How to Read a Green: A Complete Guide for Lower Scores
A practical, pro-style framework for reading greens: speed strategy, the five-step process, AimPoint, plumb-bobbing, and the drills that build the eye.
Putting
Lower your scores where it matters most — on the green. Our putting guides cover everything from grip and stance fundamentals to advanced green reading, distance control, and the mental approach that helps you hole more putts under pressure.
TaylorMade Spider Tour F & V Launch: New Putter Family, No More True Path
TaylorMade dropped two new Spider putters at RBC Heritage — the winged Tour F and a redesigned Tour V — both without True Path Alignment. Here’s the buyer’s guide.
Bettinardi BB Series 2026: New VDF Face Milling Could Change How Your Putts Roll
Bettinardi has unveiled a fully redesigned BB Series putter lineup for 2026, headlined by a new face-milling technology called VDF (Variable Depth Flymill) that the company claims produces the most consistent roll characteristics of any putter it has ever manufactured. For a brand built on the premise that milling precision is the foundation of putting … Read more
PING Scottsdale TEC Putters Use Eye-Tracking Science to Fix Your Alignment
PING has launched the Scottsdale TEC putter line for 2026, introducing a new alignment system called Eye Q that was developed using eye-tracking research and a visual performance principle called Quiet Eye. The technology represents a genuinely novel approach to putter design — one that starts with how your eyes work rather than how the … Read more
Mallet vs Blade Putters: How to Choose the Right Putter for Your Stroke
Stand in any golf shop and look at the putter display — you’ll see everything from small, simple blade designs to broad, geometric mallet heads the size of a small spacecraft. The choice between mallet vs blade putters is one of the most common equipment decisions golfers face, and it’s also one of the most … Read more
Mallet vs Blade Putters: Which Is Right for Your Game?
Choosing the right putter is one of the most important equipment decisions you will make, and the debate between mallet and blade putters has been going on for decades. Both designs can perform beautifully on the green, but they suit different stroke types, skill levels, and preferences. If you have been putting poorly and wondering … Read more
Quiet Eye: The Brain Science Behind Elite Putting — And How to Apply It to Your Game
A new putter brand is applying neuroscience to one of golf’s oldest puzzles. Scottsdale TEC putters have launched what they call Eye Q alignment technology — a system built around a body of sports science research known as Quiet Eye theory. The premise: the way elite putters visually engage with the ball and target in … Read more
Mallet vs Blade Putters: How to Choose the Right Putter for Your Game
The putter is the most personal club in your bag — you use it more often than any other club, and its performance is measured in inches rather than yards. Yet many golfers choose their putter based on looks, brand loyalty, or whatever happens to be on sale, without understanding the fundamental design differences that … Read more
Scotty Cameron Enters the Low-Torque Putter Race With Two New OC Models at $550
Scotty Cameron has entered the low-torque putter market with two new OC (Onset Center) models — the Phantom 11R OC and Studio Style Fastback OC — priced at $550 each. The move represents the most significant response yet to the meteoric rise of L.A.B. Golf, whose Lie Angle Balanced putters have swept through equipment circles … Read more
Odyssey’s New Ai-Dual Putters Helped Testers Hole 11% More Putts — Here’s the Tech Behind It
Odyssey has launched its 2026 Ai-DUAL putter family, headlined by a dual-layer insert that the company says was selected from more than 15,000 AI-generated design variations. The lineup introduces a new approach to putter face technology, a redesigned groove pattern, and a striking half-ball alignment system that testing showed helped golfers hole 11.3 percent more … Read more
