Our first putter shoot out of 2009 is here and the manufacturer participation for this one was the best we have seen to date. With over 15 companies involved and 27 different putters tested we had a great time putting this together. You can read all about the putter entries and the participants involved in the testing . To make sure that this test was completely unbiased, none of the testers work for The Hackers Paradise or have any affiliation to the putter manufacturers either. They are strictly golfers that are in the area of Tampa, FL that volunteered their time for our cause. These are their views are not the views of The Hackers Paradise or our writers.

Unlike our driver shoot outs we have done over the past few weeks, our putter shoot out has been conducted differently. Because of the amount of putters and companies involved, we will not be ranking the clubs one through 27, but rather give you the golfers thoughts on each putter line. Putters are far more personal than drivers and THP felt ranking them would not do each one justice. However I think you will find a trend in the results that cannot be denied with more players liking and disliking the same putters over and over again.

We asked each participant to rank their top 5 putters based on looks and then we recorded each golfer and performance with each putter. To explain more here is how the testing of performance was done. There were 4 stations with each putter setup. Each station had a hole and 4 balls at it setup at 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet, and 25 feet. After completing the stations golfers were allowed to continue putting with each putter for their own benefit. Every golfer that participated had to try out EVERY putter at each and every station. It was a long process but we think the results were worth it in the end.

Now finally the moment you have been waiting for. The rankings for both looks and performance.

Top 5 - Looks
1. Machine Putters - M2A Converter model with the FatBack flange option
2. Taylormade - Rossa TP Kia Ma Imola 8
3. Never Compromise - XRAY Mallet
4. Mizuno - Bettinardi BC3
5. SeeMore Putters - M2

Top 5 - Performance
1. SeeMore - M2
2. Never Compromise - XRAY Mallet
3. Rife - 2 Bar Blade
4. Slotline - SS384 Mallet
5. Mizuno - Bettinardi BC6

Overall, you can see by all that has gone into this that putters are different for everyone however we saw a trend with these where the same putters were doing well in performance no matter who had them in their hands. It was quite surprising and in the end a whole lot of fun. Just about every putter here did well in different people's hands and in the end it is finding one that is right for you. We know quite a few of our participants will be changing to things they never thought of. We want to thank each and every company that participated in this and we look forward to doing it again in the future.

To read the complete Putter Shoot Out and all the comments from the testers on each putter click here.
http://thehackersparadise.com/home/?p=3035

To see all the great pictures from this event click here.
http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3663&highlight=putter+shoot
and
http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3638&highlight=putter+shoot

To read all about the entries and participants click here.
http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3648&highlight=putter+shoot

For More information Contact:
Josh Babbitt
813-749-0089
josh@thehackersparadise.com
www.thehackersparadise.com