I have seen an advertisement and a description of the new G2i Craz-E putter. Since I respect your opinion of everything related to putting, I would like to know if you have formed an opinion on this putter.

Not yet. I'll watch for it to come near me and give it a try and let you know.



Based on what I've seen, though, it looks a little on the sub-par side as a design. Among its peers in the class of "Big-headed" high-MOI putters like the Bettinardi, the Bobby Grace V Foil, the Futura, the Reeso, the Aserta, the Mitchell, and many others, the Ping Craz-E doesn't look like it stacks up. But maybe I'll be surprised. ping has started coming more towards center-shafted, face-balanced putters, and its offereing in that vein is pretty nice. So, maybe they've got something here, too.

In the meantime, here's a review I found that may interest you: Ping Goes a Little Craz-E with New Putter.

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I read the comment questioning this putter and I cant beleive it. This putter is similar to the 2 ball but with a couple substantial improvements. First for all those that are drawing lines on the back of there 2-balls there is no need, Amazingly this putter is simpler to line up than the 2 ball!!!. Second its feel is better than the white hot, and the shape and color is more appealing, over all the cosmetics are better. This all adds up into holeing more putts especially those ones that count... Inside 10 feet.

Just read some of the comments about the concept of the Ping craz e not working. Well, what complete rubbish !! Bought one in the UK a week ago and it's fantastic. It sits well, it swings itself and the control off of the face is incredible. Was looking at a white hot 2 ball, but there is no comparison. The roll off the face is even softer and allignment is also far easier. The Craz e is far supperior and I'm already making more puts than I ever have.
It's simple, just try one...I think you'll be surprised !!!

Easy, guys! Your passion is appreciated, but please note that all I said was I was sceptical BEFORE trying it myself. You know, as in not wowed by marketing hype... I never said it was a bad putter or didn't work, although I reserve the right to hold that opinion if trying it out gives me reason to say so.

Thanks for jumping in. Your sense of this putter is absolutely welcome and appreciated. All good folk are welcome in the PuttingZone!

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I've never been a fan of the mallet-style putters such as the Ping Craz-E putter; however, as "funky" as the Craz-E putter looks, it has terrific balance and feel! I tried this putter yesterday for the first time...my first putt was about 8 feet and I ace'd the putt and was very surprised at how soft the feel and the balance was excellent! I was impressed...it would be fun to use this putter for 9 holes. I also tried Scotty's Futura and it was very similar in balance and feel...both impressive putters. For now, I'll stay with my blade-type...just don't like looking down at a large mass at the end of my shaft when putting.
Larry
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I tried out the Ping Craz-E putter yesterday for about an hour at the Golf USA store here on their pretty good putting surface, stroking 12 footers. The Craz-E was a little heavier than I expected, which is good. It set up pretty well, and the wide base makes sure you get it flush to the surface, which is also good. I did not care much for the hosel bend or the point of attachment of the hosel, as it affected the way the putter moves thru the impact area in a way that didn't feel right to me, but that may just be me.




Visually, the width of the rectangle behind the sweetspot was very nice for squaring thru the ball. I believe this visual feature is more important than the central "line" that the website crows about as better than the Odyssey Two-Ball (which has no line). I'm not sure whether I liked or disliked the blue half-ball shape at the rear of the rectangle, coordinated inside a full-ball metal shape and matched with a half-ball shape at the back of the putter face nearest the ball. I felt that ball stuff had more to do with registering the motion of the putter thru the impact area in peripheral vision than with alignment of the face at address. I did not like the odd, floral-shaped "holes" on the near and far sides of the putter head, but they seemed to help the stroke motion hand-eye coordination visually in the same motion arena near impact as seen peripherally. Not sure about this yet.

The extent of the putter head front to back had a little effect on the bottom of the stroke. Going away from the ball, it seems to discourage lifting the putter head (good) and to encourage a nice relaxed slide back by virtue of a shoulder rock pushing the triangle back away from the ball. On the thru-stroke, however, it felt like the center of gravity was well behind impact with the ball, and this makes you feel the impact dynamic is slightly hands-ahead without a clear signal when to send the shoulder frame up. I haven't had enough experience with this effect yet to say whether I liked it or disliked it, but there was a distinct dynamic thru impact that made the putter work best.

The putter rolled balls pretty smoothly, but it seemed a little tricky to me to get all the putts on the same line. I compared the Ping Craz-E to other putters along the wall, including the Bobby Grace MOI putter, the TaylorMade TPi 25, and an old Ram FX heel-shafted blade. Compared to the results I got from these putters using the same stroke, the Ping Craz-E did not come off so well. It seemed to take an extra effort to hone in on what the putter required for stroke action to get the putts all rolling the same direction. Maybe it's just me, but then again the other putters I tried at the same time were very deadly.

I suspect that putters like the Two-Ball and the Craz-E, with their prominent alignment markings, provide a good improvement for many amateurs with indifferent targeting skills to begin with. This plus probably colors the golfers' attitude to the other features of the putter in judging performance characteristics. Personally, I find the visual busy-ness and over-sized head and sole distracting.

But I'll keep messing with it.

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Geoff Mangum
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I've just shifted from a standard mallet type putter to the new Ping Craz-e and can honestly report a huge benefit to my consistency on the green. I've never quite liked the feel of the Odyssey two ball (despite the hype) but the Craz-e has a completely different dynamic. Worth a try if the Odyssey didn't excite.

I am left handed which makes it difficult to find golf equipment, sometimes. I went to Golfsmith on the first day that the Craz-E putter was in the store. Since they did not have a left-handed Craz-E putter, I had to order it. It look nearly two months to get it, but it was worth the wait. I have always lacked confidence in my ability to aim the putter well. The appearance of the new putter has helped me tremendously. I have a lot more confidence in any put that is 10 feet or less.

The weight of the putter head is helpful in establishing a good tempo for judging distance. Of course, I must give most of the credit for my improved putting to reading and rereading the articles contained in this website. I used to think of myself as the "world's worst putter." Then, I improved to being a poor putter. Now, I consider myself a good putter and look forward to hitting putts. Sometimes, I even sink 20 and 30 foot putts. I still have a great deal of room for improvement.

I appreciate my new putter and my new-found knowledge from the Putting Zone.

Thanks, Geoff.

I've switched to a 2ball some time ago and I just can't think about changing it.
I think that for me the real important benefit of the mallet style putters it's not the alignement system, that i consider unuseful, but the feel of the head. It seems impossible to me to twist the putter head during the stroke, and the few times it happends it can't pass unobserved.
Some days ago I played with a friend using his putter (new blade ping, I think Si3) and immediately restart twisting the putterhead.
With the 2ball my stroke feels so "in-line"...