fixyurdivot Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 For those of you who find PING drivers, more often than not, the best fit for you, what comes in second place? I'm still playing the G410P I was tested back in 2018 and have not looked at or tested any other drivers since. Moreover, I had only recently moved up from a GBB to a Callaway Razr-Fit just prior to getting selected to test the G410P. Now with the new irons in place, I'll be keeping a lookout for all the demo days this winter season, and testing out some drivers. For good reason, I know PING's big sticks are loved by lots of players, but I'd like to hear from others as to what they've recently tested and whether any have benched their PING for another OEM and why? Was is for more distance, forgiveness, both? Shapotomous 1 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...
cnosil Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: For good reason, I know PING's big sticks are loved by lots of players, but I'd like to hear from others as to what they've recently tested and whether any have benched their PING for another OEM and why? Was is for more distance, forgiveness, both? After last years testing the clubs that would potentially replace my G400 Max were the Callaway MAX, Callaway Triple Diamond, Cleveland XL Lite. These were the ones that I kept coming back and trying again because of launch, accuracy, ball speed, and just how nice they felt in the swing. Obviously, shaft drives that a little. Shapotomous and fixyurdivot 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM01 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Titleist and TaylorMade. TaylorMade tends to spin low so I have to use 10.5 heads where with titleist and Ping I can get away with their 9 and 10.5 heads as the launch characterless are close enough fixyurdivot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Since 1999 I've played full seasons at a competitive level with TiSi, 975D, Si3, 905T, 910D3, G400LST, TSI3 Ping, Titleist, Ping, Titleist, Titleist, Ping, Titleist Looks, feel & performance...every time they both hit the mark. fixyurdivot, MattWillGolf, ejgaudette and 2 others 5 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWillGolf Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said: For those of you who find PING drivers, more often than not, the best fit for you, what comes in second place? I'm still playing the G410P I was tested back in 2018 and have not looked at or tested any other drivers since. Moreover, I had only recently moved up from a GBB to a Callaway Razr-Fit just prior to getting selected to test the G410P. Now with the new irons in place, I'll be keeping a lookout for all the demo days this winter season, and testing out some drivers. For good reason, I know PING's big sticks are loved by lots of players, but I'd like to hear from others as to what they've recently tested and whether any have benched their PING for another OEM and why? Was is for more distance, forgiveness, both? I’m on my second Ping driver. I traded a Ping G30 for G400 Max. Before that I used to game TaylorMade. The last TM driver I had was the original RBZ but I didn’t get along with it and traded it in for the G30. The best TM driver I ever had though was the R5 Dual Type D. My TM driver history: Burner Plus, SuperSteel, 300 series, R5 Dual, RBZ. Somewhere in there I flirted with a Spalding TopFlite Thunder Heat Driver. bens197, Shapotomous and fixyurdivot 3 Quote Anyday Maverick Black Ops 7-way 0311 Black Ops 8° w/Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 0311 XF 3 wood 16° w/Fujikura Motore X F3 0211 Hybrid 3 19° w/Project X Even Flow Riptide G410 Crossover 4 w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 70 Paradym X 6 - GW w/True Temper Elevate MPH Official Forum Test SM9 54°/12° D and 58°/12° D w/KBS Tour 110 DF3 w/BGT Stability ONE Forum Test Shot Scope Pro LX+ Pro LX+ Official Forum Test Pro V1 3.5+ Tests No Longer in the Bag ER11v 34” Evnroll ER11v Official Forum Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB1967 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 9 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: For those of you who find PING drivers, more often than not, the best fit for you, what comes in second place? I'm still playing the G410P I was tested back in 2018 and have not looked at or tested any other drivers since. Moreover, I had only recently moved up from a GBB to a Callaway Razr-Fit just prior to getting selected to test the G410P. Now with the new irons in place, I'll be keeping a lookout for all the demo days this winter season, and testing out some drivers. For good reason, I know PING's big sticks are loved by lots of players, but I'd like to hear from others as to what they've recently tested and whether any have benched their PING for another OEM and why? Was is for more distance, forgiveness, both? I went from PING to Srixon (Z785 in my case). Part aesthetics (turbulators are kind of 'love em or hate em), part spin characteristics and part economics. Must admit that, if I had the cash at the time I may have gone for the TSi3 (and now TSR3). fixyurdivot and Shapotomous 2 Quote Brief version, to be updated later Driver - Srixon Z785 with Miyazaki Mahana 5 Stiff 3 Wood - Ping G425 Hybrid / Driving Iron (they swap, regularly!) - Ping G425 3H 19 degrees /Ping G410 Crossover 3 iron 20 degrees Irons (4-PW) - Ping i210 Wedges - TaylorMade MG3 - 50, 54, 58 Putter - Scotty Cameron Phantom X7 or Newport 2 Studio Select (with custom R/W/B infill) when I am feeling retro and can steal it back from my son Shoes - Nike Jordan 1G (only listed because my boy says it will make me look cooler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I gamed a G10 for many years and then upgraded to a G410 Plus. I used that for a couple years and about a year ago was chosen to test the Sub70 849. The 849 played about identical to the G410 for me, no loss in distance or dispersion. I knew I would get more interest in selling the G410 so I kept the 849 in the bag. cnosil, GrahamB1967 and fixyurdivot 3 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Mavrik 18* 5w; JPX 919 HM Pro 4i; JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny_Crash Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I'm new to the Ping game as I just got a G425 LST, but if I were to switch it would probably be to the Titleist line. The reason being some additional distance at the cost of some forgiveness. Ping is no the longest typically, but the increased accuracy and forgiveness is more important for me at the moment. As my swing consistency improves I may make that switch. Quote Driver: Ping 425LST 9* (Aldila Rouge White 130) 3 Wood: Sub70 Pro (13) (HZRDS Black 60) 3U: Sub70 (19.5) (True Temper Project X U) Irons: Sub70 699 Pro (5-Gap) (Dynamic Gold S300) Wedges: Vokey SM8 54 and 58 (10S) (Project X) Putter: Some old green Nike Blade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah T Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 G410Lst was my gamer for 2 seasons: it was a vast improvement over my GBB epic. Ping just makes a forgiving driver, period. The cobra LTDx LS is longer and straighter for me (although I attribute this mostly to finding a shaft I load and unload better than the one in my old ping) Clearly those of us willing to game a Ping driver value performance over looks, but the cobra is an improvement over the ping in that regard. Based purely on looks and sound, I’d game a TSI3 or the TSR3. Quote Driver - Cobra LtDxLS 3 Wood - Ping g410 LST 2iron - Titleist U505 Irons - Ping i59 Wedges - Vokey Sm9 Putter - Mizuno Mcraft IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 There are so many good drivers out there. I had Ping G400 G30 and i25. All were fantastic. I've been on a Callaway train since and really enjoy their drivers. However I do have a new one on route and will add had a lot of success with Cobra drivers as well. I would be interested in doing a member poll like what mgs brand word poll but just for members to see what's in their bags and so on. Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I still have a G20 and a 410SFT in my garage in Ohio. I don't think you can beat them for sound. But sadly, while the SIM 2 Max D doesn't sound as good when you hit it off the screws, the SIM 2 gets me more distance and a tighter dispersion. Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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