Select Newport 3

The Select Newport 3 rounds out Scotty Cameron's Select line as a teardrop-shaped, heel-shafted mid-mallet, according to Titleist's own announcement of the model, dated January 24, 2017, with availability in golf shops set for March 17. The maker's release describes it as designed for players seeking a smaller round mallet with additional toe flow and forgiveness, built on the classic Newport head shape with a flow neck and three-quarter inch offset for players needing maximum toe flow in their stroke.

The maker's product page details the construction: 303 stainless steel with a 6061 aircraft aluminum face inlay, a full shaft offset, an 11 inch Matador Midsize grip, and weighting that scales with length, 2x20 grams at 33 inches, 2x15 grams at 34 inches, and 2x10 grams at 35 inches. Golftipsmag.com's reporting lines up closely with this, describing the same aluminum inlay and adjustable heel-toe weighting, and adding detail not found in the maker's page, including a stepless steel shaft engineered for optimal flex and performance and an MSRP of $410. Both the maker and golftipsmag.com describe the vibration dampening system linking the milled aluminum inlay to the steel body, which Cameron himself is quoted in the maker's release as calling soft, but solid.

Where the Newport 3 sits against its own line is a matter of feel more than spec. Golftipsmag.com called it the perfect, curvy small mallet that just fits in conceptually between the Newport 2 Notchback and the mallets, a framing that positions this release as a bridge model within the Select family rather than a pure extension of either the classic blades or the larger mallets. The maker's own framing, in its Just A Thought video series, casts the design as an answer for the player who relies on feel, rhythm, and flow, built around a three-tier shape and flowing neck that Cameron discusses across that series without reducing it to a single line of copy.