Equipment

Ping launches “PLD1” custom-putter program

Published

7 years ago

Jan 11, 2017

Attention, putter collectors, creative minds and golfers with deep pockets: Ping has a new custom-putter program called PLD1 (stands for Putting Lab Design) that may be right up your alley.

PLD1 allows golfers to customize a milled Ping putter, a concept that’s “inspired by the one-off, milled putters that Bubba and several of our tour players use,” according to the company.

Using the PLD1 microsite, I created this digital beauty.

On the PLD1 microsite, golfers have their say over the following design aspects:

Dexterity (right- or left-handed)
Alignment Aids (line vs. dot)
Heel/toe bumper engravings (max 6 characters each bumper)
“Ping” cavity color
“Ping” hosel color
Eyemark logo color
Length (28-38 inches, standard is 35 inches)
Loft (standard is 3 degrees, adjustable +/- 2 degrees)
Lie (standard is 70 degrees, adjustable +/- 4 degrees)
Grip (30+ options, including Ping, SuperStroke and Salty)

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The putters, which will be handcrafted by Ping machinists, will sell for $600 plus tax, regardless of your custom selections. Each putter also comes with a PLD1 box and putter cover, as pictured above.

Visit puttinglab.ping.com to learn more.

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13 Comments

Bert

Jan 15, 2017 at 8:32 am

Marketing gone crazy? Guess it will work if golfers buy them; after all they buy other Ping replicas for big bucks; just add milling!

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booya cornflakes

Jan 13, 2017 at 12:38 pm

So…400 bucks for stamping? It feels like all of the other options can be had off the rack, other than the paintfill color which takes all of what, 25 minutes to change? This seems badly planned, especially when $600 buys a LOT of putter fro anyone number of boutique brands that are actually, you know, custom.

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MuskieCy

Jan 13, 2017 at 12:31 am

I get one of these, PXG irons and stupid expensive JDM titanium.

Viola, the first GOLFWRX $10K bag championship.

I win and am a total loser at the same time.

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Blake

Jan 12, 2017 at 2:41 pm

Go to edel instead and get a completely custom putter. $600 is ridic

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tlmck

Jan 12, 2017 at 11:25 am

Hopefully there is something different about these otehr than the paint job of grip choice. If it is like the milled ones I hit at the store, mu 1990 stainless with no grooves walks all over those turds.

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Cwolfs

Jan 11, 2017 at 7:03 pm

You lost me at the price tag. Never

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John

Jan 11, 2017 at 4:37 pm

A $600 Ping Anser?! Kingston Putters about to get PAY-EDDD

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Anthony Polakov

Jan 11, 2017 at 1:29 pm

A big waste of money. But what else do golf equipment company’s have to do but try every way to get more of our money!

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Shanks for the Memories

Jan 11, 2017 at 12:42 pm

I was hoping there would be more options or models or something. Basically a milled anser with stamped bumpers and your choice of siteline… oh, and colors. Your choice of colors.

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- rymail00
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 8:43 pm
  
  Agree. $600 for your choice of paintfill, bumper stamping and alignent choice is not what I’d consider a custom putter worth that price point JMO.
  
  Maybe if other options like carbon, different finishes, and choice of head weights with adding tunsten or whatever. Might be asking a lot though.
  
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Rich

Jan 11, 2017 at 12:38 pm

Literally a Rife Vault 001 Iconic Putter

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- John
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 1:16 pm
  
  RIFE doesn’t have an iconic putter. Nobody thinks RIFE is iconic.
  
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  - Smith
    
    Jan 11, 2017 at 4:43 pm
    
    Rekt.
    
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