Recommend me and older milled puttter

[Jc0]

Kind of want to try a new milled answer style putter but don't really want to break the bank. Was wondering what are some good options that may be a few years only that would be under $200. Things that came to mind were redwoods or odyssey black series but wanted to see if there were any other recommendations. Doesn't have to be one piece but no non metal inserts.

[SUITS]

Cleveland classic milled. They even made some out of carbon way back.

[N2N2]

Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 4 

 

[14max]

Some of the older Ray Cook Blue Goose putters would fit the bill.  I believe Scotty Cameron had a hand in production once upon a time...

[T-MAC]

Look for a used Black Lab by Chip Usher out of Savannah GA.  His BL-1 is an Anser head.  Awesome putters for the money.

[MattM97]

The Redwood line is nice, if you want something a touch heavier the Ping Anser Milled line is great, a ton of neck options there. 

 

Bettinardi BB1, these have been around for a while and can find recent models to a few years old. 

 

A few Kevin Burns putters on ebay from his early days. Quite cheap but great putters. 

 

Never Compromise Dinero or Portofino. They're forged and milled and can be had for under $100 at times. Too underrated of a putter line. 

 

Many more as well. 

[T-MAC]

26 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

The Redwood line is nice, if you want something a touch heavier the Ping Anser Milled line is great, a ton of neck options there. 

 

Bettinardi BB1, these have been around for a while and can find recent models to a few years old. 

 

A few Kevin Burns putters on ebay from his early days. Quite cheap but great putters. 

 

Never Compromise Dinero or Portofino. They're forged and milled and can be had for under $100 at times. Too underrated of a putter line. 

 

Many more as well. 

Agree with all of the above.
I've had some used Kevin Burns putters over the years and they are great sticks.  I also have a Never Compromise Dinero putter in the collection.  It looks (from the top) and feels a lot like one of my Cameron Mil Spec's but a lot less money.  I picked one up in excellent condition for under $100.
I would also add some of Tad's work in there.  I have a couple of his Pro 1 TS putters that I paid $100 each for and absolutely love them.  That washboard face milling is legit.

[JungleJimbo]

4 hours ago, Jc0 said:

Kind of want to try a new milled answer style putter but don't really want to break the bank. Was wondering what are some good options that may be a few years only that would be under $200. Things that came to mind were redwoods or odyssey black series but wanted to see if there were any other recommendations. Doesn't have to be one piece but no non metal inserts.

OP @Jc0 search for Kenny Giannini milled putters

 

https://www.golfwrx.com/512640/putter-veteran-kenny-giannini-introduces-custom-line-of-putters/

 

 

[SUITS]

9 hours ago, MattM97 said:

The Redwood line is nice, if you want something a touch heavier the Ping Anser Milled line is great, a ton of neck options there. 

 

Bettinardi BB1, these have been around for a while and can find recent models to a few years old. 

 

A few Kevin Burns putters on ebay from his early days. Quite cheap but great putters. 

 

Never Compromise Dinero or Portofino. They're forged and milled and can be had for under $100 at times. Too underrated of a putter line. 

 

Many more as well. 

Never compromise is a fantastic option, forgot about those. 

[Tar_Heel_93]

Never compromise is a great option, I have both a Gambler Royal and Dinero Baron. They are forged and milled 303 stainless. Very light milling so the feel is crisp but smooth out of the middle. Another option is Odyssey Protype tour series. The tour series is carbon with a mid mill so it is very soft less crisp. Tried to show the milling and top lines. Gambler Royal, Dinero Baron and Protype #2 left to right. Face of the NC is actually a perfecto not an anser style but it has the same milling.

 

Edited July 25, 2021 by Tar_Heel_93

[MattM97]

17 minutes ago, SUITS said:

Never compromise is a fantastic option, forgot about those. 

 

The name and the branding was a little gimmicky but the putter itself was really good.

[Tar_Heel_93]

9 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

The name and the branding was a little gimmicky but the putter itself was really good.

I agree some of the stamping is over the top but if you remove the paint fill it looks much better.

 

 

 

Edited July 25, 2021 by Tar_Heel_93

[shanx]

Odyssey Protype

[weakputt]

18 hours ago, Jc0 said:

Kind of want to try a new milled answer style putter but don't really want to break the bank. Was wondering what are some good options that may be a few years only that would be under $200. Things that came to mind were redwoods or odyssey black series but wanted to see if there were any other recommendations. Doesn't have to be one piece but no non metal inserts.

I love the Anser style Tad Moore's, who doesn't. But a nice one may cost over $300.00.

 

My sleeper recommendation, however is the 1998-99 Cleveland TA Milled 1 (std neck) and face balanced TA Milled 2 (long neck). About 5 grams heavier than the Cameron Newports of that era and the soft 8620 carbon steel has a better feel than those Newports and the Gun Blue Melanite finish is much more durable than Oil Can & Gun Blue Camerons.

The TAM's are much harder to fined, but a nice one could be from $100.00 to $175.00 where as a 1995 > 2000 Newport in poor condition may start at $225.00.

[jonradus]

Yo. These are all super good options listed in this thread and I doubt you can go wrong with any of them. I really like the Black Lab idea for a traditional Anser. I always wanted one of those. 
 

The only other one I can think of that is a little more off the beaten path and non traditional would be a Bellum Winmore Cloverdale. I own one (see below) and it rolls and feels nice. 
 

Edited July 25, 2021 by jonradus

[Fairway14]

[Ric0485]

Can't go wrong with the black series, I still have a 2ball black series I put in play once in awhile when the stroke is off. But I'd have to say def try a bellum winmore. I have 2 and they both feel great

[weakputt]

Love my Bellum Winmore putters.

[jtj74]

Find yourself a good condition ping redwood and call it a day. 

 

[PixlPutterman]

As stated by a few here, you cant beat the Never Comprise milled or the older Cleveland stuff

[MattM97]

13 minutes ago, jtj74 said:

Find yourself a good condition ping redwood and call it a day. 

 

 

Except it won't have the sweet flow neck. 

[jtj74]

16 minutes ago, MattM97 said:

 

Except it won't have the sweet flow neck. 

It would if you spent an extra $100 and sent it to Ken Flannigan. 😀😀

Edited July 28, 2021 by jtj74

[jtj74]

10 minutes ago, jtj74 said:

It would if you spent an extra $100 and sent it to Ken Flannigan.

Plus, I feel like overall most people would prefer the plumbers neck over the flow neck anyway.

[MattM97]

1 hour ago, jtj74 said:

It would if you spent an extra $100 and sent it to Ken Flannigan. 😀😀

 

Mine could, but it's too light and I'm planning something awesome. So it's in the exodus pile of putters for me. 

[jtj74]

3 hours ago, MattM97 said:

 

Mine could, but it's too light and I'm planning something awesome. So it's in the exodus pile of putters for me. 

I prefer a lighter putter so it's perfect for me. 

[MattM97]

46 minutes ago, jtj74 said:

I prefer a lighter putter so it's perfect for me. 

 

It does feel great and I'd rather not chop off the neck if I won't use it. I'd rather it find a new home to be gamed.