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In short
The Scotty Cameron Studio Design 3 (2002) is a mallet putter built for stability and easier alignment. It has mid toe hang, with a built-in alignment aid.
The 2002 Studio Design 3 comes from the same family as the Studio Design blades, but it moves the head shape toward a mid-mallet with more body behind the face. It sits in the Studio Design line that followed Cameron's early Studio Stainless work and later gave way to the 2005 Studio Stainless models. Like its siblings, it is milled from solid 303 stainless steel and wears the soft satin, non-glare finish Cameron used all through this period. No face insert, no fancy alloys, just a heavier block of steel with a slightly rounder footprint.
The reason to pick the 3 over the plain blades is the extra head. There is more mass spread back from the face, which calms the putter down and moves the sweet spot a little more toward the center. It still looks like a Cameron, compact and understated, but it gives you a touch more forgiveness on strikes that miss the middle. This is not a modern high-MOI mallet. It is a small step in that direction from a company that spent this era mostly building blades.
What sets it apart from the blade models is the sightline. The 3 has an alignment aid on the top, so you get a reference to square the face and pick your start line. Pair that with the added stability and you have a putter aimed at a golfer who wants Cameron milling and feel but does not trust a bare topline to point him at the hole.
The head is milled from a single piece of 303 stainless and finished in satin to kill glare in bright sun. Feel off the face is firm and solid, the kind of dense click you get from milled steel with no insert. There is real feedback here, so a heel or toe miss tells your hands about it, and a flushed putt feels quiet and pure. The alignment aid on top does the aiming work the blades leave to you, and the mid-mallet body carries a bit more weight low and back for a steadier roll. A single bend or slight neck sets the hang. This is a putter that rewards a clean stroke and honest contact rather than hiding your mistakes.
Scotty Cameron putters are CNC milled from a single block of steel in Carlsbad, California. The attention to detail in weight distribution, sole geometry, and face milling creates a feel that's considered the benchmark in professional golf.
| Brand | Scotty Cameron |
| Model | Studio Design 3 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Mallet |
| Toe hang | Mid toe hang |
| Alignment aid | Yes |
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