iWi

The PING iWi is built from 17-4 stainless steel, according to putterzone.com's reporting, with a blade-style head that checkyourgolf.com describes as a mid-hang model designed for use with a slightly arcing putting stroke. Putterzone.com traces its lines back to classic PING putter designs such as the Anser and Zing, and attributes the design voice to CEO John Solheim. The face carries a 304 stainless steel and elastomer insert, per putterzone.com, and the sole holds two 12-gram removable steel weights at heel and toe, with an optional $70 weight kit adding pairs of 20-gram and 28-gram tungsten weights for those looking to shift swing weight further. Putterzone.com lists the putter's launch in late September at an MSRP of 190 USD.

Reviewers who spent time with the iWi came away with similar impressions of its feel. Checkyourgolf.com called the feel and sound at impact probably the best I've ever experienced with a putter that has a face insert, though the same review noted it didn't feel quite as "pure" as an all-metal face. Community opinion echoes that split: praise for nice balance and a traditional appearance that gave confidence at address, alongside the same reservation about the insert falling short of an all-metal face's purity at contact. Against the rest of PING's lineage of blade putters, the iWi reads as an attempt to marry a familiar silhouette with a softer, insert-driven strike, and the record so far shows reviewers largely agreeing on where that trade-off lands.