One obvious question: does the introduction of the Huntington Beach SOFT line mean the end of the standard Huntington Beach line? Oakley says Cleveland isn’t really sure yet.

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Those numbers sound impressive but do they mean anything for a putter stroke? Again, according to Cleveland, its testing shows seven-percent improved face rotation consistency and six-percent improved impact location consistency. In plain English, that means clubhead rotation was better and golfers hit the center of the face more often. Ultimately, Cleveland says it all leads to a 10-percent more consistent face angle at impact.This is a simple mallet design putter with excellent alignment lines on it. If you struggle with a consistent putting stroke, this putter can help you gain some confidence. In our review of the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft putter, we mentioned the milling pattern on the stainless steel head to help with feel and consistency. The Frontline putters do have an insert, and they are built for consistent roll. The soft 304 Stainless Steel and deep CNC face milling on each Huntington Beach Premier putter provides exceptional feel for more confidence on the greens. Cleveland Golf's tensile strength testing confirms that 304 Stainless Steel is 51% softer than 17-4 Stainless Steel. Putters are an interesting area of golf equipment. Putting is such a big part of the game. The high number of stokes you make with putter. There are so many putters. at so many price points. I have tried Cameron’s and Bettinardi’s but end up with Odyssey putters. I also use a Cleveland Soft 8.5.

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With a traditional milling pattern, if you catch it on the heel or toe, you’ll likely leave that putt a little short,” says Oakley. “By how much really depends on the MOI and CG properties of that particular putter head.” The best part was that even strikes that weren't quite out the centre still travelled nicely up to the hole. It's a very forgiving putter.

ClubTester’s take (7-hdcp): “The dark finish gives it a classy look. I actually liked that it didn’t have a lot of bells and whistles.” The Huntington Beach Soft is available in about eight different styles. Although these putters are not widely used on tour, each design is based on a model that is being used and played on tour. But, as we said earlier, Cleveland is giving you lots of choices with some pretty innovative technology. And for what it’s worth, you might want to look at what’s going down. Cleveland HB SOFT Milled Putters: Specs, Price and Availability ClubTester’s take (4-hdcp): “Ball comes hot off the face. Perfect for the guy who likes a firm feel.”

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When golfers are trying the putter at the store, the feel and weighting will go hand in hand,” says Schielke. “It can be hard to evaluate a putter head if the grip is so different from what you’re used to. Having both options at the store for people to try will help golfers appreciate the putter and the technology even more.”Ok – So Cleveland has been doing this ‘SOFT’ face milling style now for a little while. It came out shortly after EVNROLL was invented, and seems to be based on a similar idea of reducing energy on center hits so they roll the same distance as slightly off-center hits. I would have to guess that it’s survived any legal challenges since it’s still in Cleveland’s product line. A unique aspect of the new range is a custom face-milling pattern for every head shape. Rather than relying on the same face pattern on every putter shape, Huntington Beach SOFT utilizes a gradual face-milling pattern on higher MOI models, while using a more rapid milling variation on lower MOI models.