The Studio Stock 2 traces to the classic BB-8 head shape -- a proven PGA Tour blade profile -- and was folded into Bettinardi's Studio Stock series in the mid-2010s before Robert Bettinardi gave the 2019-2020 lineup a full refresh: a 20%-deeper-milled F.I.T. face for a softer strike, a hosel moved slightly toward the toe (giving the SS2 less toe hang than a traditional blade), and construction from a single block of 303 stainless steel. Its credibility case is a major championship: Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie gaming the softened face-milling approach the SS2 carries forward, and the model remains one of the standard-bearer blades in Bettinardi's catalog.
Direct Open Championship pedigree (Molinari, Carnoustie 2018) tied to the face-milling technology the SS2 uses, combined with its status as the modern continuation of the tour-proven BB-8 shape, gives it independently documented (Plugged In Golf, Bettinardi's own product history, multiple retailer listings) tour and enthusiast credibility beyond a typical yearly-refresh model.
Built for better putters who want a classic blade look, tour pedigree, and a soft, deep-milled face, and who have a fairly repeatable stroke; a beginner or high-handicapper chasing forgiveness should look at Bettinardi's Inovai or a Studio Stock mid-mallet model instead.
A blade-profile head off a proven tour shape (BB-8) -- the slightly forward hosel reduces toe hang versus a classic blade, but this is still a compact, thin-soled players' putter; off-center strikes lose noticeably more speed and line than in Bettinardi's own Inovai mallets.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Clean used SS2 heads commonly sell for roughly $200-$300 on eBay/2nd Swing in 2026 against an MSRP in the low-to-mid $400s -- well below reconditioned-retail pricing, in line with a well-regarded but non-limited Bettinardi blade.
The Studio Stock 2 traces to the classic BB-8 head shape -- a proven PGA Tour blade profile -- and was folded into Bettinardi's Studio Stock series in the mid-2010s before Robert Bettinardi gave the 2019-2020 lineup a full refresh: a 20%-deeper-milled F.I.T. face for a softer strike, a hosel moved slightly toward the toe (giving the SS2 less toe hang than a traditional blade), and construction from a single block of 303 stainless steel. Its credibility case is a major championship: Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie gaming the softened face-milling approach the SS2 carries forward, and the model remains one of the standard-bearer blades in Bettinardi's catalog.
Direct Open Championship pedigree (Molinari, Carnoustie 2018) tied to the face-milling technology the SS2 uses, combined with its status as the modern continuation of the tour-proven BB-8 shape, gives it independently documented (Plugged In Golf, Bettinardi's own product history, multiple retailer listings) tour and enthusiast credibility beyond a typical yearly-refresh model.
Built for better putters who want a classic blade look, tour pedigree, and a soft, deep-milled face, and who have a fairly repeatable stroke; a beginner or high-handicapper chasing forgiveness should look at Bettinardi's Inovai or a Studio Stock mid-mallet model instead.
A blade-profile head off a proven tour shape (BB-8) -- the slightly forward hosel reduces toe hang versus a classic blade, but this is still a compact, thin-soled players' putter; off-center strikes lose noticeably more speed and line than in Bettinardi's own Inovai mallets.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Clean used SS2 heads commonly sell for roughly $200-$300 on eBay/2nd Swing in 2026 against an MSRP in the low-to-mid $400s -- well below reconditioned-retail pricing, in line with a well-regarded but non-limited Bettinardi blade.
Part of the 2019-2020 Studio Stock refresh alongside the Queen B 7, competing with Scotty Cameron Newport 2 and Odyssey White Hot Pro #1 blades of the same period; it descends from the BB-8 shape introduced years earlier and remains in Bettinardi's catalog through subsequent Studio Stock refreshes (2021, 2023-24).
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
Part of the 2019-2020 Studio Stock refresh alongside the Queen B 7, competing with Scotty Cameron Newport 2 and Odyssey White Hot Pro #1 blades of the same period; it descends from the BB-8 shape introduced years earlier and remains in Bettinardi's catalog through subsequent Studio Stock refreshes (2021, 2023-24).
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
