BB1

The 2013 BB1 sits at the entry point of Bettinardi's BB Series that year, a one-piece metal head finished in what mygolfway.com describes as a pewter PVD finish, with a Hyper Honeycomb face pattern and a centred white line for alignment. The publication also reported a lower profile and shallower face than earlier BB heads, a wider than usual flange, and a footprint running wider from front to toe, with weight distributed toward the heel and toe. Head weight came in at 353 g per that same source, mounted to a steel stepped shaft and a Blue Lamkin grip, and offered in right and left handed builds. mygolfway.com listed the putter at 299 €.

Community opinion on the 2013 BB1 runs positive but not uncomplicated. One reviewer called it solid and well balanced, with excellent feel on centred hits and great sensitivity to impact, awarding it 4.5 out of 5 across the outlet's testing, while also noting that its craft production places it in the higher range of prices and that it will be difficult to seduce golfers already convinced by modern face inserts and multi-material putters. That same review flagged a firm grip that forces a conscious hold at first. mygolfway.com's own writer put it more simply: "I liked the Bettinardi BB1. Its a shame that I have to return it! I really recommend it to all players, but especially those looking for a solid putter with great sensitivity to impact, without resorting to modern inserts."

Set against the BB Series as Bettinardi would later describe it, the 2013 BB1 predates the Roll Control face introduced with the 2022 lineup and the Perpetual Flymill pattern the maker credits to the 2024 redesign. Where those later releases lean on named milling technologies and Tour-driven center of gravity work, the 2013 BB1's identity as recorded here rests on its honeycomb face, its pewter finish, and the more traditional stepped steel and Lamkin build reported at the time.