“A compact zero-torque mid-mallet in the Simply Balanced family for players wanting a smaller footprint that still resists face twist. Best for a straighter stroke.”
The SB5, launched November 2025, is the top-of-line high-MOI mallet of Bettinardi's Antidote zero-torque family -- a full-size half-moon head aimed at maximum stability and alignment. It runs a 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum chassis with tungsten sole weights to spread mass to the perimeter, and a 303 stainless steel face insert with cutouts on the back that pull the CG toward the face for a more blade-like feel while preserving the zero-torque, low-torque character. Simply Balanced technology keeps the face square through the stroke, and a satin silver finish with navy alignment aids frames the flange to help the golfer set up square. It is the Antidote for players who want the most forgiveness and alignment help the line offers.
A November-2025 premium flagship for the line, well-built and well-framed for alignment, but brand-new with no history or scarcity -- notable on construction and category positioning, not cult. The zero-torque icon remains L.A.B.; the SB5 is the high-MOI contender in Bettinardi's answer.
For the player who wants maximum stability, alignment help and off-center forgiveness -- ideal for a straight-back-straight-through stroke and anyone who benefits from a big, square-framing head plus zero-torque face control. Golfers who dislike a full mallet footprint should drop to the SB3 fang or SB1 blade; feel purists who want a compact traditional look should consider the SB1.
Launched November 2025 with the SB3 fang, completing the Antidote line that opened in January 2025. As a high-MOI half-moon it competes against L.A.B. DF3, PXG Allan, Evnroll and other max-stability zero-torque mallets, differentiating on Bettinardi's milled/multi-material Made-in-USA build and its face-side-CG approach to keeping feel in a big head.
The most forgiving Antidote and among the more forgiving putters. The full half-moon body, 6061 aluminum chassis and tungsten sole weights maximize MOI so off-center strikes hold line and speed best in the line, while the zero-torque Simply Balanced design cuts face-angle error. The face-side CG (from the insert's back cutouts) preserves feel without giving back much stability. An 8 tops these putters; it trails only truly gigantic mallets on raw MOI.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
MSRP $430. A November-2025 flagship with no meaningful used market yet in 2026: reconditioned-retail sits at full price and realistic private-party value is roughly $320-400 for a clean head, a function of newness rather than collectibility. Not an appreciating asset; value is functional.
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