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Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Putter Line
Today is the day that the sweetest face in golf enters the counterbalanced long putter arena. Yes Virginia, Evnroll is now playing the long (putter) game.
Evnroll’s brand new 38 Tour Spec putter line combines the technology and aesthetics of their current Neo Classics line with the en vogue counterbalance long putter construction.
One could argue that Evnroll is capitalizing on the counterbalanced resurgence, and if they are, good on them. Last I heard, selling things that consumers want is what companies do.
I think that it is more important to focus on the actual putter than the motivation for releasing them. The story of the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec putters is a simple one, and one that should excite the golfing public.
Simply put, Evnroll is taking their proven putter technologies and incorporating them into a putter build that included even more helpful putting technologies.
How can that story not get you fired up?
Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Build Plan
By my estimation, we are about a year into counterbalanced madness.
About this time last year, Rickie Fowler got the golfing public thinking about counterbalanced putters. After that, Rickie’s buddy Wyndham Clark won the US Open with Rickie’s putter build, pushing the resurgence through the stratosphere.
If we know anything about golfers and technology, we know that golfers will gravitate to technologies that are working. Google PING Eye2 wedge and Phil Mickelson if you don’t believe me.
Getting back to the 38 Tour Spec putters, what is it about the design that helps golfers putt better?
Here is what Evnroll says about it:
The advantage of this longer shaft and grip is that it promotes a one-piece pendulum stroke with little or no wrist action, keeping the putter face square to the target line throughout the entire swing path.
On the course that should mean more putts made. If the putter face is square to the target line, and you picked your target correctly, then you should roll the ball at the target.
Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Components
How does one build a long counterbalanced putter? The recipe is fairly well established.
Take a heavier than usual putter head, couple it with a longer, often stiffer shaft and top it off with a long, beefy grip.
Although the shaft is long, you’ll grip it as you would your normal putter. This will result in some of the grip being above your hands. This elevated shaft and grip material will offset the extra 40-50g found in the putter head. In a normal length putter, the extra weight would feel imposingly heavy.
Evnroll has taken a fairly standard approach with the build plan for the 38 Tour Spec line, which may cause one to incorrectly dismiss the line as being the same as those found from other putter brands.
Don’t forget, Evnroll’s other patented putter technologies are packed into the 38 Tour Spec line as well.
Other Evnroll Putter Technologies
I can’t believe I’m listing the Evnroll face as an “other technology”, but I suppose it is not the primary tech story of the 38 Tour Spec line. That said, the Evnroll SweetFace groove technology is always a key feature of Evnroll putters.
Evnroll’s patented face groove design not only ensures uniform roll distances from strikes away from center, but it also corrects errant rolls back toward the target as well.
I have no problem calling Envroll’s grooves the most significant putter technology of the 21st century.
I know that statement borders on hyperbole, but that doesn’t make the statement incorrect. The SweetFace
grooves make you a more accurate putter, and the new Neo Classic polymer/milled aluminum insert with said grooves feels amazing.
I don’t know if this specifically qualifies as tech, but I appreciate how Evnroll adds their own tweaks and twists to their head designs. Be it the material removed from the fangs on the ER5 or the dual sight dots found on all three of these putters, Evnroll puts their spin and signature on all of their putters.
Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Putter Models: ER5
The 38 Tour Spec ER5 looks very similar to the new Neo Classics ER5, and this is a good thing. All of the 38 Tour Spec putters are essentially Neo Classic models that have been converted to the 38” design.
Since the Neo Classic putter line is Evnroll’s best looking line in a long time, incorporating that aesthetic is a solid plan.
The 38 Tour Spec ER5 will suit the visual needs of those playing other versions of the ER5, or fang-shaped putters from other companies. The angles of the putter direct the eye toward the target line. Personally, I focused on the central rectangular section between the fangs for aiming.
One thing that the photos of the 38 Tour Spec ER5 can’t tell you is that it has a ringing tone at impact. It looks a bit like a tuning fork, so making a sound like one is not completely surprising.
Personally, I like the sound. When I had to pick the first model to play a round of golf with, I went with the ER5 primarily because of the sound. Yes, it also made putts on the practice green, but the siren song of the ER5 put it in the bag.
Though I like it, some may find the tone unpalatable. I will say that the impact ring sounds even more delightful when the ball goes in the hole.
Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Putter Models: ER8
Those of you who have followed my putter adventures through the years know two things about my relationship with putters: they should all have some purple paint on them somewhere and round mallets are rarely functional in my hands.
I point this out not to trash talk the ER8, but rather to remind you that you should roll every putter when you are shopping for a new one. My history with the head shape says that I should just walk past the ER8 in the shop.
While the ER5 may have been the first of the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec models that I put in the bag, I actually grew to prefer the ER8.
The channel along the center of the ER8 is great for aiming. I was (almost) able to ignore the overall round profile and focus just on this central region. The ER8 has the most muted impact of the three 38 Tour Spec models, perhaps equating to a little less feedback than the other two.
If you are wondering which one of the 38 Tour Spec mallets is going to compete with the current King of Counterbalance, the Odyssey Cruiser Jailbird, the ER8 is that mallet.
It has a similar large-mallet profile, and a face that has the tech to rival the Ai-ONE insert. Rolling them head to head should be a must if you are in the counterbalanced market.
If nothing else, it’ll be a fun afternoon of long putter research.
Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Putter Models: ER2
How about this scenario? Let’s take the putter that is already the 2024 Most Wanted Blade winner and add some additional helpful technology so that it is even better.
Does that sound like a putter that you would be interested in?
By now, I think that we all know that long, counterbalanced putters are a solution rather than the solution to our putting woes. You are not going to win your club event this weekend just because you switched to a 38” putter.
Yes, that is from personal experience, unfortunately.
However, if the Envroll 38 Tour Spec build addresses the specific issue hindering your putting, why not go with a counterbalanced version of a putter that crushed competitors in its standard build configuration?
At address, you’ll almost forget that this is a long version of the ER2. It sits behind the ball like a blade, and swings like one as well. The build may reduce wrist action during the swing, but the ER2 still gates naturally as you would expect it to.
I know that sounds like I am contradicting myself but saying it feels normal and not not normal. Let me clarify. The ER2 feels like a blade with added stability, but not so much stability that it loses its blade feel.
Final Thoughts on the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec Putters
If you have been considering a counterbalanced long putter, but were unsure if the putter actually has enough helpful putting technologies, then the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec line is just what you are looking for.
These putters have all of the helpful counterbalanced build characteristics coupled with Evnroll’s assistive putter technologies.
If you miss putts with one of these, you should probably quit playing golf.
Just kidding! Long, counterbalanced putters will be the lifeline for some golfers, but not all golfers. As I’ve said before, most of us just need a bit more practice and we’d putt better.
However, if your putting stroke has the stability of a freshly speared salmon, then you should give counterbalancing a try.
If you would like that fish-wiggle-free counterbalanced putter to also have an insert that corrects for distance and direction, the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec is your best option.
Find out more about the Evnroll 38 Tour Spec putter line at Evnroll.com.
FAQ: Evnroll 83 Tour Spec Putter Line
Will there be black versions of the 38 Tour Spec putters?
Those black Neo Classics are handsome. Unfortunately I have not heard anything about the 38 Tour Spec line having a black finish option
So switching to a counterbalanced putter won’t make me immediately better?
It could, if you have the putting issues that the putter design addresses. However, having a steady putting stroke won’t help you lower your scores if you are not able to read greens and roll at correct targets.
If the Neo Classics ER2 is so good, why do they even need to make a counterbalanced version?
I suppose that the answer to this question is just a paraphrase of the prior one. The ER2 is an amazing putter, and the Most Wanted testers as a whole scored the best with it. Out of that testing cohort, I’d bet that there are some that would score even better if the putter was the 38 Tour Spec version. They need the stability that the design provides.
Will there be other 38 Tour Spec models?
That I do not know. If these three are not to your liking, you should also check out Evnroll’s Midlock putters. Midlocks are Evnroll’s take on the armlock design. That is another way for you to add some stability to your stroke.
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