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Rick Shiels hosts the 2025 H.I.T Awards, naming his top picks for the best putters from the last year. No testing in this one – just honest opinions and real-world experience as he runs through the most forgiving, confidence-boosting irons of 2025 to help you find the right set for your game.
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45 Comments
Great vid
Thanks for interesting awards for putters. In your opinion, should strokes gained be a factor in the choice of putters (all clubs, possibly) now that it has been shown that putting is not as high a contributing factor as tee shots an approach shots.
Odyssey Square 2 Square Tri-Hot
Loved the Driver of the year review but now we get the putter of the year review! I’m very impressed with the square 2 square !
Love the new Odyssey ❤
Would love to give that Spoiler a shot
Enjoying the series Rick and team
Gunna get my hands on a L.A.B one day 😩
I love the TaylorMade putters but still rocking my odyssey white hot 2 ball.
Please test the Lazrus ZT2 zero torque putter….a zero torque for less than $200.
“Forward thinking” 😂
I just can’t justify spending the money these putters cost. I’m satisfied with my older cleveland putter. It works for me.
hmmmm
What a trash line up… the putter of the year is the Studio Style Newport 2. Timeless look, bad ass grip, buttery soft insert, georgous headcover, adjustable weighting and customization options. Second to NONE. Don't give a fuck if you can't putt with it… these massively clunky plastic putters, and toilet bowl shapped LAB's are trash… go practice chipping and pitching, you'll pick up more strokes there, than with a LAB or ZT sledgehammer
would really want to try the spoiler
LAB Oz is IT!
Is the spoiler going in the bag then Rick 🤔🤔 or the odyssey 😮😮
Looking forwards to the reviews next year. All the best Team HIT. Have a good'en 💚⛳🏌️💨
Definitely want to try a LAB Oz HS1 since I can’t get past center shafted putters. Currently have a Spider Tour X along with some other putters that are not in my bag. Collecting putters is definitely becoming a thing for me.
Those red Odysseys look so good.
Love the videos!
The taylormade spider 5k
Another great video, love the odyssey jailbird, hope to have one someday.
Great video, and would love to feel the spoiler and see what it's all about, but would choose the LAB.
Honestly though, any of those please, lord knows it isn't going to be my putting stroke that improves my game, so maybe a new putter can!
Notice thats the all Black Spider ZT too! Would love to win!
Ricks putter is my favourite!
I recently got an la golf armlock putter and it’s the best I’ve putted in ages
I tried the spider in store and it was so smooth. The balls came out super soft.
Loved the Spider ZT also!
I love the look of the lab putters, i love thw innovative idea of the sausage putter
Hope to see some Bettinardi putters in next years grouping. Same craftsmanship and sexiness of a Scotty without the stigma.
Hey and how are ya now!!
Love your content Rick!
would love a new TM putter! 🙂
The best putter to come out this year by far is the one you are giving away! The Taylormade Spider 5K-ZT is an amazing looking putter! I have tried it and loved it. But havent bought it because of the price. Would love to win it! 😀
I wish they did a LAB HS with the face insert of the Callaway!
You're right. Not the most attractive bunch. But the Spider does stand out 😊
I have wanted the TaylorMade 5K ZT for ages to replace my current Spider even had try of both the counterbalance and standard at Trafford just to see which one suited me best. Standard one won be great to win it
Tri hot s2s
I agree with Rick, there isn't one that stands out as the best looking putter. The Odyssey Tri Hot is my personal favorite.
The spider ZT is so sexy 😰
Vice Golf VGP02 was the putter that I got in 2025.
The S2S tri hot for me is the best feeling putter but I also love the spider 5k
That Odyssey one is the one for me please!!
Great video Rick!
bunch of sweet putters, i like the Odyssey, the Lab, and the Taylormade a lot! i’m intrigued by the others too