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The Scotty Cameron Futura 5MB putter is a very plain mid-mallet putter. Good forgiveness. Harsh sound.
Introduction
Scotty Cameron often looks to the past for inspiration, and that’s certainly the case with the Futura 5MB putter. He’s taken a cue from the simple mid-mallets of yesteryear while adding his current construction technology to boost forgiveness.
Looks
The Scotty Camerom Futura 5MB reminded most of the people in our testing group of the Ram Zebra, minus the stripes. And without the stripes, this putter is shockingly plain. With the exception of the small top line sight line and the break between the top line and flange, there’s nothing going on at address. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s unusual to see this much blank metal on a putter.
The sole has a little more visual pop with Scotty’s crown, the removable weights, and a series of bolts around the back edge.
Sound & Feel
Harsh is the word that came to mind when I started putting with the Futura 5MB. The sound is high pitched, a “tink,” and it gives the putter an unpleasant sensational at impact. This putter has the same stainless steel body and aluminum face of the Select Newport 3, but the resulting feel is entirely different.
Performance
Mid-mallet putters, as their name suggests, are all about compromise. They provide more forgiveness than blade putters but not as much as the truly monstrous blocks of metal. In return for the lost forgiveness, they provide a more traditional look and a more compact body to swing.
The Futura 5MB is the prototype of this compromise. As a blade player, I found its forgiveness to be great. Every putt that I hit reasonably well got to the hole, and mishits still felt very stable. I got this benefit without having to swing a putter that made me totally uncomfortable.
If you’re a blade player who feels like they could benefit from increased forgiveness, the Futura 5MB is certainly worth a look.
Conclusion
In a putter market that often tends toward wild designs (see: the current TaylorMade Spider craze), it is somewhat refreshing to see a simple design. Whether of not the Scotty Cameron Futura 5MB goes too far with that simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. This simple mid-mallet does deliver solid forgiveness though the feel is disappointingly harsh.
Buy the Scotty Cameron Futura 5MB HERE
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4 Comments
just bought this putter today , yep expensive but i spent over 90 minuter trying putters (4) and i was wondering where you got the “ting” sound ? beautiful feel upon contact and this wand is gonna break my playing buddies hearts ! thanks for the review anyways ! cheers
Definitely like this putter. Didn’t get any ting sounds. Near perfect feel coming off the face each time. And such a classy look. Maybe this putter just doesn’t work for you in some aspects. But from that other comment and mine we have you beat.
It’s not on tour… no real positive posts… no one I know uses it, YET, I love this putter. I’ve currently have a Scotty Cameron Newport and Spyder that I have used interchangeably for some time, wanted to find something new. Spent two hours at Golf Headquarters at the putting green and finally bought a used 5 MB; played the next day… great feel, excellent alignment and directionally, straight as an arrow. Admittedly, the long-distance putts had a tinny sound but were on line. Honest, this is the best feeling putter I’ve owned… at 69, I’ve owned a few 😉!
Small correction: some pros use it: Kevin Na even won a PGA Tour tournament with it!