Equipment analysis

The putter-design detail more golfers are starting to notice

A veteran club designer’s forward-axis concept asks a different question: what if the face is drifting because of where the head’s weight sits?

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Golfer addressing a putt with the RS1 putter — The RS1 is built around a forward-weighted head intended to reduce unwanted face rotation. Product image: Performance Golf.

Golfers tend to describe missed putts in terms of what their bodies did: the hands flipped, the shoulders opened, the tempo changed. Equipment designer Chris McGinley approaches the same problem from the other end of the club.

His premise is straightforward. When a large share of a putter head’s mass sits behind the shaft, the head can want to rotate as it moves. The golfer then has to manage that movement and return the face to square at impact.

That may help explain a familiar experience: a stroke can feel good while the ball still starts just outside the intended line. A small amount of face-angle error matters, especially on the short putts golfers expect to make.

Instead of asking the golfer to make one more correction, the RS1 changes where the weight sits.

What “Forward Axis Weighting” means

The RS1 places 75% of its head weight in front of the shaft axis. The goal is to help the face resist drifting open during the backstroke and reduce the amount of hand manipulation required on the way through.

Close-up views of the RS1 head and alignment design — The forward section of the RS1 head carries most of the club’s mass, while the contrasting lines provide a clear alignment picture.

No putter can promise the same result for every stroke, and a new head design cannot replace practice. The more useful question is whether the club’s balance makes it easier for a golfer to repeat the motion they already have.

RS1 at a glance

75%OF HEAD WEIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SHAFT AXIS

$399ADVERTISED PRICE

365 daysADVERTISED MONEY-BACK PERIOD

Why the trial period matters

A putter is difficult to judge from a few strokes on a store mat. Green speed, slope, pressure and even the way a golfer sees the line can change from round to round.

Performance Golf advertises a 365-day money-back guarantee for the RS1. That gives buyers time to evaluate the putter across a full season rather than forcing a decision after a brief indoor test. Customers should confirm the current terms and eligibility on the offer page before ordering.

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