Karsten TR

The 2014 Karsten TR sits in Ping's putter catalog as the year's variable-groove release, built around what amateurgolf.com described as a technology behind the Karsten TR's variable depth grooves that gives the golfer a feeling that the ball starts off with a smooth and consistent roll time-after-time. Per amateurgolf.com, the grooves increase in depth closer to the center of the clubface and become shallow near the heel and toe, milled directly to the putter face rather than added to the club by an insert, working alongside a light elastomer insert placed directly behind the face. Golfalot.com's construction notes list it as all metal, with full width grooves on every model.

The finish is one of the release's more talked-about traits: amateurgolf.com describes it as a copper finish with white grooves, and Community opinion echoes that, calling out the distinctive copper finish stands out alongside praise for consistent roll feel and proper weighting that adds to performance. That combination of visual identity and feel is what seems to have carried the model's reputation, more than any single spec.

On the numbers, amateurgolf.com reports a head weight of 345-360 grams, lengths from 31 to 38 inches, availability in right-handed and left-handed builds, and an MSRP of $162. All of that comes from amateurgolf.com's own reporting rather than a maker-confirmed spec sheet, and golfalot.com's separate notes on construction and groove width line up with the same general picture without adding anything beyond it.