The Hellcat ZT puts zero-torque balance into a plain blade, costs less than any zero-torque mallet, and holds up well against cheap rivals, though less well against everyone else.
What's new
PXG launched the Hellcat ZT in July 2025 as a blade to sit beside its Allan ZT and Bat Attack ZT mallets. An S-hosel raises the shaft axis just above the center of gravity, and that geometry gives it Zero Torque Balance: rest the putter flat and the toe points straight up.
The head is MIM 303 stainless steel with a pyramid pattern on the face, and it weighs 370 grams at a standard 34 inches. Lie is 70 degrees. Price lands in the budget tier, well under what PXG asks for its zero-torque mallets.
How it plays
In a 26-model zero-torque test it posted a PuttView score of -5.6, where more negative is better. Among the eight budget putters, only the Sub 70 011-SQ, at -7.7, did better.
Feel scores 7.8 and forgiveness 7.6, both respectable for the money. Workability is its best mark at 8.4, and it matters here: this is a zero-torque putter that still lets you see a traditional blade at address.
Where it lacks
Against the whole field it struggles. That -5.6 placed it near the bottom of the 26-model test, and an expert panel ranked it tied for 33rd of 37 zero-torque putters with a score of 57.1. Distance control rates 7.2, its weakest score.
Loft deserves a check before you buy. At 4 degrees it plays like a 3 only with a 1 degree forward press, so anyone who sets the hands neutral at address should ask a fitter to adjust it.
“I would buy it as a cheap way into zero torque, not as a putter to beat the expensive ones.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Undercuts every zero-torque mallet on price, including the Allan ZT and Bat Attack ZT from PXG itself
- Finished second of eight in the budget group of a 26-model zero-torque test
- Blade shape with a toe that points straight up, so it frames the ball like a traditional putter
Reasons to think twice
- Sat near the bottom of that same 26-model test once the full field was counted
- Tied for 33rd of 37 zero-torque putters in a separate expert panel test
- Ships at 4 degrees of loft and needs a forward press to play like a 3
Specs
| Head | Blade, MIM 303 stainless steel |
|---|---|
| Technology | Zero Torque Balance, S-hosel with shaft axis above the center of gravity |
| Loft | 4 degrees (plays like a 3 with 1 degree forward press) |
| Lie | 70 degrees |
| Weight | 370 g |
| Length | 34 inches standard |
| Face | Pyramid face pattern |
| Toe hang | 90 degrees toe-up |
| Best for | Players who want a blade look in a zero-torque build |
More putters we've scored
- Odyssey Ai-Dual S2S #7 2026 - 8.8/10. A zero-torque #7 mallet that beat 25 rivals at every putting distance, and it costs mid-tier money.
- Sub 70 011-SQ 2026 - 8.8/10. A milled aluminum zero-torque mallet that finished second of 26 on the robot without flagship pricing.
- TaylorMade Spider Tour X 2026 2026 - 8.7/10. Lighter than the Spider Tour, nearly as stable, and the most accurate putter in a 2026 test.
- TaylorMade Spider ZT Max 2026 - 8.6/10. TaylorMade stretches the Spider ZT into a bigger, higher-MOI head that keeps its face square on its own.
- PXG Torpedo ZT 2026 - 8.5/10. PXG takes the torque out of its Torpedo mallet without changing a shape players already know.
- PING Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset 2026 - 8.5/10. A compact white mallet whose Onset hosel and top-rail dot keep a pull-prone stroke from drifting left.