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Ping Scottsdale TEC Hayden
Ping says the Scottsdale TEC Hayden’s 360g multi-material mallet “is highly forgiving for more accuracy.”
Evidence: Research-based
The short version
A putter for a straight stroke.
$399 new.
Buy it if
- Your stroke is straight back and throughPing lists it for a “Straight” stroke.
- You prefer a malletPing lists the head shape as “Mallet”.
- Your budget is up to $400$399 new at TGW.
Skip it if
- Your stroke has a strong arcPing lists it for a “Straight” stroke, not a strong arc. Look at the Ping Scottsdale TEC Ketsch 4.
- You prefer a bladePing lists the head shape as “Mallet”, not a blade.
Look at instead
- Fits the same golfer, for $172 less.
- Fits the same golfer, for $150 more.
- Fits the same golfer, for $172 less.
Specifications
7 of the 8 fields we checked are published by Ping. The rest are listed as not published.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Head shape | MalletPing putter type: “Mallet.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Balance | Not publishedPing publishes no toe-hang figure or balance term. | No evidence: value not published |
| Maker’s stroke fit | StraightPing stroke type: “Straight.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Lengths | 35"Ping lists a standard length only. | Evidence: Verified |
| Neck | DBPing’s hosel designation as listed; heel-shafted, with full-shaft offset. | Evidence: Verified |
| Face | One-piece PEBAX insert | Evidence: Verified |
| Head weight | 360 g | Evidence: Verified |
| Loft | 3°Ping lists 3° (+3°/-2°). | Evidence: Verified |
What Ping claims
Ping’s own statements about the Scottsdale TEC Hayden, each with its source.
Ease of use
Ping says a long alignment line and a small dot on the top rail help “stabilize and center your gaze prior to stroking a putt.”
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the putters whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other putters we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
Straight back and through
Spend less
Similar price
Spend more
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
5 checks · 1 store
- Lowest new now
- $399
- At TGW
- Maker’s list price
- —
- Ping does not publish one
- Lowest used
- —
- No current used listing
- Deal check
- Day 33 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
TGW
$399New
Same as our first check
Lowest new
Every check (5)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Nov 2 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 19 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 12 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Ping publishes the Scottsdale TEC Hayden putter type, stroke type, hosel, materials, insert, head weight, loft and standard length.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.