on the
19:29face but it really does help improve consistency with roll and of course then pace control and i
19:35really really like the nod back to the old kind of studio style line of scotties here with these three
19:42cherry dots i think that looks really cool of course the 9.2 offers this kind of plumber's neck design
19:48that is something again that i personally love the grip i really really like it's kind of got this flat
19:52paddle design that i think sits really nicely in your hands the thumbs kind of just sit perfectly
19:57on the top nice and flat with this rounded back to it just feels really nice and feels as though
20:03your
20:03hands sit naturally in position at around the 450 pound mark this is a serious investment but due to
20:12the premium looks and the studio carbon steel feel i think it's worth absolutely every penny
20:21so there you have it we've broken down what i consider the 13 best putters of 2026 into the
20:27four categories and of course picked my overall favorite let me know down in the comments below
20:32which of these putters you would consider gaming if you are in the market for a putter this year
20:36or which putter you have in the bag that you simply can't get rid of but from me here at
20:40the
20:40beautiful to have a stock short game area at wobo and golf club we'll see you next time
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