Oct 30, 2009 i have been a ping man for the past 4 yearsmy total golfing careerand now at age 64, i have a new g15. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. Taller golfers or with shorter arms will need a more upright club from. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. The trajectory of the g25 driver was similar to the g20 and the flight was maybe a little stronger. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. He regularly is near the top statically in driving distance tournament after tournament. From determining your driver loft, your irons lie angle or the length of your putter, well establish the specs and the set makeup that help you play your best golf. Extra long golf clubs for tall people and extensions. G25 driver shaft length clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Ping has performed their own testing to categorizes the shaft to compare different performances.
That big matte black head sets up very nicely behind the ball, it has a tall enough face to feel like. Understanding the ping colour chart and colour code system used by ping will enable you to select a set that best suits your game. The length of a club is generally determined by the height of the golfer and also by the shaft itself. Unfollow ping driver shafts to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The next generation ping womens driver maximizes forgiveness and distance through a higher moi, faster face and lighter overall club weight. Pga tour professionals using the xr16 driver include. Tungstenweighted with a forged face, creating a faster, more forgiving driver. We will customfit your golf clubs, without any extra cost. I was checking my impact with spray foot powder while hitting on a launch monitor.
As a recipient of ping regional fitter of the year honors, 2nd swing golf has the tools and expertise to find you the perfect ping driver for your game. The g30s predecessor, pings g25 driver, was one of the most awarded drivers in our 2014 gear trials. The ping g25 driver is the next evolution of ping g range of drivers, but as with all. Lie angle is an average of the five adjustable loft positions indicated on the hosel. Read tom wishons articles all three of them if you want to help yourself out in the long run and good luck. To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle. The stock shaft is pings proprietary tfc 189d, which comes in 5 flexes, from softr to tourx. Jan 31, 2017 the stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Yet this is a topic that raises a lot of controversy.
If you are in the market for ping golf clubs, understanding the companys unique color code system will help you select the best set for your game. Aldila rogue silver is one of the lowest trajectory shaft. The shaft of a golf club is the long, tapered tube that connects the. This addition to ping s g series lineup of gameimprovement clubs is a forgiving, high launching driver to help you get better performance off the tee. The default swingweight with the ping distanza shaft. In the summer i play to a 20 on a champion size course, mostly scrambles. The ping g25 driver still gives you all the forgiveness you are used to from their g drivers. Unfollow ping g25 driver shaft to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ping uses its 5 step fitting process and a detailed questionnaire that incorporates your physical characteristics and limitations, handicap, frequency of play, current equipment, and other essential details into a formula for a proper fitting.
The g25s feel is solid and its sound is good, whether i was trying to draw the ball, hit it straight or hit a fade. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. It also happens to be one of golfs highestlaunching drivers, and more golfers do like the way it looks, sounds. For example, if you are 6feet tall and your wristtofloor measurement is 35 inches, a standard length driver 44 inches for a steel shaft driver and 45 inches for a graphite shaft driver would be appropriate. Buy new and used ping g25 driver from the best golf shop. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length.
The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Decent nick good grip no head cover or tool hence price bargain price so no offers pick up dewsbury west yorkshire. They can send the ball over a distance of 275 yards using this golf club. Well the ping g20 driver is going to get you bubba long. A clubfitter can find the optimal club specifications so that a taller golfer can hit the ball consistently in the heart of the putters face, which leads to more consistent roll, better touch and fewer. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. For example, a longer golf club results in higher club face velocity but at the cost of accuracy. With the large forgiving head, trajectory tuning technology, and speed generating shaft. The tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. The stock options are limited in terms of shafts compared to the anser driver. Our handson approach continues as we custombuild your clubs at one of our facilities.
New listing lot of 17 ping golf club fairway wood hybrid graphite shafts various flex length. Ping tour 65 stiff driver shaft g400 adapter 44 inces. They hit fairways, off the tee and straighter shots more consistently with a 44. Ping driver shaft fit anser g25 i25 matrix ozik code 6.
Ping irons, no matter their style, have small coloured dots on their hosels. Ping anser, ping g25 the loft angle is adjustable by about 1. New for 20 in the g25 is a shift in color to match the other drivers ping has recently. Ping g410 sf tec 16 degree project x evenflow black 6. Waiting for the ping g25 to come out in spring of 20 to try it also. Slightly shorter playing at 43 ish inches for more control. Check here to download the ping colour chart to ensure you make the. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts. Extra long golf clubs for tall people and extensions tall. The hosel works on the principle of locking the shaft in place through contours on the shaft tip. Cobra king pro drivers these drivers have a fade setting which can be used to lower the lie angle. Apr, 2019 thus, the only variable specification is the loft of the driver. Look along the top of the chart for your height measurement in inches. Find great deals on ebay for ping driver shafts and ping driver shafts regular.
The g25s tfc 189d shaft regular flex seemed to help increase swing speed, thanks in part to its length 45. The ping g20 driver is long, forgiving and consistent, traits that all golfers should prize in their 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. For everyone from beginners to tour players, the combination of a large, forgiving head, trajectory tuning technology, and a speedgenerating shaft makes the adjustable g25 driver a sound choice for improving distance and accuracy off the teeyou can add or subtract onehalf degree of loft on the standard 10. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. If you take a black color coded head from the ping fitting heads, it only plays black when a standard length shaft is inserted. Every time i play i leave my th at home and play it. Jun 25, 20 the g25s tfc 189d shaft regular flex seemed to help increase swing speed, thanks in part to its length45. I went down to 180 yards and went to a 47 length offset driver. Ping staff player bubba watson is known for his length off the tee. Marty jertson, senior design engineer for ping, said that engineers moved the center of gravity cg substantially lower and further back than the companys previous model, the. Standard length is based on the alta cb 55 red shaft. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers. Sep 29, 2011 but a few weeks ago i got to try out the ping anser with the blur 005 shaft and it is the badest driver i have hit.
Aldila rogue silver is one of the lowest trajectory shaft and it is one of the reasons that many tour players prefer this shaft. Ping produces some of the most wellengineered, highestperforming clubs on the market, and although they can fly under the radar at times, the g20 driver. For an iron fitting, your height and wristtofloor measurement are taken to help calculate your static iron color code lie angle and shaft length, and your. Jan 02, 20 g25 driver pings new g25 driver will help golfers do what the pros do to get more distance launch the ball higher and faster with less spin. G25 driver shaft length clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. I attribute the distance gain to the launch and lower spin. The default standard length with the ping tour 65 shaft is 45. How to measure and shorten golf driver shaft length. Go to the ping website, select the custom fitting tab on the menu, click on download color chart pdf and open it. Ping g25 4w w tfc ping g25 20 hybrid w tfc ping ie1 4u w cfs ping. In my opinion the i20 might still be the best sounding and feeling driver any company has made, but the g25. For shaft sizes, ping uses a static wristtofloor measurement to determine your ideal length. The ping g25 driver complements high forgiveness and distance characteristics with the ability to adjust loft and finetune shot trajectory.
The g25 moves closer to the i20 in terms of sound and feel. As a general rule, the taller you are the more upright you will need your clubs. We thought that longer clubs would match my height and reduce stress on my. The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. I visit the center of the face more often than not but i also visit the surrounding area. Ping s thorough and precise fitting process involves your entire bag. I have been a ping man for the past 4 yearsmy total golfing careerand now at age 64, i have a new g15. We have a demo anser at the local muny here in town were i work at on sundays. If you want to improve your distance and accuracy from the tee then the g25 driver from ping is the driver for you.
Ping g25 ball speeds vs new drivers equipment my driver for the last 5 years has been a 9. This addition to ping s g series lineup of gameimprovement clubs is a forgiving, high launching driver. Ping offers the most timetested and precise customfitting process in golf, one proven. Even a standard length club can be too long for the average golfer to. With the i25, ping is putting that in the past and delivering a driver that you will absolutely see both on tour and at your local course. Aldila rogue silver is one of the lowest trajectory shaft and it is one of the. Putting accounts for 35 to 40 percent of scoring during a round, so golfers should find the right length and setup for the putter as well. We recently received a chart from ping regarding the custom shafts that they offer. Shop our selection of ping drivers and find the perfect one to help you smash balls off the tee and down the fairway synonymous with innovation, quality and service in the world of golf, ping engineers classic golf drivers with visible, new technology that actually works ping. The tfc 189d is the stock shaft that weighs 58 grams with 4. Combining most of the forgiveness of the g25 with very low spin, the i25 could very well steal much of its big brothers spotlight as well as its spot in golfers bags. Im keenly interested in this new driver with a 40gr. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. Ping s color codes refer to lie angle, which is the angle between the clubs shaft and the sole in relation to its length, according to ping.
How to measure and adjust driver lie angle flat vs upright. In addition, loft can be adjusted by onehalf degree either way, which lets golfers adjust their trajectory and maximise distance. We assemble and send the clubs within 48h during business days click the orange button on the product page. Actual headweight will vary based on shaft, length and. Best drivers list because it is at least before the launch of the g30 in late july golfs most forgiving driver.
This addition to pings g series lineup of gameimprovement clubs is a forgiving, high launching driver to help you get better performance off the tee. Ping routinely releases products on the gameimprovement side as well as producing club options for better players. How to measure and adjust driver lie angle flat vs. And there is a tradeoff with longer golf clubs for tall people. Ping s unique colour code refers to lie angle, which is the angle between the clubs shaft and the sole of the club, in relation to its length. This is why drivers have longer shafts than chipping wedges.
Coming from what i would call a odd shaped ping driver in the g20, the g25 hits it out of the park. The shaft shows comparison of stiff flexes of each shaft. The g25 s tfc 189d shaft regular flex seemed to help increase swing speed, thanks in part to its length 45. So when it comes to golf clubs for tall people, you would think everyone would agree that extra long golf clubs are the way to go. But one companys senior shaft may be noticeably more or less flexible than another manufacturers senior shaft. In my opinion the i20 might still be the best sounding and feeling driver any company has made, but the g25 is very close, just slightly hollower. Now its time to sift through all of the readily available information about the ping g25 driver, in a line of popular game improvement drivers.
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