Which PUTTER Is BEST FOR YOU? 

My so called friends still laugh, but the LAB ain’t leaving my bag 😂

Pete has more putters than I have friends by about 50 putters. What a legend

Would have loved to see you roll the LAB DF3!

These videos are great Pete enjoyed this as last years 😊👍 Great insights and concise.

0:13 as someone who is currently looking for their 2nd putter to buy in 22 years, this made me LOL. 🤣

Great choice of cap Pete!! And a cheeky cameo from the big man Craigy!!👌🏼 Quality vid too. 👏🏼

I can't believe you called the Wilson 8802 the BB02 😂

Greats videos Peter! Love the longer format . And I hope your new found love for running !!!! Haha

You gotta give the LAB DF3 a shot, it's incredible

Great video, Peter & Co! I struggled with pace control with every mallet design I tried. The day I tried an Anser style putter is the day I realized you don't have to be a plus handicap player to use a blade. My Taylormade TP Hydrablast Soto feels great, looks really nice, and my pace control with it is amazing! Try any putter that you think you might like, and you may surprise yourself as I did!

Filmed at my very own home track! Of all the courses in Phoenix you could have went to. Aguila is a local favorite. Have spent many hours on that putting green!

I still use an Odyssey SRT Tri Ball putter and have a Golf Pride SNSR grip. Love it. Never see anyone else with it. It’s truly unique and feels so balanced for me.

I just picked up the Odyssey Ai-one double wide in the DB and its perfect for me. 20 degree toe hang the perfect set up for my stroke

Very informative video. Thanks Pete

The Wilson putter you showed first is actually a sort of replica of the famous "8802" from 1964. Made popular by Wilson after Arnold Palmer parted with the company. However, Wilson continued to produce the blade in several iterations for decades after. Originally called "Designed by Arnold Palmer", Wilson gave the putter the stock number 8802 and this became its brand. The brand is 8802 (number) and not BB02 as you called it. JMTC

So happy to see Peter Finch at my favorite City Of Phoenix course! Aguila is awesome!

How did BB02 slip through the edit?

Nice continuity of the clothing between the segments 😉

Great Video Pete, Love the content, so excited for the year Ahead to see how you perform, With the new set up, Best of Luck 🤞🏌‍♂⛳

I just switched to Tour Lined Two Ball and it has made a big difference with alignment.

1:22 BB02? 😂 Arnie is turning in his grave right now.

I researched a lot of putters that are forgiving and affordable as well. I ended up purchasing an Odyssey Stroke Lab Exo 2 Ball. The stats from testing as far as pace on heel and toe strikes (on James Robinsons channel) were impressive. I also liked the alignment of the 2 ball and am excited to use it this upcoming year. I got it in a 35” length and the chunky stock odyssey grip. It’s a sexy beast.

Love the weirdness of the lab. But what I love more is the easiness and confidence I get from it. Drop 5 strokes on average a round within 2 months

Love it - that’s the putter I had my eye on this year. Same shape as the SC GOLO, which I currently use.

I love my Bettinardi Queen B #6 and it will never leave my bag! I love the blade look but it's wider which really just suits my eye.

Its the 8802 not BB02 Pete…

Would love to see you get a fitting with the putter. I've never had one. How to determine the lie angle, loft and grip. Thanks Peter. I see a lot of people hitting at the ball with the right hand. I know from experience this will cause the yips. Try to feel the hands working together

The Lab mallet also doubles as a beer bottle opener. Also is it bad I'm still rolling with the Ping Zing 2?

Great stuff! When I got my putter (cobra cuda vintage) my fitter told me that one of the most important things about picking a putter is the looks. You can find putters that behave the same but the club you look at the most is the putter and if you feel something is off about how it looks its a no go.

gutted the wilson staff 8802 didnt make the testing after you had said it looked great in a previous video. Happy to borrow it from you 😝

I would like to see a count of how many videos you’ve done on the same topics. It really is kind of astounding. Especially with all the staff you’ve added

I play the Odyssey 2-ball blade, tried blades and mallets and just couldn't get on with them properly, walked in to my local golf store and tried that, felt really good with it and my putting has improved immensely.

Switched from an anser to a Wilson mallet putter about a year ago, was genuinely surprised how big a difference it made my pace control has been hugely improved

L.A.B. DF3 Pete. You rolled the DF2.1 so well. Just need to get your head around it!!!!

Just completed my personal masterpiece. Miura KM007, LA Golf Soho shaft, and a Pure Oversized grip. The grip is heavy enough to counterbalance the heavy Miura head, and tbh I didn't know a putter could feel this nice. It's been a work in progress for years, but I feel like it's finally done and I struggle to believe it's not the best putter on the planet.

I’ve been rocking an original 2001 style odyssey white hot 2-ball since I was 16 and I absolutely love it. (I’m only 21, it’s my dads old putter) It broke my heart to see the lip out, but the fact it was chosen to be part of the finals made me feel good, (also you can tell from his putting, the half-moon AI was the winner). I know it’s obviously not the best putter, but for it to still compete feels good

Learned a lot, and could tell you know what you’re talking about!

Love the video! I have found that an old Sam Snead "pay-off" putter works best for me. That's right...an ugly metal version of the rubber two-way putters you use at mini putt golf courses. 😂😊

BB02 ? Should that be 8802 ? Come on Pete

Peter. Take a red sharpie and put a dot right infront of the forward circle on top. I find the 2 circles are super for alignment and the red dot helps with the strike!

I have the mizuno omoi 3 putter and it is so forgiving, genuinely the most underrated putter manufacturer out there.

Sorry Peter, i am having to Unsubscribe, as i have a Cleveland Centre Shaft Putter and I love it, I only like you.

I’m sorry! Did you say Wilson BB02!? Don’t you mean 8802? Unforgivable error for a putter hoarder.

I had 2' putters a heavier mallet head Wilson putter for slow winter greens and a lighter one for fast summer greens always worked for me 😀⛳

For many years I used a Counterbalance Top Flight putter I got for I think $40 at DSG and I absolutely LOVED it. Just about the only reason Ive moved on was I became a big Cobra fan and they came out with the 3D Printed putters, my day job centers around 3D Printing so it was a really hard to ignore release for me, and yes I have since gotten a set of the irons. But maybe more notably to the some of the points of the video, I actually armlock to my trail arm because its just more comfortable for me and while I think Ive always been a solid putter I probably have been putting my best with it. Using the trail arm might keep me from losing power too?

Been using an Odyssey Tank 2 Ball for the last 8 years and love it but it needs an upgrade. Actually going to go get fitted for it so I can play with a few different models as considering a new grip set up as well so need to try a few things out! If only I had Pete's collection to try this out myself....

Ive had my design by Cleveland in bag for 30yr old style proper blade soft no sweet spot absolutely love it still. Putting should be about feel & being comfy with a putter in hand

I’m currently working in a golf shop and I’ve noticed in my time working there that the neck of the putter has a massive effect on performance, and certain necks suit arcs or arches

So my son and I have been doing this test for several months down at the local Golf Galaxy. And like you he has really locked his putter down to a Odyssey also. Really been very good at rolling the rock with the triple hot putters, but they have been so high. And of course he wanted to see if the new AI would allow him to putt even better. What he and I did not like about the new AI was the face being sooo hot. The long putts were still great while the short putts seemed to be hard to hit. The previous years triple hot was already reactive but the AI face has carried it to another level. So he put the AI against the triple hot. And well the triple hot and he just get along better. Not to mention the $100 price drop for the Triple Hot. It was a no brainer for us. Probably already shaved 2 or three off his round with the triple hot!!!

Peter you were the one to first introduce me to an evnroll. I love my blacked out ER5. Also I think differently than what you said. I like a soft face because I have trouble getting it to the hole. The soft face makes me think I won’t blow it past and confidence to give it enough pace.

I've been using an Odessy Fang 2-Ball for years, and love that thing. The only thing I'd think of changing it out for is the Odessy Sabertooth.

Finally a short all in one detailed video on putters.

Surprised you didn't go back to the LAB putter, you seem to hole loads when you had it! But whatever works for year of the Finch!

Changed to the L.A.B Link 1 and can't imagine buying anything other than a L.A.B putter from now on.

Don't remember exactly when I got it new, but I still use a 1985ish Ping Zing 2. I have tried every conceivable model, style and brand over the decades, including original and newer Zings, and nothing feels or works better. It is perfectly balanced, the right weight, and has felt great with old and newer golf balls. I have always used a two-piece ball due to spin control. Everything from 80s Top Flite XL to the current Supersoft, but even with old tour balatas, and newer urethane balls, this putter just works.

I had a TM Spider, experimented a bit and found out I liked putting from a pretty vertical angle. The only putter that matches that is the SIK (80 degree lie vs almost every other putter at around 70 degree lie). So I got the Bryson style in double wide and I love it.

I have the oddysey white hot no1 and love it,but have a tendancy to push right when not up on practice. Going for a fitting soon to see whatbest suits my stroke,but as semi beginner golfer, get confused with options. What is the difference between face insert and a milled face design, as looking at a mallet style and those seem have the milled, like the toulon las vegas (one im eyeing up)

Gutted you didn’t keep the 2 ball from last year as you putter so well and consistently with it! ⛳️

Still my custom Scotty Laguna. Nothing has come close to the feel and consistency I get with it 15 years later.

All down to personal preference

I’m not surprised they were closely matched. After all they’re the same manufacturer. I had an original 2 ball white hot, but found the face too hard, so actually went to an O-Works with micro hinge which I found to be slightly softer and found my groove with it. So maybe your suggestions of 2 ball AI is sound?

Pleased as can be to see that you filmed in the US at one of Phoenix's city courses rather than finding a private/semi-private club. Aguila is a great choice among the city courses... I hope you got to play there that day.

It seems like other putters are trying to lessen problems that LAB has already eliminated.

Laughed out loud Pete - Just not enough Putters.🤣

I like that Pete claims he doesn’t like center shafted putters but then he has the lab putter which is center shafted. I recently switched to center shafted putters and I had a cheap Wilson blade that I actually really loved and now I have a Callaway 11 center shafted and I am nailing my putts

I recommend you keep both putters. Pull the one you feel that day. But I did learn you have one great putting stroke.

Can’t believe you’ve binned the 2-ball Pete. Never seen you putt better than in 2023. However…. Positive mind is all you need & you’ll be good. Looking forward to a great 2024 🤞🏻💪🏻

What’s your advice regarding weight of putter ? …. My friends comment that my Rife Raider is heavy , compared to their putters , Odyssey or Taylormade. I quite liked the feel of it but now quite conscious it is heavy

Apparently the new lab df3 is the new most forgiving slightly smaller than the old one

I'd love to see you try an Axis-1 putter. Definitely an odd look but it has a feel that no other putters really replicate. Its center balanced even though its technically heel shafted. Very odd but worth a look!

@peterfinchgolf have you tried the LAGolf Malibu putter? Maybe another one to add to your massive collection?

What do you think about headweight vs counter levered? I’ve always like a really heavy head to help quiet my hands never tried counter levered

I love my ER11. How did you like Aguila? I think it's pretty good for a muni. You need to come out to the East Valley next time you're in AZ. (Las Sendas, Gold Canyon, Ocotillo, Poston Butte ) And if you look at my comment on your Unboxing Vid, I picked the Mallet AI 🤩

Nice video lads! but.......... the gold face was unmistakable in yesterdays video so potentially the drama was ruined 😆

Had my Odyssey Black Series #9 putter since 2009. Would like to test some of the new putters just out of curiosity but I do love my putter

It is interesting that you find that centre shafted putters feel as though they twist more. Looking at the physics, the total twisting moment on a centre shaft putter should be a fraction of that on the side shafted putter. But what would be different is that the twisting moment on an off centre hit for a side shafted putter would be very consistent between on centre and off centre hits. Your brain and hands would be used to the feeling and have compensations built into the swing. But on a centre shafted putted the delta in the twisting moment would be the same, but the net torsion would vary between positive and negative depending on the strike position. That would give quite a difference in feel.

I’d like to see you test the new line of Toulon putters. Same shapes, less branding, more refined

The Mizuno isn''t milled -- its forged with a milled face.

I started last year with a PLD Anser 2, and I bought it because it was beautiful. However, I was absolutely terrible with it. A few months later I bought a Phantom X12, and wow, the improvement was immediate. It doesn’t look nearly as elegant in my eyes, but the forgiveness, distance control, and ease of alignment were a huge step up. I can certainly see why people wouldn’t want to play something that looks like the LAB, but I’d imagine it resists twists on off center hits like the Phantom X12 does. I considered the AI One (the largest mallet version), and it was great. It was the latest and greatest at the time. However, the X12 was just a bit better for me, and was really noticeable when I’d go back to the AI One. Regardless, going forward, I’ll definitely take putter buying more seriously so I don’t have barely used $450 putters gathering dust in my closet.

Love my LAB putter. Nothing beats it.

Just bought my 9th scotty. Not sure which is my favourite.

I love my Nike method core blade, its perfect for me.

I have a True Stroke center shaft with a two thumb wide grip and I love it. Regular putters just don’t work right for me.

I have recently got the cobra putter it is great

I find the Ai One grips to be horrendous but the putters are great. Doesn’t hurt to have a trusty 2 ball as your backup.

My buddy needs a center shafted driver. Dudes broken 2 in the last 2 years from pounding it off the heel over and over

I chose my putter by swinging them, the one that felt like it moved straightest for me through my stroke (no heel, toe wiggling - the face STAYED square), I selected a Lynx Predator P-01 (Anser blade style) and so far it seems to have been a good choice as I can drop a ball within a few inches from 7-8 feet on a straight'ish putt assuming I miss it.

Pete, try the Mizuno M-Craft Omoi type 5 center shafted half mallet. Might fix that gag reflex 😂

Time for Specsavers, it's a Wilson Staff 8802, a classic model since the 60s

Pete, are you swinging these putters stock or are they being fit for you? Apologies if you already mentioned at some point in the video...

Showed a LAB with a center shaft and I immediately knew it wouldn't be one of them chosen because of Pete's utter hatred for center shafted putters. the 2.1 is abysmal to look at, but I tried the df 3 last week, and damn, it has me thinking hard about swapping out my 6 year old 2 ball which I love!

Hey, I have the same 2-Ball. It is in my garage, I am way better with a double-width blade.

Have you ever tried the carbite putters? I’ve loved them and had one in my bag most of my adult life amazing putters that nobody knows about.

I find the neck and toe hang is the most important factor for me. I can’t putt NEARLY as well with gooseneck putters that are face balanced.. I find that the head shape is less important for me. But I guess I do prefer a blade or at most a half moon. I do much better with the classic Anser offset “plumber” neck or those low-profile “slant or flow” necks.

I have seen a newer design of a blade Mallet being very popular and a Blade with an Answer style head. Also, some more lineup Answer heads have 3 lines on them where 2 outer lines are for ends of inner blade oval as a response to smaller mallet style having alignment aids in help for lining up shots better in best hit area. Also, you forgot 2 head design often made by very cheap bands or as in case of Wilson and a few others as a part of a cheaper end beginner set.

I have been using a Tommy armor impact no 3 for the last year and it’s by far the best and my favorite putter I have tried

Karsten Solheim solved this question decades ago with his Anser. Hands down the best and most effective putter design of all time. That said, while I have several Ansers in my collection, I have a Scotty Cameron Newport in the bag, just another interpretation of Karsten’s revolutionary design.

This is no doubt going to sound mental, but I have a Cobra arm lock putter which I've been using for 2 years now. When I play in the winter, it's often so cold that I don't take my right hand winter mit off, and I putt like tiger.... Considering everyone bangs on about feel, I can't really understand what's going on.... Any ideas

Just out of curiosity, in long putts, is it normal to hear the ball skid a bit at the start? I've noticed that Pete does it and so do I, but not sure if it's a normal thing for others.

I’m surprised you didn’t try the Odyssey 2 Ball AI One? Any reason why?