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In short
The Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport (2008) is a blade putter suited to players with an arcing stroke. It has full toe hang.
The Studio Select Newport landed in 2008 as Scotty Cameron's answer to golfers who wanted a milled blade they could actually dial in. This is the classic Newport shape, a compact heel-toe blade with a thin topline and a squared-off leading edge, milled from 303 stainless steel. If you learned to putt on a traditional blade and never saw a reason to change, this head will feel like coming home.
What set the Studio Select line apart was the sole. Cameron machined two removable weights into the bottom of the head, so the putter could be tuned to your length and stroke instead of arriving as a one-size guess. Heavier weights for longer shafts, lighter for shorter, all hidden under the sole where they don't distract you at address. The finish was the muted, glare-free look Cameron used through this era, easy on the eyes in bright sun.
This is a full toe hang blade, which tells you most of what you need to know about who should be gaming it. The face wants to open going back and close coming through. Fight that with a straight-back-straight-through stroke and you'll spend the round fighting the putter. Let it swing on its natural arc and it rewards you with a soft, solid roll and the kind of feedback only milled stainless gives you.
The head is milled from a solid block of 303 stainless steel, and you feel that at impact. The face has Cameron's mid-milled texture, so contact is soft without going mushy, and mishits toward the heel or toe still tell you where you missed. There is a single thin sightline on the flange and nothing else. No wide alignment channels, no contrasting colors, just a line and the topline to frame the ball. The two-weight sole system is the design story here. Cameron matched weight to shaft length at the factory, but the weights are removable, so a fitter can adjust head feel to your tempo. Full toe hang comes from the heel-shafted, plumber's neck hosel, which puts the shaft axis well toward the heel and lets the toe hang straight down when you balance it on a finger. That geometry is built for a player with a noticeable arc, not a straight stroke.
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 Select Newport |
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Blade |
| Toe hang | Full toe hang |
| Alignment aid | No |
The Studio Select Newport is the 2nd of 2 generations Scotty Cameron has released in this line, from the Studio Select Newport (2007) to the Studio Select Newport (2008). It followed the Studio Select Newport (2007). It is the newest generation in the line.
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