Ping G400

[cnosil]

I'll do that partner and hopefully they will have all the latest and greatest stuff available.

I think the only thing missing when I went was the M3 and M4. A fitter was talking to someone and said they should be there end of Jan. So they may be in stock.

[KCLeo12]

The Ping G400 is an incredibly forgiving driver. I play the LST and it is so straight on off center hits. my misses are still finding the fairway which has never happened before.

[StrokerAce]

The Ping G400 is an incredibly forgiving driver. I play the LST and it is so straight on off center hits. my misses are still finding the fairway which has never happened before.

 

Oh yeah... If I didn't have my Cobra I'd be all over that G400 like ... well, you know.

 

I'm going out on a limb and calling the G400 the driver of the year -- and it's only January!

 

BTW: LST =  Long, Straight and True ???  

[STUDque]

BTW: LST = Long, Straight and True ???

I think it's Low Spin Tech. Those two things mean the same thing so

 

 

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[StrokerAce]

I think it's Low Spin Tech. Those two things mean the same thing so

 

 

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WHAT !??!?!  Get outta here... she told me it was long, straight, true.... 

[Golfspy_CG2]

WHAT !??!?!  Get outta here... she told me it was long, straight, true.... 

[Joshgellsworth]

I just hit both new g400 drivers and I have to say wow. The ball feels like a rocket off them. For me I wasn't a big fan of the g400max for some odd reason it felt off for me but the g400 lst could find a place in my bag

[dhartmann34]

I just hit both new g400 drivers and I have to say wow. The ball feels like a rocket off them. For me I wasn't a big fan of the g400max for some odd reason it felt off for me but the g400 lst could find a place in my bag

It's a good one!

 

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[TSauer]

I just hit both new g400 drivers and I have to say wow. The ball feels like a rocket off them. For me I wasn't a big fan of the g400max for some odd reason it felt off for me but the g400 lst could find a place in my bag

Do you think it was the size of the max or what?

[PMookie]

Hit the LST again yesterday at Club Champion... Still nothing special about it. I've given it three tries!

 

 

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[cnosil]

Hit the LST again yesterday at Club Champion... Still nothing special about it. I've given it three tries!

 

 

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When I tried it, I think it spins too little and I get big hooks as a result. Not the head for me, I do much better with the regular or max versions.

[yungkory]

I wasn't impressed the first time I hit the G400 range at my local shop, but it was a completely different story on the range at today's demo. I didn't find much difference from the LST to the Max, only that the Max didn't go as far left on my misses. The launch is much more appealing to my eye over my Epic, that's for sure. Not sure if it's just the head, or a combination with a shaft a lit tle softer in the tip (Kuro Kage TiNi Silver Stiff). Only knock I have on it is how loud it is holy moly.

 

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[Jim418]

I recently got the PING G400 LST and LOVE it. Much straighter/more forgiving than my previous G30 LSTec. 

 

Oddly I didn't love it in hitting into nets at Golf Galaxy but hit it MUCH better out on the range and course. 

[txgolfjunkie]

I wasn't impressed the first time I hit the G400 range at my local shop, but it was a completely different story on the range at today's demo. I didn't find much difference from the LST to the Max, only that the Max didn't go as far left on my misses. The launch is much more appealing to my eye over my Epic, that's for sure. Not sure if it's just the head, or a combination with a shaft a lit tle softer in the tip (Kuro Kage TiNi Silver Stiff). Only knock I have on it is how loud it is holy moly.

 

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Louder than the 2017 M2? Or are we talking Nike Sasquatch level nonsense? 

[yungkory]

Louder than the 2017 M2? Or are we talking Nike Sasquatch level nonsense?

It's on par with 2017 m2 but a MUCH higher pitched, tinny sound

 

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[juspoole]

I hit the G400 LST at a demo day along with every other new driver and this was by far the most forgiving for me. Idk if I was simply in the best shaft combo as well using their tour 75 x flex but shots that felt like they would be duck hooks were just slight pulls and would have been playable. Same for the other side. Ones I felt I blocked and would be a large fade were just a push fade that I could get away with. Distance wasn't astounding and spin numbers were pretty good but what I got from a forgiveness standpoint has me just about ready to trade my 2016 M2, which I only recently got as well.

 

 

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[txgolfjunkie]

The ball speed numbers for the G400 LST on the MGS Most Wanted Driver - High Swing Speeds is impressive...really impressive. Pair that with the best shaft for your swing and you could have a real cannon. 

[PMookie]

The ball speed numbers for the G400 LST on the MGS Most Wanted Driver - High Swing Speeds is impressive...really impressive. Pair that with the best shaft for your swing and you could have a real cannon.

I haven't found the swing speed breakdown...

 

 

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[yungkory]

I haven't found the swing speed breakdown...

 

 

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https://mygolfspy.com/2018-most-wanted-the-best-driver-for-high-swing-speeds-105-mph/

 

Here you go brother

 

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[revkev]

I'm anxious to see the results for slower speeds.

 

 

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[Golfspy_CG2]

I'm anxious to see the results for slower speeds.

 

 

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All 3 are posted now.

105+

90-105

89 and below

[ole gray]

All 3 are posted now.

105+

90-105

89 and below

 

 

I was surprised at the LST winning out for the lower swing speeds.  I was thinking something that would create more spin to elevate the ball would be the ticket. 

[AH1980MN]

Yeah me too, but then remember last year's results, with the z765 winning because of rollout.

[yungkory]

I was surprised at the LST winning out for the lower swing speeds.  I was thinking something that would create more spin to elevate the ball would be the ticket. 

 

The difference between the LST and the MAX in the charts (for spin) was like 200 RPM. That's next to nothing.

 

In my own testing, I really had a hard time finding a difference in ball flight and carry at the range between the LST and MAX. The only difference other than the acoustics, was the MAX seemed to be a little straighter.

 

If you watch the TxG video where they fit Matt in the most accurate vs. longest driver, you'll see that there were only a few yards difference in carry and total distance when he was hitting the Rogue SZ and the G400 MAX, and the spin numbers were only a few hundred RPM's different on average.

[ole gray]

The difference between the LST and the MAX in the charts (for spin) was like 200 RPM. That's next to nothing.

 

In my own testing, I really had a hard time finding a difference in ball flight and carry at the range between the LST and MAX. The only difference other than the acoustics, was the MAX seemed to be a little straighter.

 

If you watch the TxG video where they fit Matt in the most accurate vs. longest driver, you'll see that there were only a few yards difference in carry and total distance when he was hitting the Rogue SZ and the G400 MAX, and the spin numbers were only a few hundred RPM's different on average.

 

Very interesting and come Monday I will be trying some of these out at Club Champion.  Can't wait to see which one rings my bell. 

[dhartmann34]

I know the focus is on the G400 driver here...but I picked up the G400 3 wood and thought I'd leave a review on the short time I've gotten to spend on it when the temps were decent and there was no snow on the ground...which is NOT the case at the moment unfortunately. 

 

It's definitely louder than the G400 driver I've got. But I love the compact head. I like how it sets up to the ball. 

 

I hit it probably 10-15 times on the course over the span of 4 days. A lot of those were areas I'd normally hit driver, but I wanted to give this some work. I was not disappointed! It's been really good. With the shaft I put it in it, it's longer than what I was originally hitting it during my fitting. The ball flight is great. The misses aren't too shabby at all. The compact head, or at least it seems so, is really good through the brown, dead rough we've got here at the moment. Glides right on through. I will be curious to hit it out of the rough and deep rough once we get some growing....in say June? :-( 

 

So far I'm really glad to have it in my bag. 

 

If I were to change anything with it, I'd like it to be a little 'softer' in terms of how it feels/sounds at impact....more like the standard G400 driver.  

[yungkory]

Very interesting and come Monday I will be trying some of these out at Club Champion.  Can't wait to see which one rings my bell. 

 

OG! Did you post your CC fitting results/experience somewhere?

 

edit: nevermind I found it! https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/21639-club-champion/?p=394990for anyone else who was wondering

[ole gray]

OG! Did you post your CC fitting results/experience somewhere?

 

edit: nevermind I found it! https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/21639-club-champion/?p=394990for anyone else who was wondering

 

I'm definitely going to bagging a G400 Max soon!  Real soon 

[ole gray]

OG, Ask if they have the XXIO X driver available.  I believe I saw it on their website.  If they do, please demo it if you can.  I'm curious to see what your results are with it compared to the G400.  I know you have a bit more giddy up in your swing than I do, but they're not too far off. 

 

Buddy I forgot to ask about the XXIO driver.  I was so focused on what he was handing me to hit that it slipped my mind. 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Buddy I forgot to ask about the XXIO driver. I was so focused on what he was handing me to hit that it slipped my mind.

No problem. I have hit it since I asked that. I don't think it would have been the ticket for either of us. Even though we have swing speeds in it's Target demographic, we both have aggressive transitions that at least for me didn't pair well with it.

 

 

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