147 - Going It Alone...

After discovering that Mizuno have been developing golf balls behind my back (naughty Mizuno) I decided to see what else they had been up to in the Land of the Rising Sun. Interestingly they have been creating a new range of forged putters after ending their exclusive partnership with Bettinardi.

Over the last four years Mizuno and Bettinardi have worked closely to produce some of the best precision milled putters on the market but they decided last year to go their separate ways. The decision to split was amicable and Bettinardi have started releasing putters under their own name.

Without the experts at Bettinardi producing their wands, Mizuno returned to what they know best and have now created a range of forged putters.

The partnership with Bettinardi has convinced the Japanese company that a CNC milled face is ideal for producing feel and roll and the new putters are finished with a precision cut front edge.

The new line of putters goes under the MP name to signify they are part of the Mizuno Professional range. There are currently three models, the S101 that is a blade putter, the S102 which is an L type putter (above) and the S103 which is a center shafted small mallet.

As with most products created by Mizuno the new putters look amazing and I’ve got no doubt they will perform impeccably. It looks like there is life after Bettinardi after all.