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By mr.hicksta
Vessel 14-Way Player Stand Bag (Matte Black)
G410 Plus 9º (45") | ACCRA TZ5 65 M4 (70g, tipped 1/2")
G410 3W 14.5º (43") | MCA Tensei CK Blue 70 S (76g)
G410 2H 18.5º (40.75") | MCA Tensei CK Pro Blue 80 S (79g)
G410 4 Crossover 23º (39.25") | MCA Tensei CK Pro Blue 80 S (79g)
Epon AF-505 5-PW | Nippon Pro Modus3 Tour130 S (124g, Hard Stepped)
RTX 4 50M, 54M, 58M | Nippon Pro Modus3 Tour130 X (129g, Soft Stepped)
PXG Bat Attack Gen2 (34") | KBS CT Tour | Grips TOUR Aware
Pro V1x
Accessories: Bushnell Pro XE, Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 and Tour Velvet Plus4 grips, Tour and Sport Gloves, Robert Mark and Dormie Workshop headcovers/putter cover, Club Glove pocket towel, Cayce Golf caddy towel and custom Epoch S3 tees.
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By Golfspy_CG2
Shankster and PING Blueprint Irons---A Match Made in Heaven?
Every so often we do a special review of a club on MGS. Usually it's when the OEM provides us with one set or one driver etc for review, it's not practical to open it up to over 500 to 1,000 applications and pick just one person.
So when the Blueprint review was generously offered by PING with the stipulation it went to a member who was a true low single digit handicap, we discussed as a group who would be an ideal member to reach out to test these beauties. Honestly at least half a dozen names came to mind, but some of them were already involved in a testing or had just completed one.
Then one name really jumped out at us, Shankster. Not just because he fit the handicap requirement, but if there is any one person on this site who is a more of a traditionalist and prefers the minimalist design in a club than Alan, we don't know who it is.
When we reached out to Shankster, it took him about 1 minute to say yes, and that's only because he was recovering from the shock of being asked and making sure he wasn't being punked! We had to work through the timing of his move from Michigan to Maryland, but all that got sorted out.
Not knowing exactly when today he'll get his post up, I'll leave you with a few of these.
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By Golfspy_CG2
PRESS RELEASE
PING introduces next generation
of custom-fit women’s equipment
PHOENIX (July 1, 2019): Advancements in technology, lighter overall club weight, expanded fitting options and premium materials combine to make the new G Le2 family PING’s highest performing women’s clubs to date, the company announced today. The complete line of clubs is available for pre-order at authorized PING golf shops around the world beginning today.
“The G Le2 represents our continued commitment to providing women golfers of every skill level with premium, high-performance equipment optimized to their swing speeds,” said Stacey Pauwels, PING Executive Vice President and the granddaughter of PING founders Karsten and Louise Solheim, whose role includes overseeing the brand’s women’s initiatives.”
“To achieve one of our performance goals of improving the feel of the club throughout the entire swing, we focused on making the clubs lighter overall,” Pauwels added. “We integrated our extensive knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes with our proven design technologies to deliver measurable improvements throughout the set. At the same time, we wanted to present the new clubs in a visually appealing and confidence-inspiring way. We’re extremely excited about the results and look forward to bringing the G Le2 family to women golfers around the world.”
Custom fit and custom built
Along with ensuring measurable performance improvements throughout the G Le2 family, PING’s engineering team placed added importance on expanding the fitting options to help women find the ideal set to match their games.
“Having equipment that is custom fitted to their games allows women to see improvement from every club in their bag,” said Pauwels. “The G Le2 family really emphasizes that need through loft, lie and length adjustability along with the shaft weight, flex and grip offerings. Once we know those specifications, finding the best combination of fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges during a fitting is the next step in the process.”
“Because we custom build every club, we want women to know we’ll make them a set that best fits their game,” she said. “The key is determining the ideal set makeup that provides proper distance gaps between each club. That may be a full set or maybe a smaller set of a few metal woods, hybrids, irons, a wedge and a putter. Once we have all their fitting information, we can custom build the clubs to their precise specifications for maximum performance.”
Lighter, faster, more forgiving driver
The next generation of golf’s highest-performing women’s driver maximizes forgiveness and distance through a higher MOI, faster face and lighter overall weight. Its titanium head features a rounder, more aerodynamic shape to promote faster clubhead speeds. A thin, forged T9S+ face is optimized for the intended swing speed to increase flexing for more ball velocity and improved launch conditions. Internal heel-biased weighting helps ensure straighter ball flights and softer turbulators help frame the ball at address. Trajectory Tuning 2.0 in the G Le2 driver utilizes a new lightweight, aerodynamic hosel sleeve that provides eight positions for influencing ball flight through loft (±1.5°) adjustments.
Faster faces, higher-launching, adjustable fairway woods
A thinner, faster maraging steel C300 face, a significantly higher MOI and an 8-lobe adjustable hosel distinguish the G Le2 fairway wood from its predecessor. The added ball speed from the face technology increases distance and combines with the shallower face to launch the ball higher with greater forgiveness. An overall lighter club weight makes swinging the club easier with more clubhead speed for longer and straighter results. Internal weighting promotes right-to-left shot correction to keep shots on target. Available in 3, 5, 7 and 9 woods.
Lighter, longer and straighter irons
Precise and forgiving with a lighter overall club weight, G Le2 irons utilize COR-Eye Technology with a deep top-rail undercut to increase face flexing for more ball speed and higher max height. A tungsten toe weight helps increase MOI by 10% for greater forgiveness and a co-molded cavity badge ensures a pleasing feel and sound. Available in 6-9 iron, PW, UW, SW.
Faster face, higher-launching hybrids with more fitting choices
A thinner, hotter Carpenter 455 face and lighter club weight generate faster ball speeds while a lower, deeper CG helps increase the MOI to launch the ball high with greater forgiveness. The addition of a 34⁰ 7 hybrid expands the fitting options for women who prefer the technology of a hybrid in place of an iron. Softer crown turbulators help capture the ball at address and aid in alignment. Available in 4, 5, 6 and 7 hybrids.
Adjustable putters with feel and forgiveness
Enhanced feel and forgiveness and a new adjustable-length shaft improve performance and fitting opportunities in the three new G Le2 putters (Anser, Shea and Echo). A dual-durometer face insert -- engineered with TR face technology -- provides a soft front layer for precision and improved impact feel and a firmer second layer for control to improve consistency on putts of every distance. The easy-to-use adjustable shaft allows self-fitting for length between 31" and 35". A new, softer PP59 midsize grip improves feel and comfort.
Lighter shafts, softer grips
PING’s proprietary ULT240 Lite and Ultra Lite premium graphite shafts are standard throughout the G Le2 family and help bring down overall club weight while helping generate more clubhead speed and higher launch. The super-soft Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 grip is available in three sizes (Blue -1/16", Red -1/32", Aqua -1/64").
Specifications:
G Le2 Driver
Multi-material construction: Cast Ti 8-1-1 body, forged T9S+ face, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel
Loft option: 11.5⁰ (adjustable +- 1.5⁰)
Head weight: 190g
Head volume: 460 cc
Std. length: 44 ¾"
Std. lie angle: 58.5⁰
Std. Swingweight: C2
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue -1/16", Red -1/32", Aqua -1/64")
Shaft options: PING ULT240D (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
U.S. MSRP: $435
G Le2 Fairway Woods
Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel body, C300 maraging steel face, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel
Lofts (adjustable up to +-1.5⁰ 3W (19⁰), 5W (22⁰), 7W (26⁰), 9W (30⁰)
Std. lengths: 3W (42 ½"), 5W (42"), 7W (41 ½"), 9W (41")
Std. Swingweight: C1
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue -1/16", Red -1/32", Aqua -1/64")
Shaft options: PING ULT240F (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
U.S. MSRP: $270 per club
G Le2 Irons
Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel head, tungsten toe weight, aluminum/thermoplastic composite badge, HydroPearl 2.0 finish
Available 6-9, PW, UW, SW, in 10 color codes (lie angle). Black color code is standard.
Std. length/loft: 6i (37.13"/27⁰), 7i (36.5"/30.5⁰), 8i (36"/35⁰), 9i (35.5"/40⁰), PW (35"/45⁰), UW (35"/52⁰), SW (34.5"/58⁰),
Std. Swingweight: 6i (C1), 7i (C2), 8i (C2), 9i (C2.5), PW (C4), UW (C5), SW (C6),
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue -1/16", Red -1/32", Aqua -1/64")
Shaft options: PING ULT240i (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
U.S. MSRP: $137.50 per iron
G Le2 Hybrids
Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel head, CarTech Custom 455 steel face
Lofts: 4H (22⁰), 5H (26⁰), 6H (30⁰), 7H (34⁰)
Std. lengths: 4H (39"), 5H (38 1/2"), 6H (38"), 7H (37 ½")
Std. Swingweight: C0
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue -1/16", Red -1/32", Aqua -1/64")
Shaft options: PING ULT240H (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
U.S. MSRP: $200 per hybrid
G Le2 Putters
Anser
Putter Type: Blade
Materials: 17-4 stainless steel body, dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Champagne nickel plating
Adjustable-Length Shaft: 31" to 35" range (std: 33")
Head Weight: 345g
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
U.S. MSRP: $215
Shea
Putter Type: Mid Mallet
Materials: 17-4 stainless steel body, dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Champagne nickel plating
Adjustable-Length Shaft: 31" to 35" range (std: 33")
Head Weight: 350g
Stroke Type: Strong Arc
U.S. MSRP: $215
Echo
Putter Type: Mallet
Materials: Machined 6061 aluminum body, stainless steel soleplate, dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Magenta-color anodized body, champagne nickel soleplate
Adjustable-Length Shaft: 31" to 35" range (std: 33")
Head Weight: 360g
Stroke Type: Slight arc or Straight
U.S. MSRP: $270
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By Golfspy_CG2
This is a process that started back in January at the PGA Show when I had a conversation with the people at PING about the testings for this year. Both of us wanted to do something new and different, and after coming up with an idea and ironing the details, a testing unlike any we've done before was born.
We talk often on this site saying "Go Get Fit" and PING has a phrase you hear constantly among it's staff #FittingMatters And one of the areas that we felt fitting was overlooked was in the long game, fairway woods and hybrids.
So I went out to PING HQ in Phoenix, and was fit by one of their master fitters. PING then graciously arranged for the four testers who were selected, to be fit by either the area field rep for PING or in the case of two of them, two top 100 PING Fitters.
So this review thread will be a bit different as it will have a third stage--the fitting process--which will be talked about at the same time as Stage 1 is posted. As a staff tester, I will post one stage, that is hopefully not TLDR...but make no promise 🙂
Each person was fit to what fit their personal gaps between driver and the last iron. So each of us came up with a different combo to test. I think you will find the results very interesting and in some cases eye opening.
One final note. Due to the horrific weather and deadly floods/tornado's that hit MO last month, TSauer's fitting was delayed quite a bit from the others. Fortunately he and everyone involved are safe and sound, but it just took a while for them to all work through the timing. So his stage's may be a bit behind the others, but he has an awesome setup to review, and I'm looking forward to reading all these, knowing how my setup has helped my game already.
@revkev Stage 1 Fitting Stage 2
@mr.hicksta Stage 1 Fitting Stage 2
@TSauer Stage 1 Fitting Stage 2
@PAgolfer2017 Stage 1 Fitting Stage 2
@Golfspy_CG2 Combined Review
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