DS 72 2023

The 2023 Ping DS 72 is a mid-mallet, according to golfsupport.com, which describes it as a Tour-inspired model and, in its own words, a winner of countless competitions. The publication ties it to Victor Hovland as a notable user, though that association comes from golfsupport.com's reporting and not from Ping directly.

golfsupport.com's spec description lists a 303 stainless steel face with a shallow milled face, a head weight of 365 g, and a finish pairing a black matte back section with a platinum colour front section. The same source describes a single unfussy sightline running across the back flange, a Ping script stamped into the hosel in black, and a premium matching headcover built specifically for this model. Length options are given as 33/34/35/36 inch for right hand or 34/35 inch for left hand, with a choice of a straight shaft option or a slight arc option, which golfsupport.com frames as suiting either straight back and through strokes or slight-arc strokes.

On feel, golfsupport.com's write-up praises a firmer feel and better consistency in the ball speed department, language echoed in the broader opinion notes crediting the putter for consistent ball speed and a firmer feel. Set against the rest of the DS 72 line, this release leans on that tour pedigree framing and the two-tone finish as its identifying marks, though everything held here on those points traces back to the same single source.