Ram was once one of the leading manufacturers in golf and in the company’s heyday it had more than 50 PGA and LPGA Tour pros in its stable, headlined by the great Tom Watson. In Europe, up-and-coming young superstars Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros were both using Ram equipment.
The company would eventually fall upon hard times though as the golfing equipment landscape changed, and after being bought and sold several times and briefly disappearing completely, Ram has been reintroduced as a performance/value brand.
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Previously, the only Ram putter I’d ever used was the classic Ram Zebra which featured on our list of the 10 best putter designs of all time. The original Ram Zebra putter was huge in the 1990s and was used by Nick Price and Raymond Floyd amongst others. It has since been rebooted as a premium putter under the Zebra umbrella rather than Ram.
Ram’s new putter line up is considerably less expensive than Zebra and when it comes to quality combined with price, the latest Ram offerings compare favorably with any the best value putters out there. The Ram FX-01 is a CNC Milled blade putter that retails for just £79.99, which is certainly on the low side for a milled face blade putter.
My first impression of the FX-01 when I took it out of the box was very favourable. I liked the jumbo style black grip and the matching graphite shaft, while the leather head cover was really nice. It looked much nicer than I would expect from something in this price range. Upon taking the head cover off I was further impressed by the quality of the head. The black finish genuinely looks great and I liked the branding on the sole too. So in terms of looks, Ram has smashed this one out of the park.
Testing the Ram FX-01 putter over multiple rounds
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When it comes to the tech side of things, in this price range I am not expecting A.I. generated face inserts and adjustable weighting like you’ll find in the ultra premium Odyssey Ai-One Milled Two T putter. Sure enough, there is none of that here as it’s a fairly simple wide blade design with no fancy tech other than the face milling.
In terms of performance, I tested the FX-01 extensively at home on my artificial turf putting green as well as on the practice green at Hurlston Hall Golf Club before then taking it for a spin over 18 holes at Berrington Hall Golf Course in St Helens. I used the best golf balls and given…
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