In For Review! - PING I20 Driver

[Tony Covey MGS]

Hey guys - These showed up earlier this week. I haven't had a chance to hit them yet, but I can say the club looks absolutely beautiful at address. Actually, it looks pretty good across the board. I'm going to go out on a very short limb and suggest that it's the best looking driver PING has ever made.

 

There's a chance I may hit it this weekend. If not it will be early next week.

 

On a barely related note. The crown has a matte black finish (think Cleveland Hi-Bore), which not only kills glare, but makes it very easy to photograph. The sole is glossy, which obviously doesn't matter at all on the course, but taking pics of it wasn't fun.

 

Let us know what you think.

[Moecat]

You're right ... that matte finish on the crown is definitely awesome!

[GolfSpy WD]

Is it me or do a lot of new clubs this year focus their weight along the back perimeter rather than centrally in the back of the club? The XTD has similar tungsten weights...

[mudfish]

You're right ... that matte finish on the crown is definitely awesome!

agreed... I love the Matte Black... much better than white...

[Matt Saternus]

Said it before, and I'll say it again: the i20 is the best looking, best sounding, best feeling driver out right now. Oh yeah, and it's long. Probably not the longest for someone like me (I'm already low-spin and I miss the center too much), but it's a beast. I would not be surprised if it challenged the J40 for GOAT.

[Super Tuna]

Did they send it to you with both the TFC and the PX? I'd like to see the testers thoughts on the different shafts,

 

I agree with Matt in that it's not the longest out there. I get better ball speed with the Razr fit and the Classic but my is it straight. It must be those Tungsten weights in the back but unless you want to move it the dispertion pattern is super small. As in my max miss has been 16 yards offline with a horendeous swing.

[Tony Covey MGS]

I sent PING some recent launch data for the testers who would be hitting the i20. The project x is actually the higher launching and spinning of the stock options.

 

The 3 drivers we receives are all TFC series.

[bandwagon]

love the look of the flat black on it.

[JBones]

I want.

[Tyk]

This is a great looking club, even better in person, can't wait to hit it!

[bumpandrun]

I haven't hit the driver but I have hit the i20 hybrids and they are beautiful and hit it SWEET. I have G20's and am seriously thinking about taking the loss and trading them for i20's!

[SeeRed]

Just recently replaced my 9064LS with the i20. It looks even better in person and is very, very solid. Pretty long, great feel and workable. Love it.

[JohnBarry]

Taylor Made, take notice here, all of Ping Clubs hold their value, year after year! This is why, great product, and not just tons of releases!

[GolfSpy WD]

Taylor Made, take notice here, all of Ping Clubs hold their value, year after year! This is why, great product, and not just tons of releases!

 

I agree the I20 is probably the best looking driver out there right now, the matt look is really nice. But as far as TM is concerned, as long as there are golfs looking for a quick fix to drop from a 20 hc to a 1, TM can continue rolling on as it is.

[SeeRed]

I agree the I20 is probably the best looking driver out there right now, the matt look is really nice. But as far as TM is concerned, as long as there are golfs looking for a quick fix to drop from a 20 hc to a 1, TM can continue rolling on as it is.

So that's how it's done! Damn, and I've wasted so much time practicing!

[Addicted2Golf]

I used to play an all Ping bag when I lived in Phoenix. It was very easy to buy stock clubs online and them take them to the facility to have them worked on (loft, lie, grinds, etc.). And I've always loved their stuff.

 

Since I've strayed due to one reason or another, but I plan on working more Ping product back into my bag over time. The first change were my irons - I used to play Bridgestone J36 Pocket Cavities and now I've just recently switched to more forgiving Ping I15's.

 

I'll probably look at driver next with either the I20 or the G20 being in the bag by Christmas.