Newport 2 Mid Slant

The Newport 2 Mid Slant line opens in 2000 with the Pro Platinum edition, which the maker's own archive describes as sharing "the same attributes and toe flow of the Newport Mid Slant" while carrying "a longer head and deeper face for a boxier, more square look." That first release paired a 4° loft, 71° lie, and 35" length with the slant neck the maker's page says "provides an unobstructed view of the ball making address easy," finished in the glare-eliminating Pro Platinum plating. thegolfguys.com's review of that 2000 Pro Platinum called it "a classic, tour-proven putter that blends timeless design with precision craftsmanship," and pointed to details like a single sightline on the flange and three red dots on the face, though those specifics come from the outlet's own account rather than the maker's page.

The line then goes quiet on our release rows until 2008, when Scotty Cameron rebuilds it under the Studio Select banner. The maker's page frames this as part of a broader shift that year, noting "Scotty's Studio Select putter line replaced the Studio Style family with a completely milled design, all-new graphics, and a wide range of weighting and length options to accommodate a wider range of players." The Mid Slant name carries over loft, lie, and the fundamental slant-neck geometry unchanged from 2000, at 4° and 71°, but the single fixed 35" length of the Pro Platinum gives way to a spread of 33", 34", and 35" options, milled from Precision Milled 303 Stainless Steel with a full shaft of offset. The maker's page adds custom lie adjustment of +/-2° and a choice of Black or Red grips in either Studio Design or Baby T styles, options nowhere in evidence on the 2000 release.

What stays constant across both eras, by the maker's own description, is the high toe profile and full-offset Mid Slant neck meant to aid setup at address. The 2000 language leans on the finish and unobstructed sightline; the 2008 language leans on player confidence "over the most challenging of putts." Between the tour-proven, single-length blade that opened the line and the fully customizable Studio Select that followed it, the Newport 2 Mid Slant reads as a name Cameron kept returning to and refitting for whichever era's player it needed to serve.