ejgaudette Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Just saw the tweet from MSG with the USGA conforming picture of the G425 LST driver. Looks like a nice evolution on the design will be interesting to see if they keep the black and red color ways or change it up again. I am sure it is still a ways off from the store shelves but it already has my attention even if I did just get the speedzone this year. Edited August 24, 2020 by ejgaudette HardcoreLooper and tony@CIC 2 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Yeah, early next year most likely. Australia may get it in the next month or so. Ian at TXG has the new 425 and really liked it. Also said the G425 irons will be slimmed down a bit, a new I blade replacement will be out as well. I500 and Blueprint are staying in the lineup JohnSmalls, fixyurdivot, Nunfa0 and 1 other 4 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Yeah, early next year most likely. Australia may get it in the next month or so. Ian at TXG has the new 425 and really liked it. Also said the G425 irons will be slimmed down a bit, a new I blade replacement will be out as well. I500 and Blueprint are staying in the lineup Perfect timing for me to justify buying a new driver LOL GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I believe I have just found my next driving for next May! Nunfa0, fixyurdivot and dlow206 3 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 32 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Yeah, early next year most likely. Australia may get it in the next month or so. Ian at TXG has the new 425 and really liked it. Also said the G425 irons will be slimmed down a bit, a new I blade replacement will be out as well. I500 and Blueprint are staying in the lineup Great info and I will be interested to see what the irons look like. It does seem like OEMs are working to limit those trade offs, as they have in other areas, to slim down the GI irons (all relative of course) while still maintaining the forgiveness and ball speed characteristics they are looking for. Also always enjoy looking at new blades that I will never be able to play with any consistency. Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txgolfjunkie Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like there's a tungsten weight, similar to the fixed position one in the G400 series, that is moveable but the tract is a lot smaller than the G410 series. But the real question is...will this bring down the price of the G410s? Hmmm...new tires for the wife's minivan or a new driver. One brings great misery and the other great joy...well...about 60% of the time. Decisions, decisions... Micah T, fixyurdivot, revkev and 5 others 8 Quote Cobra Connect 5 Competitor - Team Chad King Radspeed 10.5* w/ Hzrdus RDX Blue 60 6.5 tipped 1/2" - Peacoat/Red King Radspeed Big Tour 3 Wood w/ Hzrdus RDX Blue 70 6.5 Tipped 1/2" King Radspeed Tour 5 Wood w/ Motore X F1 70 X Flex King Utility 4 21* w/ Tensei Pro White 100 X Flex King Tour MIM Copper Irons 5-G w/ AMT White X100 Onyx King MIM Black Wedges 55* & 60* w/ AMT White X100 Onyx Spider SR Pro V1x Left Dash Lefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, txgolfjunkie said: correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like there's a tungsten weight, similar to the fixed position one in the G400 series, that is moveable but the tract is a lot smaller than the G410 series. But the real question is...will this bring down the price of the G410s? Hmmm...new tires for the wife's minivan or a new driver. One brings great misery and the other great joy...well...about 60% of the time. Decisions, decisions... Yes, according to Tony in the home page article, the ports for the weights have moved in closer to the middle not as wide of spread. Yes, on the 2nd part, the price drop actually occurred about 2 months ago, to $399. I doubt there will be any future price drop. I can't help you on that last question, but only wish you good luck Rickp, JohnSmalls, fixyurdivot and 1 other 4 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Yeah, early next year most likely. Australia may get it in the next month or so. Ian at TXG has the new 425 and really liked it. Also said the G425 irons will be slimmed down a bit, a new I blade replacement will be out as well. I500 and Blueprint are staying in the lineup Interesting on the irons. I know I'm in the minority, but I love a big ol' chonky iron for confidence building. And Ping has always done a good job of somewhat masking how big the G series irons have been at times. Rickp, JohnSmalls and ole gray 3 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Any Ping driver gets my attention..... fixyurdivot, Rickp, Nunfa0 and 2 others 5 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Great write up by Tony . I found his comment that he's certain were all the testers queried, the PING LST would win the "all time best driver award" (or something along that line). Also cool about the SFT being added to the threesome. After hitting a friends G30 SFT 3w, I ended up acquiring the G400 SFT in 3w and 5w and the "straight flight technology" is everything they say it is. I'll be interested to see how these perform to my G410 Plus.... hopefully at a PING Demo Days in AZ this coming winter. Nunfa0, Nolan220 and JohnSmalls 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Now that I can actually hit a driver well, I should do a brand agnostic fitting. Need to dial in best head and shaft. Definitely will wait for the 425 to come out so that it is in contention. Right now I play a shaft in the 50 gram category and stiff flex, and I have no idea if that is actually the right weight and flex category. It works fine, but I don't know if there is something better suited for me. Nunfa0, Rickp and JohnSmalls 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Stranded Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) PING is changing the color scheme. The red accents are gone in the 425 series, replaced by a stealth grey. Looks really good with the matte black... and yes, the turbulators are back. I’m hoping the 425 Max is a replacement of the 400 Max, but I’m afraid it’s going to be more like the 410+, which was pretty underwhelming in my opinion. I’m surprised Tony said the LST was the best driver in the MyGolfSpy era. It’s a good driver, but when I saw the teaser, I thought for sure it was talking about the 400 Max. That club was a game changer for a lot of people, myself included. I’m hoping for a big upgrade from PING’s 410 lineup, which I didn’t think a very exciting successor to their excellent 400 series. I’m not saying it was bad, I just didn’t think it was worth an upgrade if you were gaming anything from the prior edition. Edited August 24, 2020 by Grand Stranded Rickp, PMookie and Nunfa0 3 Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 22* & 25* Irons: JPX 923 HM 6-AW Wedges: Tour Issue Glide 4.0 54-12 Tour Issue Glide 4.0 58-10 Putter: ER7 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The sole looks reminiscent of the G400. Looking forward to hearing more about these. Ping have been crushing the driver game for years.Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Rickp and JohnSmalls 2 Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind, 60° TW Grind) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 12 hours ago, dlow206 said: Perfect timing for me to justify buying a new driver LOL "justify". I think you should get the 425 Max, that way I can get it from you 3 weeks later. Grand Stranded, JohnSmalls, dlow206 and 2 others 1 4 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I don't know why, but I just get along with Ping drivers. Ping K15 was one of my favorite drivers of all time. The 400 max was incredible. I am gaming the 410 now and love it. I'm not sure what the 425 can improve on. Just don't take a step back. Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 16 hours ago, Thin2win said: "justify". I think you should get the 425 Max, that way I can get it from you 3 weeks later. If it doesn't work out, then the 425 Max goes in the backup slot in the garage. You can have what is currently in the backup slot, Nike Sumo2 5900 lol. Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, dlow206 said: If it doesn't work out, then the 425 Max goes in the backup slot in the garage. You can have what is currently in the backup slot, Nike Sumo2 5900 lol. i like my plan better. Rickp and dlow206 1 1 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 It's one of the things Ping does really well. Making sure the new release is better than the previous. It's why the G410 LST came out later than the Plus. It took them longer to get it better than the 400 LST. So we can definitely trust that Ping wouldn't be coming out with a full line if they weren't certain the new ones were better. I don't know why, but I just get along with Ping drivers. Ping K15 was one of my favorite drivers of all time. The 400 max was incredible. I am gaming the 410 now and love it. I'm not sure what the 425 can improve on. Just don't take a step back. Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind, 60° TW Grind) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelly82 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I just bought the G410 LST in July. This news is kind of frustrating to me. I feel like Ping has always been a bit slower with their roll outs. Kind of makes me think I'm missing out on some great new tech. Quote Driver: G410 LST, 10.5 *. Even Flow 70G X-Stiff .5 extended, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip FW Wood: Titleist 3, 15*, DIamana 70G Stiff ; 5 extended, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Hybrid: Sim Max 19* Ventus Stiff Shaft, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Sim Max 22* Ventus Stiff Shaft, Golf Pride MCC Align Grip Irons: PSI 5-PW C-Taper 130 X-stiff Wedges: RTX-3, 52-56-60* Putter: 34 Inch E-1 with Pixel insert. Golf Ball: TP5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 6:07 PM, fixyurdivot said: Great write up by Tony . I found his comment that he's certain were all the testers queried, the PING LST would win the "all time best driver award" (or something along that line). Also cool about the SFT being added to the threesome. After hitting a friends G30 SFT 3w, I ended up acquiring the G400 SFT in 3w and 5w and the "straight flight technology" is everything they say it is. I'll be interested to see how these perform to my G410 Plus.... hopefully at a PING Demo Days in AZ this coming winter. I bought the Ping G400 SFT driver and its great fixyurdivot 1 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Markelly82 said: I just bought the G410 LST in July. This news is kind of frustrating to me. I feel like Ping has always been a bit slower with their roll outs. Kind of makes me think I'm missing out on some great new tech. If you were properly fitted for your G410 there is a good chance the G425 would perform nearly identical if it fits your swing the same. The year over year gains are very small. You are not missing out really, of course that never stopped me from looking at new clubs months after buying some. Micah T and Grand Stranded 2 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENBUCK Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 JohnSmalls, MadMex, Rickp and 5 others 5 3 Quote G400 MAX Ping Tour 65 FW 15* King F-7 PRO-65 G400 Hybrid Alta CB-70 PXG 0211 5-SW Mitsubishi MMT Graphite AP1 52* SW TT XP-95 MG 58* TT DG Wedge Scotty Cameron Custom welded LN Grips- GP MCC+4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 https://clubping.jp/product/product2020_g425_d.html Rickp and JohnSmalls 1 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, dlow206 said: https://clubping.jp/product/product2020_g425_d.html I like this release. The upgrade shaft lineup coming in strong with the Tensei Pro Orange and a Fuji Speeder! Plus it looks like Ping figured out a way for a slightly larger bump in MOI. Max driver at 460cc and LST at 445cc. Nunfa0 1 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 17 hours ago, JohnSmalls said: I like this release. The upgrade shaft lineup coming in strong with the Tensei Pro Orange and a Fuji Speeder! Plus it looks like Ping figured out a way for a slightly larger bump in MOI. Max driver at 460cc and LST at 445cc. Those shafts may be Japan only. The shaft list is different for Australia for example: https://www.golfbox.com.au/clubs/ping-g425-max-driver/ On a different topic, I'm glad this Ping G425 Max has an adjustable weight. This Sim Max I have is a bomber but is very right biased. I thought it was me, but there are two many folks on WRX that are hitting off the planet balls to the right with the Sim and Sim Max. Nunfa0, Golfspy_CG2 and JohnSmalls 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, dlow206 said: Those shafts may be Japan only. The shaft list is different for Australia for example: https://www.golfbox.com.au/clubs/ping-g425-max-driver/ On a different topic, I'm glad this Ping G425 Max has an adjustable weight. This Sim Max I have is a bomber but is very right biased. I thought it was me, but there are two many folks on WRX that are hitting off the planet balls to the right with the Sim and Sim Max. Good catch. I'm guessing we'll end up with the same choices as the Aussies. Would be nice to have Japan's choices though. Nunfa0 1 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberry_Squishie Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 It's one of the only things other than snowboard models that us Aussies get before the US. I remember a weird conversation helping a friend choose their first snowboard last year. "The 2019 is last year's model... I know it's 2019 now. The 2020 is this year's model." Nunfa0 1 Quote Cobra F9 9.5° (Hzrdus Yellow X) Cobra Speedzone 15° (Tensei Blue X) Srixon H85 19° (Hzrdus Black 85 6.0) Mizuno MP20 MMC 4-PW (KBS $ Taper 120S) Mizuno T20 51°, 55°, 59° (KBS $ Taper 120S) Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 34" Srixon ZStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Ping has kind of been trending toward aerodynamics akin to the Taylormade SIM and Cobra for some time. I see that a lot more in this series of drivers based on the images released so far. I'm curious to see what Ping will say in their marketing materials surrounding this, and if there's really as much to it as it appears at first glance. I'm not suggesting that Ping is trying to copy anyone - they've had a weight ports located at the back of their club heads for a long time and since the release of G400 there's been a slight change in the shape of the sole that shares some similarities with other designs currently on the market. Ping being a lot more consistent with their designs from year-to-year, it makes me wonder if they've been onto this for a while and were concerned about consumer acceptance of designs like M6, SIM, Speedback, and Speedzone. Micah T and Nunfa0 2 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Ping does always take measured approach that is for sure. The sole of the Ping is tending a bit like the TM or Cobra, though in a more subtle way. It make sense though as they have been putting tabulators, dragon fly, and the dots on the head all in the name of aerodynamics for a long time now, so looking at the aerodynamics on the sole seems like a logical next step. TR1PTIK 1 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1PTIK Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, ejgaudette said: Ping does always take measured approach that is for sure. The sole of the Ping is tending a bit like the TM or Cobra, though in a more subtle way. It make sense though as they have been putting tabulators, dragon fly, and the dots on the head all in the name of aerodynamics for a long time now, so looking at the aerodynamics on the sole seems like a logical next step. That's what I see when I look at it. Wondering if they did some prototype testing years ago, but were afraid the aesthetics of such a design would turn people off and so have taken a much more subtle approach, or if it's just an evolution of independent discovery and learning from what other companies are doing. ejgaudette 1 Quote Driver: ST190 9.5* Fujikura Atmos Blue 5S Fairway Wood: ST190 15* Fujikura Atmos Blue 6S Hybrid: CLK 17* Fujikura Speeder EVO HB Irons: J40 CB (3-PW) Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 2 54* & 58* Dynamic Gold S200 Putter: Tri-Hot 5k Two 34" Bag: Players 5 Stand Bag Ball: Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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