Developing an already successful product is always difficult, but Ping has "engineered a lot of little improvements into the G10 driver that add up to significant performance gains," says John K. Solheim, Vice President of Engineering. The large 460cc Titanium head now features a taller club face which increases the hitting area and, with its more aggressive angle, helps to transmit more energy to the ball. The club features a higher MOI – moment of inertia – providing greater forgiveness and consistency. Additionally, the thin crown allows more weight to be positioned lower and further back, optimizing the CG – center of gravity – for a higher, easier launch and reduced spin rate.
Ping G10 fairway woods
It's not very surprising that when Ping wins Gold awards for its G10 irons and G10 drivers, its fairway woods follow suit – as they have! They feature both a lower profile and a longer face. These combine to give the benefits of higher ball velocity with less spin, resulting in greater consistency and forgiveness. Additionally, weight saved from the crown, face, and hosel allows more weight to be positioned back and closer to the heel. This, along with the club's low leading edge, helps get the club under the ball and creates a draw option.
The story of Ping’s G10 golf clubs goes back a long way. First there was the Ping G2, then the award-winning Ping G5, launched in 1995. Golf equipment featuring irons with striking blue graphics, a brushed finish, Mizuno JPX AD Series oversized deep cavity backs helped distribute weight better around the head. This made them ideal for established golfers looking for ultimate forgiveness, a 20+ handicapper seeking game improvement clubs, or a beginner. A combination of their pedigree and the Ping G10 performance soon made them a market favorite.
Time and tide wait for no one, and the same goes for product developments. So, in September 2007, Ping launched its first G10 range. This built on the success of its predecessor, the Ping G5, and once again featured a complete range including both woods and irons. Then, in January 2009, Ping launched its current range, maintaining its technological prowess. These earned Ping Gold Awards in Golf Digest's "Hot List" for the second year running. The range earned high ratings: 4.5 out of 5 for Performance and Look/Sound/Feel, and the top score of 5 for the Demand category.
Ping G10 irons
As can be expected from Ping, this is well-engineered golf equipment, a feature constantly strived for by Karsten, Ping’s founder. Consistent distance and accuracy of these clubs are provided by their increased low toe weight and the large cavity back, which produce a high MOI – moment of inertia. The performance is further improved by the wide sole that helps to get the CG - center of gravity - low and well behind the face, yielding those all-important lower spin rates and higher launch angles. The wider sole also gives it more forgiving ground impact.
Two other features add to Ping’s G10 iron performance. First, the offset which creates confidence at address. These have been engineered to give consistency and forgiveness in the long irons and improved control in the short irons. Second, the tuning port in the cavity back stabilizes the face and its elastomer insert, helping produce both a solid, pleasing feel and sound from the club face.
Player comments on this golf equipment in the Golf Digest Hot list – where the Ping G10 irons got a Gold and the top ratings – were: "It gets the ball up and keeps it there. There’s just no doubt the ball flies higher with these... The orange graphite shaft is a bit garish, but good hits go straight and mis-hits stay in play... It's a little clunky at address."
Ping G10 drivers