Ping 2023 Mundy Putter

Mallet Putter

The 2023 Mundy is Ping's answer to a specific problem: golfers who want the forgiveness of a mallet but whose stroke has an arc to it. Most big mallets come face-balanced, which fights an arcing stroke. The Mundy doesn't. It has mid toe hang, so if your putter opens on the way back and closes through the ball, this head releases with you instead of hanging open.

It's a fang-style mallet, part of Ping's location-named putter family. The two prongs push weight to the back corners of the head, which is where the forgiveness comes from. Miss a little toward the heel or toe and the ball still rolls close to your intended speed and line. That's the whole point of a high-MOI shape like this one.

Where the Mundy separates itself from a plain face-balanced fang is the fitting logic. Ping built it for a player who tested into a mallet for stability but kept fighting the face-balanced feel. If that's you, this is the head that solves both things at once.

Design

The frame is an open fang layout with two rearward wings and a channel running down the middle to the ball. Your eye falls into that channel and lines up on the target without much fuss. The alignment setup uses a clear sightline through the crown, and the contrast between the dark body and the lighter lines makes it easy to square at address. Weight sits low and deep toward those back corners, which is what gives the Mundy its resistance to twisting on off-center hits. Ping tunes the hang on this model to mid toe hang rather than fully face-balanced, so the head has a natural release built into it. The result is a mallet that looks stable behind the ball but doesn't feel dead through the stroke.

Who It's For

• You have a slight to moderate arc in your stroke and want mallet forgiveness without the stuck-open feel of a face-balanced head.
• Your misses tend to leak toward the heel or toe, and you want a high-MOI shape that holds line and speed on those strikes.
• You line up better with a defined sightline running through the head than with a single dot or a bare topline.
• You tried a face-balanced fang and never got comfortable with how it released, so you're looking for the mid toe hang version of that shape.

Technology

About Ping

Ping invented the heel-toe weighted blade (the original Anser) and continues to innovate in weight distribution and forgiveness. Their PLD line offers tour-level milled putters with Ping's signature engineering.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Ping 2023 Mundy face-balanced or does it have toe hang?

It has mid toe hang, not face-balanced. That means the toe hangs partway down when you balance the shaft on your finger, which suits a stroke with a slight to moderate arc. If your stroke is dead straight back and through, a face-balanced mallet would fit you better.

Who should play the Mundy instead of a standard Ping fang mallet?

Golfers who want the stability of a fang shape but arc the putter through the ball. A lot of fang mallets are face-balanced and fight an arc. The Mundy gives you the same forgiving footprint with a release that matches an arcing stroke.

How forgiving is the Mundy on off-center putts?

Very. The two rear wings push weight to the back corners, which raises MOI and cuts down how much the head twists on heel or toe strikes. Those misses come off closer to your intended speed and line than they would on a blade.

Does the Mundy have a good alignment aid?

Yes. It uses a sightline running through the center channel of the head, and the contrast against the body makes it straightforward to square up at address. If you aim better with a line than a single dot, it works in your favor.

What kind of arc does the Mundy fit best?

A slight to moderate arc. The mid toe hang is the tell. Strong-arc putters can play it, but the sweet spot is a player with a gentle, repeatable arc who also wants the high-MOI safety net of a mallet.

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