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USA Today
25-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
More zero-torque putters on tour, 2025 wedges, and Good Good Golf's $40 million funding
Eight days ago, J.J. Spaun nearly became the first golfer to win a Players Championship using a zero-torque putter, a L.A.B. DF3, but his putt on the 72nd hole Sunday came up 3 inches short. Spaun wound up losing to Rory McIlroy the following day in a three-hole playoff. For decades, putters have been categorized as either blades or mallets, but last summer, while doing some research on zero-torque putters, I asked a putter designer with over 20 years of experience if he thought rotation-reducing putters were on the cusp of becoming a third category. "I think so," the veteran said without much hesitation. "They've gained traction on the PGA Tour and are getting a lot of visibility. I think there's something to them." I was surprised, but not shocked, because while seeing elite golfers on TV using a new type of putter is one thing, I had started seeing zero-torque putters being used by recreational golfers in my area last summer and fall. Still, the weekend players I talked with said they hated the look of zero-torque putters, and some even said they would be embarrassed to, "have something like that in my bag." Fast forward to today, and zero-torque putters constitute one of the hottest and most-talked-about categories in golf, and from a performance standpoint, it makes sense. Golfers can learn to love the look of a putter if it helps them make a better stroke and enhances their consistency. As Peter Kostis once told me, "It's a scorecard, not a postcard," meaning that it's what you shoot, not how you shot it, that counts. If you are not happy about the way you're putting, it might be time to talk with a custom fitter and see if a zero-torque putter like a Bettinardi Antidote, Evnroll Zero, Odyssey Ai ONE Square 2 Square, L.A.B. OZ.1 or PXG Allan is right for you.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Get Equipped: DJ and TaylorMade split, plus Rickie Fowler finds new a new golf ball
One of the most interesting golf equipment trends of 2024 was the rise of zero torque putters, with new offerings being released from Odyssey, Evnroll, Bettinardi, PXG and L.A.B. These putters all work to reduce twisting as you make your putting stroke and try to keep the face square to your stroke's path, which in turn should help you start your putt on your intended target line more often. As my colleague Beth Ann Nichols wrote Sunday, there has been a surge in interest on the LPGA Tour in long putters, but the putter Yealimi Noh used to win the 2025 Founders Cup was a broomstick MEZZ.1 MAX, a torque-reducing putter from L.A.B. Meanwhile, Michael Kim used a L.A.B. DF3 to come in second at the WM Phoenix Open. Sebastian Muñoz used a DF3 to tie for second at the LIV Golf event in Riyadh. I recently spoke with the head of the putter division at a major golf equipment maker and asked if he thought we should now see putters divided into three categories: blades, mallets and zero torque. "Absolutely. We'll see, now as we and others are sort of entering this, how significant it becomes. You know, some people say, 'Well, it's sort of like a better face balanced putter.' Typically, if you were someone that wanted to reduce your face rotation, you would choose a face balanced putter over something with a lot of toe hang. This is just sort of that to the next level." So, to this industry expert's eyes, it sounds like zero torque putters are here to stay. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Get Equipped: DJ and TaylorMade split, Rickie Fowler's new golf ball
