Ping G15 Irons: Ping G15 Driver vs. Ping G20 Driver

2011年12月20日星期二

Ping G15 Driver vs. Ping G20 Driver

Two years have passed since the Ping G15 Driver has been released. It is a long time for Ping fans to wait for a new Ping driver. Ping G20 Driver will be available at retail in mid-August, and there are some golfers who have already looked and tried it. Perhaps due to their extremely high expectation, some golfers said the Ping G20 Driver has no big improvement compared with previous driver. But there are still many players who praise this new driver. Let’s have a look at this Ping G20 which arouses so many discussions and the comparison between it and Ping G15 Driver as well.

As we know, Ping G15 Driver is a 460cc titanium driver meant for golfers seeking maximum forgiveness. Compared with the G10, G15 has numerous technological improvements. It attains a higher MOI by lengthening the head from front to back. Additionally, a 7% larger face increases ball speed and provides consistency across the entire hitting surface. Lastly, weight savings from the ultra thin crown are positioned as an external sole weight to optimize the center of gravity for higher trajectories and reduced spin. The PING TFC 149D shaft Ping G15 uses allows for a five gram increase in head mass without increasing swing weight or overall weight. All of these seemingly small changes should result in higher ball speeds and an increase in MOI. The sole of the G15 is among Ping's greatest improvements. The chrome treatment on the sole isn't new but the technical changes gave Ping the ability to make significant esthetic changes.

Ping’s G20 driver made its public debut at the PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Classic. Three pros—defending champ Lee Westwood, Kirk Triplett and D.J. Brigman—added it to their arsenal for their first round. Ping G20 Driver has a heavier clubhead than G15 (7 grams more than standard) for greater force at impact. Additional backweighting and a more elongated face shore up misses. (Ping "shaved" the head in the low toe area to meet the 460cc size limit.) The reconfigured clubhead — 5 percent higher moment of inertia on heel or toe hits — combines with a light, 45.75-inch "high-balance point" shaft (TFC 169D or TFC 169D Tour) to boost clubhead speed and, thus, distance. Specifically, the TFC 169D shaft has more flexible tip and butt sections for softer feel. In total, G20 launches shots 0.75 degrees higher than G15, with 200 rpm less spin and 1 mph faster ball speed on center hits, which adds up to five yards more carry and roll.

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About Ping G15 Irons

The technology of the G15 Irons provides the high-launching, maximum forgiveness benefits that the majority of golfers rely on to bring consistency to their iron play. The stainless steel iron’s cavity design features a new Custom Tuning Port (CTP) which expands the perimeter weighting and increases the moment of inertia. Weight savings from a thinner face is re-positioned to the toe for added forgiveness on mis-hits and its wider sole produces a higher launch angle. Stronger lofts combine with a center of gravity located low and farther from the face to produce longer shots without sacrificing the higher trajectory required in a maximum forgiveness iron.