PAL 5

The 1986 Ping PAL 5 sits within Ping's PAL series, a line built around the heel-toe weighting principle that runs through so much of Karsten Solheim's catalog. According to golfbluebook.com, the PAL 5 carries that same heel-toe weighting to minimize twisting on off-center strikes, paired with a lower center of gravity that the publication describes as reducing skidding and getting the ball rolling more quickly, improving speed and direction control.

Golfbluebook.com also characterizes the PAL 5's look as an aesthetically pleasing design with clean optics that promote confidence, a fairly typical description for a Ping mallet of this era built for a player standing over the ball who wants a clear, uncluttered sightline.

On value, golfbluebook.com lists a cash value of $13.50 to $28.35, a credit value of $15.00 to $31.50, and a resale value of $40.00 to $55.00 for the 1986 PAL 5. Those figures come from that outlet's own reporting and should be read as one publication's market data on this specific release rather than an appraised or verified number.