The Best Older Anser Putter Head

J-Blade · May 8

Great thread on the newer heads of this classic putter, which begs the question: What is the best older Anser putter head. That could be any model prior to the PLDs and some of the milled versions.

tripanfal · May 12

That is a kind of difficult question - as I kind of feel like the big differentiating factor in the Ansers is the hosel/shaft - but I am only up to the G5i in my current trials. Not a big fan on the feel off the insert on that one. For me - coming from playing an MgBrz P.O. 9990 Anser - I feel more comfortable with the MgBrz heads and I really love my Scottsdale classic in MgBrz. Got a Beni Scottsdale to match my ISIs which is very pretty but I have a tendency to blast it past the hole outside of about 6 feet. The MgBrz Anser 5bz is fun because it feels like it gets a little extra boost from the shaft. Haven’t found a becu one to my liking - but it’s on the wishlist. Any recommendations for others to try out as I move past the early 2000s?

tripanfal · May 12

Plus, I have a Ti4 on the way - will report back.

BombsIntoTheWoods · May 13

scottsdale ansers in becu or beni are really nice

ColinKelvin · May 13

Very subjective obviously. My favourite other than BeCu Anser 2s and 5s is this beauty.

Firm feel off the face and an early tungsten-weighted, industrial look. Only downside is that they pick up dings quite easily.

tripanfal · May 13

It arrived - and I am trying not to get emotional about how great this putter feels - and be objective.

The milling is still pretty sharp on the titanium face - and it has a nice weight that feels to me between the mgbrz Scottsdale and the Beni. I can really comfortably hit a repeatable straight back and forth stroke with it, and control the speed into the cup by front or back half on the practice mat more so than not.

Had some rust bubbling under the fill paint of the logo and at the base of the backplate - so I cleaned it up with barkeeps friend and acetone and good old emery sponges - and I think it’s going to be my gamer.

It has a ping man rubber grip I am not sure is original or not - and I have a pp58 cord grip laying around. Probably won’t switch though for fear of messing up whatever weird balance it has now.

Edited May 14 by tripanfal