GAA2

The Von's Golf GAA2 is a Gauge Design putter that kingdomofgolf.blogspot.com described as milled 100% from a solid block of material, priced at $285 and $275. That same source described the shape as a cross between a pintail like the Cameron Coronado, a cavity back like the Ping Ally and a little bit of a Kevin Burns 9304, a description that points to a head trying to borrow from several established silhouettes at once rather than settle on one.

The sole is the part of the record worth lingering on. kingdomofgolf.blogspot.com reported it as cambered six ways, fitted with what the same source called the Aluinser, an aluminum plate pressed into the sole behind and beneath the hitting area. The publication also noted the lie ran a couple degrees more upright than either the Vons or its reference Ping Anser, a small but specific deviation worth knowing if you're comparing it against a standard bench setup.

Community opinion on the GAA2 splits along a predictable line: praise for how it looks and sits behind the ball against friction from how it plays. One review called it exceptionally attractive and elegant, with an impeccable finish free of burrs or tool marks, and easy to align squarely behind the ball. The same review flagged the sole cambers as something that took getting used to, and reported a harder time dialing in break and speed. kingdomofgolf.blogspot.com landed more simply on the whole: taken on its own, the Gauge Design GAA2 is still very much a winner.