Inovai 8.0

The Inovai 8.0 arrived in 2022 as the new top of the Inovai line, introduced alongside the refreshed BB Series that year. Bettinardi's own announcement frames it plainly: while the Inovai 6.0 continued as an upgrade to the existing series, the 8.0 was "introducing the all-new high M.O.I. INOVAI 8.0," a category the maker's page confirms directly, listing it as a high M.O.I. compact mallet putter designed from direct Tour feedback. That Tour-driven design language is consistent across Bettinardi's public materials for the year, which describe the 2022 lineup as "inspired and refined directly based on Tour player feedback to help perfect the look, feel and performance."

On construction, the maker's page lists a face of 303 Stainless Steel and 6061 Military Grade Aluminum, a Stealth Black Anodized body, Roll Control Face milling, and a choice of spud, slant, or spud Armlock neck options, with a Bettinardi Lamkin Sink Fit grip available in standard and jumbo sizes. Golf Monthly's reporting largely tracks this build but diverges on finish, describing it as Diamond Blast rather than Stealth Black Anodized, and adds detail the maker's page doesn't specify, such as a hollowed underside pushing weight to the edges and rear, and a head size the outlet compares to the TaylorMade Spider X.

Community opinion on the release is mixed on feel and shape. Reviewers praised the clean head, its alignment lines, and a milled face that gives good feel, along with the grip, but flagged the compact head as not suiting every eye and noted the sound can run a touch hollow, attributed to the cavity in the sole. Golf Monthly struck a more uniformly positive note, calling it "a big improvement on the previous Innovai models" that "combines functional style with quality performance in a compact head with a lovely milled face."