Review from the magazine

TG rating

This putter comes with all the trappings of a big-time club, including Tour endorsement and bags of technology (MacGregor claim its MOI – ‘moment of intertia’ or resistance to twisting – is the highest of any putter available). So far so good.

We found the V-Foil MOI to be likeable, well-balanced putter with an effective straight-line well-balanced putter with an effective straight line alignment aid and a pleasingly crisp feel off the face.

What does take some getting used to, however, is it’s sheer size. We tested the M5K model, which is actually the smallest head of the four V-Foil MOI versions, and even this appeared to dwarf the ball. The bigger M14K broomhandle must look like a 460cc driver on the green.

The size does have performance benefits.

It encourages a smooth back-and-through pendulum stroke, preventing you from ‘flicking’ at the ball and making short putts particularly uncomplicated. Longer putts need rather more practice as the weight of the head makes judgement of pace less straightforward,

Verdict: If you like a big putter head (and we mean big) the V-Foil MOI could be for you. Cumbersome or ultra-stable according to taste