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When hunting for the proper putter, one that should enhance your game, two thoughts should help you toward the best choice.

1) Comfortable - It should feel comfortable in your hand when making "your" putting motion.

2) When looking down at the club in your set-up position you should be able to see the line that you are trying to propell the ball over (toward the hole). Lastly, practice sending the ball over that line at the target

Practice over and over again until you build a level of confidence in your putting stroke that would allow you to make that putt in the dark. And now the test...

Trying to find out which 10 putters are the best out of a feild of 50 is no easy task. At the same time getting over 100 testers to come to some kind of agreement is an even more difficult task. Our evaluation was conducted using 112 golfers; 42 with handicaps of 10 or less and 70 with more. The point spread is as follows:

        1st - 5pts
        2nd - 4pts
        3rd - 3pts
        4th - 2pts
        5th - 1pt
        6th or more = 0 points

Remember, if you keep practicing you will become good at it!

Until then I remain,

Charlie Mandel
CEO of Rankmark
The Bogie Man

The putters receiving the Rankmark seal were:

Rife Two Bar Hybrid Mallet
The new Two Bar Hybrid features Rife’s patented RollGroove Technology TwoBar Alignment, Twin In-Line Moment of Inertia (MOI), Dual Response (DR) insert technology, the LieAline Fitting System, and adjustable Speed Weighting.

Two Bar Hybrid Mallet

Heavy Putter C2-DF
This putter incorporates the patented Heavy Putter technology into the classic blade design. The putter head has CNC milled surfaces and is fully face balanced. The head weighs approximately 465 grams, and there is a 250 gram weight in the grip end of the shaft that creates a balance point that is 75% higher up the shaft than a conventional putter. The overall weight is approximately 850 grams. The custom shaft by True Temper has a satin finish, and the grip is a custom Winn Grip with a flat front and a pistol back.

C2-DF

The C-Groove Victoria II model
The C-Groove Victoria II model is a mallet-style putter made of 304 stainless steel. It features a large cavity-back head that is Face-Balanced and perimeter weighted, and a single sight line.

Victoria II

2007 Scotty Cameron Futura Phantom
Learning from the performance of the Tour-tested and approved Futura, Scotty scaled down the Mallet design while retaining the unique weight distribution and optimizing performance. Made from 661 aircraft aluminum and a stainless steel back weight like its predecessor, the Phantom Mallet achieves ultimate forgiveness and ball performance. The black anodized look is the perfect contrast to the five-sightline configuration making setup and alignment simple. The Futura line of putters are gravity balanced and the single bend shaft gives the Phantom proper toe flow and an unobstructed look at the ball. To complete the Futura Mallet, Scotty designed a black Baby T grip and a black headcover with a carbon fiber look that that is the perfect complement to the high-performance Phantom.

Futura Phantom

Carbite ZGB OS (Over Size)
The ZGB-OS Blade is the best-designed high-tech MOI putters in the USA. Carbite feels that visible technology is very important in any golf product. At first you will notice the very attractive look, and just as important, the many high-tech features. The head weights are 355 grams, which will give you great clubhead feel through the stroke! Our beadblast, no-glare finish blends well with the precise placement of copper and gold-like tungsten inserts that give this putter a very cool look! The placement of all these metals gives strong stability at impact and you will notice a very solid feel and excellent feedback! Center, heel or toe hits will stay on line and roll the same distance.

ZGB-OS

Zen ZPC3 RDE Blade
- The new Zen “RDE” (pronounced READY) premium Tour Collection introduces new technology that counteracts the adverse effect of the golf ball dimples.

- Precisely designed micro ridges are milled into the putter face that minimize contact with the ball and improves impact dispersion of 50%. The results being that putts stay online, roll beautifully and have a feel that is both soft and responsive coming off of the face for maximum confidence and control.

ZPC3 RDE Blade

Ashdon Golf's Grand Bahama M-2 Mallet
With the classic look of a mallet and crafted out of 17-4 stainless steel with a machined milled face alone with a brass insert for that "soft" touch , the Grand Bahama M-2 Mallet gives the golfer the largest "sweet spot" ever in a putter. By connecting the toe of the putter to the heel of the putter the triangle gives the putter perfect stability eliminating the torque of the putter during the swing. This allows for the golfer to keep the putter on line more than ever during your swing, thus making more putts! No more lost of control during the back swing! You can hit the ball anywhere between the two legs of the triangle and still get that solid hit every time. Since the triangle is on top of the putter the "center of gravity" has been raised creating a true roll every time. Weighting 350 grams, the putter slows the tempo down and allows for a smoother swing, giving the golfer more control with their distance and more confidence with every putt!

Grand Bahama
M-2 Mallet

White Hot XG Marxman
Face-balanced alignment mallet with perimeter weighting, a double-bend shaft and full-shaft offset.

The new White Hot XG Marxman Putters are the latest in revolutionary alignment design from Odyssey. With their Hi-Def Alignment System, these putters offer every possible advantage so more putts start on the intended target line. A high level of mass positioned low and deep in the head is centered on the target line, promoting solid feel and true roll for putts that track to the hole. And with our softest, most responsive insert in the White Hot XG, these putters are the perfect addition to a tour-proven alignment lineup that already includes 2-Ball and Tri-Ball® technologies. The Marxman Putters are available in mallet and blade models.

White Hot
XG Marxman

Nickent Pipe PP/005
This Flare-Tip Blade features a shorter PIPE® section than the mallet and no perimeter bars on the outside of the clubhead. This enables a blade putter with a substantially higher MOI than other blade putters on the market. Putters with flare-tip hosels generally have less offset and are more blade-like in their design. This type of design usually works best for golfers who like to rotate the blade open and shut through the stroke.

Pipe

VP5 Putter
The VP™ 5 Mallet Putter has a double bend shaft with Dual Axis Alignment™ technology that will aid players correct their address position every time.

Golfers are now able to see when their hands move out of position as well as detect when their eyes are not positioned properly over the ball.

VP5

JAS Craz-E One
Lightweight, high-grade aluminum and dense, tungsten heel/toe weights compose this latest addition to the JAS Series. When added to the aluminum body, the tungsten weights maximize the perimeter weighting to earn it the distinction of being PING's highest MOI putter (and thus most forgiving) to date.

Craz-E One

PINFIRE DB SPIRIT
The Spirit is designed for the golfer who wants a high moment of inertia, stability in the swing, and a simple mallet style look. The Spirit achieves all those objectives and more. The design features a smaller top line than the Freedom model, with the great look and performance of all Pinfire putters.

DB Spirit

The following is the list of manufactures included in this testing with the votes received:

Rife Two Bar Hybrid	59
Heavy Putter C2-DF	39
C-Groove Victoria II	34
Titleist Futura Phantom	34
Carbite ZGB OS	31
Zen Oracle Tour	28
Ashdon Grand Bahama M-2 Mallet	24
Odyssey XG Marxman	19
Nickent Pipe PP/005	19
Cleveland VP5 Putter	19
JAS Craz-E One	17
Pinfire DB Spirit	16

Each will receive Rankmark’s “BEST OF THE BEST” designation for 2008.