BERES PP-201

The PP-201 is a blade head within Honma's BERES PP series, described by honmagolf.com as a premium putter line, and as reported by honmagolf.com, the 2017 release marked the first BERES premium putters to be introduced in four years. That gap matters for context: whatever changed here arrives as an update to a design the market hadn't seen refreshed in some time.

On construction, honmagolf.com reports the head as mild-forged, with tungsten weighting positioned differently than in the previous model, said to produce a deeper center of gravity. The face is described by the same source as offering improved face precision that enhances ball spin. Whether these changes are felt at address or on the green is something we'd want to confirm with a putter in hand rather than take on the strength of a spec sheet alone.

Finish options reported for the PP-201 include gloss nickel platinum, gloss nickel black, and full gold plated treatments, which tracks with the premium positioning honmagolf.com assigns the line. The head is also described as suited to a wide range of putting styles, per the same source, and honmagolf.com lists an early December 2017 release date. All of this comes from the maker's own site rather than independent testing, so it's worth reading as Honma's account of its own release rather than a verified account of how the PP-201 actually performs.