Scotty Cameron Futura Phantom Mallet v/s Futura Mallet 2

[GoingfortheGreen]

I was wondering if someone could explain the subtle differences between the Mallet and Mallet 2 (besides the alignment aid and the shaft position).

I am more curious as to what kind of putting stroke each putter is suited for. I think I read here that the Mallet (heel shafted) is for people with arcing strokes. That is the kind of stroke I have, yet I hit the Mallet horribly. I settled on the Mallet 2, after hitting it better on the practice green. It's too early to tell, but I have been satisfied with the one round I've played so far.

Anyone faced a similar dilemma? I assume the same answers would apply for the Red X and Red X2?

Thanks!

[muskegman]

The general idea is that a heel shafted putter is for inside-square-inside type putting strokes. A "barn-door" type stroke, but not that exaggerated . A center-shafted putter complements a strait back and strait through stroke.

I don't think those are hard and fast rules though. What is one persons strait back-strait through is another's barn-door. If you are stroking the Red X 2 well then that is the putter for you. I like the feel of heel shafted putters best and think strait back and strait through with my stroke, even though its a bit barn-doorish as far as I can tell. Heel shafted putters are face balanced (balance the shaft on your finger and the face points up) and heel shafted putters generally have more weight towards the toe enabling the toe to come around on the stroke.

The best putter for you is the one that feels right in your hands and puts the ball closest to the hole for you.

[iacas]

Heel shafted putters are face balanced (balance the shaft on your finger and the face points up) and heel shafted putters generally have more weight towards the toe enabling the toe to come around on the stroke.

Jeff meant to say that center-shafted putters are typically face-balanced (meaning that, when you hold the shaft and balance the club, the face is perfectly horizontal) while heel-shafted putters are

typically (but not always) toe-down putters. The Never Compromise NM2-HM that I just reviewed is a heel-shafted yet face-balanced putter. My Red X is a heel-shafted toe-down putter, but the Phantom Mallet is actually a face-balanced putter as well.