Ping calls this its Ug-Le putter, but I honestly don’t think its any worse than many other companies’ offerings. It’s center shafted, which I like, and has Ping’s sweet feeling dual durometer insert. Alignment is aided with a two toned top insert, and an hourglass shape. The hollwo body and sole cavities strip weight from the center for redistribution to the sides for a higher mometn of intertia. It also has Ping’s Winn Putter grips, which I think are the best out there right now.

CALLAWAY I-Trax Putter

There are putters with customizable weights, and putters with customizable lies. But this is the first I’ve seen with a customizable alignment aid.

The Callaway I-Trax Putter has a special removable strip that allows you to change from the Callaway Chevron alignment aid to one with three parallel lines.

The putter itself has a lightweight, milled aluminum head, by Bettinardi (remember that Callaway also owns Hogan golf). Two weights in the face—positioned at the heel and toe, and a third at the rear create a triangulation for stablity. A sound slot behind the face offers audible feedback.

SCOTTY CAMERON Detour Putter

I’ve always found Scotty Cameron putters to be a bit bland. The materials and craftsman ship were first rate, but for a guy who has been declared a genius, the designs were pretty derivative.

Now don’t get me wrong. I own a Cameron Newport, and have had some really good days putting with it. But I didn’t see the genius.

I can’t say that any more. The new Detour Putter stands on its own as a wholly original—and clever—design.

What make this design stand out is that the body has a slight arc to it, which visually encourages the player to take the curving stroke that’s now all the rage among putting gurus.

In the now preferred stroke, the putter head travels slightly inside on the back-swing, back to square at impact, and slightly inside on the follow-through. Cameron says that the way most putters are designed, this requires some hand manipulation to keep the face square.

The Detour, on the other hand, has a design that naturally keeps the putter face square throughout the stroke.

Milled from aircraft aluminum, the Detour has a Heel-Toe steel weighting bar and a backweight that creates a balanced weight triangulation. Milled body pockets lighten the body, allowing even mroe perimeter weight distribution. An elastomer cushion around the face dampens vibration, softens the sound and offers a solid feel for distance control.

Technica SC-230

Giga Golf’s SC 230 Putter is designed with a pronounced alignment aid that Giga says makes lining up those six footers an easier task. Cast in 17-4 stainless steel this 350 gram putter comes with a double bend shaft. In its design, it’s similar to the Never Compromise Voodoo putter, with the stong heel and toe weighting and deep body to prevent skidding.

NIKE OZ Black T130 Putter

Listed on the Golf Digest 2006 Hot List, the Nike OZ Black T-130 putter has the highest Moment of Inertia (resistance to twisting) of any putter in the Nike line. Two 65 gram tungsten weights have been located on the back at the heel and toe. The deep mallet style also serves to move weight away from the putterface. To further relocate weight, the face of the putter has been milled out and filled with a polymer that is 65% lighter than aluminum. Nike says that this not only gives the putter an outstanding feel at impact, it also allows them to move even more weight away from the face and to the perimeter.

MACGREGOR GT Mini Putter

In recent years, the trend in putters has been toward deeper, wider heads. The trend may have reached its apogee with the Ping Doc 17 putter, which is the size of a toddler. If you’re one of those who believes that enough is enough, but still wants the MOI advantages, then Macgregor and Bobby Grace may have the answer: the GT Mini.

The GT Mini is milled from a solid block of lightweight, extruded aircraft grade aluminum. The removal of weight in the main mody and sides allowed the designer to position the weight away from the center, increasing the moment of inertia (resistance to twisting). A backweight was placed so that it starts up for a higher center of gravity, and then extends in a more narrow form toward the face, acting as a “battering ram” to get the ball rolling sooner and more tightly. MacGregor says that the club’s MOI is 7500—more than double that of other putters.

MacGregor says that stabilization of the putter is further achieved by the triangulation of copper-tungsten weights in the heel, toe and extreme center rear of the club.  Players can customize the swingweight of the putter with an optional weight kit that offers heavier nickel-tungsten and tungsten weights, as well as lighter aluminum.

The face insert is Beryllium Copper, an alloy which offers a solid click in spite of being seven times softer than steel.

The putter is designed in a trapezoid shape to aid in alignment, while the sole offers an elevated perimeter that makes it easier to use the putter as a “Texas Wedge.”  The so-called Tri Plane sole reduces drag on the takeaway club’s alignment aids consist of dual silver bands, engraved center lines and a trapezoid shape.

Technica DX-470

GigaGolf Technica DX-470 offers an oversized, perimeter weighted putter at a very reasonable price. The four inch face is almost an inch wider than normal, giving players a larger striking surface and more confidence.

As with alll GigaGolf products, this one comes in a variety of custom configurations and with a playability guarantee.