Studio Design 1

The 2001 Studio Design 1 is a soft flanged blade milled from a solid block of carbon steel, finished in what Scotty Cameron's own materials call a shiny gun blue finish. It carries a 4° loft and 71° lie, comes in a 35" length, and pairs a flowing neck with a high toe that, per the maker's page, maintains a consistent lie angle for proper alignment. The sole runs negative bounce so the putter never sits closed, and the head is described as achieving perfect balance. It shipped with a specially designed paddle grip.

Reviewers who've handled the Studio Design 1 tend to agree on what it is even where they part on how to describe it. golfreview.com called it an outstanding putter, adding that if you are a feel person and want to learn to put a better stroke on the ball, then this is a choice you must consider, and framed the head as a classic blade with a shallow flange. risingsunclubs.com.au, working from a used example, described the same head as a classic blade form and said the Studio Design 1 suits golfers who appreciate blade-style putters with traditional weighting and classic aesthetics, while noting that unit's grip had been swapped to a Titleist grip in place of the original paddle grip and grading the condition at Grade B. The wider Community view holds it up for the intimacy and feedback of a blade and for engineering that addresses common putting mistakes, while also flagging it as tough to find in perfect condition and a putter whose finish demands upkeep.

Within its own line the Studio Design 1 reads as the traditionalist's entry: a soft flanged blade rather than a mallet, built around negative bounce and a high-toe alignment cue instead of any inserts or modern face milling. risingsunclubs.com.au also lists an MSRP of $600 for the model, a figure worth weighing against whatever condition and originality a given example shows up in today.