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Showcase: Putters
Nike Zen Oracle Nickent Wilson Staff
iC 20-10 RDE Mallet Pipe II PP/05 8876
Nike’s iC putter range were RDE stands for ‘Reduced Dimple Nickent’s Pipe II PP/05 features a Wilson Staff has combined its latest
designed with input from the Error’ and is supposed to be face insert with ‘alternating groove technology with the classic shape of
company’s optical research pronounced ‘Ready’. The scientists technology’. The idea is that with its TPA putter from two decades
director, with a view to at Zen Oracle say the ‘precise micro grooves alternating in size and ago, to make the new 8876. It was
optimising the shape, ridges’ on the RDE mallet’s clubface depth, the putter face will have with the TPA that Nick Faldo won
location and contrast of the improve putting dispersion by up to fractionally longer contact with the the 1989 Masters, but that model
alignment aid on the 50%, by reducing the deflection ball, which should encourage a didn’t have the urethane insert of its
putter head. The theory that can be caused by the dimple topspin roll. The club is built with a successor, which comes with micro-
is that these measures pattern on golf balls. The putter can cylinder pipe alignment device with grooves to encourage a topspin roll.
will help golfers focus also serve as a training aid if golfers a tungsten plug at the back of to The 8876 is one of
on the putter face, practice their putting stroke with a increase the putter’s MOI. five putters in
which helps to ball inserted into the clubhead’s RRP: £109 Wilson Staff’s 88
keep the putter aperture.
www.nickentgolf.com Series.
face square RRP: £120 RRP: £59
to the line
www.zenoracle.co.uk www.wilsonstaff.com
of putt.
The
putter face
is CNC milled flat, and 34” or 36”
club lengths are available.
RRP: £120
www.nikegolfeurope.com
Hotblade Callaway Benross MD Golf
Tad Moore Classic HB003 Odyssey White Hot Pure Red Oakmont NV Drew Kilarney
One of three putters in the Tad XG 2-Ball F7 One of eight models in the Pure Red MD Golf’s NV Drew Kilarney is one
Moore Classic line, the HB003 is It sounds like a fighter jet and looks line, the Oakmont is a blade with a of three putters designed by
built with heel-toe weighting to just as striking. Complete with what classic shape and heel-toe Ireland’s former Ryder Cup golfer
resist twisting through the strike and Callaway describes as the ‘best- weighting, and it features the Norman Drew. The mallet head has
go give the face a large sweetspot. selling putter alignment system of all Benross interpretation of groove been CNC milled from a solid block
The stainless steel clubhead has a time’, the XG 2-Ball F7 has been technology; V grooves. The grooves of carbon steel and then chromium
‘red precision’ insert with a view to fitted with a multi-layer insert for a on the soft aluminium insert are plated, and it has been upgraded for
providing golfers with the perfect softer feel, with an elastomer core designed to give the putter face 2009 with a new face pattern
launch with excellent feel. and urethane surface. High-density added grip on the ball at impact, designed to increase topspin.
RRP: £59.99 wings also give the clubhead added with a view to imparting a top-spin RRP: £69.99
www.brandfusionltd.co.uk stability through the stroke. roll.
www.mdgolf.co.uk
RRP: £149 RRP: £49
www.callawaygolf.com www.benrossgolf.com
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