Redwood Anser

The 2007 Ping Redwood Anser sits inside Ping's Redwood line, described by golfmonthly.com as a new range of milled putters featuring classic Ping head shapes. This release put the Anser head into that milled steel format, with golfbluebook.com noting the series pays tribute to the home of the original Ping putter in Redwood City, California. Reported specs vary by outlet on the face material: golfmagic.com and golfmonthly.com both cite 303 or 3003 stainless steel depending on the page, best-putter.com lists 330 German stainless steel, and greenskeeper.org lists 303 stainless steel. Goldsfactory.com adds a fuller spec sheet for this build, including a head weight of 356 g, total weight of 532 g, swing weight of C7.3, 4° open face angle, 6 degrees loft at the sole, 5 degrees real loft, 69 degrees lie, and a frequency of 369 cpm, paired with a Shimada Cameron 140g 32.5 inch spine aligned shaft and a Ping Red Wood grip.

Reviewers were largely favorable. Golfmonthly.com called it a lovely look to this classic-shaped Ping putter, and a great feel off the blade on any length of putt, while best-putter.com went further: we haven't found a putter we like much more than this. General notes on file echo that reaction, praising the classic Ping Anser design as attractive and easy to align at address. Golfmagic.com pointed to early Tour uptake, noting the line has already met with considerable Tour approval, with Lee Westwood using the Piper S model with great success at the Ryder Cup and several other Ping staff players, including Miguel Angel Jimenez in the black nickel Anser, having already put one in their bags. Best-putter.com separately lists Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson among notable users, though it does not tie that usage to this specific finish.

The 2007 Anser came with a plush red and black head cover per golfmagic.com, a black nickel or black-nickel chrome finish depending on the outlet, and was offered in right and left-handed versions with customisable length, loft, and lie. Golfbluebook.com lists an MSRP of $280.00 USD against golfmagic.com's £190 GBP figure, with golfbluebook.com additionally tracking resale figures in the $80.00 to $109.00 range and cash and credit values further below that. Where this release lands against the rest of the Redwood line, alongside the Piper and Zing heads referenced by reviewers, is a question the material here leaves to the reader.