2022 BB8 Wide

The 2022 BB8 Wide takes Bettinardi's classic BB8 blade and widens the flange, part of a designer-credited (RJB) push toward more forgiveness without abandoning the traditional blade profile. The maker's page lists the head as re-engineered to be slightly shorter heel-to-toe, with a thinner Tour-inspired topline, so the extra flange width isn't simply added onto the existing shape, it's paired with a shape adjustment elsewhere on the head.

The face carries Bettinardi's Aggressive Flymill pattern, milled into a one-piece 303 Stainless Steel face according to the maker's page. Bettinardi's own description holds that this milling produces a softer feel than traditional Flymill faces while retaining a completely flat contact area, without the concave effect, a distinction the maker draws between this pattern and its standard Flymill treatment. The head is finished in Graphite Gray PVD, with Bettinardi stating the PVD process contributes to a more durable, responsive, and solid feeling putter for supreme performance.

On the components side, the maker's page lists a premium matching Flymill patterned headcover and a Lamkin Sink Fit grip, available in both standard and jumbo sizing. Within the BB8 line, the Wide edition reads as the forgiveness-oriented variant of the classic shape, keeping the head's core identity while widening the flange and trimming the topline, a combination the record credits to design intent stated plainly on Bettinardi's own product pages.