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Ping Scottsdale TEC Ketsch Onset
Ping says in the Ketsch Onset “the shaft position sits behind the face and slightly closer to the heel to provide a full-face view of the ball to make squaring the face easier.”
Evidence: Research-based
The short version
A putter for a slight arc.
$399 new, from $289.99 used.
Buy it if
- Your stroke has a slight arcPing lists it for a “Slight arc” stroke.
- You prefer a malletPing lists the head shape as “Mallet”.
- Your budget is up to $400$399 new at TGW.
Skip it if
- You prefer a bladePing lists the head shape as “Mallet”, not a blade.
Look at instead
- Fits the same golfer, for $120 less.
- This one, used$289.99The lowest used price we found, at 2nd Swing Golf.
- Fits the same golfer, at the same price.
Specifications
7 of the 8 fields we checked are published by Ping. The rest are listed as not published.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Head shape | MalletPing putter type: “Mallet.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Balance | Not publishedPing publishes no toe-hang figure or balance term. | No evidence: value not published |
| Maker’s stroke fit | Slight arcPing stroke type: “Slight Arc”; Ping says the 350g mallet “is engineered to fit golfers with a slight arc stroke.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Lengths | 35"Ping lists a standard length only. | Evidence: Verified |
| Neck | OnsetPing hosel style: “Onset.” Ping lists the lie (20°) and loft as non-adjustable. | Evidence: Verified |
| Face | One-piece PEBAX insertHead material: “Aluminum body, stainless steel sole plate.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Head weight | 350 g | Evidence: Verified |
| Loft | 3°Ping lists 3° (non-adjustable). | Evidence: Verified |
Used prices
The lowest-priced used listing we found at each retailer, with the condition grade the retailer gives it. At our last checks, the lowest used price was $109.01 less than the lowest new price. Configurations can differ, so check the listing matches what you want.
- 2nd Swing Golf$289.99Average right-handed, 35-inch, steel shaft, Black Dot
Used listings sell quickly and each one is a single club or set, so the listing we saw may be gone. Each retailer defines its condition grades in its own way. What the grades mean and more used listings.
What Ping claims
Ping’s own statements about the Scottsdale TEC Ketsch Onset, each with its source.
Ease of use
Ping says the Ketsch Onset’s alignment feature “integrates Eye Q technology to help stabilize and center your gaze prior to stroking a putt.”
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the putters whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other putters we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
A slight arc
Spend less
Similar price
Spend more
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
6 checks · 2 stores
- Lowest new now
- $399
- At TGW
- Maker’s list price
- —
- Ping does not publish one
- Lowest used
- $289.99
- Average · 2nd Swing Golf
- Deal check
- Day 29 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
TGW
$399New
Same as our first check
Lowest new
2nd Swing Golf
$289.99Used · Average
Same as our first check
Every check (6)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Nov 2 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 19 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Average | In stock | $289.99 |
| Oct 19 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 13 | TGW | New | In stock | $399 |
| Oct 13 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Average | In stock | $289.99 |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Ping publishes the Scottsdale TEC Ketsch Onset putter type, stroke type, hosel style, head material, face insert, head weight, standard length, lie and loft.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.