Every week there are new and exciting putters at tour events and this week we spotted some interesting Bettinardi flatsticks. These new putters all have The Antidote milled into the sole and the shaft enters the head behind the face. While we are not sure what exactly these putters do, they do have some interesting alignment lines on them.

Hexperimental Prototype Mallet

While not 100% sure on this putter, we can take a look at where the shaft enters the club head and it looks like there is some forward press in it. This makes me think that it could be a toe-up balance putter. There is a small single site line right near the face that is flanked by two additional lines that run down the center section of the putter. Most Bettinardi mallets are milled from aluminum, and I would be willing to bet this is the same with maybe a steel face for enhanced feel.

Hexerimental Protoype Blade

There were a few versions of this putter with different alignment aids milled into the top. The shaft position could make this a toe-up balanced putter or just simply face balanced. The shaft goes into a short post hosel well behind the face and the topline is very thick in order to accommodate the hosel and site line that runs heel to toe in the center. Very short shoulders  bring the topline and soft shaped bumpers together. Twin site lines are milled into the short flange in order to frame the golf ball at address.

Hexperimental Blade Prototype #2

Bettinardi took something more traditional here and made some interesting tweaks to keep it fresh and different. It is almost like the engineers took a BB1 front and mated it to a new rear flange. The corners are a little softer and the rear bumpers don’t rise up, they actually are tapered down towards the back of the putter. Those unique bumpers flow well with the wider, sloping shoulders that connect to the topline of the putter. From address the bumpers don’t really stand out as different, they look very well blended into the head and the read of the putter looks very smooth. A simple, single site line is on the flange for alignment and I am a fan of the gold-tinted finish on the putter. A shallower milling is on the face and a medium height L neck gives the putter its traditional full shaft offset.

• Check out the rest of the Bettinardi putter photos from the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open