Ping G10 Driver – Reviewed
Ping Golf Has The Recipe – Forgiveness and Distance
The Ping engineers claim they used a Cray supercomputer, one of largest and fastest computers this side of Star Wars, to simulate and optimize the G10™ driver’s crown, sole, and face structure for maximum energy transfer, and read distance. They have produced a thinner crown, allowing some of the club head weight to be shifted to produce a higher moment of inertia.
In short, they claim more forgiveness on off center hits and optimal distance: two things that we golfers, cherish. We went to the range, and then played the G10™ at Dragon Ridge Country Club in Henderson, Nevada, a beautiful venue that hosted the Senior Open Qualifier earlier this year.
First let’s explore the company specs on the G10. The clubs have no offset and can be ordered with lofts of 7.5°, 9.0°, 10.5°, 12.0°, and 13.5°. There is a draw bias available. The standard shaft is 45.75″. Lie is 58.0° and head weight is 199g with a swing weight of D3.
• These are design specifications that may vary due to manufacturing tolerances
• Standard swing weights for Soft R and Regular shafts are 1 point lighter than shown
• The G10 Driver is available in both RH and LH models.
Note that while the length is three quarters of an inch longer than the old standard for drivers, it is a good half inch shorter than several current competitors. It is a light driver which should slightly increase swing speed.
We really liked this driver on the range. We had the square faced (rather than draw) version and started hitting nice high little draws with the 9.0° head right from the get go. When we tried to hit a fade, it reacted accordingly with cut shots. Toe hits traveled remarkably well. It is more forgiving, if possible, than the G5 that we fell in love with in 2005.
The only negative appeared on really ugly heel pulls that squibbed dead left. No surprise.
The course is always the ultimate test. It is a gamer. It is in the bag (replacing the most played driver on the PGA Tour). It is a bit longer than the G5. Since I’ve been hitting a driver than comes with a 46.25” shaft, I’m thinking of re-shafting this one to that length as an experiment to see just how long this club can be.
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i use the nike dymo 2 str8 fit right now but im looking into a new driver i know ping does have good ones this might be one that i try