The Craft
How It's Made
From a solid block of stainless steel to a finished blade putter. Five stages. One standard. Nothing that doesn't need to be there.
The Craft
From a solid block of stainless steel to a finished blade putter. Five stages. One standard. Nothing that doesn't need to be there.
Chapter 01
We wanted a heavier blade putter milled from a single piece of steel. Clean lines, no inserts, a face pattern that rolls the ball instead of skidding it. Something that felt like an extension of the player—fluid and effortless—not a separate tool fighting the stroke.
We couldn't find exactly what we were looking for, so we made it. The design language draws from things we admire outside of golf—watches, firearms, industrial tooling—where materials are chosen carefully and nothing is there for decoration.
Chapter 02
Every Galliano blade starts as a single billet of 303 Stainless Steel. Not cast. Not forged. Not welded from pieces. One solid block of alloy, selected for its machinability, corrosion resistance, and the way it feels at impact—a soft, resonant note that tells you the stroke was true.
No inserts. No polymer faces. The material does the work. That's a design decision, not a cost decision. When the face is steel all the way through, you feel the ball. When you feel the ball, you trust the stroke.
303 SS
Alloy Grade
Solid
Billet Stock
0.290 lb/in³
Density
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Start with the right steel. Mill it properly. Don't add anything that doesn't need to be there.
— Chris Galliano, Founder
Chapter 03
Multi-axis CNC machining cuts each head from a single billet. Every surface on a Galliano putter is a machined surface. The face pattern is programmed to promote forward roll and reduce skid off the face at impact. It's not cosmetic. It's calculated.
Tolerances are held to ±0.001" across the head. This consistency means that two putters with the same model name will weigh the same, sit the same at address, and feel the same through the stroke. That repeatability is the whole point of precision manufacturing.
±0.001"
CNC Tolerance
Multi-Axis
CNC Machining
Texas
Made In
Chapter 04
After milling, edges are chamfered and surfaces blended. The face pattern is inspected under magnification before any finish is applied. The finish isn't just appearance—it changes how the putter handles light at address, and that affects confidence before the stroke even begins.
Four surface finishes are available. Bead blast produces a soft matte surface. Brushed with electropolishing gives a refined satin. Black oxide darkens the head and reduces glare. Electroless nickel plating adds a durable, corrosion-resistant layer. Each one is a different tool for a different eye.
Bead Blast
Matte
Brushed + EP
Satin
Black Oxide
Dark
ENP
Durable
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The weight smooths the stroke. The face rolls the ball. The finish handles the light. Everything else is the player.
— Galliano Golf
Chapter 05
Shafted, gripped, and weighted. Loft and lie verified to spec. Each putter passes a final inspection before it ships to the player.
The head weighs 370g—heavier than most production blades. The added mass smooths the stroke and quiets your hands through impact. You feel the pendulum working the way it should. The motion becomes fluid, almost effortless—which is the whole design intent.
The first thing you notice is the density. Then the way it sits at address. Then the sound at impact—that clean, resonant note. Then the roll off the face. That's the sequence, and it's what we designed for.
370g
Head Weight
3.5°
Loft
70°
Lie Angle
303 Stainless Steel. Solid billet. Milled in Texas. An extension of the player.
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