Ping g25 driver goes adjustable this is the loop golf digest. Cobra king ltd driver adjustable loft used golf club. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Jul 26, 2012 the ping anser driver is an adjustable driver enables golfers to finetune trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. 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. Golfers can adjust the loft by halfadegree up or down using the supplied wrench. Going from g15 to answer any thoughts on forgiveness. This modal can be closed by pressing the escape key or activating the close button. The measurements were performed using the accepted manner of positioning a driver head for accurate loft, lie and face angle measurement as practiced for many decades by every clubhead production factory i have experience with, several which have produced clubheads for the major golf equipment companies for many years. Welcome to devil balls proving ground, where we put the latest golf gear through its paces. Alternatively, the average amateur golfer will have a swing speed somewhere between 60 and 100 mph depending on. Do not assume what the loft is for your driver with different settings, find someone who has the right loftlie measurement equipment and knows how to measure driver loft and find out what it really is with different settings. Adjust loft and tune cg settings to achieve personalized distance based on your unique swing. In this installment of fried eggs we explain how to make necessary loft adjustments to the ping g30 driver.
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. The 460cc titanium anser head has a fractionally bigger footprint and face than the ping i20 driver, but is smaller and less forgiving. Jul 26, 2012 the aim is to tune the club to the golfer rather than adjust it and the combination of loft and 4 standard shaft options does make performance differences you can see, so a proper custom fitting is essential. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx. Ive had the g25 driver for 2 years now, im a low handicap player, bought the oem 189d tour stiff shaft that came in it to many misses to the left over the years found myself using my g15 with ust proforce x stiff as my go to driver, the g25 ball flight with that 189d tour stiff shaft occasionally bombed it, but it was yielding a far to often miss to the. With a combined moi over 9,000 and a deep cg, improved accuracy leads to tighter dispersion. As long as youre willing to tweak the settings on this club until it fits just right, itll grow with you as your game improves. A few years behind much of the golf market, ping will be answering back to this golf trend of late in midtolate. G410 lst driver highmoi model generates low, stable spin with the shotshaping control provided by the g410 driver familys movableweight technology. Also, since anser has stronger loft was thinking anser 4 wood as would be 16 on open setting vs g15 at 15.
The most notable feature of the new ping anser driver is its trajectory tuning technology. Description the cobra king ltd driver is cobras first ever zero cg driver. Generally, as loft goes up, so does the spin rate, as you can see in the data. When you add loft to the anser the face closes a touch which may help, i would say go for a fitting if youy get the. The aim is to tune the club to the golfer rather than adjust it and the combination of loft and 4 standard shaft options does make performance differences you can see, so a proper custom fitting is essential. 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. I prefer lower lofted drivers so requested digital loft check for as close to 9 degrees as possible. Cobra king pro drivers these drivers have a fade setting which can be used to lower the lie angle. The 460cc titanium anser head has a fractionally bigger footprint and face than the ping i20 driver, but is smaller and less forgiving than the ping g20 driver. The degree of launch angle that you want with a swing speed less than 110 mph, is a lot. Jul 14, 2012 pings first adjustable driver, the anser driver, made its pga tour debut last week at the john deere classic.
Today, we take pings anser driver and fairway wood for a. Ping anser, ping g25 the loft angle is adjustable by about 1. Not surprisingly, for the majority 4 out of 5, the ping anser driver proved to be very low spinning. Ping anser iron specifications describe loft angle, lie angle, length, bounce angle, offset and swing weight for each club. This afternoon i tried it on the 4th setting, which is the one that is not labelled. The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering you the ability to finetune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. For starters, ping has reduced the size of the g400 driver from 460cc to 445cc, which is interesting because ping has always been a company that is known for producing a forgiving golf club, and reducing the size of a driver will generally make that club less forgiving. Launch angle is the angle that the ball flies at from initial contact with the driver club face. Nov 08, 2012 not surprisingly, for the majority 4 out of 5, the ping anser driver proved to be very low spinning. Switch between a front cg position that delivers a penetrating ball flight with more roll, and a back cg position that offers a higher, more towering ball flight.
Then you can set your driver to different settings and know what you really have. I had shop credit that had to be used so ordered a 9 degree max with hzrdus yellow. Oct 11, 2012 subscribe to golf monthly magazine subscription deal 1shaft options the ping anser driver is available with three highend shaft options, in addition to the stock tfc 800d. Subscribe to golf monthly magazine subscription deal 1shaft options the ping anser driver is available with three highend shaft options, in addition to the stock tfc 800d. The sole of the club has something they call their smartpad technology to ensure a square face at address regardless of the loft setting with no additional. More loft will not always lead to more spin, due to things such as impact points, spin lofts, facetopath relationships, and the ball you play but it is a good general rule of thumb. How to measure and adjust driver lie angle flat vs. How adjustable drivers can fix your swing flaw golf digest. In testing, theyve improved games for both high and low handicappers with a variety of swing speeds. The result is personalized distance for your swing.
With the driver adjusted to 11 degrees of loft, my shot had 3415 rpm of spin. Ping anser driver shop worn discount prices for golf. Pings first adjustable driver, the anser driver, made its pga tour debut last week at the john deere classic. With the hosel sleeve, you can add or subtract 12 degree of loft to the 8. 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 anser was specd out with r flex standard shaft vs the g20 because spin was less. Adjustable loft tuning lets the golfer add or subtract onehalf degree of loft beyond the standard setting with the simple turn of a ping wrench. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open.
Ping anser driver pings first adjustable driver 2nd. Jul 09, 2012 the anser driver is a 460cc titanium head with a blackmatte finish that is adjustable for loft plus or minus 12 degree. The anser drivers trajectory tuning technology gives golfers the ability to add or subtract. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. Thus far, ping has not released an adjustable driver, focusing more on their fitting and customtoorder process. Anser is more forgiving but i do anserr like the lighter feeling head. The anser adjustable loft offers the your combination loft adjustment and shaft ping calls this technology. 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. 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 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. Using a ping wrench to loosen the clubhead and adjust the loft, you can easily add or subtract 12. Apr 09, 20 the measurements were performed using the accepted manner of positioning a driver head for accurate loft, lie and face angle measurement as practiced for many decades by every clubhead production factory i have experience with, several which have produced clubheads for the major golf equipment companies for many years. The anser driver is a 460cc titanium head with a blackmatte finish that is adjustable for loft plus or minus 12 degree. Aug 25, 2015 set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face.
How to measure and shorten golf driver shaft length. This is the first time ping has engineered an adjustable driver. Our lowest handicap golfer for this test tends to be a low ball hitter, however. It is supposed to keep the head neutral but a degree or 2 flat. Movableweight technology offers a simple way to customize your driver for a desired ball flight so you can hit a lot more fairways. Wishons report on adjustable hosels club makingfitting. Play anser driver and when adjust to 12 less loft it opens the face a little and works great. With the king f6 driver, the path to greater distance is through optimized spin and launch. Save big on ping anser closeout wood sale haggin oaks.
Not sure why but they sent it to me in the big setting and had the grip iomic on with the. New ping g400, g, g30, g25, i25, anser torque wrench and instruction guide, 100% money back guarantee, fast shipping. Based on this video, all settings beside neutral has flatter lie. The g400 drivers streamlined shape offers a big advancement in aerodynamics and stability.
Jul 25, 2012 the anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering you the ability to finetune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. The new carbontrac system allows you to optimize launch, spin and ball flight through five different ultralow cg settings. This technology allows for effective loft adjustment 0. The ping anser driver is an adjustable driver enables golfers to finetune trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. The anser driver with adjustable loft offers you the ability to finetune your trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering you the ability to fine tune the trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and. Jul 08, 2015 in this installment of fried eggs we explain how to make necessary loft adjustments to the ping g30 driver. Trajectory tuning technology allows you to hone in your launch angle and spin rate to increase distance.
Set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face. The ping anser may be the answer for more players than most game improvement drivers. One of the components of launch angle, is the degree of loft in the driver. Screw and washer are included compatible with ping g25, anser drivers and anser fairway woods. This week, we look at the anser driver, the first adjustable driver by ping. Ping anser 12 driver righthanded equipment product. To prove just how much an adjustable driver can change your game, we collected new drivers from callaway, cobra, nike, ping and taylormade. How to measure and adjust driver lie angle flat vs upright. On the range the anser driver was a joy to hit and the tuning options for shaft and loft did make a difference. When we look at the launch angles produced by the ping anser we find some interesting results.
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