A Close Look at K15 Driver

Last year Ping released two new drivers, the i15for players who like to work the ball off the tee and the G15 for players who wanted slightly more forgiveness and a higher launch angle for more distance.

Now, for players who simply want to cream the ball as far and as straight as possible, the company has released the Ping K15 Driver.

When Ping's club designers and engineers, including Vice President John K. Solheim, decided to make a new super game-improvement driver, they saw that most of the clubs already on the market have closed faces. That made sense because many golfers in the market for super game-improvement drivers are slicers.

"But what we thought these players really wanted was to aim at a target and hit the ball in that direction," Solheim said. "So when we designed the Ping K15 Driver, that's what we had in mind. Let's just create a driver that is really easy to hit straight."

The Ping K15 Driver features patent pending Straight Flight Technology that uses an extreme external weight pad to move 10% of the Ping K15 Driver head mass towards the heel. By repositioning the centre of gravity this provides a natural rotation through impact. The design of the K15 driver means that the external sole weight pad is largely concealed. The Ping K15 Driver is part of the latest expansion of PING's award-winning product line. PING has revealed its new Ping K15 Driver, part of its new range of clubs that also includes the K15 fairway woods, irons and hybrids. 

The Ping K15 Driver has a larger 460cc head design that moves weight away from the clubface to push the centre of gravity backwards and provide a higher trajectory. By increasing the length from heel to toe Ping have also been able to create a larger surface to provide high levels of forgiveness and higher ball velocity.

Drive the Ball Straighter and Longer

Assisted by the Ping innovation of Straight Flight Technology (SF Tech), the Ping K15 Driver places approximately 10% of the head mass into the heel of the club, helping to square the club face through the hitting zone for consistently straight tee shots.

The Ping K15 Driver is also able to offer distance gains by combining a large-profile, 460cc head, and a club face that is longer heel to toe. The MOI is sizeable for consistent performance and forgiveness across the hitting surface. This design positions the center of gravity low and back to generate high launch and low spin.