“A winged mallet that splits the difference between the face-balanced 05 and the blades - some toe rotation is allowed for members with a bit of arc in their stroke. Rounds out the OMOI family as the pick for players who tried a full mallet but wanted a little more feedback.”
The M.Craft OMOI line was Mizuno's answer to a simple question: what if a forged, hand-finished putter had the head weight to steady a nervy stroke? OMOI is Japanese for 'heavy', and the 06 — one of three head shapes added for 2023 — is the winged mallet of the family, forged from a single billet of 1025 mild carbon steel, CNC milled, and pushed to heavyweight spec with dual weight ports. Golf Monthly called it the most forgiving putter in the OMOI range, praising a buttery milled face and a compact, tiered profile that sits flush behind the ball. At $350 it undercut the big-name milled putters while offering the same boutique appeal.
Critically praised forged-and-milled mallet at roughly $100 below Scotty Cameron and PLD money, yet far less visible in shops and on tour — a classic under-the-radar value pick.
Mid-to-high handicappers wanting mallet stability without a huge footprint, plus better players with a slight-to-moderate arc — its slant neck carries roughly 30-35 degrees of toe hang.
Part of the 2023 three-model expansion (04/05/06) that took the OMOI family to six heads, extending the premium milled-putter push Mizuno began with the original M.Craft blades in 2020.
Heavy-spec winged mallet with dual weight ports and high MOI; Golf Monthly rated it the most forgiving head of the six-model OMOI range.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Used OMOI putters are plentiful and cheap for milled flatsticks — 2nd Swing lists OMOI heads from roughly $95-$135 used; the 2023-added shapes surface a little less often than the original 01/02.
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