Ping Tyne 4 Putter

Mallet Putter

Ping has been building the Tyne 4 shape for years, and the 2024 version keeps what made it a staple: a wide fang-style mallet with two prongs framing the ball and a body that sits heavy and stable behind it. This is a big head. Set it down and the ball looks small against all that footprint, which is the point. Ping built the Tyne 4 for the golfer who wants the head to do the aiming and the holding, not the hands.

The spec that shapes how it plays is mid toe hang. Balance the putter on a finger and the toe settles partway toward the floor, somewhere between the straight-down droop of a blade and the dead-level lie of a face-balanced mallet. That in-between setting fits a slight arc stroke, the most common motion on the greens. If your putter wanders a touch inside going back and releases gently through the ball, the Tyne 4 works with that path instead of fighting it. That is unusual for a mallet this large, since most heads this size come face-balanced.

Up top you get Ping's alignment setup, with the two fangs and a sightline giving your eye a clear frame to square to your start line. Ping pairs it with a soft face insert and their variable-depth groove pattern, meant to even out ball speed so a putt struck slightly off-center rolls out close to a centered one. Add the adjustable-length shaft Ping offers on this model and you have a putter built to be dialed in rather than bought off the rack.

Design

The fang mallet layout is what drives the Tyne 4's forgiveness. Two prongs stretch back from the face and push weight to the far perimeter, which cranks up the head's resistance to twisting. Catch a putt off the toe or heel and the Tyne 4 holds its line far better than a blade would, because there is so much mass out at the edges fighting the rotation. The two fangs also do double duty as alignment, running your eye straight back from the ball to the target. Mid toe hang is the detail that separates this from the pack. Ping positions the shaft so the balance point lands between full toe hang and face-balanced, letting the face rotate naturally through a slight arc rather than staying square the whole way like a typical big mallet. The soft insert and Ping's variable-depth grooves handle the strike, tuning speed across the face so mishits lose less distance. It is a design aimed at a player who wants maximum forgiveness and a strong alignment frame but still makes an arced stroke.

Who It's For

• Your stroke has a slight arc, wandering a bit inside on the backswing and releasing through, and you want that rare thing: a large mallet that matches an arc instead of forcing you face-balanced.
• Off-center hits are your common miss, and the wide fang perimeter weighting will keep more of those putts on line.
• You aim better with a strong visual frame, and the two prongs plus sightline give your eye a lot to work with.
• You want to fine-tune length rather than settle for a stock shaft, since Ping offers the adjustable-length option on this head.
• A big, stable head that sits quiet behind the ball gives you more confidence than a compact blade does.

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 Tyne 4 face-balanced or toe hang?

It has mid toe hang, not face-balanced, which is unusual for a mallet this size. Set it on your finger and the toe drops partway toward the floor rather than sitting level. That makes it a fit for a slight arc stroke. If you have a dead-straight back-and-through motion, a true face-balanced mallet would suit you better, and if you release the head hard with a strong arc, a full toe hang blade is the closer match.

Is the Tyne 4 good for a slight arc stroke?

Yes, that is exactly what the mid toe hang is built for. The face gets to rotate open and closed through the stroke instead of staying square the whole way, so a putter path that drifts slightly inside and releases gently matches the head's natural motion. You get the forgiveness of a big mallet without giving up the arc your hands already make.

How forgiving is the Ping Tyne 4 on mishits?

Very. The fang shape throws weight to the far corners of the head, so off-center strikes twist it less and hold their line. Ping backs that up with a variable-depth groove pattern on the face that evens out ball speed, meaning a putt hit toward the toe or heel rolls out closer to the distance of a centered one. For a golfer who misses the sweet spot often, this is one of the more stable heads Ping makes.

Does the Tyne 4 have an adjustable shaft?

Ping offers this model with an adjustable-length shaft, so you can set the length to fit your posture and stroke rather than getting locked into a stock number. It is worth having a fitter dial it in, since putter length changes your eye position over the ball and how square the face sits at address.

How does the Tyne 4 compare to a blade putter?

The Tyne 4 is far more forgiving and gives you a much stronger alignment frame, but a blade delivers sharper feedback and a cleaner, simpler look at address. Both can suit a slight arc, since the Tyne 4 shares mid toe hang with many blades. Choose the Tyne 4 if you want the big head to help you aim and hold putts online; go blade if you trust your own read off a bare topline and want to feel exactly where you struck it.

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