Driver- Slazenger Bruce Devlin 1 1/2
Fwy Wood - PGF Kel NagleIrons - 2-PW Keith Knox R700
Wedges - Wilson Jerry Pate
Putter - Bulls Eye Copy
Local range had a Ping demo day yesterday. After some playing around I ended up trying the 425LST at 9 degrees with the Tensei Orange in X Stiff and I really like it, I have never played X flex before. A lot lower spin than my current set up, not sure if it is shaft or head or both. Got 245 carry out of it whereas I reckon 240 is the best I have ever carried previously.
Can't justify spending the cash at the moment but it did show me that my Skytrak numbers seem right, and convinced me I have to find a way to take spin out, just need to do it without spending near on a grand!
LST still spun at around 2600 Max spun around 2800+ and both launched high = loss of distance.
Mavrik, Sim, what ever the cobra was & tsi3 were 2300 - 2500 but were still launching high = added distance. With the TSI3 winning the distance battle, think cause i plainly hit it the best and has the most potential to make the bag.
A typical modern ping head - I like ping drivers and have had I15,G20,I20,i25 & G30 apart from the 15 they all spun
Tested outdoors with Pro VX's on a GC2
Last edited by spanner039; 1st December 2020 at 05:30 AM.
Well these are my thoughts from todays test of the Ping G425 Max....compared to my G410 SFT
Sound of the 425 seems a bit deeper sounding.
The 425, I seemed to loose a little bit of distance & lower flight.
Shaft used was the Hzrdus T110
Driver- Slazenger Bruce Devlin 1 1/2
Fwy Wood - PGF Kel NagleIrons - 2-PW Keith Knox R700
Wedges - Wilson Jerry Pate
Putter - Bulls Eye Copy
Swing speed am assuming you fall into this category or just need spin - not a lot of love for the 425 here
Last edited by spanner039; 6th December 2020 at 04:46 PM.
Driver- Slazenger Bruce Devlin 1 1/2
Fwy Wood - PGF Kel NagleIrons - 2-PW Keith Knox R700
Wedges - Wilson Jerry Pate
Putter - Bulls Eye Copy
I like mine FWIW. 107 SS and always spin way too much. Have the G425 LST. Was fitted into this vs mavrik SZ, SIM and the new titleist. The ping was miles better feel, launch and spin.
Each to their own though.
Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greenskeeper, now about to become a Masters champion..... It looks like a mirac.. It's in the hole! It's in the hole!
Au contraire for me as well. Nothing about the Max remotely resembles high or even mid spin for me. Low-mid spin at the highest for moi with a beautiful launch and flight. I could go on and on but won't. The average Joe might have more trouble with spin being too low than high. Could well have happened to rowey.
WITB
G430 10K 9* GD VF-7
Titleist TSI2 15* DI7s
Ping G425 19* hybrid Accra TZ6
Tour Edge XCG 24* hybrid Altus
Srixon ZX5 MKII 6-pw
Ping S159 50*SS, 54*SS, 58SS*
TP Mills Tour Fleetwood
The trackman report I got sent after the fitting ended up with my old drivers vs the 3 woods I hit, not the drivers, so I don’t have the figures unfortunately. What it did show was that the SIM ti fairway went as far as my old drivers and I remember the 425 driver going well past it. I’d seen enough to buy one so didn’t bother asking for the right comparison.
Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greenskeeper, now about to become a Masters champion..... It looks like a mirac.. It's in the hole! It's in the hole!
Same results for me. I just changed from G400 to G425 Max 10.5 with reg shaft at 95mph swing (Chrissy present from wife). At first I struggled with lower launch 11-12* and lower spin 2000'ish....but ball ran a mile! So, went to Ping and spent an hour there to test setup options, and what I now have is 10.5* neutral setting with weight in Draw position AND I have raised my tee height which has been KEY for me with my standard level or just +ve AoA, spin is now around 2300-2500 from memory. Hits just above centre of the face just fly. Carry (compared to G400) went from 197m to 210 and average overall distance from 212 to 225 on their launch monitor. On my course I get around 220 and 245 on a nutted hit when I get slight draw!!. I have tried at higher loft settings and my carry went up quite a bit. The loft settings and weight position changes impact this driver quite a bit for me. Shot shaping is easy and I find the reg shaft in this new version to be a bit firmer than the one in my old G400, I feel I can now hit as hard as I like. And...love the feel/sound compared to older driver.
One complaint...the standard shaft is long and the end of the grip has the arccos sensor in it, so the last 1" of the grip feels horrible and rubbery. I removed the standard grip and removed the plastic counterweight in the butt and fitted a standard grip, overall swing weight did not change. Feels terrific now.
Last edited by Stuartd147; 14th December 2020 at 09:39 PM.
Titleist TSR3 10* Black HZRDUS 5.5 60g
Royal Collection 18* 5 Wood
Ping G425 3/4 Hybrid Stock Regular
Cobra MIM King 4-GW PX LZ 5.5
Ping Glide 3.0 56/60
Scotty Newport
I was happily surprised to see it spinning quite low after taking a gamble. Well struck hits do really fly as you say. I'm not even sure i have the best fitting shaft for me so have ordered a couple of tips.
Completely agree with the arccos. I reckon it adds 1/2". How did you remove the grip, cut it?
WITB
G430 10K 9* GD VF-7
Titleist TSI2 15* DI7s
Ping G425 19* hybrid Accra TZ6
Tour Edge XCG 24* hybrid Altus
Srixon ZX5 MKII 6-pw
Ping S159 50*SS, 54*SS, 58SS*
TP Mills Tour Fleetwood
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