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In short
The Kronos Mandala (2024) is a mallet putter built for stability and easier alignment. It has mid toe hang, with a built-in alignment aid. It carries a $425 MSRP.
Kronos isn't a name most golfers know, and that's kind of the point. The company mills its putters from soft carbon steel in small batches, and the Mandala is its mallet answer for players who want a boutique feel without the wild shapes that most modern mallets chase. This is the 2024 version, and it keeps the brand's habit of doing less than everyone else.
What sets the Mandala apart from a typical mallet is the mid toe hang. Most mallets are face balanced, built for a straight-back-straight-through stroke. Kronos went a different way. The Mandala has a moderate arc built into how it hangs, so it rewards a player whose stroke opens and closes a little through the ball. That's an unusual combination, a forgiving head shape paired with a stroke bias you'd normally find in a blade.
Add a simple alignment aid on top and you have a putter that wants to sit somewhere between a classic blade and a full high-MOI mallet. It won't be for everyone. But for the golfer who arcs the putter and still wants the extra stability of a larger head, the Mandala fills a gap that a lot of brands ignore.
The Mandala is milled from soft carbon steel, which is Kronos's whole identity. You feel it at impact more than you hear it, a dense, muted response that gives you real feedback on where you struck the ball. The larger mallet footprint spreads weight toward the perimeter, so off-center putts hold their line better than a blade would, and the alignment aid gives your eye a clean reference at address. The mid toe hang is the design choice that matters most here. Kronos weighted the head so the toe drops at a moderate angle when you balance it, which encourages the face to rotate naturally through your stroke. If you fight a face-balanced mallet because your hands want to release, this setup will feel more honest. The tradeoff is that a golfer with a dead-straight stroke may find the face wants to close more than they'd like.
Kronos brings a distinctive approach to putter design, focusing on quality materials, precision manufacturing, and performance-driven engineering.
| Brand | Kronos |
| Model | Mandala |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Mallet |
| Toe hang | Mid toe hang |
| Alignment aid | Yes |
| MSRP | $425 |
The Mandala is the 2nd of 2 generations Kronos has released in this line, from the Mandala (2016) to the Mandala (2024). It followed the Mandala (2016). It is the newest generation in the line.
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