Cleveland Golf Huntington Beach Putter Review
Classic design, ultra soft feel and solid performance
When one thinks of Cleveland Golf the first
thoughts that come to mind are wedges.
Perhaps
that should change to putters.
The new Huntington Beach Collection is, as
the
company says, “premium putting without the
premium price.” Better yet, it may be the best
value on the putter market today.
Named after the beautiful setting of
Cleveland
Golf’s North American headquarters, this new
line of
putters offer classic designs, ultra soft feel and
solid
performance. Comprised of soft 304 stainless
steel,
the face is precision milled with a coarse,
diamond-
shape milling pattern that is four times deeper
than
Cleveland’s Classic collection HB putters. The
result:
the softest feeling putter I have ever rolled.
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The deeper
diamond
shaped milling
pattern produces softer
feel
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Besides the ultra soft feel, the coarse milling
pattern “increases friction for a truer, more
consistent roll.” And that it does. The 345g head
provides a generous sweet spot and no skidding
whatsoever. The ball easily starts out end over
end
and the roll is true.
Of course feel is subjective and some prefer
a
firmer, harder feel. When it comes to putters
feel is
often confused with sound. Loud sound-hard
feel.
Muted sound-soft feel. With the Huntington
Collection
the sound is muted, even on off-centered hits,
and
the feel is exactly what you want, on every putt
from
3 foot putts to 30 foot putts.
The Collection comes in three tour proven
shapes: two classic Anser style putters and a
mid-
mallet. Cleveland is not trying to come up with
new
designs, instead it is taking classic designs and
improving them with new materials and new
milling
patterns. The heads have a nice satin finish
(which
helps reduce glare on a sunny day) and is
complemented by a polished sole. Minimal
graphics,
a less is more sole engraving and a beautiful
vibrant
blue grip creates a putter that is about as clean
looking as you can get. Even the head cover,
thick
but not balky, comes with minimal graphics
highlighted by an underscored blue Cleveland
Golf
logo.
The Huntington Beach Collection delivers
superior feel, a true roll and outstanding looks-
exactly what you would want out of a $250
putter,
but with a suggested retail price of $99.99 the
Huntington Beach Collection just might be the
best putter value on the market today.