“A zero-torque Simply Balanced mallet engineered to resist face twist and stay square through impact. Forgiving and stable, ideal for a straight-back-straight-through stroke.”
The SB2 is the mallet of Bettinardi's 2025 Antidote zero-torque line and the model that carried the launch. It pairs a 6061 aluminum body with a 303 stainless steel face insert to push weight to the perimeter for higher MOI, then applies Simply Balanced technology -- shaft aligned with the center of gravity -- so the face hangs square and stays square through the stroke without the golfer managing rotation. F.I.T. face milling removes about 55% of the hitting-zone material for a soft, responsive impact, and a Diamond Blast finish with Sapphire Blue anodized accents frames alignment. It became Bettinardi's mainstream zero-torque putter, spawning Long, Tall and counterbalanced variants across 2025.
The best-validated Antidote: it finished 3rd overall in MyGolfSpy's 2025 Most Wanted Zero-Torque test and landed on Golf Digest's 2026 Hot List -- strong third-party validation that makes it notable, not cult. Those are performance credentials on a current production model, not the scarcity, history or tour legend that define a cult or icon. The zero-torque category's icon is L.A.B.; the SB2 is a well-reviewed contender.
For the player who wants maximum help holding the face square and forgiveness on off-center hits -- especially anyone who fights face rotation or inconsistent stroke path. Its Long/Tall/counterbalanced options (400g counterbalance, 500g Long head) extend it to armlock and longer-length users. Golfers who dislike a mid-mallet footprint or want a traditional feel/look should consider the SB1 blade; those wanting the very highest MOI can size up to the SB5.
One of the two original Antidote models launched January 2025, Bettinardi's flagship answer to the zero-torque movement pioneered by L.A.B. Golf. It competed directly in the 2025 zero-torque surge against L.A.B. (DF3/Mezz), PXG Allan, Evnroll and others, differentiating as a premium milled/Made-in-USA design. A SB2 Long ($480) followed in October 2025, and the fang (SB3) and half-moon (SB5) mallets arrived November 2025.
Genuinely forgiving for a putter, on two axes. The aluminum-body/steel-face-insert build shifts mass to the perimeter for high MOI, so off-center strikes hold line and speed better than any blade; separately, the zero-torque Simply Balanced design reduces face-angle error, the largest cause of missed putts. Reviewers credit its square-through-impact stability and distance control. A 7 (not higher) reflects that it is a mid-size mallet, out-stabilized on pure MOI by the larger SB5 half-moon.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
MSRP $430. Award pedigree plus first-year status keeps used prices firm: graded reconditioned-retail sits at or near full price, and realistic 2026 private-party value runs about $310-390 for a clean standard SB2, with Long/counterbalance variants priced to their higher MSRP and thinner supply. It is a current-catalog performer, not a collectible -- value is functional, and reconditioned-retail listings should not be read as appreciation.
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