Kiven J. Molina Blogs: 2016 MOST WANTED MALLET PUTTER

Monday, July 11, 2016

2016 MOST WANTED MALLET PUTTER

The largest unbiased, DATACRATIC Putter Tester conducted by anyone in the golf media industry in now even better.

Test Results You Can Depend On

We spent the last year looking for ways to refine and improve the Most Wanted Mallet Test; already the largest, fully independent mallet putter test conducted on an annual basis by anyone in the golf world.

We have updated our scoring metrics to leverage Mark Broadie's Strokes Gained Methodologies.

We opened a new test facility and doubled the number of putters testers to 20. We putt 25 mallets to the test. As was the case last year, testing took over 120 hours to complete. In total more than 9,000 putts were recorded.

All testers used Bridgestone B330-RX golf balls. The natural stroke type of each tester was identified using the iPing Putting App.

The goal, as always, remains to empower you, the consumer, with accurate and reliable data and analysis that will help you identify the best putter for your game.

If you are in the market for a new putter, this guide is for you.

How We Test

Testers are asked to play a series of holes with each putter. 18 holes total are played from three distances; 5, 10, and 20 feet (each) by each tester with each mallet in the test. The total number of putts required to finish each hole is recorded. At the completion of the test, a Strokes Gained value is calculated for each putter.

Here are the complete parameters of this year's test:

Number of Testers: 20
Handicap Range: +3-20
Test Location: MyGolfSpy Testing Facility
Balls Used: Bridgestone B330-RX
Distances Assessed: Five, Ten, and Twenty Feet
Holes Completed at Each Distance: 6 (per tester/per putter)
Total Putts in Test: 9000

The Top 5 Mallets of 2016

The Data

The chart below contains data from this year's test. You can hover over any column title to bring up the sort feature, allowing you to sort by whatever columns you feel are most relevant to you.

Our overall rankings are based on the Strokes Gained value, which is found in the last column.

Mobile Users: For best results, rotate your phone and view the chart in landscape mode.

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MyGolfSpy is the only major golf media outlet that declines advertising dollars from the biggest names in golf. You won't find their banners here. We truly believe it's the only way to remain above the influence, publish real results based on real data, and continue to provide honest opinion and commentary about what's happening inside the golf equipment industry.