It is often said that nature often inspires the best designs. It is evolution that often provides the simplest and most beautiful solution to many problems. So when PING engineers sat down to improve upon one of the best drivers on the market, the G30, they looked to nature. The engineers who worked on PING G driver looked to nature to inspire and improve their design; in fact, they looked to the wings of a dragonfly. One of the key features of the extremely popular G30 was the turbulators that were added to the top of the clubhead. The features the PING engineers gleamed from the dragonfly were geared to further improve the airflow of the clubhead. More speed to help you hit it farther.
The idea being that larger clubheads particularly ones that are 460cc do not need to trade off aerodynamics. So PING set out to make a driver that has the aerodynamic features of a 3 wood, but the forgiveness and power given from a driver. For this review I was give a 9° PING G driver with an stiff Alta shaft.
Let’s dive in to see if this merger of nature and technology helped me hit it any farther. Technology When PING announced the G30 last year I am forced to admit that I was very suspicious that the “Turbulators” were going to last very long.
But it is impossible to deny how extremely popular the G30 was and still is. At least half of the guys in my regular group have one. Looking to improve on this new technology PING engineers have further improved the Turbulator technology by introducing their new “Dragonfly technology.” The design inspired by a dragonfly’s wings further improves the aerodynamics of the clubhead to increase speed from the reduced drag by as much as 37% through the impact zone. That improvement translates to sizable distance gains from all swing speeds. The Dragonfly technology has the added benefit that it gives the engineer the capability to move weight to different places on the driver. Any time that you can give a club designer the capability to move weight around, they are able to improve the weight distribution and move the Center of Gravity to improve or at the very least affect certain things. In this case the CG is in a better position (low/back) to provide higher launch and lower spin and to add more forgiveness for the golfer.
The G driver has the lowest and deepest CG of any driver that PING has produced. This elevates the MOI of the driver significantly on both axes for maximum forgiveness. When this new design is combined with the PING Vortec Velocity technology it truly becomes the total package. Vortec Velocity is designed to reduce turbulent wake during the downswing to increase the overall clubhead and ball speed. It has the added benefit of improving stability like the tail of an aircraft to help out with forgiveness. The Vortec Technology is another addition to the G versus the G30 driver. The G driver is also equipped with a Variable-Thickness T9S face.
The T9S which was also used on the G30 has a very high strength to weight ratio to help give the golfer an ultra thin face to increase ball speeds. The thin face also gives the designer more weight, in this case four grams to move the CG deeper into the clubhead to help with forgiveness. As is the case with almost all of the new drivers on the market PING offers the capability to adjust the loft on the driver with their lightweight aluminum hosel sleeve.
The nice thing that PING has done is made it really simple. With simple plus and minus signs it makes understanding the adjustment you are trying to make very simple and intuitive. As always when looking to buy a PING driver you also have the capability to custom fit the driver just for you.
There are a number of shaft options that can chose from. Esthetics When you take the head cover off this driver, the dragonfly inspired design is immediately noticeable. The driver looks to me, like it comes from the future. Honestly, my first thoughts went to The Bionic Man. It has an exoskeletal type of look. The top of the clubhead is finished in a matte black to help with glare and keeps the overall design from looking over complicated.
The Turbulators on the front edge of the top near the face stick out and then blend back into the dragonfly design. This gives the appearance of a very cohesive design pattern. As was outlined in, the Turbulators have the added feature of alignment while the club is set at address.
They act to frame the ball and help the golfer properly align to the intended target. There is no “sweetspot” marker as with many of the other drivers on the market so it seems that utilizing the Turbulators as an alignment aid was the intention of the PING design engineers. The bottom side of the club differs from the G30 quite a bit. The PING logo still done in white on a black background is now straight and not curved on the club.
It is also a bit smaller than the G30 design. The heel and toe on the bottom are accented in blue and are a sort of a well with steps inside the well. The black is a polished black versus the matte black on the top of the clubhead and really makes the PING logo and blue accents pop. At the back of the bottom of the club there is a weight screw likely where PING’s engineers utilize different metals in order to help move the CG around inside the driver. This screw does not appear as thought it can be removed although it could give a club fitter a potential avenue to make some adjustments if needed.
The back of the driver has the Vortec Technology pocket. It is basically a rectangle inside another rectangle and is done in the matte black of the rest of the top side of the driver. The label “Vortec” done in a very soft white sits right above the rectangle arrangement. The Vortec feature is not extremely noticeable when you have the club at address, or also when it sits in your bag. The face of the driver is pretty much a standard design found on all of PING’s recent drivers. The sweetspot area, or rather where the ball is hit is without any scoring lines, and the area near the toe and heel has a few scoring lines painted on to frame the ball when the club is at address. The design of the face fits in with the overall theme of the driver.
The heel of the club has the screw to enable the golfer to adjust the loft. The head cover is done mostly in black with white and blue accents. The main material is a synthetic leather but the sides are done in flexible fabric to allow you to get the driver in and out of the cover easily. The shaft has both blue and black coloring with the bottom portion which plugs into the driver being black to match the black clubhead and about halfway up the shaft there is a transition to the soft royal blue of the driver itself. The shaft matches beautifully to the rest of the club. Performance and Feel With how impressive the G30 is, I was intrigued to see if and how PING improved with the G driver when it comes to performance. Once again I was left impressed with how the club performed.
When the ball struck the club face it felt almost like effortless power. The ball shot off the face and seemed to carry forever. While I did not experience a massive increase in yardage I did feel that on a number of well struck drives I was walking just a little bit further than before.
The Alta shaft is on the light side as shafts go and therefore the club did feel a little light. This for the most part helped to increase my swing speed ever so slightly, but the trade off was a little accuracy. The biggest improvement over the G30 was the sound. It seems the PING engineers heard the feedback on the G30 and immediately took actions to improve this.
I would rank this driver extremely highly on sound dynamics. Muted however just enough to let you know where on the face you hit it on mishits. A big pat on the back to the PING engineers for this.
If you purchased the G30 and the sound was something you didn’t like I highly recommend you try the G. Mishits on the driver were on par with the G30 I borrowed from my regular group, although I would say toe hits performed better on average. Heel hits were roughly the same. I think the heel may be a potential weakness of this driver, as some of the heel hits particularly when done low on the face went shorter than expected given the contact location. When I hit the ball on the sweetspot the smash factor was very high. The workability of this driver was very positive from my experience.
I had fears that the G driver which for PING is generally targeted at mid- to slightly higher-handicap golfers, was going to be light on the workability scale. This driver certainly surprised me in that department. I was able to hit a fade or draw when I wanted to which is not something I can do with many of the other drivers on the market today. Conclusion With the success of the G30 driver the biggest question from everyone who saw me with the G was should I upgrade. I always try to treat this question carefully because there are times while doing reviews where the previous model was at least equal to the model that I was reviewing at that time. In this case I have to say that the improvements made by PING warrant the G30 users to head down to their local shop to give it a try.
I think the improvements are not going to blow you away, but I think they will impress you enough to potentially pull the trigger on the upgrade. If you are in search of a new driver and want to try a number of different options I can’t recommend trying the PING G driver enough.
I think properly fit to your swing including the different shaft options available you will almost certainly find a configuration that helps you hit the ball far and straight. When you have such a success as the G30 PING engineers likely need to think carefully about how to make improvements that golfers can see. I think the engineering team at PING has successfully created an excellent successor to the G30 driver. The design on the top of the driver may take some getting used to for a lot of golfers. We have sort of become accustomed to looking at flat finishes without a great deal going on when the driver is placed next to the ball.
Because the driver is done with the matte black I think after a few range sessions this will not be an issue.
Once again Ping has had to wrestle with the issue of improving one of the best selling drivers in the market. The Ping G30 driver is the 7th incarnation of the range that started with the market leading six years ago. The standout feature of the G30 driver visually and technically is the Turbulators that sit on the crown of the club. These are aerodynamic fins, whose name has to be spoken in movie trailer voiceover style, that smooth the airflow over the club during the swing to increase the club head speed. For years you would have believed that the smoother the surface and curves of a clubhead, the faster it would go. However like dimples on the golf ball, the Turbulators claim to smooth the airflow rather than disrupt it as the Wind Tunnel Testing video below this review shows.
This is all well and good in a wind tunnel, but will it work on a golf course? I took the G30 down to our driving range, that felt like a wind tunnel at times, to put it through its paces against the previous. With the help of Olly, a PGA Professional from, we hit each club to get an average speed using Trackman and the results were very interesting. With the G25 driver the average club head speed was 105.5 mph, but with the G30 driver the average rose to 106.5 mph. Now 1 mph may not get you leaping up and down in joy, but each 1 mph usually equates to around 4 yards carry, or about half a club less into the green for your second shot.
The faster you swing it, the greater the gain as Bubba Watson added an extra 2 mph to his 118.5 mph swing speed for an extra 10 yards, as the Bubba Longer video below shows. On the flip side, given that most amateurs who will buy this club are likely to be in the 85-100 mph range, then the gains may not be as visible on the course as you would expect. However, it is a gain and we like it when manufacturers make an improvement in technology that has a demonstrable change in performance, so well done Ping. The other major change from the G25 is the Trajectory Tuning + that has double the number of loft options. As well as the +/- 1° option that the G25 had, the G30 also has a +/- 0.6° option so that you can fine tune your trajectory a little bit more. I like this as it can make up for any slight variation in the actual loft of the 9° or 10.5° heads during the manufacturing process. The increment of 0.6° does seem a bit odd as usually these increments are in round half degrees, but remember what I said about keeping a winning formula?
One of the conditions Ping's designers work to is that the adjustable hosel must not weigh more than a non-adjustable hosel to keep the balance of the head the same, as Marty Jertson of Ping told me: One thing we've really learned with studying the aerodynamics is that the size or diameter of the hosel is very crucial to the air flow. Download xforce keygen autodesk 2014 64-bit. So for us, keeping the outer diameter the same as our traditional fixed hosel designs was very important, so we didn't have move the centre of gravity nearer the heel whilst allowing us to keep the hosel and shaft area of the head very aerodynamic. Due to the geometry of the five options on the hosel, Ping say that at the G30's 72° shaft lie angle, the mid point for a range of 1° loft change loft turned out to be 0.6°, so there you have it. Despite this, the adjustable process is easy to understand and use as the hosel is clearly marked and I would recommend going through a fitting process before you order the driver and also after it arrives to ensure you have it optimised for you.
At address the driver looked good and after a few shots you forget about the Turbulators on top of the matt black crown. Ping claim the Turbulators help frame the ball at address, but I think that's stretching it a touch. Maybe if they were a different colour they might, but that would probably affect the aesthetics more. The G30 driver seemed to want to sit open at address a little more than the G25, especially when you moved it to the 1° open setting, so if you like your drivers like that then you will love the G30.
There is also a new blue TFC 419D shaft that has a higher balance point to keep the the same for the fractionally heavier G30 head. The extra 1 gram of weight helps with increasing the as the G30 is still a very forgiving driver right across the face. For those with stronger swing speeds there is also a choice of Tour 65 or Tour 80 shafts that have a bit less torque and come in a classy shiny silver finish that looks like a steel shaft. Whilst on the subject of looks, the G30 comes with a royal blue paint job, which not only seems to be the colour of the moment, but also harks back to the blue flashes on the original G2.
It looks good without turning a lot of heads, but that is classic Ping understated style. The sole weight on the G30 is also larger on the sole than the G25 and this combines with changes in the internal weighting to move the lower and further back on the optimum axis. Overall I liked the Ping G30 driver and the Turbulators are a worthy improvement and the extra adjustability gives you more flexibility. The sound at impact is similar to the G25, so that makes it quite noisy, but thankfully on the right side of being too much. Despite all this I can't recommend it because there is a better driver that was launched at the same time. Ping G30 SF Tec Driver Review It's called the Ping G30 SF Tec with the SF standing for Straight Flight.
This is essentially the same club but the weight on the sole is move towards the heel of the club to slow it down and allow the toe to overtake it and create a little draw spin to straighten out all those fades most amateurs hit. The SF Tec set up is effectively the same solution as having an offset driver, but it looks like a normal club. Compared to the standard G30 the sole weight makes it sit better at address and the different internal set up makes it sound better too with a more solid strike.
However it is in the performance that it really shone. I was expecting a big draw from this, but it actually just went straight, like the name says. Several Golfalot testers tried it, including some habitual drawers of the ball and we all found it went pretty straight. The SF Tec head is 2 grams lighter than the standard version and comes in 2 lofts of 10° and 12°.
Using the adjustable hosel you could de-loft the club and open the face to counter some of the draw bias if it did prove too much. It was so much fun to hit that for me, the SF Tec G30 driver with the shiny Tour shaft is the one to choose, but of course go through a fitting first as sometimes what you want and what you need are different things. Ping G30 LS Tec Driver Review In February 2015 another version was released with the LS standing for Low Spin. This will replace the as the better player model, with the 'i' woods taking a break from the Ping range for now. No prizes for guessing the differences with the LS Tec, as the sole weight has been moved forward by around 1.5cm to move the CG forward, which in turn lowers the spin. Aside from the brushed steel surround to the sole weight, the other visual changes are a matte black finish on the sole instead of gloss and the loft number has been moved from under the Ping logo to just below the adjustable hosel screw. This is a driver for higher swing speed players, as the standard model is probably a little spinny for these faster swingers.
Claims like these have to be tested and thanks to Ping's adjustable hosel I could try both 10.5° heads with the same silver Tour 65 stiff shaft to make it a fair contest. This shaft is probably ideal for higher speed players as it is just a little firmer with a lower torque and for me the G30 LS Tec span around 150 rpm less at a 100mph swing speed, which is within the 'up to 400 rpm' range that Ping are claiming. Of course this will vary according to different players, but the lower flight and spin of the LS Tec version at least enables them to get all the forgiveness benefits of the excellent G30 head in a more playable set-up. Other than the spin the only other difference was the slightly lower, more muted sound that the LS Tec had compared to the standard G30. This is due to the different weight position affecting the acoustics and I actually think it is a plus point. Given the target market, the G30 LS Tec only comes in 9.5° and 10.5° lofts, but with the adjustable hosel and choice of 3 shafts, your local Ping fitter has plenty of scope to get the best launch conditions for your swing. Choosing Your Ping G30 Driver Whichever G30 driver you go for, you will be rewarded with one of the best drivers on the market and you also get to say 'Turbulators' in movie trailer voice whenever anyone asks what the fins are for, which will never lose its appeal.
My wife bought the G30 with regular shaft on it last year for Christmas. I took it out the next week and just kept hooking the ball. It felt like sometimes I'd even hit the ball off the hosel. I just kept in my bag and hoped after a year of practice I would be able to hit it straight and long.no dice. Just went to the shop and found that it was the shaft. I switched to the tour 65 stiff and now I don't think I'll ever change my driver again.
Just a wonderful club and a wonderful feeling when striking the ball. I've been playing the most popular driver of tour for the past 30 years, our club had a demo day with top four clubmakers on site with a variety of irons, hybrids and woods. You know how you're always looking for 10 more yards, well I found it and it maybe as much as 20 yards taking my 14 hole average.
I'm 70 years of age, and the Ping G SF Reg Flex is the longest driver of the bunch, for me at least. It has a great feel and for some reason it seems to return me to the centre of the face all the time most of my ball marks are about the size of a quarter!! The other day downwind I managed to hit one well over 300 yards and I'm a 10 handicap player, the group ahead of me were not impressed. I felt bad about that, but never in my mind did I think the shot was there. This driver out performs TM R1 or R9, Nike, Callaway you name it, I had all of them.
Titleist was not there, but I did have two 910's Reg and Stiff and this driver is better. Having success with my trusty old G5 offset driver I was reluctant to change, but I did, and I've purchased the PING G30 SF TEC 10 degree driver fitted with the TFC419 regular shaft and boy, am I glad I did. Firstly, I suffer with a condition called AS which restricts my spinal movement, soat my fitting I discussed this with the pro, Haydn, and it turns out several pros suffer with this condition. Haydn got me to change my grip to the baseball style which helps restrict my turning so I do not over turn, and coupled with theSF TEC driver I now have a weapon in my arsenal that works, I'm hitting straighter, longer and without the discomfort I usually have. My club head speed is up into high 90's (97mph avg.) and my carry distance is approx 240 yds, up by 7mph and over 30yds in distance. The change in grip has also worked as I now do not feel like giving up after 14 holes! I have recently purchased the Ping G30 with the Tour 65 Stiff Shaft.
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I am yet to hit this club in full flow on the course however at the range it is simply amazing. I previously used the Cobra Amp Cell Driver and the first thing I noticed was the weight of the G30 (much lighter). From the first hit straight as you like and very easy to hit draw and fade shots. My clubhead speed has increased to around 107 mph from 102mph and I am getting carry distance of around 265. Love this club and alongside the G25 irons, fairway wood and hybrid sits in the set superbly. Andy Pullan - 14 handicap Wakefield GC England.
Had a G30 3 months now, usual PING quality. Standard 10.5 G30 with Tour Stiff 60 shaft. I wouldn't say I hit any further than with my K15 maybe that's the shorter shaft. Ibexpert serial crack 2017 - and software 2017. It's very light which I feel encourages a nice smooth swing, it's very forgiving, maybe too much sometimes. I have a habit as we all do every now and then to hit a high slice with a driver, the G30 seems to make this into a massive slice, I have been in some very far out places with G30. However if you are slightly out on your strike it does still go and holds pretty straight.
Can't hold the huge slice against the club it's my own fault so overall a great driver. I'm 60 years old. I swing this driver( Ping G30 with a tour 60 shaft) + 10 yds when compared to my preceding Taylor Made R1 with a stiff Bi Matrix(Bubba Shaft). Amazing club! Off centre contact still feels solid with minimal distance loss.
Ping's shafts are quality so no need for aftermarket. My swing speed with driver is 110-113 mph. In 1980 I was leading qualifier (286 yds- 8 inches) from Wisconsin in the PGA-Chrysler National Long Drive Contest. I wish I had this G30 driver back then when I was twenty five! Today, with this club, I'm still as long off the tee as I was when I was 25!
Bill Rasmas - Tacoma Firs Golf Centre.
When PING's G30 driver launched at the 2014 Greenbrier Classic, the goal behind the company's newest model was to create a driver that was more aerodynamically-sound than the previous version. Improving the club's aerodynamics would not only improve clubhead speed by distance as well. Fast forward two years and the goal with PING's new G metalwoods is exactly the same: create clubs that move through the air more efficiently and produce longer and straighter drives that its predecessor.
The company believes it has done just that with G. Launched on TOUR last week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the driver is already being used by Bubba Watson and David Lingmerth.
Based on the number of PING staffers currently playing G30, it's possible G could see a similar acceptance rate during the 2015-16 PGA TOUR season. G driver Unveiled last year, PING's Turbulator design is once again featured prominently on the crown of the G driver.
The raised ridges were first introduced on the crown of the Ti 8-1-1 G30 head and improve aerodynamic efficiency by significantly delaying airflow separation during the swing to improve clubhead speed. While the design looks nearly identical to G30, subtle changes were made to the shaping following rounds of wind tunnel testing with Turbulators of different size and shape. 'We were in pretty good shape with G30,' said Marty Jertson, PING's director of product development. 'But with the G driver the Turbulators are actually angled out just a little bit more due to the wind tunnel testing we did.'
The crown features a new Dragon Fly design that was inspired through research into the exoskeleton structure of dragon fly wings. What PING found during the research phase was that adding exoskeleton ribs to crown allowed for a thinner, more stable structure. 'The crown design is more about weight savings than aerodynamics,' Jertson said.
'That was a journey that was inspired by studying the wings of a dragonfly and how we can bring the exoskeleton structure and biomimicry into our design and gain inspiration.' The design made it possible to centrifugally vacuum cast the crown, with the exception of the exoskeleton ribs, at.43 millimeters. Adding a significantly thinner crown — a process that's been almost five years in the making for PING — yielded 8 grams of discretionary weight that was re-allocated within the structure to move the CG position.048 inches lower and.064 inches deeper to increase MOI (6 percent higher top/bottom and 1 percent higher heel/toe) when compared to G30. 'For the TOUR guys, the new improvements mean they can set their driver to the low-spin optimal threshold and have plenty of mishit stability and forgiveness,' Jertson said.
'So with a less forgiving driver, you have to hedge yourself with more spin if you miss it high on the face. With this one you can fit yourself closer to optimal whether you hit it dead center or high on the face.' Jertson also noted that while the crown is significantly thinner than G30, golfers don't have to worry about structural stability or a high-pitched sound at impact. 'Normally when you go thinner, people worry about denting and the sound not being all that great,' Jertson said.
'The driver, if anything, sounds a little bit deeper, and the crown is plenty durable.' Another new addition to G is a Vortec structure in the rear of the head that's similar to the wings currently found on the back of an 18-wheeler. The Vortec technology mimics the wing design, improving stability and reducing head drag, as whole, on the downswing by 11 percent. 'We still have some vortices, some turbulence, that exists on the very back of the driver head,' Jertson said, 'and this Vortec cavity does the same thing as the wings on the back of the truck that smooth out the turbulence to not only reduce drag but oscillation on the downswing. It's not only faster but more stable.' Some golfers may notice the 460cc head shape has been refined to have a more traditional, pear-shaped look at address.
The face size was also made slightly smaller, in terms of height, to influence the air flow around the perimeter of the face, making the whole shape more aerodynamic. The variable-thickness T9S titanium face has a high strength-to-weight ratio, allowing for a thin face to increase ball speed. Ribbed structures were also added to the sole (heel and toe) that improve sound and stability within the head.
The company's adjustable hosel returns with a lightweight, aerodynamically efficient 7075 aluminum sleeve. Launch conditions can be optimized by adjusting the loft plus-or-minus 1-degree with five settings while maintaining the same mass and diameter. Similar to G30, the G driver will be available in three versions: standard G, G SF Tec and G LS Tech. The SF Tec model has more weight in the heel to produce a right-to-left shot shape (for a right-handed golfer). The LS Tec has a more forward CG position and face texture — PING found that adding surface roughness to the face reduces spin — that produces a more penetrating ball flight with less spin (400 rpms less) than the standard G driver.
PING's G driver retails for $435 and comes in two lofts (9 and 10.5 degrees) with the company's 45.75-inch Alta 55 High Balance Point graphite shaft. The G SF Tec head comes in 10 and 12 degrees; G LS Tec is offered in 9 and 10.5 degrees.
G fairway and hybrid The new 169cc G fairway wood is being touted as the easiest launching model the company has ever produced. To achieve an easier launch, PING gave the club a new face, sole and leading edge design that moves the entire head lower to the ground.
'The fairway wood is the one club most players really don't mess with,' Jertson said. 'One of the reasons is because once they find something they can get in the air it's tough to switch.' To solve the problem, PING lowered the leading edge to the point that it yielded a 12 percent higher face impact, when compared to G30. A Cascading Sole design within the head engages more of the structure in the bending process, storing more potential energy. The design spreads out the bending, creating a hinge that results in a larger spring-like effect for faster ball speeds.
'This fairway wood has the ball speed of the G30, which was very hot, but it gets up in the air better than any fairway we've designed in the past,' Jertson said. While the body of the fairway wood is 17-4 stainless steel, the face is a uniform-thickness, high-strength Carpenter 475 VFT steel that's 25 percent stronger than 17-4 stainless and creates a thin but durable hitting area for maximum deflection. The face also features a unique process that adds surface roughness — similar to the G LS Tec driver — for reduced spin. Improving launch conditions and forgiveness is an ultra-thin titanium crown that's 25 percent thinner than G30.
Thinning out the crown saved 7 grams of discretionary weight that was used to move the CG low and back (.019 ' versus G30) for a higher launch and improved MOI. On low impact hits, the discretionary weight saved from the crown increases MOI 3 percent heel/toe and 7 percent top/bottom. The fairway wood also has four turbulators that create a captured appearance with the ball, and help with aim and alignment. PING's high-strength 7075 aluminum hosel sleeve allows the loft to be increased or decreased in loft 6/10 of a degree or 1-degree to optimize launch conditions, while a custom tuning port in the sole dials in the swing weight.
For the first time ever, the G fairway will come in three options: G standard, G SF Tec and G Stretch 3. The standard G is available in three lofts (14.5, 17.5 and 20.5 degrees) and retails for $287.50 with PING's Alta 65 graphite shaft. The 175cc G SF Tec version has more heel-side CG that's.150 inches deeper than the standard model for a right-to-left shot shape. The fairway wood comes in two lofts (16 and 19 degrees). The 184cc G Stretch 3-wood is a good option for the player who wants a larger-headed fairway wood to use off the tee. The club only comes in one loft (13 degrees) and has a CG that's pushed forward — the sole weight has a more central location — to produce a low launch with less spin than the standard model. 'This is a diverse driving style club that I think you'll see out on TOUR this year,' Jertson said.
'It's designed for the player who likes to use 3-wood off the tee but also wants something that's still versatile from the fairway. This really is the best of both worlds.' Available in five lofts (17, 19, 22, 26 and 30 degrees), the G hybrid has a tiered internal sole that produces more face bending for faster ball speeds. The design creates a hinge, spreading the bending out across the structure for a larger spring-like effect. Designed with a 17-4 stainless steel body and Carpenter 455 steel face, the face is 25 percent stronger than 17-4 and increases ball speeds, when compared to G30, up to 3/4 mph on center strikes and 1 mph on mis-hits.
The ultra-thin crown allows for a low-back CG that produces a higher launch and MOI. Like the G fairway wood, a surface roughness was added to the face that adds friction to reduce spin. Turbulators were also added to the crown, along with contrasting grooves on the face, that provide a captured look and assist in aim and alignment, creating a consistently centered impact position. The G hybrid retails for $247.50 and comes standard with PING's Alta 70 graphite shaft.
First, one has to understand that the loft of the face of the club itself can not change. As I understand it, what you are doing when you increase or decrease loft is actually affecting the 'effective loft' or the launch angle of the ball at square impact by closing or opening the face. When you increase loft you are actually just closing the clubface and the effective loft is increased when the clubface is squared at impact. If you never square the clubface, leaving it closed, you have 'draw bias'. The opposite is true for decreasing loft where you are actually opening the face and the effective loft at launch is lower assuming you square the club at impact because you are actually turning the clubface down. If you don't square the face the club is open and thus you have fade bias. That is about the best I can do in the way of explanation as I understand it.
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