Wilson Blackjack Putter Review
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The new Wilson Staff 8882 putter inspired by Crenshaw's 'Little Ben' putter It might have been made famous by Arnold Palmer, but it was Ben Crenshaw who helped bring the now-legendary 8802 putter. FIRST LOOK: PXG’s Blackjack putter delivers stability and consistency By: Jonathan Wall October 8, 2020 PXG's Blackjack is the first release in the company's new Battle Ready Collection.
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The Wilson Staff 8802 putter is an homage to the most classic design in putting. Wonderful feel. A joy to putt with.
Introduction
In the putter market today, virtually all you hear about is forgiveness or “better roll.” Many makers are in a constant battle to make the biggest, ugliest mallet.
Into this scene Wilson Staff injects a true classic: the 8802. This style, used by greats too numerous to list, still has a lot to offer the modern golfer.
Looks
One of the hardest things to do is replicate a classic. It would seem easy, but it’s not. In the case of the 8802, Wilson Staff has done a perfect job with the size, shape, and proportions of this timeless design.
The flange of the 8802 is round and symmetrical, and the neck provides 1/2 shaft of offset. Its topline is thick, and the putter is virtually free of embellishments save for the Wilson Staff shield on the face and the simple engraving on the sole.
Sound & Feel
One of the biggest reasons to game the Wilson Staff 8802 is the feel. The ball coming off the milled 304 stainless steel face feels soft, heavy, and sublime.
This putter also provides feedback on a level most golfers have never felt. In an era of high-MOI putters, you often need to pay strict attention to detect a mishit. The 8802, however, provides precision feedback on the impact location.
Performance
The Wilson Staff 8802 putter doesn’t come with a big list of “performance features.” It’s a classic that you play primarily for the joy of playing it. I would equate it to golfing with blade irons: there are clubs that offer more forgiveness, but the enhanced experience of “old school” gear is often worth more.
That’s not to say that you can’t fill up the cup with the 8802. It has a full 90 degree toe hang, which is more than some people need. However, even if the 8802 isn’t a perfect fit, there’s a lot to be learned from feeling the toe swing open and shut. So many golfers play ill-fitted face-balanced mallets, and they’d be surprised by how well they’d putt when the putter isn’t fighting them.
At 335 grams, the 8802 is a little lighter than the modern standard. However, at 35″ with a relatively light Lamkin grip, the swing weight comes in at D8, and there’s plenty of feel for the head.
Though I’m not one to fool around on my gamers, the 8802 has given me a wandering eye. It will definitely be seeing some time in the bag this season.
Conclusion
Whether you’re using it because it’s the best fit for your stroke or just to make your game a little more like The King’s, the Wilson Staff 8802 won’t disappoint. The feel is exceptional and will have you looking forward to putting. Best of all, at $180, it’s less than half the price of other milled putters.
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The Wilson Infinite putters range features eight models in the latest version with a variety of eye-catching blade and mallets.
There is plenty of technological development gone into the design of the latest models, with Counterbalance Technology the key feature to help create a smoother and controlled putting stroke courtesy of a heavier head and grip weight.
Wilson believe that the balance point moves closer to the hands, giving you control on the putting green with the perforated pattern and oversized and heavier design construction of the grip contributing.
The range features the Windy City, Michigan Ave, Grant Park, South Side, Bean, Bucktown, West Loop and The L putters – named areas or landmarks connected to Chicago where Wilson are based in the United States.
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All models have a classic black anti-glare finish, improved sight lines and a double milled face to help impact, roll and distance control.
Wilson Infinite Windy City Putter Review
The Windy City is a traditional design blade putter and is incredibly attractive with a stunning black head. A slightly curved sole may not be to everyone’s liking, but what will be are the sight lines. There’s three of them to get alignment right and a horizontal aid to help ensure you are square at address.
Wilson Infinite Michigan Ave Putter Review
Another blade option in the Infinite range, the Michigan Ave has the larger head of the options. Again, the three sight lines and horizontal aid are in place on this mostly square edged version which offers confidence due to its larger head.
Wilson Infinite Grant Park Putter Review
Wilson Black Jack Putter Reviews
The Grant Park is an attractive mid-mallet, which like the blades features the trio of sight lines and horizontal line too. The curved back means those lines are longer and may be beneficial for those who struggle with alignment.
Wilson Infinite South Side Putter Review
The choice of Wilson Staff tour star Padraig Harrington and a putter he used to claim PGA Tour victories. The South Side is a mid-mallet and features the shaft in the centre of the club head. As a result this one may not be suited to certain golfers who like to see face on ball through the putting stroke.
Wilson Infinite Bean Putter Review
The Bean is a full mallet that could help golfers struggling on the greens by develop confidence over the ball. The neck-bend hosel design doesn’t make it easy to get the club head square on impact immediately, and that may put some off from buying the Bean model, but it allows more of putter head to be visible.
Wilson Infinite Bucktown Putter Review
The Bucktown model has the same neck bend shaft as the Bean, but this one is a fang-style mallet. The performance is very similar to the Bean, but the style of putter will be the reason you opt for the Bucktown of its sister model, if you like fang teeth designs.
Wilson Infinite West Loop Putter Review
The third of the blade options in the range, don’t let the West Loop name thing this is a rounded club head. It isn’t, it’s a large blade head. The putter head is longer than the Windy City and Madison Ave, and will be ideal for golfers who like a blade that can offer added confidence – particularly with the three sightlines.
Wilson The L Infinite Putter Review
Another mallet and one with a unique putter head design. The L features an elongated mallet head, much longer than the others in the range, which is stepped and has rounded edges. Significantly it has a square hole in the head that gives it a supreme look. There are the same three sight lines present on all other models too.
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