Which do you use: Blade or Mallet putter?

[dak4n6]

I don't understand why they are called blades, when they are perimeter wieghted like my Anser 4. The only true blades were the Bullseye and Lefty's blade, whatever that was.

[dbuck]

I have used all kinds except the newer "high tech" styles. I currently have an Anser, and old Bridgestone mallet, and a couple of flanged blades.  The one I always go back to is an old Wilson Geo Low Original 600  flanged blade that I have had for over 30 years.

[ScT1]

I've got a genuine old blade from my father's Spalding starter set. No fancy face plate or perimeter weighting. I putted with for quite a bit until I went through a real bad stretch where it seemed I couldn't align it correct for short putts, so I switched over the Odyssey 2-ball, which really does help me set the line properly.

So mostly it's the mallet, but I'm not opposed to switching back and forth as the mood suits me.

[KJGolf]

Mallet:  Original Odyssey White Hot 2 Ball!  I'll probably be buried with it...

[Beachcomber]

TaylorMade Ghost Spider.... It is 34" length with a 360g steel head, with an insert in the face.  Nice alignment system on the top, and a jumbo Winn putter grip.  Pretty solid setup.... But my next purchase will be an Edel putter.

[Datsyuk]

I play a game improvement putter - a cavity back.

[zipazoid]

Originally Posted by geauxforbroke

I think the more pertinent question would be face balanced or toe weighted.

Perhaps, but I can't answer the poll!

[meenman]

After 5 years with a Scotty Cameron blade, I played my first round last weekend with my Scotty long putter (mallet) - really wont compare the 2 since the long putter is new.

[Bluenoser67]

I went through about 3 putters a year when I first started back into golf.  Finally I went out and bought the most expensive putter I could find primarily so that I would feel to guilty about taking it out of the bag after the amount of money I had spent on it.  It seems to work.  I have had the same putter in my bag (blade style) for 5 years and have dropped my putting stats from 31 ppr to 29 ppr.  I did lose confidence in my putting last year and tried a mallet putter and found that my old faithful was soon back in the bag.  I guess my moral is that it doesnt matter what you use as long as you keep using it.

[hacker101]

Started with a Ping blade years ago, went to a SC Newport then a Taylor made Rossa and last but I am sure not least i just got a new Odyssey Dart Metal X.

Was at the store for about 3 hours trying every putter they had until I got the Metal X Dart.

Will see, it seems very nice.

[Dave2512]

Waiting for my new Anser style belly putter, 45" Cleveland Classic 4. Brown truck should be here tomorrow. All of a sudden I'm a putter junkie.

[meenman]

Waiting for my new Anser style belly putter, 45" Cleveland Classic 4. Brown truck should be here tomorrow. All of a sudden I'm a putter junkie.

I must be a midget - my long putter is 47"