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In short
The Nike Method 001 (2010) is a blade putter suited to players with an arcing stroke. It has full toe hang.
The Method 001 was Nike's answer to the classic heel-toe blade, and it arrived in 2010 as the face of a putter line built around one idea: get the ball rolling faster. That idea lived in the face. Nike filled the milled grooves with a softer polymer material, a system they called Polymetal Grooves, so the aluminum-ringed face gripped the ball at impact and cut down on skid. You feel a slightly firmer, clicky response off the face, and the ball tends to start end-over-end sooner than it does off a smooth-faced blade.
Shape-wise this is a straight Anser-style blade. Plumber's neck, heel-toe weighting, a compact head that sits square and asks you to aim it yourself. It hangs full at the toe, which tells you most of what you need to know about who it fits. This is a putter for a golfer whose stroke swings on an arc and who wants the head to release through the ball rather than stay square.
Fifteen years on, the Method 001 is a used-bin find rather than a shelf item, but it holds up. The polymer grooves were a real bit of engineering, not marketing, and a clean example still rolls the ball as advertised. Just know going in that this is a feel-and-feedback blade, not a miss-forgiver.
The headline is the face. Nike machined grooves into the insert and packed them with a lighter polymer, leaving a ring of aluminum around the outside. The stated goal was to grip the cover and reduce backspin and skid at impact, so the ball settles into its forward roll quicker. Practically, that shows up as a firmer, more audible strike than a soft-milled steel blade and a roll that feels like it hugs the green off the face. Everything around the face is traditional. It's a milled blade with heel-toe weighting and a single sight line on the flange for alignment, no extra dots or wings. The plumber's neck and full toe hang set it up for an arcing stroke, and the compact footprint keeps the MOI modest, so off-center hits give you clear feedback instead of hiding the miss.
Nike brings a distinctive approach to putter design, focusing on quality materials, precision manufacturing, and performance-driven engineering.
| Brand | Nike |
| Model | Method 001 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Blade |
| Toe hang | Full toe hang |
| Alignment aid | No |
The Method 001 is the 2nd of 2 generations Nike has released in this line, from the Method 001 (2009) to the Method 001 (2010). It followed the Method 001 (2009). It is the newest generation in the line.
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