Betting on Bettinardi for your short game.

• Position: WHAT'S NEW? - Bettinardi BB Series

Drive for show, putt for ... glow ...? That's right, glow. Look, lots of guys like to bet on the golf course, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I had a roommate in college who got a golf scholarship to go for his masters in engineering; he hit the links in the morning with a few bucks in his pocket and would come back that afternoon with his wallet stuffed with cabbage. Me? I'm one of those guys who just needs to make one really good shot to get me to return to the links for another day.

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Golf is not so much a sport as it is a skill, and a very difficult one at that. As for that one shot that keeps me coming back--resulting in the aforementioned glow--it rarely happens on the green, but I think we may have remedied that with our latest acquisition--a putter from the Bettinardi BB Series.

Twenty years of experience--and more than 70 worldwide Tour victories (including two majors) by those using his clubs--has provided Robert J. Bettinardi with the expertise to craft this new line of putters. His one-piece technology is used to mill each putter from a single block of mild carbon steel. The final step is the application of a honeycomb face to offer the flattest surface possible. Each club passes through no less that 10 sets of hands during the manufacturing process.

As for the BB line, each putter has a black nickel finish for high durability; is milled with a single sightline to aid with alignment; has a pistol style grip of Lamkin rubber; and comes with a head cover. Still, there are a number of elements to consider. Do you go 35", 332...