what i like about the craz-e putter is the great feel. this particular putter had a slight defect as the previous owner tried to bend the shaft causing a slight seperation of the seam, however the putter stilled performed as good as a previous craz-e putter i owned. should i keep this putter i can use it, knowing theres a slight shaft defect won't affect me, should i decide to sell i will reshaft the putter. the craz-e putter is a face balanced putter with an accurately marked sweet spot, i say accurately marked because some putters will have a line on top or some other method of designating the sweetspot and that won't be the sweetspot. how to tell is to hold the putter between your pointing finger and thumb of the the left hand(opposite for left handed players) about 6 " above the face with the face being at about eye level, take a quarter in your right thumb and finger and using the side of the coin tap the putter face where the line on top the putter is or any other indicater and upon tapping the face the putter should swing back and foward, if the putter swings back opening the toe your putter has more weight towards the heel, if upon tapping it, the heel opens up, there is more weight towards the toe. either way your sweet spot is not where indicated. this use to be more of a problem with older putters, and if i liked the feel and looks of the putter i would simply use white or black nail polish to mark the spot the quarter had struck swinging the putter straight back and forth indicating the sweet spot. this is a trick the ole timers use to use and though not 100% accurate, was accurate enough to mark the spot. now back to the Cras-e review, i recommend it for feel putters, which i cant explain, only feel is my preference on the putter i use. for the mechanical putters, using a tighter grip with a shoulder turn keeping the putter on their line the craz-e is a good recomendation because of the balanced face and a correctly marked sweet spot. i believed the craz-e putter to be above average but because their are putters out there i haven't tried i couldn't rate it excellant. i have had a scotty Cameron Futura mallet putter and the craz-e putter felt and performed just as good. it also performed as well as the "Emma" Yes putter which is another above average mallet putter and prefereed by some because the "Emma" is a slightly smaller mallet putter. i hope this review has helped anyone considering a Craz-e putter, thanks, hack1158Read full review
Ping quality is always top notch. I have both this putter and the Ping Ug-le. The Ug-le is center shafted for more of a pure pendulum while this putter is heal shafted for a slight arc approach. I prefer the Ug-le only because it suits my swing better when putting at this time (I do go back and forth between the two approaches). Be sure you know what type of putter suits you best before buying - either way; I have no problem recommending that you buy a Ping (I also have G5 irons)! My third putter is the Nickent Pipe (heel shafted) which I actually prefer over this Craz-e for ease of lining up your puts. It is a sleeper that can be had at a cheaper price. I tried the 2 and 3 ball Odyssey and never could get alignment right with either of them.
For years I have used a blade putter and always wanted a little extra weight for better feel. Lead tape was not the answer... This was the first mallet-like putter with all the new technology stuff built into it... I have ever purchased. It does what I wanted it to do....that is it adds more weight into my putting stroke thus for "me" better feel and a smaller compact stroke to boot. I wouldn't say it is the greatest feeling putter I have ever used. The insert is a little bit to "hard" for my liking. But the club has the weight I like and the putts are rolling in the hole. So I can't complain.
My old putter had a shorter shaft. It is taking some time to get used to working with the extra length. I think when I master the length, I will like the longer one better than my old one !
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It looks something like a half a spaceship, with a strange klingon look to it, like you're about to hit a golf ball into warp 5. But once you pick the putter up and feel it, it comes clear what the strange look is for. It is shaped in a way that makes it difficult to push or pull the ball when putting, and this is especially useful when a slight movement can mean a disastruous result. Its a very good putter, and also very expensive. It feels good lining the ball up, but the important part is that it also flows through with a straight, and very evenly balanced feel to it. It almost glides through the air. It feels wonderful, but also light, in that its easy to swing, and feels like its there, unlike many putters that don't feel like they have any weight. I found it easy to sink long putts with this, and the more I tried it, the better I got, and I found I was able to sink or get very close with just about any distance once I got used to the feel. I very highly recommend this putter, its a definate must. It also breeds confidence when you address the putter, because when you bring the putter back, it feels like an extension of your arms, rather than a long steel rod with a bit of industrial plastic on the end. The main highlight of this is that it is balanced perfectly, and gives a very consistent feel to it. I hope this review helps.Read full review