The CRISP. team took the critically acclaimed ER2B Midblade to the Luton Hoo Country Estate to put it through its paces.

Before we get into the details of the putter, it’s probably best to start at the top and talk about EVNROLL as a business and its early beginnings.

Back in 2015 Guerin Rife and Stephen Riley would begin a quest to create a putter that would disrupt the market through innovation and technology. Rife would go on to be the brains behind technology and design and Riley would be able to turn it into a business through his previous experience.

Fast forward to today and EVNROLL have a total of 18 putters in their portfolio. All made to suit every stroke type/technique and all powered with their patented “Sweet face technology”.

Who is Guerin Rife?

CEO and Cheif Designer Guerin Rife has been creating putters For 25 years, however EVNROLL wasn’t just an overnight success. Rife actually started in advertising worked his way up to start his own little advertising agency. His calling in Golf actually happened when he hooked up with David Leadbetter to create the Leadbetter putting system.

From there Rife when onto create the first cavity mallet putter and also patented putter grooves. From there came the famous Rife “two-bar” putter.

Unfortunately, Rife and Rife putters were hit by a recession and the company was sold in 2009.

Rife started again and started EVNROLL, challenging himself to take grooves to the next level and he has.

I try to design and innovate putters that perform at the highest level. The EVNROLL line of putters represents the best of what I’ve learned from 20 years of getting it wrong and getting it right. Guerin Rife, CEO, EVNROLL.

 

Technology

The ER2B like other products in the range, comes with a patented “Sweet Face Technology”,  but is that exactly?

Instead of having a  “sweet spot” on the putter’s face, the whole face is milled but with grooves that decrease in width from the centre the further out, you go towards the heel or the toe.

The technology in EVNROLL putters is predominantly designed to aid distance control and compensate for mishits off-centre. Any shots coming out from the heel or the toe of the putter should effectively still give you the desired distance as you would have coming out from the middle giving it a more (hate to say it) even roll.

If that wasn’t enough, the milled lines gently re-direct the ball back to the centre eliminating dispersion from off-centre hits.

Here are two video’s to help explain distance control.

Other industry Putters

EVNROLL Putter

The Design

The ER2B follows the success of its award-winning predecessor the ER2. Dubbed “murdered-out”, the ER2B looks like a tool that’s ready for action. Everything from the Headcover, Head, Shaft and Grip are Blacked-out and my god is it beautiful. If it didn’t mean business, it certainly turns up and looks like it does.

Let’s start with the headcover. This is just about as premium of headcover we’ve ever felt. It’s made out of thick and durable full-grain leather in with a tumbled finish. Soft on touch but sturdy enough to give you comfort it can take a beating if needs be.

On top is an embroidered logo with a very premium finish coupled with a “Get Even” Red Levi’s-esque tab. Inside the headcover, you’ll find a silky micro-fibre finish and the closing mechanism is magnet strong enough to make the headcover “pop” open rather than a cheaper velcro.

The shaft, is a single-bend available in 33″, 34″ and 35″, all providing different swing weights. Lighter for 33 and heavier for 35. We tested out the 34 which we felt was perfect for us based on previous putters used.

The head of the club is a shorter yet wider mid-blade that is flanged. It took a little while to get used to having used mallets previously but we really took to it very quickly. On the underside, you’ll find detailed engravings with high a level finish. Logo, weight, model are all there with a “designed by Guerin Rife” just to finish it off and give it touch.

On the back, you’ll see a bold white alignment line which is striking when offset against the black base and the two small dots remain to help you roll the ball when you’re trying to sink a breaking putt.

The stealthy, matte-black armour finish make this one of the most striking and beautiful putters we’ve ever seen.

The Gravity Grip

The Grip on the ER2B is so impressive, we thought it needed its own section to talk about.

Another technological advancement from EVNROLL is the Gravity Grip. Longer than the stock pistol grip, its made out of lightweight EVA foam but instead of being made from 1 piece, it features a 70-gram steel rod running down the spine around 1/2 inch away from the shaft.

The result is a more weighted grip to improve feedback and reduce face rotation through impact which is our biggest problem when putting.

We instantly felt slightly more connected to the head of the club on the takeaway and felt a lot more square-on on the push. The weight of the grip also helped gives us the sensation of keeping the clubhead pushed down which certainly helped.

Performance

Being mid handicappers (15 and 20) we’ve used a few putters from bladed to mallet but it the first time we’d used a midblade head such as this one.

The sensation of the gravity grip took some getting used to just because it feels so different on the hand in comparison to other putters. 

The first couple of holes we could feel the difference and it felt a hell of a lot more accurate although the scorecard would disagree.

It was only until we hit 5 onwards where we truly started to feel comfortable and settled with the putter. After that, it really begins to feel like an extension of your body with the balance.

The look of the EVNROLL on top of the ball also gave us a level of confidence we’ve never really felt with any other putter. 

I’m not sure whether we had a preconceived expectation of its performance or whether it was the design and feel, either way, it worked and that’s all that matters right?

We finished with our personal best at the Luton Hoo and we can directly attribute at least 5-6 shots on the round solely down to the putter which is a massive improvement.

The greens were slower than what we’d been used to before so it’d be interesting to see how it fares on faster greens. Perhaps we’ll come back and update this review when we take it out again.

Verdict

Having used it in practice and around the course we can whole-heartedly say this putter is a game-changer. Being notorious ‘3-putters’ in pressure situations, the ER2B instantly gave us the feedback needed to change that. The balance of the club on the takeaway was like nothing we’ve ever used before. Coupled with the phenomenal innovation of the Gravity Grip, The clubhead just felt evenly balanced throughout. Even our mishits magically turned out to be great putts. At one point there were questions about the legality of it because it just works.

The question on everyone’s mind is the price. Can you justify a price tag upwards of £300 for a putter? Well yes, of course, you can.

Whether its the way it feels or the way it looks, The ER2B has a way of giving you confidence standing over the ball and that is worth the money alone.

A common misconception is that the driver is the king of the bag and all too often we’ll see amateur golfers investing bucket loads in the latest technology.

The putter, however, is the most used club in the bag per round and when mastered is the quickest way to bring your score and handicap down. At £300 we’ll honestly say it’s one of the best golf investments you’ll ever make.

We love this putter so much we’ve awarded it a CRISP. Editors Choice Award for 2020.

ER2 MidBlade Black

ER2 MidBlade Black

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Craig Peterson

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It’s not every day you start a review for the price, but in this case, we thought it’d be best as you’ll read the following word very differently.

The Hisense Roku TV we’re about to review is the 50″ R50B7120UK and its currently sitting on shelves for a price of £299. Yup, you read that correctly, A sub £300 4K 50-inch TV.

Hisense are not new to the TV game. The Chinese outfit has been manufacturing televisions for quite some (50th Anniversary this year). Some of you may even remember them from the Sponsorship of Euro 2016 and then in 2017/18 they became the official technology partner of Aston Villa

Recently, however,  the brand has started making a name for itself in Europe and in particular the UK.

The model we’re about to talk about is slightly different to others in the range in that its the first tv to launch in the UK with Roku as its operating system which we’ll touch upon shortly.

Design

When lifting this out the box, we were surprised to find just how light this TV is. Most TV’s these days can be single-handedly put together by one person. This 50″ screen is only 13.5 kgs so it was pretty easy to manoeuvre around the living room.

The first thing you’ll notice is the finish. Close up, it’s not the most premium finish in the world but it still definitely holds its own with the more premium TV’s in its spec range. We like the fact the black bezel disappears into the screen and from a-far it begins to look the part.

The bottom bezel has the Hisense logo and on the bottom right “Roku TV” is branded on. We’re probably nit-picking on detail here but we really wish Hisense pushed back on having this put on. It end’s up throwing the design off-symmetry creating design imbalance, however not a major make or break.

The cheapest feeling part of the TV are the feet. These felt very light and plasticky but they did the job. They sit slightly flared on the corners rather than a centre stand and the TV sits at around 65mm with them both on.

For some, this might be an issue but we think its perfect if you were to couple this with a soundbar.

Connectivity

On the back, you get everything you’d want from a TV in today’s world. Asking for 4 HDMI ports would have been pushing it but we were really happy with 2 USB ports.

• 3 x HDMI 2.0 (1 x ARC)
• 2 x USB 2.0
• Optical In
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• Audio L/R output
• Composite AV
• RF tuner
• Ethernet Port

Roku TV

The little streaming stick from Roku has been a huge success in the US and UK and the Hisense Roku TV is the first of its kind to land in the UK using a full Roku OS (operating system).

Unlike the usual Tizen or Android operating systems you’ll see, the Roku one takes some getting used to.

In the beginning, you’ll hate but after a week you’ll quickly appreciate just how fluid and user friendly it is.

Like most TV’s, you’ll have access to most of the usual streaming apps you need to stay entertained. Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer et al are all there, the only one we struggled to find at the start was Youtube which we later found using the mobile app.

Any apps that are missing from the default list can be download right from the menu or from your phone via the Roku app which automatically installs it to your TV.

The mobile app also allows you to use your phone as a remote control and use voice search to search for content. “Private listening mode” is a good feature which allows you to divert the TV audio straight to your phone.

As for the TV apps themselves, Roku has access to 5000+ so upon the first setup, you might find yourself going down a rabbit role and adding channels like “Golf tips TV”.

The big tile format is very user friendly and we love the Picture in Picture feature to see your connected devices inside a smaller window. Another feature we liked is the ability to change the themes but the true winner here is the speed. This operating system is probably the fastest and most intuitive OS we’ve used and a joy to use.

The Remote

Luckily for this review, we have a non-Roku Hisense TV to compare it to. One of the biggest standouts on that TV was the remote control. It’s so heavy in comparison to other remotes that it adds that premium factor. If you’re an iPhone user you know exactly what we’re talking about compared to when you hold another device.

Onto the remote for a normal Roku Stick which we also use at CRISP. It’s wonderful, small, intuitive, feels great in the hand and really ergonomically designed. I mean it even has a Roku version of Levi’s tab on the bottom.

You’d imagine based on the above, you’ll be getting the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, it’s quite the opposite. Roku TV feels very cheap. We would have loved for it to incorporate the side volume buttons you get on a Roku remote and its also missing the all-important voice command button which is a major selling point on Roku. Instead, you’d need to use your phone for this.

The Mobile app can also be used to control everything the physical remote can and more. You can get granular with your picture settings, add or remove channels or cast directly to your TV.

Sound and Picture

The sound on this TV whilst not exceptional is very very good. For its the price tag it’s extremely well rounded and delivers a very balanced audio experience regardless of what you’re watching on the TV. We kept ours in Normal presets the whole time and toggled in between that and theatre when needed.

It seemed to handle everything thrown at it from action scenes John Wick, Sports scenes from The Last Dance, Music from Spotify and even conversations via the Joe Rogan experience on Youtube. Nothing seemed to falter. At £299 you’d think you may need to supplement with a soundbar in case it sounded tinny, but that just wasn’t the case.

The Roku TV uses a Direct LED panel rather than an Edge-lit panel and this has it’s Pro’s and Con’s. Direct LED has even set of LED’s that are positioned behind the panel whereas edge-lit panels created a border use light guides to light the panel.

We found the TV delivered a very punchy and bright image and whilst deep blacks are usually compromised we didn’t think this budget TV did too badly at all but it didn’t deliver as the deepest of blacks in certain scenes.

The TV will automatically recognise HDR sources (it’ll flash up on the screen) and when it does you can tweak to the settings even more within the app remote to give you the best setting for your content.

Remember you’re not going to get OLED levels of brightness and quality here, but it sure can handle itself.

Verdict

At first, the Roku TV might not be for everyone. For most, it’s relatively new and unlike many other TV’s you’ve probably used in the UK.

Once you’ve got used to the user interface, You’ll be pleasantly surprised. We can whole-heartedly say that as of today, you probably won’t find a better TV than this for £299.

It ticks all of the boxes you’d want from a budget TV and even then, we’d say calling it a budget TV is doing it a slight disservice. This TV punches way above its weight for its price tag, so much so that we’ve had to label it a CRISP. Editors choice product for 2020.

Hisense Roku TV 50 Inch R50B7120UK 4K Smart LED TV with HDR

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as of April 13, 2026 6:28 pm

Ella-Grace Figueroa

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