Zero-torque putters mostly cost flagship money, and they mostly come as mallets. Vice built a blade instead, made it heavy, and priced it in the value tier. On a putting machine, it beat 23 of 26 rivals.
What's new
The VGP03 ZT is a stainless steel blade with a milled face and what Vice calls a Zero Twist hosel. That onset hosel puts the shaft axis through the head's center of mass, so the face has little reason to rotate open or shut during the stroke.
Vice builds it in its Munich workshop at 380 grams, roughly 20 grams heavier than an average blade, with a 70 degree lie and a 34 inch length. Loft is listed at 2.5 degrees, though launch coverage says 3 degrees. It arrived in March 2026 at a price below every premium zero-torque blade.
How it plays
In a 26-model zero-torque test on a putting machine, this blade finished third overall. Accuracy scores 8.6 and forgiveness 8.7, which tracks with a head that resists twisting when contact drifts off center.
Weight does a lot of the work. Fitting data cited at launch backs heavier heads, and at 380 grams this one swings on a smoother, more repeatable path. Distance control earns an 8.4, and value sits at 9.3, the highest number on its card.
Where it lacks
Sound gives it away. Early reviewers hear a hollow, high-pitched tink off the face, and that keeps feel at 8.3 despite the milling.
Being face-balanced suits a straight-back, straight-through stroke and very little else, which explains a 7.5 for workability. The neon green perpendicular lines also split opinion: some players frame the ball with them, others cannot stand looking down at them.
“It sounds cheaper than it putts. Third in that test, at this price, I can live with the tink.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Finished third of 26 models in a 2026 zero-torque putting machine test
- A 380 g head, 20 g over a typical blade, steadies the stroke and smooths the path
- Costs less than any premium zero-torque blade, with a 30-day guarantee behind it
Reasons to think twice
- Early reviews describe a hollow, high-pitched tink at impact
- Face-balanced rather than toe-up, so arcing strokes get no help from it
- Neon green alignment lines will put off as many players as they win over
Specs
| Material | Stainless steel, milled face |
|---|---|
| Balance | Zero Twist, shaft axis through center of mass (balanced, not toe-up) |
| Weight | 380 g (20 g heavier than the average blade) |
| Loft | 2.5 degrees (brand spec; launch coverage says 3 degrees) |
| Lie | 70 degrees |
| Length | 34 inches |
| Alignment | Neon green perpendicular lines |
| Best for | Blade players who want zero-twist stability without a premium price |
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.