Best Center Shafted Putters

1. Best for Average Golfers - Odyssey Stroke Lab Versa Putter

The Odyssey Stroke Lab Versa putter is a real looker, but it’s capable of making a significant difference to your putting game.

This putter comes with 3 degrees of loft, but it’s the balance and overall weight distribution that helps this club stand out.

With this model, weight has actually been added to both the sole as well as the butt-end of the grip. This makes it easier to produce a more consistent stroke.

But this putter comes with something different from the rest. 

This model contains numerous microhinges across the face. The aim here is to provide more topspin on the ball leading to a smoother roll of the ball. At the same time, it should make it easier to judge distance thanks to the additional control you have over the ball.

One other point regarding this putter, and it’s the shaft.

Here, the shaft is stiffer than the standard putter. Also, it has lower torque in the shaft, but this works well with it also having a heavier head. Ultimately, you should find greater control over your shot thanks to the way in which this putter is perfectly balanced.

The Pros and Cons

So, what about the positives or negatives of this model?

There’s little doubt this putter is an impressive club. The weight distribution aids a smooth stroke, and that alone gives you some consistency.

By pushing weight to the sides of the putter, it makes it easier to judge distance and control the shot. This comes as the result of something of a redesign, so check for a newer model.

The White Hot insert, which means those microhinges will also change your putt. The ability of the hinges to push the ball forward with top spin provides even greater control over the action of the ball. Your accuracy improves as less skidding will occur.

It also comes with a wide alignment guide. Making a mess of lining up your shot becomes a thing of the past as a result.

So, is there a negative? Only if you don’t appreciate the mallet design.

Conclusion

This putter is really manufactured to a high standard, but it’s the control over your putt where it excels. Suitable for any golfer, as the alignment aid helps high handicappers, it should make your putting more consistent and smooth throughout your round.

It gets 5 out of 5 simply because there is nothing wrong with the club.

2. Best on a Budget - Bell Putter

This Bell putter is not the most luxurious to look at, but don’t allow its appearances to put you off considering adding it to your bag.

With this putter, you get a club that is crisply finished as well as a clean look to the face. The CNC milling is precise on this model. It means a higher MOI, and this ultimately leads to less twisting through the club at that moment when striking the ball.

The balance of this putter is astonishing. It doesn’t seem like much, as even the milling is so fine you struggle to see it, but this putter delivers on consistency like few others on the market.

The Pros and Cons

One feature sometimes overlooked with this putter is the pistol grip. This does provide you with some enhanced feel, and this alone leads to greater control over your shot. 

The main positive with this putter is this lack of twisting through the shot and moment of impact. This gives greater confidence that you will send the ball off in the direction you were aiming for as your stroke is far more consistent.

But more about the fine milling.

This may not look like much, but the milling does still offer some additional grip on the outer edges of the ball when striking. It helps it produce enough top spin to move it forward without too much energy, further adding to your sense of control over your putt.

Perhaps the only negative is some people may not appreciate its appearances. At first glance, it does seem like a mass of metal, but look more closely to see a putter far more refined than you imagined.

Conclusion

The Bell putter is a bargain club, so that alone makes it worth checking it out. It is well-balanced, uses a relatively classic design and approach, and ultimately it does provide a sense of consistency throughout your stroke.

If you love the blade style putter and want to sample a center shafted club for the first time, then at least this club won’t break the bank.

It looses a point as it’s not the best looking club and appears very basic. So, 4 out of 5.

3. Best for Beginners - Seemore FGB Putter

The Seemore FGB mallet putter may not look the best design, but there’s enough contained within the club to make this an intriguing addition to your bag.

First, it comes with a fantastic alignment guide. This helps you visualize your putt, and the chances of something going wrong will vanish instantly.

Next, by offering it in four different lengths, it opens up the market since height is no longer an issue. Just check the preferred length of club for your putting game to get the right one suitable for you.

This putter doesn’t believe in making things fancy or elaborate. It focuses primarily on offering you accuracy with your shot. It does this be aligning the shaft to the inside of the alignment line giving you an additional aid.

The Pros and Cons

This Seemore putter comes with an extremely soft feel on longer putts. This makes it easier to control your shot, and then the shaft is stiffer than most to counteract the soft feel.

Thanks to the low loft angle, which is 0.5 degrees lower than most putters, it does also assist you in producing a true roll with each shot. With a true roll, it means you will have no trouble judging the shot as you know exactly what the ball is about to do.

There is nothing terrible to say about this putter as it’s clear who this club is aimed at, the beginner. There’s no need to go into details about weight distribution or milling. It’s all about allowing you to focus on a smooth stroke knowing the putter will perform each time.

Conclusion

This putter is for the beginner. It offers you a stable, well-balanced club that performs well each and every time. It shows there’s no need to always complicate matters, so if you want to work on your putting game, then the Seemore putter is perfect.

It gets 5 out of 5 simply because it offers the beginner everything they need in a putter.

4. Best for Low Handicap - TaylorMade Truss Putter

For those with a low handicap, then one of the best putters on the market must be the TaylorMade Truss putter.

This putter is of the blade style, and it comes with a compact face offering superb control over your putt. It also comes with their Cobalt Blue Pure Roll, and that means you have a smooth putt each and every time.

The other thing about this pure roll is the way it reduces vibration in the shot. Again, it means you know where the ball will go after striking it, and that gives added confidence with your shots.

Also, it comes with adjustable weights on the sole. That means you have the ability to customize your putter according to your technique. 

Finally, it comes with the KBS Stepless Stability Shaft. As the name suggests, it offers surprising stability while it reduces the amount of deflection when you strike the ball.

The Pros and Cons

So, the negative. This putter is primarily aimed more at the low handicap player. The 45 degrees on the face, which is different from the loft of the head, produces enough top spin to get the ball moving while maintaining control.

This putter is optically engineered for the best possible shot alignment. The balance and positioning of the hosel feels perfect in your hands.

TaylorMade states the putter has multiple contact points all across the topline. This does reduce the level of deflection off the club leading to you trusting your putt.

This putter feels comfortable in your hands. It sits well throughout the stroke while it brings optimal performance with each stroke.

Conclusion

The ability to adjust the weight distribution is why this putter is often aimed more at the low handicap player. A higher handicapper needn’t worry about those types of adjustments. Overall, the balance, the ability to get a true roll at all times, and the level of control is second to none.

This putter must get full marks as there is nothing wrong with it for anybody who is serious about perfecting their putting game.

5. Best for Mid-Handicappers - Tour Edge Wingman Putter

The Tour Edge Wingman putter is another model aimed more at the player with the low handicap. It has a mini-mallet design, but it comes with so many advantages that will transform your game.

The design effectively forces the face to come up square on the ball giving you complete control over your shot. The weighted wings help create that perfect true roll, allowing you to trust your shot.

These weights do come with the ability to change them as required. It ranges from 3g up to 15g.

The micro-groove technology is mainly intended to help that true roll. You also get a softer feel to the entire shot, and with this type of putter, feel is everything. 

This model also comes with pretty much the highest MOI on the market. This eliminates twisting through the shot leading to a truer putt without any complications.

The Pros and Cons

This putter from Tour Edge is exceptional, and the positives it may bring to your putting game will astound you. 

First, there’s the way in which the weight distribution pushed to the wings is capable of helping you keep your putt on that straight and true line. All you do is line it up, and the putter does almost everything else on your behalf.

Next, the grooves play a major role in helping produce adequate top spin without too much bobble on the ball. This narrows the opportunity for you to produce a mishit or sending the ball off-line.

But we want to draw your attention to one final thing, and that’s the fact this putter has three different hosel options.

The Wingman 01 has a mid-toe hang. This is perfect for any individual with a very slight arc on their putting swing. It closes up the angle on the connection to prevent the ball pulling left, which is a common occurrence with this type of swing.

The Wingman 02 brings the face-balanced model. This is the solution if your swing is more of a pendulum stroke and you pull your swing straight back. It forces the face to rotate less to produce a consistent connection.

The Wingman 03 is the center shafted model, and that’s the one we want to focus on. It provides perfect alignment for the shot and helps you hit straight through the ball. It should eliminate the ability of the ball to shoot left or right due to your swing.

Conclusion

This putter promises so much, and it never fails to deliver. It does aim itself more at the lower handicap player with the weight adjustment options, and the same applies to the three hosel positions as well.

Overall, if you want a professional putter that is still reasonably priced, then this model may well fit the bill.

It loses half a point as the number of options can become slightly confusing for people.