The last couple years in golf equipment have been dominated by two words. Zero Torque. In reality, this category is actually really, really low torque, but there’s a chance that we all missed something important about the trend. But Ping Golf, with the release of their new PLD Ally Blue Onset putter, claims to see what we’ve missed: Onset’s ability to help us aim the putter better. 

First things first, the new Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset is NOT a zero torque, toe up, super-low torque, or CG-Shafted putter. The new Onset, which by the way has been played on Tour by Corey Conners for about the last year, is designed with a 304 stainless steel sole plate and a 6061 Aluminum Top Plate to help create a high MOI design that doesn’t get incredibly heavy. Coming in at 360 grams, the putter feels very “familiar” to golfers rather than a large, heavy, mallet design like other onset options on the market. It’s also balanced in weight from toe to heel, since they aren’t worried about forcing a toe-up design.

Ping has purposely designed the new offering with 15˚ of toe hang to enable players to maintain a small amount of arc in their putting stroke. This is a crucial feature of the putter because it makes the club more natural to use for golfers who have been playing their entire lives with something that’s meant to introduce arc in the putting stroke. One of the most common reasons for players to return Zero Torque options is that they constantly miss to their pull side, i.e. a left miss for a right-handed golfer. But it’s no secret that the Zero Torque market has taken over. Or, did it?