The authentic ping shaft adaptor sleeve allows for multiple shafts to be used in the ping i25, g25 and ping anser drivers and fairway woods along with the 2014. If its a windy day, i just reduce the loft to 10 degree and that helps keep the ball flight low. Once wed hit all 12 drivers we analysed the numbers to see how. Forged, milled, exotic material for weighting, cg and moi. The head is slightly heavier than many drivers with a higher balance point. To me it has a smaller, more traditional look when standing over it than the i25. If anything the looks and performance are probably closer to the ping anser driver, which is one of the best recent ping models. Ping anser driver with stiff graphite diamana ahina 70 shaft.
Ping has followed up the mightily impressive g20 with its first ever adjustable driver, the anser. The ball jumps off the face like a spring board and i can. The head is slightly heavier than many drivers with a higher balance point shaft. Whats in the winners bags for the week of april, 2014. While much of the talk is about the racing stripes on the crown, the real benefits of this driver are the perfect feel and excellent performance which includes long distance, low spin and strong trajectory. Racing stripes and a new shaft in the ping i25 driver combine with low back. How the ping anser putter, one of the most iconic clubs in. By adding loft, the face angle closes, when subtracting loft, the face angle opens.
Im wondering if its worth the investment to buy the g30 at this time cuz usually the price goes down fast after season, or i should go with the anser. Fedexcup champion billy horschel saw great success with ping s g30 driver in the bag. Ping took a different approach to their new line of putters the scottsdale tr series. Even set at 11 degree loft, i couldnt get the ball to go anywhere. 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. Accuracy and spin as a group, our testers missed the center line by an average of 14. Jan 14, 20 pga golf professional andy proudman looks at the ping anser adjustable driver. The ping i25 driver will send your ball racing down the fairway.
It fits very nicely with their push to be custom fit, yet allows the owner to tweak the club as needed down the road. The ball jumps off the face like a spring board and i can shape it right or left fairly easy. Taylormade r1 vs ping anser driver longest drive test rick shiels pga golf coach tests the taylormade r1 driver against the ping anser driver using flightscope at trafford golf centre. The i25 driver felt a little lighter to swing than its predecessor and had a louder sound that was quite high pitched, but not as noisy as the g25 driver. Ping golf drivers all products the ping anser driver offers a nice allaround blend of distance, feel and forgiveness, with the added benefit of adjustable loft angles that allow you to finetune your shot. Nov 15, 2011 the anser carries the same name as one of the early iron models karsten solheim produced before he transitioned to the popular investmentcasting process. Buy new and used ping 2014 karsten iron set from the best golf shop. Thanks to the brands trajectory tuning technology, you can finetune the club to match your.
Movableweight technology offers a simple way to customize your driver for a desired ball flight so you can hit a lot more fairways. Touch of class with weight ports in the center of the head typical to ping to tune swingweight without moving the cg away from the center. The diamana ahinanew whiteboard in 70g stiff flex is going to be the lowest launching, lowest spinning stock shaft. Mar 14, 2014 the i25 driver felt a little lighter to swing than its predecessor and had a louder sound that was quite high pitched, but not as noisy as the g25 driver. Ping anser driver pings first adjustable driver is now back in stock in multiple shaft options. The ping anser irons are forgiving and perform excellent, giving them a 9 out of 10.
While the club should be in pro shops in midaugust, ping declined. Better players who liked to work the ball went with an iseries driver. A question if anyone knows will a shaft from a ping anser driver fit straight. Ping finally gets into the adjustable driver market with the introduction of the ping anser driver as well as introducing new fairway woods. The 460cc, matteblack, titanium anser is pings first adjustable driver, allowing golfers to add or take away. One of the lowestspinning drivers in its category delivers some monster drives for fast swingers with high spin rates. The tn87s were so revered, that in 2014 mizuno did something few golf. Save big on ping anser closeout wood sale haggin oaks. With the anser driver, ping offers four performance shafts. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Ping unveils i25 series lineup by jonathan wall, pgatour. Apr 27, 2015 i found 2 deals on used ping drivers on craigslist. Ping was founded by karsten solheim, following a career as an engineer at the general electric company.
Longest drive comp taylormade r1 vs ping anser driver. Ping s 2002 g2 driver was one of the first 460cc driver heads on the market and made waves on tour and in the amateur game. The authentic ping shaft adaptor sleeve allows for multiple shafts to be used in the ping i25, g25 and ping anser drivers and fairway woods along with the 2014 rapture fairway wood at a fraction of the. Our annual drivers test is always keenly anticipated but we cant remember one quite as exciting as this years. With a heavier tungsten toe weight for added forgiveness, a maragingsteel face for faster ball speed and max shot height, and a more compact and stable head, pings third crossover family combines the precision and control of an iron with the speed and forgiveness of a hybrid. Dec 10, 20 for 2014 ping has introduced 3 new models to its already extensive putter lineup. The anser driver with adjustable loft offers you the ability to finetune your trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. Nov 26, 2015 the new anser driver is the companys first adjustable big dog designed to finetune ball flight through a combination of loftalteration and shaft selection.
The newest version pushes the forging process to create performance benefits not previously associated with a forged club. For 2014 ping has introduced 3 new models to its already extensive putter lineup. Using a ping wrench to loosen the clubhead and adjust the loft, you can easily add or subtract 12. We take a peek in his bag to check out the gear that earned him the big check for the week of april, 2014. The ping anser driver features trajectory tuning technology which allows the player to add or subtract the loft in 12 degree increments. Including the gseries clubs, drivers, fairways and anser putters to golf bags. Fedexcup champion billy horschel saw great success with pings g30 driver in the bag. In addition to loft tuning, shaft fitting is an important step for optimizing launch and ensuring a driver with the correct weightbalance combination, feel, and timing that lead to consistency and comfort. I hit the anser at a demo day a while back and was fit into 8. With adjustable drivers becoming an even more common trend in the golf market, ping has joined taylormade, titleist, cobra, and others with their first adjustable driver, the ping anser. Subscribe to meandmygolf to see more professional golf instructions, tips, and.
As with all adjustable drivers, they should be viewed as having a built in tour truck for a one time custom fitting and the ping anser driver comes. A ping karsten anser 2 putter thats been a bag staple during the three. Many panelists find that the ping g25 driver gives them more than they deserve on misses. To make the new models spot on to the originals, ping engineers relied on scans of the original anser and anser 2 to study the contours and radius details that karsten, who died in 2000 at age 88. The anser driver with adjustable loft offers you the ability to finetune your trajectory through a. For years, the thinking was players looking for a ping driver that would maximize distance went with a gseries driver. Each tester was given balls to warm up with before testing started and was allocated as much time as they needed to test the clubs. This technology allows for effective loft adjustment 0. The anser driver allows players to adjust loft by plus or minus a half degree to optimize your launch angle and spin rate.
The variablethickness face helps generate incredible ball velocity. Com equipment insider with distinctive racing stripes on the crown, theres no question ping s i25 driver has a different look than its. Ping launches new g400 max driver, the most forgiving driver in golf. Jun 04, 20 it seems reasonable, then, that when ping went looking for a name for their newest anser putter, slapping the moniker scottsdale on it seemed to make sense. Golfers can adjust the loft by halfadegree up or down using the supplied wrench. One of the lowestspinning drivers in its category delivers some monster drives. The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot dictates.
The anser fairway wood allows you to adjust the loft using trajectory tuning technology. Utilizing a ping wrench to loosen the head, you can add or subtract 12. Taylormade r1 vs ping anser driver longest drive test rick shiels pga golf coach tests the taylormade r1 driver against the ping anser driver. Since grip size influences your wrist action, and therefore the direction of your shots, it is commonly used by. Touch of class with weight ports in the center of the head typical to ping. Ping headcovers g30, g25, g20, k15, g15, i15, anser, rapture. Buy new and used ping anser driver from the best golf shop. The large, forgiving face produces high ball speeds on slight misses. Nov 08, 2012 not surprisingly, for the majority 4 out of 5, the ping anser driver proved to be very low spinning. Mar 11, 2014 for our driver trial, testing took place over two days in one of the belfrys customfit bays using a trackman launch monitor. Pings unique trajectory tuning technology, lightweight hosel sleeve, better club head aerodynamics, and custom shaft offerings make this the most versatile driver in their lineup. If anything the looks and performance are probably closer to the ping anser driver, which is one of the best recent ping. Ping offers a variety of grip sizes and styles to fit different hand sizes and texture preferences.
Ping is an american manufacturer of golf equipment, based in phoenix, arizona. In my late 50s, my swing speed isnt high enough for this driver. The 5th was me, and the ping anser driver basically proved that i need to stop swiping the ball from the outside in, but i basically knew that anyway. The ping anser driver offers a nice allaround blend of distance, feel and forgiveness, with the added benefit of adjustable loft angles that allow you to finetune your shot trajectory. Nov 09, 2012 ping has followed up the mightily impressive g20 with its first ever adjustable driver, the anser. The addition of the craze, senita b, and anser t putters enhances the already excellent ping scottsdale tr putter line. In 1959, he started making putters in his garage in redwood city, california. Trajectory tuning technology allows you to hone in your launch angle and spin rate to increase distance. Yep, though i had the i20 in my bag last year, and hit it as well as ive hit my driver in years, three guys that play in my swat switched for the i20 to the g25.
The ping anser driver sees ping move into the world of adjustable drivers and they have taken their own approach to doing this. On most other adjustable drivers in the past, these two aspects went handinhand. The most notable feature of the new ping anser driver is its trajectory tuning technology. Forgiveness the ping g20 offers incredible forgiveness, but without the streamline looks or workability of the i20. Ping finally jumped into the adjustable driver game with the anser driver. Ping headcovers, g30, g25, i20, g20, k15, g15, i15, anser, i3, rapture, driver, fairway, hybrid, ping, replacement golf headcover. The beauty of the adjustable drivers is it makes it easy to try different shafts. A combination of design technology and custom fitting options allows the anser. The addition of the craze, senita b, and anser t putters enhances the already excellent ping scottsdale. Highmoi model generates low, stable spin with the shotshaping control provided by the g410 driver. While virtually every g series driver that ping has released has been a.
The ping anser irons have a standard swing weight of d1, however, you can alter the swing weight by manipulating the ctp. Using a ping wrench to loosen the clubhead and adjust the loft, you can easily add or subtract 12 of loft to the standard 8. Overall, the ping anser driver produced slightly above average distance numbers across the board, and well above average numbers for 2 of our testers. Apr, 2014 what equipment did bubba watson use to achieve victory at the masters this week. Question of buying used ping driver g30 vs anser clubs. Ping updates the anser lineup bag drop the sand trap.
In 1967, he resigned from his job at general electric to develop the ping. Anser has a deeper face, which i prefer and is a slightly lower spinning head. Ping anser dandan1191 240520 very nice driver, sits well behind the ball, sounds great, and very forgiving. On the 2011 ping anser irons, golfers could only see the top line of the irons at address.
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