Equipment
Ping’s new Sigma 2 putters are length-adjustable, and one of them “fetches” the ball from the hole
We recently spotted photos of Ping’s new Sigma2 putter line in our GolfWRX forums, but what we didn’t know at the time was that there is an adjustable-length system built into their Pistol grips.
The USGA conforming, length-adjustable feature allows golfers to change lengths between 32 and 36 inches in approximately 0.25-inch increments with a turn of the small Ping wrench that fits into the butt end of the grips.
“The adjustable shaft is just a really cool technology,” said John K. Solheim, Ping President. “Our engineers took a very complex technical challenge and simplified it for the benefit of golfers. It allows you to experiment with various lengths and ultimately self-fit yourself. You’re no longer limited to a specific length measurement. You simply adjust it until you’re comfortable, ideally with your eyes directly over the ball. We call it ‘invisible’ technology but once you customize it to your length, the results will be very clear on your scorecard.”
Also, we’ve since learned that the Sigma2 Fetch putter head fits into a standard size golf hole, and the design allows golfers to simply place the bottom of the putter head into the hole to pick the golf ball out without bending over.
Each of the 9 new head models in the Sigma2 line have a new face technology as well, made to be softer and more responsive than the Sigma G putter faces. The “dual-durometer” face inserts, which are made of PEBAX material, have a softer outer layer, and a firmer inner layer, designed for greater player feedback, according to Ping.
Additionally, Ping’s familiar TR face design pattern alters in depth across the face to speed up mishits — the goal being to have greater speed consistency regardless of where the golfer strikes the ball on the face.
The Sigma2 putters, which are now available for pre-order at Ping golf shops around the world, are offered with either the PP60 (midsize and lightweight), the PP61 (inspired by the PP58), or the PP62 (larger, more rounded shape) grip, which are each equipped with the length-adjustable system.
Read below for full specs of each putter, as per Ping’s press release.
See more photos and discussion about the Sigma2 putters here.
Ping Sigma2 Anser
Putter Type: Blade
Finish: Platinum or Stealth
Head Weight: 350 grams
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/- 4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/- 2)
Price: $215
Ping Sigma2 ZB 2
Putter Type: Blade
Finish: Platinum
Head Weight: 350 grams
Stroke Type: Strong Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/- 4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $215
Ping Sigma2 Kushin C
Putter Type: Mid-Mallet
Finish: Platinum
Head Weight: 360 grams
Stroke Type: Straight
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/- 4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $215
Ping Sigma2 Arna
Putter Type: Mid-Mallet
Finish: Stealth
Head Weight: 360 grams
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/-4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $215
Ping Sigma2 Tyne
Putter Type: Mallet
Finish: Stealth
Head Weight: 365 grams
Stroke Types: Straight, Slight Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/-2)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $235
Ping Sigma2 Tyne 4
Putter Type: Mallet
Finish: Platinum
Head Weight: 370 grams
Stroke Type: Strong Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/-4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $235
Ping Sigma2 Wolverine H
Putter Type: Mallet
Finish: Stealth
Head Weight: 370 grams
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/- 4)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $235
Ping Sigma2 Valor
Putter Type: Mallet
Finish: Stealth
Head Weight: 365 grams
Stroke Types: Straight, Slight Arc
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/-2)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $235
Ping Sigma2 Fetch
Putter Type: Mallet
Finish: Platinum
Head Weight: 365 grams
Stroke Type: Straight
Lie Angle: 20 degrees (+/-2)
Loft: 3 degrees (+/-2)
Price: $235
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Tony Finau has always been known as one of the longest players on the PGA Tour, but he has recently been working on adding a little more distance. Last year, Finau averaged 118.3 mph club head speed and 178.08 mph ball speed, all while playing a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX driver shaft. This year, he has increased his club head speed to 123.93 mph and his ball speed to 183.32 mph.
However, Finau’s overall distance has decreased by two yards in that time. From a fitting perspective, something was amiss. We asked Tony about the shaft change at the Texas Children’s Hospital Open.
“[I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin. My driver’s been a little high spin for me over the last month or so, and so I just figured it was time to probably check out the equipment,” Finau said. “And it definitely showed me that I was using a shaft that’s maybe a little too tip-stiff for me, the way I load the club now. [I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin.”
Finau switched from the Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX into the Diamana GT 70 TX. The newer Diamana GT has a slightly different profile than the D+ Limited with the stiffest handle section in the Diamana lineup. The mid sections between the two are similar stiffness but the tip is just slightly stiffer in the Diamana GT. Both shafts are within one gram of each other in the 70 TX. The torque rating on the GT is 0.1 higher than the D+Limited’s 2.7 measurement.
Mitsubishi lists the Diamana GT as a shaft between the mid-launching Diamana TB and the new low-launch Diamana WB shafts. For most players, it would be considered a mid/low launch and low-spin shaft option. Mitsubishi’s Xlink Tech Resin System makes sure the maximum carbon fiber content is there for smooth feel without reducing the strength of the shaft. MR70 carbon fiber is used for reinforcing the shaft and boron is used in the tip for its high strength and compression properties.
Finau is still using his trusty Ping G430 LST driver in 9 degrees and has the adjustable hosel set to -1 degree of loft (standard lie angle). Finau’s long-time favorite Lamkin UTX Green grip is installed. He definitely has a few extra wraps of tape under that grip as you can see the bulge down where the grip meets the shaft.
One final note: Per Ping’s PGA Tour rep Kenton Oates, Finau’s driver is also adjusted to play one degree upright to help dial in his desired launch.
We’ll see how he fares with the new setup this week in Houston!
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- Zac Blair what’s in the bag accurate as of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade M5 Rocket 3 (14 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution V1 X
Utility: Titleist U510 (3)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue 85 X
Irons: Ping i210 (4-6), Miura MB-001 (7-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 58-08M @57, 60 @61), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (52-M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X
Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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- Martin Trainer what’s in the bag accurate as of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Wilson Staff Staff Model (6.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue 70 TX
3-wood: Wilson Staff WLabs Prototype (13 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 80 TX
Irons: Wilson Staff Staff Model (2, 4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Wilson Staff Staff Model (52, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Bobby Grace Greg Chalmers Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Simms
Nov 25, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Lets hope all the “Athletic” players that are going to use the putter to take the ball out of the cup spend some time on the practice tee doing it….no doubt if you do not have the ability to bend over and take the ball out you more then likely will not be able to pull the putter out clean without lifting up a portion of the lip….that next putt from your buddy lips out on a two foot straight putt will be the sign.
Tom
Nov 4, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Cheeseball!
Tom
Nov 4, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Colors are ugly, unless you are a Carolina Panthers’ fan
Carp
Oct 31, 2018 at 2:09 pm
Love the innovation.
I can pick up my own ball though 🙂
Talljohn
Oct 16, 2018 at 4:50 pm
Sorry, but Fetch is an absolute disaster to every player following behind that person who is shoving their putter into the hole to retrieve their ball and damaging the cup. NO, NO, NO.
David
Nov 8, 2018 at 7:40 pm
They risk with Fetch is damaging the lip on the way in and out of the cup.
Have a feeling you would really need need to have the Yips(drunk) to cause damage the cup. The same people that don’t fix their divot it will be an issue but not the majority. I applaud the design!
Karl
Oct 15, 2018 at 7:58 pm
I wish Ping would come out with an Anser 2 model that’s almost identical to the original stainless, clean sole, smooth face, clean sole just with a 340g option. I love my old ping, except for all the lead tape on the bottom! Basically a TR 1966 without face grooves!
Mat
Oct 15, 2018 at 10:38 pm
They do. It’s the weight-option in the Vault 2 line.
Mat
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:38 pm
A few things…
Fetch is going to be a big win with those that their most difficult manoeuvre on the course is getting the ball out of the cup.
The length adjuster is going to be the way ALL putters work soon, in the same way as drivers are impossible to find without an adjustable sleeve. Why? It costs a lot of money to make different lengths… specifically, in “dead inventory”. It’s like making shoes; you always find the wrong size. No more of that; this is *every* size.
And Tynes >>> Spiders
Mat
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Two more…
I hate the teal.
70º upright is a change from their prior 69º standard.
James
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Yes, but will it fetch a ball from a water hazard, too?!
George
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:34 pm
So, you can get a putter that is fitted to your preferred length? Wow, I didn‘t know that was possible until now! Except maybe my 29.25“ putter that was cut to that specific length and weight adjusted.
Brandon
Oct 15, 2018 at 7:58 pm
My daughter wants her putter back.
Christopher
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:20 pm
I’m not sure how useful the Fetch will be, I’d imagine it’s designed with the gimmick of picking the ball up from the ground and not the hole. The ball doesn’t always rest in the middle of the hole and the hole for the flag is sometimes concave (so you’d never get the putter low enough to get the ball above the sole of the putter).
I can’t imagine the damage it would cause, hopefully when putting with the flagstick in is legal it won’t be a huge issue, as players would have to remove the flag and then dip their putters in! After a couple of wrecked holes I can see clubs initiating a local rule banning the practice.
JM
Oct 15, 2018 at 10:43 pm
Absolutely agree. We have a hard enough time getting people to fix ball marks, let alone fixing the damage this will do to the cups. Honestly, I’m surprised Ping would do something like this.
Charlie
Oct 15, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Is the 20 degree lie angle for the putters correct? That seems a bit off…
Christopher Williams
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:07 pm
They measure the other way 0° is at 12 o’clock. so a 70° lie angle becomes a 20°.
golfraven
Oct 15, 2018 at 2:34 pm
Saddly this line will be all forgotten next year and Ping will try to come up with something new. Too many models, too many gimmicks
Liberty Apples
Oct 15, 2018 at 1:30 pm
A little surprised at Ping. You don’t mess with cups. Encouraging people to go fishing for their golf ball – not a good idea. Bend over and get some exercise, for goodness’ sake.
Jim
Oct 15, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Yup, chuckleheads will be tearing them up 🙁
Brian Thomas
Oct 15, 2018 at 12:49 pm
The new Ping sigma putter….is nothing new.
A friend of mine designed the “Ring” putter some 40 years ago which allowed players to get the ball out of the hole without bending.
Sunny
Oct 15, 2018 at 12:16 pm
Stop trying to make fetch happen. It’s not gonna happen
NormW
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:51 am
They look good, but not all players like fae inserts. And why do you always show only the bottom of the club? It’s the top that we see when putting.
Cooper Wright
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:40 am
The Fetch will increase the demise of every clean cut hole out there.
NormW
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:55 am
Agree.
Jerry G
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:23 am
Liking what I see and read, but need to see more
CaoNiMa
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:16 am
Who’s going to hunt down those players who are surreptitiously changing the length of their putter during the round? Better keep and eye on the caddy too!
Ban them!
JP
Oct 15, 2018 at 10:28 am
HOLD ON!!!
Wilson’s president said specifically on driver vs. driver 2, that invisible technology will simply NOT SELL…
dat
Oct 15, 2018 at 9:58 am
The fetch is gonna be a really hot seller with the senior market. Believe it!
Ron
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:37 am
Gonna lead to a lot of dinged up cup edges, I think.
Michael
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:48 am
Agree
~j~
Oct 15, 2018 at 12:08 pm
Concur. Terrible idea… unless we can make it lime the game Operation somehow…
Jose Pinatas
Oct 16, 2018 at 10:51 am
I can’t agree more. This is going to be an issue as to where the cups are going to be damaged, and cause the edges to lose sharpness, prompting more lip outs. Apparently Ping wants us to miss putts…. DO NOT BUY….
George
Oct 15, 2018 at 9:26 am
why take pics of the bottom of the clubs and not the topline???
NormW
Oct 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Happens all the time.
Travis
Oct 15, 2018 at 9:17 am
This is an… interesting direction…
allan
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:55 pm
Ping Smigma2 putters…. sniff sniff sniff….