Getting into specifics, we test putters outdoors on real greens with premium golf balls to get a thorough understanding of design features, feel, sound and looks. Ultimately, we aim to be as insightful and honest as possible in our reviews so it is important to acknowledge that no manufacturer can buy a good review. This is because our team tells it how it is. To learn more about our methodology, take look at our guide on how Golf Monthly tests products.

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Cleveland is known for making some excellent wedges but it's putters are definitely underrated. Don't be put of by the Retreve's unorthodox 'gimmicky' shape either!

We thought the feel off the face was very good thanks to a semi-rigid TPU pad that sits behind a metallic face. The face features grooves in an arc to improve the roll on the ball which showed up in testing too.

Largely driven by a trend to combine multiple subcontract operations into as fewer cycles as possible, deep hole drilling specialist Solutions reports. The trend is commensurate with the increased flexibility of CNC lathes, sliding head and turn/mill centres as well as vertical and horizontal machining centres where 60% of Mollart's tool sales are now directed. The growing trend away from the more conventional twist drills to solid carbide and indexable insert based ‘specialist' deep hole tools has been influenced by the adoption of through spindle, high pressure coolant supply options on new machines and the availability of retrofitted spray mist or high pressure systems on existing production equipment. To meet this need Mollart has recently invested in the development of its own HiCool 70 bar high pressure coolant system and a lower cost spray mist system. Both were developed against its 50 years of international success in the deep hole drilling market and its own subcontract production demands at Chessington, Surrey and Resolven in South Wales which often involves the deep hole drilling process. Says Chris Barker, director of Mollart Engineering and responsible for tooling: “A prime example of gundrilling being used to advantage on a turning centre by a subcontract customer in the north involved re-tooling a recently installed turn/mill centre to produce complex manifold blocks. It involved the combination of the previous independent gundrilling operation plus seven other production operations into a single cycle. The result was a massive reduction in leadtime and manpower plus the added bonus of improved levels of quality.” Dispelling misconceptions Key advantages of the gundrill, linked to production gains are its ability to consistently produce high tolerance, high quality, geometrically straight and round holes at high penetration rates in a component. Indeed, such is the performance increase from the latest HP Series of Botek gundrills from Mollart Engineering that penetration rates of the tool can be up to 800% greater than that achieved by a conventional drill. In addition, gundrills are now seen as being very competitive on price compared to standard long series or special carbide twist drills with further benefits generated when overall costs are taken into account such as higher machine utilisation and security of process. Also, due to the design of the gundrill, it can easily be specified to an exact length which has a distinct advantage in the compact working areas of CNC machining. “In the past gundrilling was often pigeon-holed as a highly specialised process requiring a dedicated machine, high volume production and for very deep holes over 10:1 length to diameter ratio in often difficult materials,” Mr Barker states, “However this is a misconception as the gundrilling process has become a highly viable solution and is even being used on holes of shorter depth.” Also growing in popularity on other machine types involving holes over 12mm diameter is Mollart's indexable insert range of deep hole drills. These have the added advantage of a simple insert change rather than having to remove a tool from the machine for regrinding point angles. Still critical in the deep hole process is coolant delivery and pressure plus the capability of the machine tool to have the axis travel to accommodate the tool length that may be required on deeper holes. Indeed, within Mollart Engineering's subcontract facilities in Chessington and Resolven, South Wales, seven Mazak Integrex turn/mill centres frequently incorporate gundrilling from solid for holes between 1.5mm and 100mm diameter. These holes are produced in parts requiring hole depths up to 770mm and quite often in difficult materials such as Inconel. Gundrill evolution There are two types of conventional gundrill – the single solid carbide tool for use in small diameter applications and the more traditional three piece type where a slug of carbide that forms the drill head and guide pads is brazed to a hollow vee-shaped tube that acts as ducting to carry the coolant feed through the drill tip to the cutting zone. However, in recent years tool development has progressed around the use of indexable carbide inserts for holes between 12mm and 100mm diameter which have added further advantages to the deep hole drilling process. As a result, regrinding of the drill point is not required enabling inserts to be changed quickly without removing the tool from the machine. It also provides a choice of chipbreaker form to best suit the material and the flexibility to upgrade and use higher performance coated inserts. In addition, the use of indexable inserts has added significant cost savings to the deep hole drilling process where larger diameter brazed tip ejector drills are normally utilised. Here, Mollart can now cost-effectively adapt and retrofit the indexable insert-based tooling as a package onto existing ejector drill-based tooling to enable these savings to be realised. Break it down Most critical in the gundrilling process is that swarf is broken down into small chips so they can be easily ejected via the coolant pressure from the cutting zone without jamming. Here the relationship between coolant pressure, flow, hole size and penetration rate of the tool is important. “This is why freely available application support and advice from an experienced tool supplier is critical to maximise the benefits of the process,” Mr Barker affirms. As part of Mollart's total package solution for deep hole drilling the company has developed its own compact HiCool 70 bar, 30 litres/minute high-pressure coolant system and a spray mist system. Both systems can be retrofitted to lathes and machining centres and the HiCool incorporates its own single or duplex paper filter elements at 15µm as standard or 5µm as an option. The system is compact requiring just 1m by 1.3m of floor area with simple connection to the machine tool. In operation, selected use can be made via an M-code and the tank contains 500 litres of either neat oil or water-based emulsion coolants. The low cost option of a spray mist system can also be retrofitted to any machine tool and is fed from a standard compressed airline at pressures up to 10 bar. The Mollart Spray Mist System is highly efficient for deep hole drilling holes between 5 and 25mm and up to 2,000mm deep. The air fed directly from a standard compressed airline passing through the system absorbs precisely timed pulsed jets of vegetable based cutting oil at up to 10 bar pressure from an integral reservoir. The oil is used to lubricate the drill tip and guide pads preventing seizure in the hole while the air purge effectively cools the cutting tool and pads while pressurising the chipped swarf back down the vee groove between the outside of the tool tube and the drilled hole. So efficient is this action that if the gundrill is removed from the component, it will be immediately cool to the touch. For smaller holes air and coolant pressure needs to be higher, however, as the hole becomes larger in diameter, volume and flow become more important. The hole picture To produce the gundrilled hole on a dedicated gundrilling machine, the tool is able to cut directly from solid by using a sized guide bush against the start point. On a lathe or machining centre the guide bush is replaced with a start hole normally created by a conventional drill 0.02mm larger than the diameter of the gundrill. The pilot start hole only has to be drilled to a depth of two to three times the diameter of the hole. The gundrill is then fed into the start hole, coolant pressure applied and the tool or workpiece rotated up to the required cutting speed and the rate of feed engaged. Once the drilled depth is achieved at a single stroke, unlike conventional twist drills where pecking cycles are mostly required to clear swarf, the gundrill is returned at rapid traverse to the pilot hole position, the coolant and spindle rotation stopped and the tool withdrawn. As Mr Barker points out, the solid carbide tip of the gundrill is fully supported in the hole by the guide pads that also burnish the surface to high orders of finish. Mollart www.mollart.com

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This is a very important factor to consider because when putting, feel is everything. Some putters offer a firmer feel off the face whilst others are soft, some are heavier than others too so you need to find a model that fits well in your hands. The putter grip plays a huge part in the confidence you feel with a putter. Get a putter with a grip that feels right and sits comfortably in your hands while allowing you to return the putter back to the ball squarely and consistently. You may also want to think about the shaft too and how much vibration you get from the club, for example, if you prefer that to be nerfed or you prefer to feel good feedback from the ball on the clubface.

The Retreve is Cleveland’s first putter with the ability to pick the ball out of the hole which is a game-changer for seniors. With the milling on the face and the luxurious Pistol Grips they look every inch a premium product and that look is matched by the sound and feel when you strike a putt.

As you would expect given the name, this putter features a high Moment of Inertia which basically means it is less likely to twist if hit off-centre. The result is a very forgiving putter with stability too thanks to the weight being repositioned back in each of the corners. This makes for a great choice for those who are just starting their golf journey and are looking for something that'll help them nail more putts.

Additionally this putter really elevates itself with the alignment. The white lines on the head contrast with the black finish beautifully, and the middle of the three is slightly thicker to help center the ball at address.

There is a lot to be said for not having to bend and pick the ball out of the hole. it shouldn't the sole reason for choosing a putter of course, but it does counts for something. If there’s little to choose between two putters then this little extra feature may sway it for some golfers, especially senior players.

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Unfortunately, this creates a barrier for many novice and first-time players looking to start their golf journey. At Golf Monthly, we think golf should be accessible to everyone.

MOI stands for 'moment of inertia' and the higher the MOI, the less your club head will turn through impact, creating a more smooth and even stroke. For that reason, mallet putters typically offer better balance compared to blade putters and are therefore more suitable for less experienced players or those looking for more forgiveness in their club. Additionally, because of this size, mallet putters tend to offer larger sweet spots which are beneficial for players who may struggle to consistently strike the ball.

In testing, at address it sat very well to the ground which can be an issue for putters of this shape. We also really liked the contrast of the silver leading edge with the darker sections of the putter, as well as the white line and dot which aided alignment.

You have to like what you are putting with because this will give you confidence when you're standing over the ball. Confidence is king on the putting greens, so get a club that is going to boost your confidence levels. In terms of mallets, there are loads of classic and futuristic designs above so it is purely a case of finding a model you like the look of.

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This versatile Cleveland putter offers a responsive feel and good forgiveness, and it will pick your ball out of the hole for you after knocking it in!

Dave’s lowest round is a one over par 73 around Kirkby Valley Golf Club in 2018, which included a bogey on the 18th to ruin the one and only chance he’ll ever have of shooting an even par or better score.  That errant tee shot on 18 does not still haunt him to this day though, in fact he hardly ever thinks about it.  No, honestly, he doesn’t. Not at all. Never.

Wilson's Infinite Bucktown Putter provides decent forgiveness, ample alignment help and an all-round solid, stable feel. A great cost-effective option for golfers who enjoy a firmer feel.

Ram FX-01 is an impressively stylish blade putter for an incredibly cheap price. It's wide head adds stability and there's ample alignment help too.

This putter certainly performs on all lengths of putt while also providing a more refined look and solid feel. A premium model without the premium price.

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Putters come in lots of different head designs whether that be blade, mallet, or mid-mallet and all have their positives and negatives. For beginner golfers, we recommend using a mallet putter because they tend to be much larger which helps to improve the forgiveness of the club. That is done through redistribution of the club's weight to the extremities of the clubhead, which stabilizes the club and increases its MOI.

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This is a putter that is easy to align and undoubtedly improves the quality of results regardless of how consistent your stroke is.

Blade putters, meanwhile, are better for those putters who have an arc in their stroke. Players who like to feel how the ball reacts off the face may opt to use a blade putter over a mallet to give them greater responsivity. Some argue that blade putters provide slightly better control over distance, but ultimately, that varies from player to player and putter that works best for you.

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Dave is a distinctly average golfer with (fading) aspirations to be so much more than that. An avid collector of vintage Ping putters and the world's biggest Payne Stewart fan, in 2021 Dave turned his front garden into a giant putting green to work on the weakest area of his game. Progress has been slow but steady! In addition to his work reviewing golf gear and writing features for Golf Monthly and T3, Dave is the founder of the Bang Average Golf website.

The clear alignment system offers lots of options and the feel and balance was very good for a putter at this price.

Our only qualm was the acoustics of the putter. Even when we tested with the best golf balls we found the sound of this putter incredibly high-pitched and jarring. Overall, this is a great putter considering the price point it comes out. Of course, it's not without fault but it's still excellent value for under 100 bucks.

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Dave splits most of his golf between Hurlston Hall Golf Club in Ormskirk, Lancs, and Berrington Hall Golf Club in St Helens and has a handicap that fluctuates between 9 and 12, largely depending on how poor his putting is.

If you're a beginner golfer looking at purchasing more equipment that wont cost you an arm and a leg, take a look at our guides on the best budget golf drivers, the best golf irons for beginners and the best cheap golf balls.

With this in mind, we've tried, tested and compiled a list of the best cheap putters available today. These are budget models that still deliver the performance you need to play golf. Some of these are also included in our guide to the best putters too.

Putters are the most important club in your bag because as many golfers will know, they can help you save shots on the greens. While we would say a good putter is priceless, you can pick up deals on putters for as little as $20 dollars but spend more than $400 on a top of the range club.

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Beginners should use a putter that offers a high degree of forgiveness and stability. For that reason mallet putters are generally the best putters for beginners as the offer higher MOI's and have larger sweet spots on their club face.

In testing, we found the FX-01 wasn't that forgiving. The benefit of this is that it will encourage you to work on finding the middle more often, where you'll definitely be rewarded. This makes for a good putter for beginner golfers who are looking to improve their stroke.

It's also worth thinking about the alignment tools the putter can offer you. While some golfers may not prefer to have any aiming guides on the back of their putters, most players can benefit from having an aiming line on the back of their putter which can also help to improve your focus on the ball and help you strike through the shot more square.

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We loved the feel from the milled face although the Retreve was a little firmer than other putters in the SOFT 2 family, probably due to the gaping ball shaped hole behind the face. Still, it produced a pleasing feel when hit out of the sweet spot.

On the whole, we think this is an incredibly well-balanced model that will definitely help golfers set the face square and see their stroke path more clearly. And obviously with its inclusion in this guide, the price point is attractive too.

While golf is one of the most expensive sports to play, cheap putters are not hard to come by. There are plenty of great putters on this list for those who are just getting into the game or are looking for a slightly less expensive alternative to the flagship flatsticks that some of the big golfing brands produce. If you are looking for a cheap putter, there are a few things to consider before purchasing that club. As the putter is one of the most important clubs in your bag that can save the most shots off your round, you will need to think carefully about what you're purchasing before you go ahead and buy that club. For that reason, we have set out below a list of five considerations you need to keep in mind when purchasing your next putter.

Largely driven by a trend to combine multiple subcontract operations into as fewer cycles as possible, deep hole drilling specialist Solutions reports. The trend is commensurate with the increased flexibility of CNC lathes, sliding head and turn/mill centres as well as vertical and horizontal machining centres where 60% of Mollart's tool sales are now directed. The growing trend away from the more conventional twist drills to solid carbide and indexable insert based ‘specialist' deep hole tools has been influenced by the adoption of through spindle, high pressure coolant supply options on new machines and the availability of retrofitted spray mist or high pressure systems on existing production equipment. To meet this need Mollart has recently invested in the development of its own HiCool 70 bar high pressure coolant system and a lower cost spray mist system. Both were developed against its 50 years of international success in the deep hole drilling market and its own subcontract production demands at Chessington, Surrey and Resolven in South Wales which often involves the deep hole drilling process. Says Chris Barker, director of Mollart Engineering and responsible for tooling: “A prime example of gundrilling being used to advantage on a turning centre by a subcontract customer in the north involved re-tooling a recently installed turn/mill centre to produce complex manifold blocks. It involved the combination of the previous independent gundrilling operation plus seven other production operations into a single cycle. The result was a massive reduction in leadtime and manpower plus the added bonus of improved levels of quality.” Dispelling misconceptions Key advantages of the gundrill, linked to production gains are its ability to consistently produce high tolerance, high quality, geometrically straight and round holes at high penetration rates in a component. Indeed, such is the performance increase from the latest HP Series of Botek gundrills from Mollart Engineering that penetration rates of the tool can be up to 800% greater than that achieved by a conventional drill. In addition, gundrills are now seen as being very competitive on price compared to standard long series or special carbide twist drills with further benefits generated when overall costs are taken into account such as higher machine utilisation and security of process. Also, due to the design of the gundrill, it can easily be specified to an exact length which has a distinct advantage in the compact working areas of CNC machining. “In the past gundrilling was often pigeon-holed as a highly specialised process requiring a dedicated machine, high volume production and for very deep holes over 10:1 length to diameter ratio in often difficult materials,” Mr Barker states, “However this is a misconception as the gundrilling process has become a highly viable solution and is even being used on holes of shorter depth.” Also growing in popularity on other machine types involving holes over 12mm diameter is Mollart's indexable insert range of deep hole drills. These have the added advantage of a simple insert change rather than having to remove a tool from the machine for regrinding point angles. Still critical in the deep hole process is coolant delivery and pressure plus the capability of the machine tool to have the axis travel to accommodate the tool length that may be required on deeper holes. Indeed, within Mollart Engineering's subcontract facilities in Chessington and Resolven, South Wales, seven Mazak Integrex turn/mill centres frequently incorporate gundrilling from solid for holes between 1.5mm and 100mm diameter. These holes are produced in parts requiring hole depths up to 770mm and quite often in difficult materials such as Inconel. Gundrill evolution There are two types of conventional gundrill – the single solid carbide tool for use in small diameter applications and the more traditional three piece type where a slug of carbide that forms the drill head and guide pads is brazed to a hollow vee-shaped tube that acts as ducting to carry the coolant feed through the drill tip to the cutting zone. However, in recent years tool development has progressed around the use of indexable carbide inserts for holes between 12mm and 100mm diameter which have added further advantages to the deep hole drilling process. As a result, regrinding of the drill point is not required enabling inserts to be changed quickly without removing the tool from the machine. It also provides a choice of chipbreaker form to best suit the material and the flexibility to upgrade and use higher performance coated inserts. In addition, the use of indexable inserts has added significant cost savings to the deep hole drilling process where larger diameter brazed tip ejector drills are normally utilised. Here, Mollart can now cost-effectively adapt and retrofit the indexable insert-based tooling as a package onto existing ejector drill-based tooling to enable these savings to be realised. Break it down Most critical in the gundrilling process is that swarf is broken down into small chips so they can be easily ejected via the coolant pressure from the cutting zone without jamming. Here the relationship between coolant pressure, flow, hole size and penetration rate of the tool is important. “This is why freely available application support and advice from an experienced tool supplier is critical to maximise the benefits of the process,” Mr Barker affirms. As part of Mollart's total package solution for deep hole drilling the company has developed its own compact HiCool 70 bar, 30 litres/minute high-pressure coolant system and a spray mist system. Both systems can be retrofitted to lathes and machining centres and the HiCool incorporates its own single or duplex paper filter elements at 15µm as standard or 5µm as an option. The system is compact requiring just 1m by 1.3m of floor area with simple connection to the machine tool. In operation, selected use can be made via an M-code and the tank contains 500 litres of either neat oil or water-based emulsion coolants. The low cost option of a spray mist system can also be retrofitted to any machine tool and is fed from a standard compressed airline at pressures up to 10 bar. The Mollart Spray Mist System is highly efficient for deep hole drilling holes between 5 and 25mm and up to 2,000mm deep. The air fed directly from a standard compressed airline passing through the system absorbs precisely timed pulsed jets of vegetable based cutting oil at up to 10 bar pressure from an integral reservoir. The oil is used to lubricate the drill tip and guide pads preventing seizure in the hole while the air purge effectively cools the cutting tool and pads while pressurising the chipped swarf back down the vee groove between the outside of the tool tube and the drilled hole. So efficient is this action that if the gundrill is removed from the component, it will be immediately cool to the touch. For smaller holes air and coolant pressure needs to be higher, however, as the hole becomes larger in diameter, volume and flow become more important. The hole picture To produce the gundrilled hole on a dedicated gundrilling machine, the tool is able to cut directly from solid by using a sized guide bush against the start point. On a lathe or machining centre the guide bush is replaced with a start hole normally created by a conventional drill 0.02mm larger than the diameter of the gundrill. The pilot start hole only has to be drilled to a depth of two to three times the diameter of the hole. The gundrill is then fed into the start hole, coolant pressure applied and the tool or workpiece rotated up to the required cutting speed and the rate of feed engaged. Once the drilled depth is achieved at a single stroke, unlike conventional twist drills where pecking cycles are mostly required to clear swarf, the gundrill is returned at rapid traverse to the pilot hole position, the coolant and spindle rotation stopped and the tool withdrawn. As Mr Barker points out, the solid carbide tip of the gundrill is fully supported in the hole by the guide pads that also burnish the surface to high orders of finish. Mollart www.mollart.com

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Generally, the greens are where golfers lose the most shots during their rounds. Three-putting is the bane of every golfer and it is the one area on every player's scorecard where they can save shots. For that reason it's important to have the right equipment that can help you hit sweeter, much more accurate putting strokes. That's why it may be more beneficial for a golfer to invest in a new putter over any other type of club.

Our final tip is to think about price because while there are some premium designs out there, there are also some models which offer excellent value, as the selections above show. Sometimes less experienced players should steer clear of the more expensive offerings currently on the market which may actually not be very forgiving and may not be suitable for your swing style.

As with all the Infinite range, the Buckingham features counterbalance technology which combines a heavier head and grip weights, moving the balance point closer to the hands for a smoother and more controlled putting stroke.

The Buckingham also comes with an oversize grip as standard which is great for golfers who use a claw grip, or golfers who find themselves gripping too hard on a thin grip and want a softer feel. At a very competitive retail price with a premium look and feel, the Wilson Staff Infinite Buckingham is a great option and one of the best models in terms of value anywhere.

Right out of the box, the Bucktown mallet putter's stock Pistol Karakal flat-sided grip felt comfortable in our hands. Like many of the best putters, the Bucktown had a sold, stable feel to it. This firm sensation would pair nicely with a soft, low compression golf ball. The strike pattern is very helpful and is perfect for mid-to-high handicappers.

Off the face it feels solid and offers up a surprisingly firm and loud sound at impact given the deep grooves on the face insert. This remained consistent across its length and the speed was enough to impart a short, controlled stroke and still get the ball to the hole.

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Straight away, we liked the jumbo style black grip and the matching graphite shaft which looks a lot nicer than what you'd typically expect at this price point. The head has a fantastic aesthetic too—we thought the black finish and and branding looked great.

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In terms of aesthetics, we loved the sandstone finish on the head. It somehow maintains an elegant and premium look with a raw finish. The Bandon 3 has more of a toe hang so is ideal for players who want to have the forgiveness of a mallet and are perhaps moving from a blade. Indeed the putter sits flush to the ground and the winged shape helps players square the club to the golf ball at impact too.

After testing the classic Ram Zebra, which features on our list of the 10 best putter designs of all time, we were eager to get our hands on Ram's latest putter line up.

This putter is an addition to the excellent Wilson Staff range of clubs and a very recognizable head shape that has become increasingly popular in mallet putters across the market, and one of the most forgiving putters too.

Naturally, you'll progress and want to upgrade your putters. For that, we have guides to the best Scotty Cameron putters as well as the most forgiving putters, or even a guide on the best putters for high handicappers. If you're completely new to golf, you may also want to take a look at our guide on the best putters for beginners.

Overall, we felt it had a similar feel to a blade putter but in a mallet form which means it may suit a wide range of players.