Tommy Armour Impact No. 1 Blade Putter

Classic blade shaping and a plumber's neck put the Impact No. 1 squarely in traditional territory, the sort of head a golfer with an arcing stroke picks up without thinking twice about it. Its face is a CNC milled 6061 aluminum insert backed by nitrile-butadiene rubber, so the ball comes away with a muted click and very little jump on short putts. That softness is the point.

Both 34 and 35 inches are available, and the midsize Winn Medallist quiets the hands without going full oversize. There's no painted sightline doing the work for you here, which is either the appeal or the problem depending on how you aim. Golfers who want that help have the No. 3 Align in the same generation, face-balanced with a sightline drawn across the top. Pick the No. 1 if you trust your eye and like a small head over the ball.