PING took its most copied shape, milled every surface from carbon steel, and charged accordingly. The PLD Milled Anser 2D rolls the ball beautifully. Whether a nicer Anser is worth premium money depends on how much you care about feel.
What's new
Released in June 2026, the 2D is a blade cut entirely from carbon steel rather than cast and finished. PING keeps the Anser-style hosel with full shaft offset and adds its Eye Q sightline along the top rail.
Weight sits out at heel and toe, an old Anser trick, to raise MOI for a head this size. It comes at 34 inches as standard in satin or gunmetal, and it costs a good deal more than the regular Anser line.
How it plays
Feel and accuracy carry this putter, at 8.9 and 8.8. Contact off a milled face is firm and even from strike to strike, and the offset hosel gives a clear look down to the ball so starting lines come easily.
Forgiveness at 8.2 is high for a blade, which the perimeter weighting earns by keeping the head steady when contact drifts off center. Its PLD Milled family also made a 2026 list of top blade putters, so the build quality is not just our opinion.
Where it lacks
Lag putting holds it back. Distance scores 7.6, and on long putts a mallet keeps speed more consistent than any blade, this one included. Workability, at 7.4, matters less on the green but rounds out a modest bottom half.
Price hurts more, and value drops to 6.8. The 2D outline changes how the head looks at address, but it does not roll the ball measurably better than a standard Anser costing far less.
“Lovely to putt with. I just cannot tell you it rolls better than a cheaper Anser.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Feel scores 8.9, and a 100% milled carbon steel head gives a solid, consistent strike for a blade
- Full shaft offset and an Eye Q sightline leave a clean view of the ball at address
- Heel and toe ballast keeps the head steadier than most blades, with forgiveness at 8.2
Reasons to think twice
- Costs well above the standard Anser models, and value scores just 6.8
- Distance control on long putts trails what a mallet would hold, at 7.6
- The 2D shape changes the look more than the roll compared with a regular Anser
Specs
| Type | Blade, 100% milled carbon steel |
|---|---|
| Hosel | Anser-style, full shaft offset |
| Alignment | Eye Q sightline on the top rail |
| MOI | Anser-inspired heel and toe ballast |
| Stroke type | Slight arc |
| Standard length | 34 inches |
| Finishes | Satin, gunmetal |
| Best for | Blade players who want a milled Anser shape for a slight arc |
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