Cheap golf putters - how and where to find them at the best prices

Cheap Golf Putters - how to buy them at the best price...

Searching for good, but cheap golf putters like looking for a needle in a haystack. There are thousands of models available and a huge range of prices.

It's easy to spend more than you need to buying a big name brand of the rack at your local pro shop, thinking that's the only way to get a quality putter. Here are 4 top tips to buying cheap golf putters wisely...

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1. Consider buying a used putter

The best way to save money and end up with a quality putter is to by second hand. Putters lose their value quickly after they've been purchased and you know as well as we do how quickly golfers fall in and out of love with their putters!

Therefore our strong recommendation is to search for what you want on ebay and trawl the second hand racks at your local golf store. You'll find stacks of quality cheap golf putters in both. Look for putters that are 2 seasons old and providing they're not collectors items, you should be able to reckon on a 50% discount over the new price.

2. Big name brands often have a quality budget line

Ping's Karsten Anser is a great example of this. It's a fantastic product at a pretty reasonable price - around half of the top of the range Redwood Anser's new price.

Scotty Cameron - the most expensive large scale producer of putters also has a more reasonable line of products such as the Newport 2 Studio Select. OK they're still not exactly cheap golf putters, but they are awesome quality at a good price.

3. Last season's models are often better

***z-google-3r.shtml***Just because a putter came out last year doesn't mean the designers and engineers didn't put the same amount of effort into the design and construction of that putter. Now it's gathering dust on a pro shop rack and nobody wants it - especially not the pro who owns the shop, who'd rather clear space for the latest model that everyone is asking for.

That gives you the opportunity to pick up a bargain in a sale or find a pro shop selling online. Many pro shops use ebay or www.golfbidder.co.uk (in Europe) to sell off brand new, but out of season stock.

For many reasons, a reputable golf shop selling online is the best possible place to find quality cheap golf putters. If you're in the shop itself, say to the owner "I know this is last year's model, and that you probably want to get rid of it to free some space up for newer putters. What sort of a discount can you offer?"

4. Get your priorities straight - design first, brand second, material third

If you're absolutely stuck to a budget, then this would be our suggestion: The cheapest of cheap golf putters are no-name copies of old designs whose patent has expired (such as Bullseye, blade or Anser style putters). If you're extremely tight for cash, go for one of these.

If you can afford just a little more than the base price, go for the most reasonable offering from a big name brand - regardless of whether it's new or second hand, the same thing applies - big name brands manufacture their putters with a greater degree of precision and a higher level of quality control, so if you can afford the entry level putter from Odyssey, Ping, Scotty Cameron, Taylor Made, Yes or any other well known brand, then go for it. It'll be better than the top of the range model from a lesser known brand.

***z-google-4l.shtml*** If you've still got money in your budget, then you'll be thinking about one of the better putters available on the market. What distinguishes these is the material that they're made out of. You'll find that stainless steel milled putters and certain insert putters (mainly the Odyssey ranges are generally considered the best in terms of feel. Behind both of these come cast putters which tend to have a harder, clicky, springy feel off the clubface.

Whatever you go for, stick to the rule of thumb - whatever feels right for you IS right for you.

The best cheap putters available today are...

Here are links to Best-Putter.com's recommendations for cheap putters. We update this list regularly and consider the used putter market when judging what qualifies as "cheap", but high quality.

Click on any putters you're interested in for more information and links to the best prices online for that model. (inactive links are for putters pending review - check back soon!)

Still puzzled about which cheap golf putters would be right for you? Read our article on choosing a putter to find out what will suit your stroke.!

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