Yes Victoria II

The Yes Victoria 2 is a classic D shaped, face-balanced mallet with some nice extra touches. The quality of the finish is a 100% improvement on the previous Victoria model.

What you'll find looking down at this putter is that the matt black finish on the back of the putter and on the top of the leading edge gives it a classy look and it feels like you're holding a precision tool rather than a second division putter.

I don't generally like the look of Yes putters, but in this case I was extremely surprised. They've done a great job here. The aim-line is particularly clear which makes it super easy to aim. Even if you weren't keen on a D-shaped head before we strongly recommend you take a look at this one.

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How does it feel?

Again this was a real surprise. Whereas some of the Yes C Groove putters can be quite hard and pingy, the Victoria 2 gives you an amazing level of feedback. Along with the Yes Natalie this model gives the kind of feedback you feel a C Groove ought to supply. The sensation I found was one of the ball "sticking" to the clubface just that little bit longer and then going straight into a directed, pure roll.

In short this is one of the very best putters I've ever tested in terms of feel.

How does the Yes Victoria roll the ball?

You can probably guess that I'm going to praise the roll you get with the Yes Victoria 2 as well. I've had my periods both loving the Yes C Groove - sometimes it seems like magic how true and smoothly the ball rolls off it. But I've been frustrated too. The trouble is that you don't seem to get the magical roll with each and every Yes model. Without that, it seems like the Yes brand is based around a gimmick.

Well, not in this case. The roll was mesmerizingly good. The number of time I hit a putt I was sure wouldn't quite make it to the hole (and surely there's no more frustrating putt than that) only to see it continue rolling beautifully into the cup made me believe in the C- Groove again.

We at Best-Putter.com won't hear a word said against the Yes Victoria 2. We love the look, the feel and the roll is out of this world. Heck, even the price looks reasonable compared with other designs which are challenging the top end Scotty Camerons and Odysseys.

Others to consider:

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Cleveland T Frame Surprisingly well finished futuristic putter. If you like see through frame designs this is a good value-for-money option

Nike

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Nike Method 004

Face balanced version of the Method 001. Favor this putter if you're trying to produce a straight-back-straight through stroke.

Nike Method 005

Face balanced mallet which looks like it's got a good bit of meat behind the head. For our money the best looking in the Method range.

Never Compromise

... on a Never Compromise putter

Never Compromise Alpha

This putter seems to stay square for ever! Feel's not great, but you'll love it if you use a square-to-square stroke

Never Compromise Voodoo Daddy Belly Putter Super-long aimline and futuristic design. Solid, affordable belly putter.

Never Compromise NCX Ray Nice face balanced belly putter with a big, but light head.

Odyssey

... on an Odyssey putter

Odyssey 2 Ball The iconic putter of the 2000s - easy to aim, great feel

Odyssey Backstryke One of the most revolutionary designs in putting. Love it or hate the look, the results are good

Odyssey White Ice 5 Classic face balanced D shape with silky soft Ice White insert!

Odyssey White Hot 7l Great looking long putter with slightly dead feel - excellent for fast greens

Odyssey White Ice Progressive Terron Mid Sharp edged star ship of a putter - you need to like futuristic shapes to use this one!

Odyssey Rossie II Belly Putter Classic D shaped head used by Annika Sorenstam amongst many others!

Ping

... on a Ping putter

Ping Crazy E One of the easiest putters to line up we've ever tested, but feel is hollow

Ping Scottsdale Pickemup This cross between the Batman sign & a Star Wars fighter has surprisingly good feel

Ping iN Wack-E A radical spin off from the successful (but hollow-sounding) G5i Craz-E

Ping IN Technology has led the Ping designers to create a holy mess of a putter. If you love the weird and the whacky, you might (just) like this

Ram

... on a Ram putter

Ram Zebra Iconic putter from the 1980s & 90s. Face balanced and with a great alignment aid.

Rife

... on a Rife putter

Rife Hybrid Tour Mallet Despite the Tour element to this putter's name, we haven't seen any of them actually on the pro tours. One of the least impressive of Rife's range

Scotty Cameron

... on a Scotty Cameron putter

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Kombi Mid A big hulk of a putter - face balanced with a long aimline

Scotty Cameron Futura Phil Mickelson toyed with the Futura, before heading back to a blade. The first of the truly futuristic putters, and probably about as attractive as they're ever going to be

TaylorMade

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TaylorMade Spider Lots of hype when this putter launched, and pros who rely on their putters took a while to get used to the Spider, but now seem convinced

TaylorMade Rossa Kia Ma Fortuna A highly refined mallet from TaylorMade - recommended!

Yes

... on a Yes putter

Yes Natalie (C-Groove) Futuristic design with amazing roll, super long aimline and nice ping sound!.

Yes Emma The least attractive of the Yes belly putters - although that's just our opinion

Yes Tiffany Sadly a hideous futuristic design, but at least it has an aim-bar behind hitting surface to help you align

Yes Carolyne A straightforward heel and toe design with great roll from the C-Groove

Zen

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Zen Oracle Impressive mallet putter with high tech grooves designed to reduce the dispersal of your putts.

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