Ping PLD Milled Oslo Putter

Mallet Putter

PLD Milled is where Ping keeps its best putter work, and the 2025 Oslo is the fang mallet in that family. Every PLD Milled head is cut from a solid billet of stainless steel rather than cast, so the face and body are one continuous piece of metal. You feel that at impact. The roll is firm and consistent, closer to a precision instrument than the soft-insert mallets that fill most shelves.

The Oslo is a fang shape. Two wings sweep back off the face and frame the ball, and the open channel between them gives your eye a clean run from the alignment aid to the hole. Ping fits it with a bendable hosel, so a fitter can set your loft and lie exactly rather than working around fixed off-the-rack numbers. A PVD finish keeps glare down at address and wears better than a raw or plated head over a few seasons.

Now the detail that decides whether this putter belongs in your bag. The Oslo has mid toe hang, not the face-balanced setup most golfers expect from a mallet this size. That balance is built for a stroke that arcs, where the face opens going back and closes through the ball. Ping took a forgiving fang mallet and tuned it for the arc-stroke player, which is not the usual pairing. If you release the putter, the Oslo swings the way you already move it.

Design

The fang layout earns its keep two ways. It drives mass into the back corners of the head, which is where the stability on off-center strikes comes from, and it carves an open lane down the middle for the alignment aid. Sit the ball at the front of that lane and your line runs straight to the target. The milled top rail gives you a crisp edge to square against, and the cavity stays open enough that you are reading the line, not hunting for it. Every surface here is machined, and the face milling is what your hands register at contact. Ping specs the Oslo with mid toe hang, so the hosel and the internal weighting favor a stroke that opens and closes over one that stays dead square. You notice it in the takeaway. The head wants to release, and a natural arc works with that balance instead of fighting to hold the face open.

Who It's For

• You have an arc in your stroke and want a forgiving mallet that will not fight the release.
• Milled feel matters to you, and you are done with soft face inserts that mute the strike.
• Alignment is where your putts leak, and the open fang channel gives you a clean line to the hole.
• You want a head a fitter can bend to your exact loft and lie instead of a fixed off-the-rack spec.
• Paying up for Ping's premium milled line over its standard cast putters is worth it to you.

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 PLD Milled Oslo face-balanced or toe hang?

It has mid toe hang, which is uncommon for a mallet this large. That makes it a fit for players with a moderate arc rather than a straight-back-straight-through motion. If you feel the face open and close as you putt, the Oslo's balance matches what you already do.

What makes PLD Milled different from Ping's standard putters?

PLD Milled heads are machined from a solid billet with tighter tolerances, a bendable hosel for loft and lie adjustment, and a PVD finish. Ping's standard putters use cast heads and face inserts at a lower price. With the Oslo you are paying for the milled construction and the fitting adjustability.

Does the fang shape actually make the Oslo forgiving?

Yes. The two wings sweeping back off the face push weight into the rear corners, which raises stability on mishits and keeps the head from twisting as much when you catch the ball off center. The same shape opens the middle so the alignment aid has room to work.

Can I get the Oslo adjusted to my stroke and setup?

The bendable hosel lets a Ping fitter set your loft and lie without shims or adapters, so the putter sits square to your eye and delivers the loft you need for a clean roll. The head balance itself is fixed at mid toe hang, so match that to an arc stroke before you buy.

Who should skip this putter?

If your stroke is dead straight with no arc, the mid toe hang will feel like it is closing the face on you, and a face-balanced mallet suits you better. Golfers chasing the softest possible feel off the face may also prefer an insert putter, since a fully milled face plays firmer at impact.

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