Mizuno M Craft Nagoya S Putter

Swapping the double bend for a short slant turns the Nagoya from face balanced into a mallet with moderate toe hang. Head, materials and componentry are untouched. What changes is the demand on the stroke, which now needs a proper arc rather than a straight path, and that is the part of a fitting worth getting right before anything else. Charcoal or nickel, two lengths, both hands.

Left-handed availability makes this one of only two M.Craft models a left-hander can buy, alongside the plumber's-necked Kyoto blade. That's a narrow choice and it's better than most brands manage. Mizuno forges the head from 1025E carbon steel, which is soft, gives back plenty of feedback and will patina over the years if you let it. Some golfers polish it. Others count the marks as evidence of use.