The List · 2026

Best putters we compared

I lined up the putter comparisons we actually published. Not a 35-tester robot test. Start with the expensive question, then pick a lane.

8 head-to-heads on the desk — not a robot ranking.

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I wanted to know if LAB’s zero-torque thing is the real story — or if craftsmanship still wins at this price.

Two high-MOI putters that want to stay square. I ignored the pedigree and asked which one actually does.

Physics-first LAB versus Odyssey’s tour-craft story. Same price neighborhood. Different religion.

A blade that sells feel versus a putter that sells physics. I compared them as two different jobs.

An AI insert versus milled steel. I compared the roll, not the algorithm.

One is the mallet you see on TV. One is the milled one people buy when they are done with TV.

A tour mallet versus a groove pitch. I compared them as mallets I would actually stand over.

White Hot OG versus a Special Select. No zero-torque pitch. Just two old ideas that still show up in good bags.