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Ping Engineer Paul Wood explains how the G400 Max driver is so forgiving

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8 years ago

Jan 17, 2018

Paul Wood, VP of Engineering at Ping, joins our 19th Hole to discuss the new G400 Max driver, which the company calls the “straightest driver ever.” Also, listen for a special discount code on a new laser rangefinder.

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8 Comments

DaveT

Jan 18, 2018 at 5:49 pm

Audio podcasts in general are awful. I usually like to see what Paul Woods has to say, but I’m not going to sit through 30 minutes of all-audio, no-visuals.

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- paul
  
  Jan 19, 2018 at 8:36 pm
  
  This is what I got from the podcast:
  Wood claims the G400 Max is Ping’s most forgiving driver because it was most stable in testing for off-center hits resulting in less twisting and more energy transfer.
  If you hit on the center of the face the MOI is not a factor. The forgiveness is maximized for miss-hits.
  Several tour players are playing the G400 to make them “tour tested”.
  
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Eric

Jan 18, 2018 at 3:27 pm

Why does Michael Williams continuously say his name and his guest’s name? It’s a podcast.. we aren’t just “tuning in”…. we obviously started it at the beginning.. And second, Michael must have the shortest memory.. he literally had Taylormade on a couple of weeks ago agreeing with the rep that they had the best driver ever. Get’s ping on, and now says Ping has the best driver ever.. this is literally a 30 min advertising.

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- BG
  
  Jan 19, 2018 at 11:54 am
  
  WRX moderator is protecting Ping by refusing to post my valid comments.
  
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Tucci Gang

Jan 18, 2018 at 2:48 pm

Amateurs, the whole of ’em

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D

Jan 18, 2018 at 1:14 pm

That’s unlistenable with that audio quality

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Wally

Jan 18, 2018 at 10:56 am

I only listened to half of it because of the very poor audio

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Mat

Jan 18, 2018 at 1:21 am

Start at 10:21 to skip the fluff. Be prepared for awful audio.

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