Putter · 2021
Ping PLD Milled Anser
The CaddyIndex™ breakdown: our rating across all six performance dimensions, researched from published expert reviews, online sentiment and our own weighting algorithm.
By the CaddyCompare editorial team · updated 2 September 2026
Performance index
Six researched ratings, lower (blue) through to elite (gold).
Where it wins
- Looks89
- Feel87
- Sound86
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Rated highest for looks and feel; its softest dimension is forgiveness.
You want a classic blade cut to tour tolerances and your stroke arcs gently.
You miss the middle often, or you want the stability only a mallet gives.
Pros
- As handsome a blade as anyone makes, with the finish and shaping of a tour head
- Two face mills, so you choose your own balance of soft and firm
- Thirty degrees of hang suits the arc most golfers actually have
- A head proven in tour bags rather than a retail-only shape
Cons
- Blade stability, so a strike towards the toe costs you distance
- The shallow mill runs firm and needs a positive hit to get the ball to the hole
- No aiming line on this generation, so you square up off the blade edge alone
By dimension
Forgiveness
SolidMass pushed into the heel and toe steadies a small head, but it is still a blade.
Distance
StrongRoll comes off pure, though it asks for a firmer strike than most blades before pace settles.
Workability
StrongThirty degrees of hang behind a plumber's neck lets the face rotate as much as most arcs need.
Feel
ExcellentTwo face mills are offered, one soft and one distinctly harder, and both report the strike clearly.
Sound
ExcellentLow and short rather than metallic, with the note growing more obvious the further you miss.
Looks at address
ExcellentSixty years of the same outline cut to visible tolerances, but nothing on the top rail to aim by.
Sources
Dig into the independent expert reviews and lab tests that feed into how every club here is rated. Each one is worth reading in full — they carry the launch-monitor data, hands-on testing and detailed photography that paint the complete picture before you buy.
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Anser Putter Review — specs, 30-degree toe hang and blade testing | Today's Golfer
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Anser Putter Review — Golf Monthly
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Milled Putter Review — Plugged In Golf
- Read the full review at Review: Ping's new PLD putters — milling process and model line-up | GolfWRX
- Read the full review at Ping PLD putters — construction, head weights and toe hang by model | MyGolfSpy
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Milled — Golf Digest Hot List, blade putters
- Read the full review at New Ping PLD Milled putters: what you need to know — Golf Digest
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Milled Anser — official specs (forged 303 stainless, plumber's neck, 350g, deep and shallow face mills)
- Read the full review at Ping PLD Milled Putters Review — head-by-head and UK pricing | Golfalot
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the Ping PLD Milled Anser best for?
You want a classic blade cut to tour tolerances and your stroke arcs gently.
Who should avoid the Ping PLD Milled Anser?
You miss the middle often, or you want the stability only a mallet gives.
What handicap is the Ping PLD Milled Anser suitable for?
The Ping PLD Milled Anser suits a broad range of abilities, from high-handicap beginners through to scratch and tour players.
What is the Ping PLD Milled Anser best at?
In our research the Ping PLD Milled Anser rates highest for looks at address and feel, and is softest on forgiveness.