Anyone still using older Ping putters?

[torrejuan]

84, that makes my five anser 2's look sad:
1. Karsten
2. Black Satin- my favorite, but it's too light (current gamer)
3. BeCu- shot 68 with it & won't keep it in the bag (stupid me!)
4. BeNi
5. SS

[mat562]

With a couple of Anser 2s, an Anser, an Anser 3 and a Pal, my Ping collecting cap is well and truly doffed I reckon.

I know my place.

[JHR]

My first putter was an Anser 5KS that i still have, i don't think i would ever consider using it, but can not bring myself to part with it.

[feetup]

Just 2 (Day and Cushin 3) here, the Tess really doesn't count.
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[whateverworks]

[quote name='torrejuan' post='2139463' date='Dec 22 2009, 07:46 PM']84, that makes my five anser 2's look sad:
1. Karsten
2. Black Satin- my favorite, but it's too light (current gamer)
3. BeCu- shot 68 with it & won't keep it in the bag (stupid me!)
4. BeNi
5. SS[/quote]

You sound like me by getting rid of the B60. I had 7 birds in a round with one of the Answer II ss models and then sold it about two weeks later. Bad thing was I managed to have 4 doubles and a bogey to shoot 74 that round. It was feast or famine that day.

[funkyfedora]

Still game an anser 2 now and then. Started off playing an anser 3. Still have it.

[Chappie]

That Ping Day is awesome!

[rufus mangler]

My Anser 3. Sorry for the blurry cellphone pic.

yummm. VOX

[Chappie]

My Anser 3. Sorry for the blurry cellphone pic.

yummm. VOX

 

:D my other expensive hobby. ;)

[gregh729]

My 20 year old B60 has been back in the bag for over 2 years. Also have rotated through and still have an Anser, Anser2 stainless, Anser 3 bronze, Scottsdale Anser remake, and the stainless B60.

Nothing beats the feel of the old stainless Pings. Got mine loaded up with lead tape.

Greg

[dlygrisse]

Anyone know the headweight of an Anser 3?

[eagle9]

I have had an "020" Anser in my bag since the mid 80's. Thankfully, over the years I have aquired over a dozen good backups. While the Anser is clearly my favorite, the Zing, Cushin and B-60 are close. I'll admit that I have strayed several times and played a Cameron, however, it never lasts long and I always revert back to the original. As far as I am concerned the feel and sound of these great putters will never be duplicated.

[muddlerminnow]

Scott,
This is my first post to this forum. I started playing golf in 1968 and my first set was H & B Powerbuilt Irons and Woods and a "whatever" putter. It didn't take me long to start taking the game seriously and, in 1970, bought the first set of Ping Irons and Woods. They were a plain set unlike the "Eyes" and "Eye 2's" and the rest that followed. They had no dot color coding on them but were definitely a revolutionary design at that time. With that set, I included a Ping Pal 2 BeCu. I used this putter for many years and never had reason to change. As do most, I did try other "newbies" as they came on the market including a number of Pings that I still have but always went back to the Ping Pal 2 BeCu. Although I'm from Western Mass. I worked in the Pro Shop of a fine Golf Resort in the mountains of North Georgia for eighteen years, I demoed many putters. At one point I did buy and use an Odyssey two ball and liked it and used it for a couple of years but just for kicks pulled out my old "go to" Ping and could not get over how much better I have putted and wonder, now, why I switched. The two ball was very much heavier than the Ping and didn't have nearly the feel or balance.
Anyway, I don't intend to switch to any other putter any time soon.
Neil

[TrickyTree]

just purchased a near mint zing 2 ss. will get sky blue iomic and paint fill to match.

upload pics when finished.

£20.00.

[sandtrap]

Wow, a 2010 thread brought back to life, well done

[sandtrap]

I’m a fan of the becu and ni newports

[MattMo]

The 90’s remake of the Scottsdale Anser in BeNi is, IMO, one of the best feeling cast putter made. Love the looks of BeCu, but I think BeNi feels ever so slightly better.

[Night Putter]

Ping My Day.

Faxon style.

 

I have a real dark bronze. Filled letters in yellow (like his Scotty).

 

I love the simple and visible engineering of this head.

[Starling]

I've gamed a Ping Eye 2 putter since I was tall enough to use it and it was handed down to me (about 6-7 years ago, I was 14 ish). I adore it, absolutely one of the best feeling putters I've used. I've kept it in great condition, original shaft too. Just bought a head cover for it to keep its face neat.

[willie991]

Anser 4 SST

Anser 4 BeCu

My Echo Bronze

 

The My Echo was my "go to" putter for years. Picked it up about 15 years ago for $10. Have rotated both Anser 4's in and out of the bag. The Anser 4 BeCu is pristine and is set aside with my Eye 2+ BeCu irons. Putted all of last season with a Scotty. Have pretty well decided to begin this season with the Anser 4 SST and see if it will stay in the bag. If it hiccups, the old My Echo will go back in. The Scotty is beauty defined. Beauty does not necessarily relate to the number of putts made. The old My Echo is certainly not one of Karsten's most attractive designs. It feels solid and it makes putts.

[Scotty1140]

I have lots of old Ping’s. Not a fan of their modern stuff, but some of the older models were way ahead of their time. I haven’t used one of my old Ping’s in a while but if I had to, my BeCu Anser 2 or my BeNi Anser would perform just fine. Some of the best feelings putters ever produced.

[shart6]

Sedona

Anser 2 Pat. Pend

Anser f

 

 

Good grief see my TigerNick post. He did a Sedona for me as well.

[citizenfore]

Still play with a Ping Cushin I found for 10 bucks two years ago. I think it's from the 60's. Has some magic to it.

[mo_golf_joe]

Dad definitely still is. Posted in another thread but his J Blade restoration is complete.

[TheLarch]

Had the trusty O Blade refinished by Ron O'Neal. He's the best.

[nickosbad]

Took the Pingman grip off my Nickel Anser and replaced it with a PP58 Cord Grip

 

Love the head shape, love the feel.....just wish the shaft didn’t have two holes drilled in it - not sure I want to get it reshafted either but unsure if it affects feel