Ping and Kenny Perry's search.....

[TWShoot67]

Perry still seeking ideal putter

By Jennifer Gardner

GPA Equipment Editor

 

Kenny Perry refused to let his beloved Ping Craz-E putter die, but it may be on its last legs.

 

The putter hosel broke at the season-opening SBS Championship and, despite repairs, he has not been able to quite duplicate the feel of the original, which was given to him by a member of his home club, Bent Pines.

 

"(There's) a ball bearing down in the hosel, and the shaft goes over, that's what holds it, and I guess Paul Ardgarten, the gentleman that gave it to me ... I think he threw it in a lake or something, because the shaft rusted from the inside out," Perry said. "It broke around the ball bearing around that hosel."

 

Perry, who credited the Craz-E for several wins that helped him make the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup squad, said he has tried about 15 similar putters, but hasn't found the right new one.

 

"Each head feels differently as the ball comes off the face. Some are a little hotter, some are a little softer," he said. "I don't know what that material is, that blue insert, they are different. And I can feel it and I can hear it. They sound different off the putter."

 

Perry said that Ping is re-shafting his old putter and will make two more copies for play at this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

 

Plus, Perry is trying other putters. TaylorMade reported it had built one of its new Vicino putters for him that was a little too open, but that he had found a model that was just 1 degree open. Perry has been testing that putter as well as his Craz-E putters.

[Jballmn]

Wow! I find it so interesting that they can feel and hear SUCH a difference! Guess that's why they're so good

[GolfSpy Dave]

This is kind of harsh on the quality control at PING. That much variation in the putter seems strange though. Maybe this is the OEM market specs vs. the ones for tour pros. isn't the Vicino the new spider version?

Yep it is.

[jamo]

This is kind of harsh on the quality control at PING. That much variation in the putter seems strange though. Maybe this is the OEM market specs vs. the ones for tour pros. isn't the Vicino the new spider version?

Yep it is.

 

Ick, I hate the Vicino, and the Craz-E isn't much better. The story of how he got it and won with it is great though.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Ick, I hate the Vicino, and the Craz-E isn't much better. The story of how he got it and won with it is great though.

If the new spider works, great. I just want him to have a chance to make up for last year.

No wonder he finished behind Daly last weekend. I would be interested to see his putting stats...

[Addicted2Golf]

The Craz-E is an "interesting" putter design and I will just leave it at that (out of respect for my favorite brand).

[GolfSpy Dave]

The Craz-E is an "interesting" putter design and I will just leave it at that (out of respect for my favorite brand).

The design was solid enough to inspire a homage putter.

Rhymes with Zombie

[NGage]

Wow! I find it so interesting that they can feel and hear SUCH a difference! Guess that's why they're so good

 

 

Or they're mental.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Or they're mental.

Putting? Mental? Now you are talking crazy.

[NGage]

You guys have all seen the "motorcycle man" on the Craze-E, haven't you?

 

 

(turn your computer sideways, right side going up/left side down, and imagine a biker hunkered over his handlebars)

[GolfSpy Dave]

You guys have all seen the "motorcycle man" on the Craze-E, haven't you?

 

 

(turn your computer sideways, right side going up/left side down, and imagine a biker hunkered over his handlebars)

New to me,

[NGage]

I've known people that have that putter and had never seen it until someone showed it to them....then they could never use it again because it was all they could see whenever they set the club down.

[GolfSpy Dave]

I will see that forever too and show everyone who has one. My little pay it forward

[Addicted2Golf]

You guys are mean. I love it. Ever done that during a money round against a guy gaming a Craz-E? That would be hilarious.

[GolfSpy Dave]

You guys are mean. I love it. Ever done that during a money round against a guy gaming a Craz-E? That would be hilarious.

Make motorcycle revving sounds as they pull it from the bag and line it up...

[Matt Saternus]

I wish this thread had come up a few days ago. One of the guys I played with in Myrtle was gaming a Craz-E, real nice guy, and I would have liked to point this out to his friend and listen to the trash talk.

[GolfSpy Dave]

He may not have been such a nice guy after that though

[Matt Saternus]

He may not have been such a nice guy after that though

 

Considering that he won his match on #10, I'd say that my silly motorcycle comments probably wouldn't have bothered him a whole lot.

[Addicted2Golf]

Make motorcycle revving sounds as they pull it from the bag and line it up...

 

And then don't tell him why right away ... haha, mental warfare.. I love it.

[GolfSpy Dave]

And then don't tell him why right away ... haha, mental warfare.. I love it.

I putted around a bit with the iWi and iN Craz-e in the shop today. The iN even with the crazy holes was not too shabby. Weight on the iWi seemed off to me...

Kenny should try one of these and paint it blue if he needs to...

probably has tried one.

[BIG STU]

I dont find that Kenny can sense a different "feel" unusual. A lot of us old school guys play by feel. I can tell you one thing for me I have an old Anser that I have had since 1974.

Nothing feels like that putter I have tried other putters even simular Ansers and nothing feels like that one. I have had my share of putting woes over the years and have switched but

I always go back to "old reliable" I dont want to make anyone mad but I have tried several

Scotty Newports and none of them has the feel to me of that old Anser. I guess that is one of

the quirky things about my golf game