Ping introduced 10 new putter models in September, each individually designed to achieve the proper balance of feel and forgiveness in a confidence-inspiring look using various combinations of the company’s proven putter technologies.
The 10 models – consisting of high moment-of-inertia blades and forgiving multi-material mid-mallets and mallets – are available for pre-order for a suggested retail price of $300. Each model can be custom fit for stroke type, length, lie, loft and grip type, with all three stroke types (straight, slight and strong) represented within the 10-model selection.
“What’s most exciting about our new Ping putter models is how different they are from each other,” said John K. Solheim, Ping CEO and president. “Rather than applying one common technology to every model, our engineers took a more singular approach, applying proven innovations to different head styles to improve the performance of our most popular designs while introducing some brand-new models. For example, several of the new models offer milled faces for a firmer feel and others provide a softer-feeling insert.”
Traditional blades include the Anser, the Kushin and the new Anser 2D. Mid-mallets include the Shea, with tungsten toe-heel weights to ensure stability, as well as the tour-proven DS72 (including center-shafted C and Armlock versions) with a new look and feel.
The updated Prime Tyne 4, with a new look and feel, leads the mallet lineup. New mallet styles include the Mundy, a multi-material traditionally shaped mallet, and the Tyne G, a hybrid of the original Tyne, and popular Fetch. The Tomcat 14 mallet creates extreme MOI with the firmest feel of the newest Ping models, built with a lighter aluminum body joined to a 304 stainless steel sole plate for positioning the center of gravity low/back for forgiveness and slightly faster ball speed.
“The use of aluminum and stainless steel in the larger mallet designs has resulted in some of our most forgiving models to date, led by the Tomcat 14,” Solheim said. “Each model also provides confidence-inspiring alignment cues, from single lines to multiline alignment aids.”