Ping DS72 2021 Putter

Blade Putter

The DS72 is Ping's answer to a question a lot of players don't think to ask: what if a blade could feel a little more planted without turning into a mallet? Ping launched it in 2021 as a wide-body blade, and the number in the name refers to the 72-gram design weighting that gives the head its stability. It looks like a blade at address. It behaves like something slightly more forgiving.

What makes this putter work is the pairing of a compact, familiar shape with a face that does real work. The DS72 uses Ping's dual-durometer PEBAX insert, a softer outer layer over a firmer core, and the result is a putt that feels soft off the face but still rolls out with pace. You get feedback without harshness. That combination is harder to pull off than it sounds.

The full toe hang tells you who Ping built this for. This is a putter for a player with an arcing stroke, someone whose putter face naturally opens on the way back and closes through the ball. If you fight to keep the face square through a straight-back-straight-through path, the DS72 will feel like it wants to do something you don't. Match the toe hang to your stroke and it rewards you.

Design

The head is a squared-off blade with a single topline sight line and no busy alignment shapes behind it. That keeps the setup clean and lets you aim off the leading edge and the line rather than a set of wings or dots. The dual-durometer PEBAX insert sits across the face, and Ping tuned the two layers so the soft feel doesn't cost you distance control on long putts. Weighting is where the DS72 earns its name. Ping pushed mass to the perimeter and heel-toe to lift the moment of inertia beyond what a traditional thin blade gives you, which is why off-center strikes hold their line better than the compact profile suggests. Full toe hang comes from where the shaft meets the head, and it commits the DS72 to arc-stroke players rather than trying to please everyone.

Who It's For

• You have a moderate to strong arc in your stroke and want toe hang that matches it instead of fighting it.
• You prefer the clean look of a blade at address but want more stability than a thin traditional blade gives you.
• Soft feel matters to you, and the dual-durometer insert delivers it without deadening pace on long putts.
• You aim off a single sight line and find heavy alignment aids more distracting than helpful.
• You want a putter that gives honest feedback on strike quality rather than masking mishits.

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 DS72 a blade or a mallet?

It's a blade, but a wide-body one. The shape at address reads as a traditional blade, while the perimeter weighting gives it more forgiveness than a thin classic blade. Think of it as a blade that borrows a little stability from mallet design without changing how it looks over the ball.

What kind of stroke suits the DS72?

An arcing stroke. The full toe hang means the face wants to open going back and close through impact, which fits players whose stroke swings on an arc. If your stroke is straight back and straight through, a face-balanced putter will suit you better than this one.

What does the face insert feel like?

Soft, but not mushy. The dual-durometer PEBAX insert layers a softer outer material over a firmer core, so you get a cushioned feel at impact while the ball still comes off with enough pace to hold speed on longer putts. You feel where you struck it without the harsh click some inserts have.

Does the DS72 have an alignment aid?

It keeps things minimal. There's a single sight line on the topline rather than dots, wings, or a large alignment shape. If you like to set the leading edge and one line to your target and keep the rest of the head quiet, that setup works in your favor.

Where does the DS72 name come from?

The 72 refers to the design weighting behind the head, roughly 72 grams of engineered mass that Ping distributed to raise stability. It's not a random model number. The weighting is the whole point of the putter, which is how a blade this compact stays as forgiving as it does.

Alternatives to the Ping DS72 2021

Other blade putter models from different brands, closest to its model year.

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