Antidote SB1

The Bettinardi Antidote SB1 has appeared across three releases on record: the original Antidote Series entry, a first-generation "Simply Balanced" edition within that same series, and a Notre Dame limited run built on the SB1 platform. Across these, the line's identity has stayed anchored to Bettinardi's Simply Balanced zero-torque design, a center-shafted approach meant to keep the face square through the stroke, paired with the maker's F.I.T. Face milling.

Bettinardi's own product pages describe the SB1 as a Simply Balanced zero torque blade putter engineered to stay square through impact, with a traditional wide-body blade profile aimed at players who want a clean, classic look at address. The maker credits the design's stability to a precisely engineered pocket and 6061 Aluminum insert that places the center of gravity at the center of the putter head. The F.I.T. Face milling, per the maker, removes 55% of the material from the face to produce a soft, responsive feel at impact, a figure pluggedingolf.com also reported in its own account of the face design.

pluggedingolf.com's coverage of the SB1 leaned positive throughout, praising strong performance attributes and what the reviewer called wonderful craftsmanship, and separately noting the putter's soft feel and sound, its eye appeal, and a consistent roll-out. The publication went as far as saying it could easily see the SB1 in the bag, and pushed back on any hesitation golfers might have toward zero balance putters based on looks or stroke feel, encouraging skeptics to try the SB1 for themselves. pluggedingolf.com also detailed the alignment aid, describing a blue line paralleling the face combined with a blue centerline, and characterized the balance the design produces at the CoG as a kind of dynamic balance, though these remain the publication's own descriptions rather than confirmed specification.

The Notre Dame x Bettinardi Antidote SB1 Limited Run Putter carries the same underlying platform into collegiate branding, per the maker's page: a green anodized "Irish" pocket insert, the Notre Dame Leprechaun on the sole, a navy Hex B Gripmaster perforated leather grip, a matching Irish kelly green blade putter headcover, and a 365 gram head weight, offered in limited quantities. Bettinardi's page also lists a 6061 Aluminum pocket for the neck construction on this release. Taken together, the three entries trace a line that has held its core Simply Balanced engineering steady while varying weight, finish, and, in the Notre Dame edition, license-driven cosmetics around it.