Review: PXG Allan putters – new technology for 2024

PXG Allan putter review

PXG’s latest offering comes in the form of a putter that certainly looks different to a traditional model.

The Allan, which is named after Bob Parson’s late brother, is a putter that certainly catches the eye with not just its looks, but the way it feels in your hands. That feeling comes from what PXG are calling Zero Torque Balance Technology. We’ll get into what that means in a minute, but first let’s examine the looks.

The First Look

We’ve come to expect bold designs from PXG clubs, and the Allan putter is no different. Firstly, you’ll notice that the hosel connects into almost the centre of the putter head. This placement is designed to encourage a forward press in your set-up and after a couple of hits with the putter, it all makes sense.

The other striking part of this putter when it comes to the looks is the pattern on the face. This is a pyramid face pattern, which we’re becoming accustomed to from PXG, and it looks great.

When bunkered hit this putter out at Dundonald Links, we put it through an interesting test. Basically, we put a tube over the grip of the putter, and it was still easy to roll putts with. But, with a traditional, non-face balanced putter, you’d do well to even make contact with the ball. Again, this comes from the Zero Torque Balance Technology.

This putter is certainly not a traditional shape, but you wouldn’t expect anything else from PXG, would you?

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This is how the PXG Allan putter looks at address. (Credit: PXG)

The PXG Allan from down the line. Note the S-Hosel. (Credit: PXG)

The PXG Allan putter features a pyramid face pattern. (Credit: PXG)

The Tech

This is where the Allan really comes into its own.

The putter features what PXG are calling Zero Torque Balance Technology, which essentially means the face is balanced. This is designed to limit any rotation in the stroke, which you would find in traditional putter shapes.

Here’s what PXG say about that…

The new PXG Allan Putter’s patented Zero Torque Balance Technology eliminates the torsional forces that normally work against a player’s grip during a putting stroke with traditional putters. As a result, golfers can more easily maintain a square face through impact. Even better, the technology works the same and is amazingly effective for players of all abilities and all stroke types. It doesn’t matter whether a golfer has a strong arc, slight arc, or a straight back straight thru stoke path, the Allan Putter and PXG’s Zero Torque Balanced Technology helps players deliver the club face square more consistently.

Also in this putter is a pretty unusual hosel design. The letter S-hosel ensures the shaft axis stays just above the centre of gravity, making for a stable putter head. The stability of the putter is enhanced and the twisting of the face is eliminated in relation to the path of the stroke. That’s to make it easier to get your ball rolling on line.

As you’ll see when you pick this putter up, the design means you should use a forward press. The five degrees of measured loft, along with an integrated two degrees of forward press, means the Allan putters play like a standard three degrees of loft.

While designed with five degrees of measured loft, the Allan Putter plays like standard three degrees with an integrated two degrees forward press. The forward press puts the hands of a golfer into a natural position relative to the face of the putter to counteract the onset hosel.

There’s plenty more tech in the Allan, a lot of which will be familiar to PXG fans. Here’s what PXG have to say about that…

The thin-walled hollow body of the Allan Putter repositions mass to the putter’s extreme perimeter, yielding a high MOI relative to the clubhead size. Proprietary S COR Technology, an extremely lightweight polymer, is injection molded into an interior cavity—the material bonds to the face to dampen sound and any harsh vibrations through impact. The structural support provided by the S COR material enables PXG to deliver golf’s thinnest putterface, 0.055 inch. This system is advantageous to golfers because it dramatically enhances the forgiveness of the clubhead.

The Allan Putter also features a Pyramid Face Pattern. The aggressively milled pattern creates the soft sound of an insert putter while maintaining the responsive feel of a solid, milled putter. The pyramid density supports consistent interaction with a golf ball’s dimples for improved launch and roll characteristics, while the pyramid geometry delivers a satisfying sound.

Precision Weighting Technology located in the sole supports additional player customisation. Club fitters and golfers can use the weighting to produce the preferred overall clubhead weight.

“If you are tired of dropping coin after a bad round of missed putts, you need to try the PXG Allan Putter. It is so fun and easy to hit; it feels like magic. In fact, I am so impressed with how well the technology works that I named the putter for my little brother Allan. He was a hell of a golfer, and I know he would have loved it.” – said PXG Founder & CEO Bob Parsons.

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The bunkered Verdict

Using this putter is like using a cheat code on the greens. Bob Parsons says that it feels like magic, and when you try it out, you’ll see what they mean.

It really is in my opinion, idiot-proof. What I mean by that is you can hit your putts exactly where you want over and over again, even if you miss the centre of the face.

There’s no toe hang in these putters, which is something we’ve seen some other brands do. You’ll be able to see this as when you balance the shaft on your finger, the face doesn’t point to the sky, but the toe of the putter does.

This means you don’t need to worry about your putts missing because of an open or closed face, as it’s nearly impossible to get the face into an open or closed position.

The neck of the putter is a bit different on the eye to a traditional shape, but the actual head of the putter isn’t too in your face and is simple to line up with its alignment lines.

It really is impressive. If you want to hole more putts (like we all do!) then you really need to give this a roll.

The Details

RRP: £429

Available: Now

More details on PXG: HERE

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