SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted September 29, 2010 SPY VIP Share Posted September 29, 2010 I have never seen this model by Ping before...says it was a Ping Tour Proto from 20-30 years ago. LINK: PING TOUR PROTO #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy Dave Posted September 29, 2010 SPY VIP Share Posted September 29, 2010 It's cool, but just a copy of the Cameron Caliente Volvo Intorqueo All the cool kids follow me on twitter: @GolfspyDave If you are not a cool kid, following me on twitter will make you cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted September 29, 2010 Author SPY VIP Share Posted September 29, 2010 I'm pretty sue this one came before Scotty's. #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xamilo Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I'm pretty sue this one came before Scotty's. Every putter model (well, maybe not the two-ball or the spider hehehe) comes from an old PING model. Karsten really was a man ahead of his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy Dave Posted September 29, 2010 SPY VIP Share Posted September 29, 2010 I'm pretty sue this one came before Scotty's. Was totally kidding. That's why I used the little dude. The PING is way cooler looking IMO anyway... Volvo Intorqueo All the cool kids follow me on twitter: @GolfspyDave If you are not a cool kid, following me on twitter will make you cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moecat Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Wouldn't this be around the same time as the Zebra putter? If so, Ping could've actually borrowed some aspects of that design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted September 29, 2010 Author SPY VIP Share Posted September 29, 2010 Well really Moe not much other then a somewhat similar shape would have been borrowed from the Zebra. #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ja2thacub Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 umm, there is a reason most of us have never seen this putter.......... wanna know the secret to satisfying a woman everytime?...................................................................................................................................................who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Nice find could dbl as a rescue club ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfluvzme Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 The shape reminds me of the "Danser" putter that PING made in very limited numbers, a while ago. If I am thinking of the correct putter, the Danser was made of wood, with a substantial brass sole plate. This one has a very similar shape. I don't doubt its origin a bit. Even the stamping of the sole, that little number, looks exactly like some of the work I have seen put out by PING in the past. I wouldn't date this one as 20-30 yrs old, but at least in the early '90's..............wait, that is almost 20 years ago............holy cow! Funny how time flies by! Great thread. LaMont in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's a prototype of the Ping Bergen. The production model had the PING logo on the bottom rather large and the word Bergen about the same size in an almost handwritten looking typeface. Paintfill was Black for the word PING and red for BERGEN. Had Karsten to the left under Bergen and USA to the right under it. Had heel toe weighting with optics sightline. Lowered CG from the plate on the bottom. That's now 2 for 2 on putters you've posted that I've identified... Am I an official Spy now? I need the headcover or something to identify myself with (hahahaha) In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted September 30, 2010 Author SPY VIP Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yeah that is pretty close...nice find: BERGEN AND FAITH The Berqen is our first bimetal putter. It's made of bronze and aluminum using a combination of forging and casting. An internal cavity provides heel-toe weighting to resist twisting. e design keeps the head square and soft edges offer material in a silicon bro gives the Faith a unique look and fe exposed core creates 1. claws" which Sect to help focus the eye on the ball. Both putter are face-balanced with double-bend shafts and features centers of gravity located away from their faces for faster ball rotation to minimize sliding and skipping. #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxio Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I had the Faith before during my 2-3 year putter buying spree in the effort to get rid of the yips. Don't remember much about it. I don't even remember what I did with it. All I know that it was quite expensive new because it touted mixed materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 We should have a putter trivia where the first person to identify the putter in question wins something (headcover, t-shirt, divot tool, something). In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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