For anyone who loves to play golf, getting a new putter is like purchasing a new car. New advancements in putter design can help you putt better, but most of that improvement comes at a steep price. Even though the putter is something you use on every hole, it is still just one club in your bag, and many people agree that a brand-new putter is priced very high.

There are numerous money-saving tricks to use when you are getting yourself a new putter. One of the most obvious ways is to look for a refurbished putter. Unfortunately,It’s a fact, though, that many golfers think it’s too risky to buy pre-owned golf equipment. But if there is any club that makes sense to buy used, it is a putter. After all, the putter is used to gently strike the ball and you don’t hit the ground with it, so it doesn’t get the wear and tear like drivers, irons and fairway woods. About the only blemishes a putter will get is from the josltling around in the golf bag in your car. So if you are in the market for a new putter and want a high-end putter, but don’t want to pay the new putter price, don’t forget to look at pre-owned putters - they can save you a lot of money.

One of the nicest and most sought-after putters on the market are Scotty Cameron putters. Scotty Cameron putters, manufactured by Titleist, use the best materials and have some of the coolest designs, yet retain the look and feel of classic style putters. Buying used Scotty Cameron putters will provide you one of the highest quality putters you can buy at a very affordable price. Wait until you see your golf buddies drool when you pull your new Scotty Cameron putter out on the putting green. They’ll be even more shocked when they find out it’s a preowned putter and that you spent less than 50% of the retail price.

Another well-known brand of putter is Odyssey. Odyssey putters are well-known on the PGA tour. Knowledgable gofers consider them as being some of the most inovative putters on the market. Odyssey White Hot putters are the most popular of series in the Odyssey putter line-up. Oddyssey putters are expensive so it make sense for most golfers to buy used Odyssey putter. You’ll get to putt with the most respected putter brand on the market at a bargain warehouse price.

One of the most long-lived brands of putters are Ping putters. Ping started manufacturing putters more than 40 years ago and more tour players have used Ping putters overall than any other putter. Although some of the more recent brands have supplanted Ping putters in popularity in recent years, Ping still offers a great lineup of exotic as well as classic designed putters. Buying a used Ping putter is a smart choice for recreational golfers who want a nice, quality brand-name putter like Ping but don’t want to pay the high prices.

Putting accounts for nearly half the strokes most amateurs take during a round of golf. Most golfer use a putter on every hole (unless you are lucky enough to hole out from off the green!) So buying a name-brand putter is a smart choice. What isn’t smart for most is to pay the high prices of new putters. To save money and get a great putter, be sure to look for used putters from reputable used golf club retailers. You’ll be happy once you start sinking all those putts!