“The Cleveland Craz-E was an iconic high-MOI square-mallet, face-balanced putter popular in the mid-2000s.”
The DB attributes the Craz-E to Cleveland, but every manufacturer source and independent review traces it to Ping, not Cleveland (see flags) -- Ping's Scottsdale/i-Series Craz-E line, reviewed by Hooked On Golf Blog in March 2005 and still sold today as the 'Scottsdale Craz-E.' It's an oddball mallet: a steel head with heel, toe and rear weighting for a low CG and high MOI, a blue urethane insert line for alignment, a thick magnetic-seal leather headcover, and five shaft/hosel configurations for stance/eye preference. Ping has kept some version of this shape in continuous production for roughly two decades (through i-Series, G2i, G5i, and current Scottsdale Craz-E/Craz-E-R generations) -- an unusually long run for any putter head.
Independently reviewed across at least four separate outlets (Hooked On Golf Blog, golfreview.com across three sub-generations, Today's Golfer, National Club Golfer) with consistently strong ratings (4.2-4.7/5, one 9/10 review), and Ping has kept a version of the shape in its current catalog for roughly 20+ years -- genuine longevity rare for any putter design, independent of the DB's brand mislabel.
Fits a golfer who wants a forgiving, unconventional mallet and doesn't mind a polarizing look -- reviewers noted it wasn't 'universally loved for its looks' but scored well on feel, confidence and performance. A traditionalist wanting a blade shape should look elsewhere in Ping's own Anser-style lineup.
First reviewed in March 2005 as part of Ping's Scottsdale/i-Series putter range, competing with Odyssey's early 2-Ball and TaylorMade Rossa mallets of the same forgiveness-first mid-2000s moment; unusually, Ping never fully retired the shape, carrying it through the G2i, G5i, and current Scottsdale Craz-E/Craz-E-R generations sold new as of 2026.
Weighting is concentrated in the heel, toe and rear of the head for a deliberately low center of gravity; reviewers describe a soft-but-not-mushy feel and strong stability on mis-hits -- high-MOI mallet behavior typical of early-2000s 'crazy' mallet designs.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Used Craz-E putters (any generation) commonly sell for $20-$60 on eBay in 2026, reflecting high original production volume and no collector premium despite the design's unusual longevity.
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