Before karsten solheim came out with the ping anser putter, or the perimeterweighted putters that he became famous for, everybody was using kind of a blade, just a flat piece of metal type putter. The ping g25 driver still gives you all the forgiveness you are used to from their g drivers. The g25 comes with a very good tfc189 shaft that is the same weight as the previous tfc169 at 58 grams in the stiff flex we tried. Aug 25, 2015 ping pings g30 adapter is fairly straightforward. Anyone know were i can source some aftermarket weights, or even aftermarket ones. Ping knows its going to take some heat for the change, but this is the companys first significant update since its first adjustable driver the anser. Golf ping g410 weight for ping g410 driver 4g20g g410 weights.
The tfc 800d has a unique design meant to work exclusively for the anser driver and offers different weights and bend points depending on the stiffness. I get so pissed when i see guys post on here that they are getting custom swing weights on their anser or any other ping wood, because im told its not possible. The anser is a special club for the serious golfer looking to enjoy a unique set of irons not many will see. This, combined with a more aerodynamic shape, add swing. This modal can be closed by pressing the escape key or activating the close button. The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering you the ability to fine tune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and. These authentic ping g400 head weights allow for customization of swingweight and feel for optimized performance. Classic ping anser with tungsten face weights spotted at. Yes, the ping g400 adapter is also compatible with the ping g400 max driver. For starters, ping has reduced the size of the g400 driver from 460cc to 445cc, which is interesting because ping has always been a company that is known for producing a forgiving golf club, and reducing the size of a driver will generally make that club less forgiving. With a combined moi over 9,000 and a deep cg, improved accuracy leads to tighter dispersion. The ping anser driver sees ping move into the world of adjustable drivers. For recreational golfers that are considering increasing the head weight of their anser putter, ping noted the tungsten face weights are available to consumers by simply contacting a local ping.
Major victories up to wnser a custom built putter based on the ping anser 2 design. Ping anser driver fairway wood adjustment tool wrench. The 5 best golf sport club driver for men ping drivers 2020. At times i hit all of these well but not consistently.
Question of buying used ping driver g30 vs anser clubs. Pings oneliner the multimaterial design combines dragreducing technology with a speedinducing forged face and moiraising tungsten sole weight to deliver longer drives and fairwayfinding forgiveness. These are design specifications that may vary due to manufacturing tolerances. A higherdensity back weight creates extreme moi to elevate forgiveness and accuracy. The tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. Then fill in how long you hit with a driver 7iron depending on if youre purchasing iron or wood clubs and which ball trajectory you expect from the shaft. The max only launched in january, but its already seen as the ultimate driver for lots of golfers. This driver shaft is ping standard length for the anser driver. The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot dictates. Traditional shaped 460cc clubhead is cast with variable wall thickness from ti 811, a light weight, low density titanium. In the fairway wood, ping uses the same adjustability as in the driver. A premium, contrasting copperandblack finish provides alignment cues and visual interest.
Ping has followed up the mightily impressive g20 with its first ever adjustable driver, the anser. If you have a neutral set up on a driver, adding 15 grams to the outside to promote a draw. Ping was able to save weight by reducing the thickness of the sleeve and shortening the hosel height. Sigma g putters set new performance standards in feel, stability and touch. Overall, the ping anser driver produced slightly above average distance numbers across the board, and well above average numbers for 2 of our testers. Callaway new stroke lab putter weights individual sold in pairs 5g,10g, 15g, 20g, 25g, 30g, 35g. Yes, the ping shaft adapter fits the g400 max driver, as well as these other models.
The trajectory of the g25 driver was similar to the g20 and the flight was maybe a little stronger. Nov 26, 2015 the new anser driver is the companys first adjustable big dog designed to finetune ball flight through a combination of loftalteration and shaft selection. The ping g410 plus driver is the first time ping has added adjustable weights. Hi,is the shaft adaptor for the ping g400 compatible with the ping 400 max driver. As you may know its very difficult to remove the plastic factory plug they are loctite in and youll need our special wrench to remove them, when removed you will need to. It can be a bit overwhelming when trying to decide between all the different models out there.
Adjustable hosels and movable weights arent affectations. This model has a larger face and a thinner crown than the g20, making it a hotter club and one that is easier to hit with the weight and material saved via the thin crown repositioned to improve forgiveness. Jan 11, 2016 the full impact of the improvements to the g driver can only be born out or not born out through head to head testing, but the numbers themselves are compelling. Ping g400 vs g vs i25 vs anser head weight kabelwelle. Compared to the g30, the g driver provides a 37% reduction in drag when the face is in the square position as wed like it to be at impact, and an 11% reduction during the downswing. Ping g25, i25 aftermarket head weights billy bobs golf. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. These wedges are an allaround winner and perform phenomenally out of sand and fairway, alike. They can consistently alter your ball flight, and if you havent explored their settings, you might as well be using a driver from 1997. Anser, g25, i25, rapture and rapture di, and hybrids and irons. Hi, is the shaft adaptor of ping g compatible with ping g 400 max driver. In addition to loft tuning, shaft fitting is an important step for optimizing launch and ensuring a driver with the correct weight balance combination, feel, and timing that lead to consistency and comfort. The gear effect with the driver is more pronounced at higher clubhead speeds. When you center the weight, the moi shrinks and it becomes less forgiving.
Lie angle is an average of the five adjustable positions. Although ping was interested in offering adjustable drivers for years, the company did not get launch an adjustable hosel driver until 2012 when they launched the ping anser driver. Jul 26, 2012 in the last year and a half i have had an adams super ls driver hot club, a cleveland custom driver, a ping i25 driver, and the taylormade sldr driver. The g25 is the next in a long line of gnumbered models. Ping is a familyowned company founded in 1959 in the garage of karsten solheim. Release for repair, counterfeit clubs and third party work. The most notable feature of the new ping anser driver is its trajectory tuning technology. Billy bobs ping g 410 factory replacement headweights for the drivers and fairways. The fact that there is a video on you tube of a ping rep showing how ping adds melt to a wood to achieve a desired swing weight also gets under my skin. The ping tfc 800d, aldila phenom, fujikura blur red, and the mitsubishi diamana ahina shafts vary in weight, stiffness profile, and the.
Ping g400 vs g vs i25 vs anser head weight youtube. The anser driver allows players to adjust loft by plus or minus a half degree to. I am looking to add hot melt to my anser driver for swingweighting,has anybody figured out how to remove. Nov 08, 2012 with pings new anser driver, our testers averaged 251. Longest drive comp taylormade r1 vs ping anser driver.
Today, ping is synonymous with innovation, quality and service in. Use the shaft guide to find out which shafts suit you the best. First look ping g410 plus and g410 sft drivers mygolfspy. Our lowest handicap golfer for this test tends to be a low ball hitter, however. Get the best deals on ping other golf accessories when you shop the largest online selection at. Shaft with adapter for ping anser drivers nordicagolf. When we remove our senior tester from the equation, the group average jumps to 263.
Aug 15, 2017 rory mcilroy shares tips to improve your drive golfpass. The ping anser forged wedges offer great forgiveness and high launch characteristics that mid and highhandicappers will love, along with the amazing feel of forged steel clubheads. When you move weight up, you make the club lower launching and higher spinning. Aug 25, 2014 the ping g30 driver improves on the g25 in terms of speed and forgiveness. Apr 27, 2015 i found 2 deals on used ping drivers on craigslist. Golfers can adjust the loft by halfadegree up or down using the supplied wrench. Internal strengthening gives a powerful, muted impact sound. Nov 09, 2012 ping has followed up the mightily impressive g20 with its first ever adjustable driver, the anser. Multimaterial steel and pressurecast aluminum mallets and midmallets provide extreme forgiveness and optimal cg for accuracy and consistency. Touch of class with weight ports in the center of the head typical to ping to tune swingweight without moving the cg away from the center of the face. Cobra, and others with their first adjustable driver, the ping anser.
The g400 weights fit the entire g400 family of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. I went with the heaviest weight and lowest launching shaft because ive typically found plenty of launch with previous ping drivers. Ideal for customizing the swingweight and feel of the ping g30 drivers, the ping g30 head weights are offered in 8g, 10g, 12g, 14g and 16g weight options. Bigger fitting levers and knobs with the combination of adjustable weighting and the updated adapter, ping has added more of what it calls levers and knobs to its fitting arsenal. Im wondering if its worth the investment to buy the g30 at this time cuz usually the price goes down fast after season, or i should go with the anser. The anser driver allows players to adjust loft by plus or minus a half degree to optimize your launch angle and spin rate. By adding loft, the face angle closes, when subtracting loft, the face angle opens.
By signing below, releaser forever releases and discharges ping and its employees and related entities from any and all manner of claims, demands, liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature resulting from, or claiming to result from, in whole or in part, the work done by ping on the golf clubs provided to ping by releaser. To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle and spin rate of the ball by. Trajectory tuning technologyping has added adjustable to the hosel without adding weight or bulk to to the design. What are the best golf club driver ping driver for men today. Forged, milled, exotic material for weighting, cg and moi. In the last year and a half i have had an adams super ls driver hot club, a cleveland custom driver, a ping i25 driver, and the taylormade sldr driver.
Ping engineers combined a lightweight aluminum with steel through strategic shaping and weight placement to produce extremely high moi designs. Mar 14, 2014 at first glance the changes between the ping i25 driver and the previous ping i20 driver seem to be quite small, but this masks some big differences the 460cc head has been tweaked a little to make the centreback portion of the crown a little lower to move the weight lower and further back for a lower centre of gravity cg and lower spin, but you have to look quite closely to see this. Weights in driver head instruction and playing tips. These head weights will fit the g 410 drivers, fairways. Golf ping g400 driver fairway wood hybrid weights g400.
The process of pressurecasting aluminum creates precise detail and exceptional quality in the midmallets and mallets. The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot. Ping s universal adaptor will also fit ping s g25 driver model. The hardest thing about success is following it up, hence the term sophomore slump. Karstens frustration with his putting inspired him to design a putter, which made a pinging sound when striking a golf ball. The weights are available in 7, 10, 16 and 18 gram options. The ping anser driver comes available with 4 stock shafts, which i think is awesome, better than other companies offer stock. The heppler putters offer a machined, solid face for golfers who prefer a firmer impact feel and sound. Now when you have a flat piece of metal, its going to twist a little bit easier than if its perimeter weighted. Search advanced search digwst the ping anser forgedirons features the forged and multimetal design. As the name implies, the ping answer driver will answer you when ever you need it, this is a highly forged club with the best of technology crafted to offer you optimum flight and better speed and distance gain and control. The anser driver is ping s first adjustable driver offering you the ability to finetune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection.
The reason ping reduced the size of the g400 driver is aerodynamics. The ping anser driver was their first model with an adjustable hosel and we still think it performs as well as many current models. I took the weight out of my g30 driver, put it on the scale, and it came in at just over 6 grams. Feb 19, 2015 page 1 of 2 ping g30 driver weights posted in golf equipment.
Fits the g30, g, g sftech and lstech drivers and fairways. New ping g410 driver weight g410 weight choose from 4g20g. Finally, the ahina 70 is a very stout, low launch and low spin shaft for players who are looking to lower their trajectory or looking for a heavier shaft option. The ping anser driver offers a nice allaround blend of distance, feel and forgiveness, with the added benefit of adjustable loft angles that allow you to finetune your shot trajectory. Then there are big and small plus and minus signs indicating that you can add or subtract 0.
When you move weight toward the perimeter, the moi increases and the driver becomes more forgiving. Weights when you shop the largest online selection at. Ping pld2 ketsch realtree xtra camo putter limited edition. Again this new anser fairway bridges the gap between g20 and i20. Other manufacturers have been selling drivers with adjustable weights for years. Golf weight screw for ping g25 i25 anser driver fw. Aftermarket replacement weight system that would fit the ping drivers and woods,hybrids and irons. Thanks to the brands trajectory tuning technology, you can finetune the club to match your. The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering you the ability to finetune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and. When we look at the launch angles produced by the ping anser we find some interesting results. With the anser driver, ping offers four performance shafts. Its a bit complicated in the math, but it would take a pretty good amount of weight.
Taylormade r1 vs ping anser driver longest drive test rick shiels pga golf coach tests the taylormade r1 driver against the ping anser driver using. Lucky for us, ping knows a few things about backing up success. Accuracy and spin as a group, our testers missed the center line by an average of 14. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. Golf weight screw for ping g25 i25 anser driver fw hybrid individual.
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