Inside the Stroke #4: The Face – Where Feel Meets Performance

The putter face is your only point of contact with the ball.How the ball rolls, how it feels, and what you hear—it all starts here.At RUNNER, our faces are engineered to deliver true feedback, consistent roll, and confidence on every stroke.

1. What a good face must deliver

A high-performance face must:

• Provide clean, responsive feel

• Generate a consistent roll

• Limit unwanted bounce or skid

• Maintain control on off-center hits

2. RUNNER faces: Standard & Pro

• RUNNER Standard: precision-milled aluminum face with a central insert → comfort & forgiveness

• RUNNER Pro: solid stainless steel 304 milled face → firmer feel, purer roll

• Milled ensures repeatable contact and distance every time

At RUNNER, you can also choose your face loft based on green conditions.

• 4° loft → Best for slower or softer greens: gets the ball rolling smoothly off the face

• 2° loft → Ideal for fast or firm greens: minimizes bounce, promotes direct roll

👉 Adjusting loft fine-tunes the first meter of roll, which often makes or breaks a putt.

3. Texture and feel

• Micro-milled surface = soft yet responsive impact

• Too smooth = skid risk, too rough = harsh contact

RUNNER strikes the perfect balance between mechanical grip and refined acoustic feedback

4. What this changes in your putting

• Better distance control

• More confidence at impact

• Fewer mis-hits and over/under rolls

• Tighter dispersion around the hole

Real story

An amateur golfer described his old putter as “dead” – dull feel, inconsistent pace.→ Switched to a RUNNER Pro face: more feedback, better distance judgment. Same stroke. Better contact. More confidence.

Changing the face changes the way your putts feel—and perform.

At RUNNER, you get to choose the face that gives you the response you trust.