Ping G10 Yellow Dot Irons 3-9WS Review

    Ping G10 Yellow Dot Irons are fit for golfers of medium and high handicap. They have the following characteristics. The perimeter weight of Ping G10 Irons has been increased to the highest limit. With more weight on perimeter and toe, PING engineers designed the G10 head with higher MOI to provide higher forgiveness for higher and straighter flight orbit. The grooves of Ping G10 Irons are parallel with ground and help move more weight to head perimeter in order to produce high MOI for the highest forgiveness. These Ping irons adopted the entirely new CTP design. The use of softer material by CTP enlarges the contact area with clubhead to provide more stable stroke and better hitting feel. Meanwhile, it can make up the effect caused by off-center hits for golfers. The center of gravity has been improved. The center of gravity location is lower and further from face, creating higher launch angle when hitting without increasing backspin for better distance control.

    Ping G10 Yellow Dot Irons increased face offset to create the best spin and launch angle. Long irons have more offset for straighter flight orbit and higher launch angle while short irons have less offset for better control. The polished frosted surface can produce low reflex and is very durable. TFC129F shaft is exclusively designed for Ping’s G10 series. It adopted ultra-light material and improved the shaft weight, flex and torque. The combination of these technologies provides the optimal launch angle, control and hitting feel, and increases head speed for more distance. The graphite shaft is eye-catching for its distinctive orange color. The oval hosel connector can decrease shaft fracture rate and enhance hitting feel. It is also anti-vibration.

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Ping G10 Fairway Wood VS Rapture V2 Fairway Wood

Ping G10 Fairway Wood:

Ping G10 Fairway Woods have been popular since the early days. The crown that intersects the sole provides a low profile head, which combines with a shallow face help G10 perform more great. With the intersection of the crown and sole, the Ping engineers reposition mass for a lower center of gravity location by positioning a large weight pad on the sole. The location of the CG allows higher ball speed and reduced spin. The shallower face results in an added forgiveness and consistency. Its low edge and bounce angle effectively lower the CG which promotes the energy transfer.

      Many testers feel that the wood gets the ball off the turf just as easily but with a way more boring trajectory. Although it may look closed to some, it hits dead straight for them, so do not base opinions based on how it looks at address. They think the stock TFC 129f shaft is suitable for this wood.

Ping Rapture V2 Fairway wood:

The Ping Rapture V2 has done well to follow G10’s design lead. With a shallower face it sits much better behind the ball, inspiring confidence off the ground. With the enlarged multi-material head, 17-4 SS head with Tungsten Alloy Sole, thin crown design technology, thin machined variable face with robotic plasma weld and new dual rapture graphic alignment aid, the Ping Rapture V2 fairway wood provide better features than G10.

Compared with G10, some testers hole these opinions that V2 is a little bigger, and produces a stronger more penetrating ball flight and overall sits better at address that G10. Both are great clubs. V2 has a better stock shaft (Mitsubishirayon JavlyFx). It felt really solid. The v2 line is super low spin though so if you don't need serious spin reduction you might want to save a few bucks and go with the G10. But some of them have the opposite opinions that the V2 hit the ball way higher, not lower than the G10 - cost me distance and the G10 4 wood 10 yards farther than the Rapture V2 4 wood when they hit. They do not like the green color that V2 provides because it is uncomfortable to line up.

If you want to know which one is better for you, you’d better have a try with them by yourself. I believe you can get the right one.

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G10 Driver Experience

Perhaps no other brand has had as rich a history of combining forgiveness and performance. When Karsten Soleheim introduced his innovative perimeter weighted designs, the golfing world was rocked to its core and golf club technology reached a new level. With the introduction of the Ping G2 driver in 2003, Ping made a tremendous move to improve the performance of their drivers while still satisfying players who desired a more traditional shape and feel. Now in 2007, the latest version of Ping’s all titanium driver, the ping g10 driver has been introduced to the market to sit alongside its composite brother, the Rapture. Just how well does the ping g10 driver rate compared to  some of the other drivers on the market?

The ping g10 driver is the latest addition to the company’s popular “G” family. Ping has scored huge with this line over the years… the G2 and G5 clubs were very popular because they were an awesome combination of looks, performance and value. Can the ping g10 driver keep the momentum going? Let’s find out…

Engineers optimised the ping g10 driver's crown, sole and face structure to ensure maximum energy transfer to the ball. The 460cc driver features a larger profile with a taller face and deeper crown that produces a higher moment-of-inertia for greater forgiveness and increased ball velocity. Available with TFC 129D shaft flexes (Soft R, R, S and X) as well as Grafalloy ProLaunch Red and UST V2 High Launch 65 options. Loft options include 7.5, 9, 10.5,12 and 13.5 degrees. Also available in ping g10 driver draw version.

After the regulatory hand, finger and wrist-to-floor measurements, Nick Boulton - a PGA professional and the company's sales manager - had me hit a series of shots with a combination of shafts and lofts recorded on the Trackman computer tracking system.

Though my best clubhead speed (average 74.2 mph) was nearly 20mph slower than a regular Tour pro and my ball speed (99.2 mph) bore little resemblance to Tiger Wood's 150mph, I was still able to produce a respectable carry and roll-out distance of 210 -230 aydrs , considering my 11 handicap. And apart from the occasional blip, my dispersion (grouping of successive shots) was pretty consistent, too.

"As handicap golfers, almost everyone has different swings, in relation to the height, arm length and hand size. Our aim is to fit the clubs to the golfer, not the golfer to the clubs, " Nick told me. "We want you to play golf to the best of your ability, hit better shots more often and make it harder to hit bad ones."

G10 Driver Impression

Ping drivers have always had a great reputation for a solid and forgiving feel off the clubface. Many low to high handicappers have enjoyed the vibration-free feedback from shots - even miss-hits - from earlier G2 and G5 drivers.

The story behind the ping g10 driver is one of evolution not revolution. Technicians have spent hours studying how high MOI designs actually work. Their findings support the theory that high moi clubs don’t necessarily mean straighter drives. It remains fact that if shots are hit with an open or closed club face no matter what the moi you won’t get any help reducing side spin! 

Moi say the company “ping g10 driver was a consideration when designing the new driver, but not to the extent of ignoring other crucial elements which make up our complete performance driver.” So by concentrating on what’s important to golfers the company reckon they’ve developed a great sounding, cosmetically pleasing driver which delivers maximum distance and tons of forgiveness. 

But nothing stands still in golf technology and Ping are determined that even this strong reputation can be enhanced by delivering a little more height, a little more distance and improved overall performance.

I recently accepted an invitation to visit Ping's state-of-the art fitting centre at their European headquarters in Gainsborough, in which indoor bays open up on to an enclosed range, sheltered from much of North Lincolnshire's traditional breezes, in a bid to discover if the new ping g10 driver could deliver its promise.

Today I had a chance to spend some time with the Ping G10 Driver to form  some initial impressions.  The ping g10 driver has been out for quite some time now and I wanted to see how it compares to my current kit which is the new Cleveland 2009 Launcher.  For whatever reason, I hadn’t tried the G10 yet.  But I’ve always been partial to the Ping brand having played a G2 Driver in the past and their irons and wedges for years.

What Our Advisory Team Says...

The Ping G10 driver was a hit with our Advisory Team… although some wonder if there is really much of a difference between the G5 and G10…

The ping g10 driver feels good and sounds good, unlike some of the "odd" shape drivers.

 There are a handful of drivers at this price point with a better tech story.

 A "normal" looking driver, with above “normal” performance.  For my eye, the half moon alignment aid on top of the driver works a treat in helping correctly aim the clubface.

 Great ping g10 driver for the price!

The ping g10 driver performs well, although not a noticeable difference from G5 or G2.

 Very traditional driver with solid feel and good performance. MOI and forgiveness aren’t as high as others out there.

 Overall Advisory Team Rating - 82%