Owner Steve Fox clearly spared no expense in letting his design team find some new ways to get a dimpled ball from putter to hole.—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 For more information on the all-new Never Compromise Reserve putters, visit us.dunlopsports.com/never-compromise.—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024 As for the whereabouts of her original putter, Zhang has no idea.—Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 Based on length of the putter, interchangeable sole weights are available to ensure a consistent feel for each putter.—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024 Shorter length putters are built with heavier weights, while longer putters are assembled with lighter weights.—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024 Heirloom swizzles These quality pewter stirrers are made in the U.S., include two irons, two putters and two woods, and a touch of elegance and fun to any post-match drink.—Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023 It is built to exaggerate the face angle of a putter on the impact, as well as provide alignment practice.—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023 Custom golf putters made out of birdseye maple are among the new additions for 2023.—Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
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Ingenuity hovered above the rover acting as a scout, as Perseverance puttered along the sands of Mars.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2024 Alas, the radio-less Cub puttered along the runway, seemingly oblivious to the Cessna fast approaching his rear.—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 The family's white SUV is seen puttering out at the intersection of Main and First streets.—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023 Though Diana is at the center, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton), Prince Charles and Prince Philip (Jonathan Pryce) are all puttering about in the background.—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023 Of that group, 246 had a harder average fastball than Teheran’s, which putters along at 89.6 miles per hour, according to Sports Info Solutions.—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 June 2023 During the three-decade rule of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, the relationship puttered along more or less stably, despite widespread reports of corruption and election-rigging but often with Egypt stepping up to provide valuable security in conflicts in the region.—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023 Aujla puttered in and out of the studio, smiling and not saying much.—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 Some major drivers of higher prices, such as rents, energy, and used cars, have puttered out or started to reverse, causing sharp drops in overall inflation.—Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
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