Ping Putters: PLD Milled, Anser and Your Stroke

One brand, run in-house

Unlike some rivals that spin putters off into a separate brand, Ping runs its putters under its own name, split between PLD Milled — the premium milled line — and a standard Anser and Anser 2 range that covers familiar shapes at a lower price. Neither line is tiered by skill; tour players and weekend golfers genuinely use the same models.

Know your stroke first

Roll a few putts and have someone film you from behind, or simply notice what the putter wants to do.

Strong arc. The face opens going back and closes coming through, following a noticeable curve — common with more wrist and shoulder rotation in the stroke.

Slight arc. A gentle curve. The most common stroke by far.

Straight back, straight through. Minimal face rotation, the putter moving close to a straight line.

Matching head shape to stroke

Anser and Anser 2D — the classic blade shape, with toe hang that suits an arcing stroke. Excellent feel and easy alignment on short putts, with less forgiveness on mishits than a mallet.

Anser 4D, Kushin, DS72 — mid-mallet shapes offering more stability than a blade while staying reasonably compact, available across a range of hosel configurations to fit most strokes.

Oslo variants and Ally Blue 4 — larger, more heavily perimeter-weighted mallets, typically closer to face-balanced, suited to a straighter stroke and protecting distance on off-centre strikes better than any blade.

Toe hang, explained simply

Balance the putter shaft on your finger. If the toe drops toward the ground, it has toe hang and rotates more naturally through the stroke — suited to an arced motion. If the face points at the sky, it’s closer to face-balanced and resists rotation — suited to a straighter stroke. Ping offers many heads across multiple hosel configurations precisely so this can be matched rather than guessed.

Milled feel

PLD Milled putters use milled faces for a firmer, more audible strike that many better players prefer for feedback. The standard Anser range trades some of that feel for a lower price without changing the fundamental head shapes on offer.

Fit the specs, not just the head

Three specs matter and are routinely wrong off the rack:

1. Length. Too long is extremely common and pushes your eyes inside the ball.
2. Lie angle. If the toe or heel sits proud of the ground at address, your start line will suffer.
3. Head weight. Heavier heads suit slower, smoother strokes and faster greens.

Coach’s tip: Choose your putter on 6-foot putts and 30-foot putts. The short ones test alignment and start line; the long ones test distance control. Ignore how it looks standing in the rack.

Model names current as of September 2026.