Equipment
2013 PING G25 Driver and Fairway Woods Spotted!
We spotted Hunter Mahan and Bubba Watson using Ping’s new G25 driver and fairway woods on the range at the World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Mahan was hitting a G25 Driver (9.5 degrees) as well as a 15-degree G25 fairway wood.
Watson was playing a G25 Driver with his signature pink crown and graphics (8.5 degrees) and a 16.5-degree G25 fairway wood.
The driver has the same adjustability as Ping’s Anser Driver (0.5 degrees higher or lower than stamped loft) and is scheduled to be available at retail in mid-February.
Take a look at the photos below, and click here for more discussion and photos of Watson and Mahan’s range session in the forums.
click here for more discussion and photos of Watson and Mahan’s range session in the forums.
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- Pavon’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.
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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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Dave Brooks
Jan 18, 2014 at 7:53 am
I was hitting a 9 degree Ping G15 driver (less than a year old) and it was a wonderful club. It was staight ,long and accurate for me. Some glue came loose in the head and there became a slight rattle. I had the golf shop send it back to Ping to be fixed and 2 weeks later I received back a new 9.5 degree G25. I have hit it at the indoor range and on the launch monitor and the numbers and accuracy were better than my old G15. I am looking forward to getting outside once the snow is gone and hitting it. Thanks Ping, you have made a wonderful club in the G25 driver and to get it for the price of postage was a real bonus
Dave
vermontmike
Dec 29, 2012 at 10:59 pm
I LOVE my G15 driver but this is one Ping I will take a hard look at.
Kyle
Dec 28, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Love the flat black. This is the one I will wait on. Been thinking about changing my R9. Ive had the G5 and G10 and liked them both.
dan
Dec 22, 2012 at 4:52 pm
This looks like an update to the answer than the G series.
Sean
Dec 15, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Hey Persimmon…..sorry I mean Purist Paul, my friend Balata Bob has a gross of Titleist 384 wound balata tour balls in his garage for you! You can place bid on eBay and get a good deal so you don’t damage your furniture with modern day technology.
ACGOLFWRX
Dec 6, 2012 at 6:45 am
Ping is mass produced like most companies but have a great reputation as being one of the best quality out there! Don’t knock em til you try em!
JEFF
Dec 3, 2012 at 3:44 pm
The people who are calling ping drivers ugly are lost. Since the G 5 they are as traditional looking as any of the top drivers on the market. I looked at them next to Titeleist and see very litte that is distracting. I think Taylor made, Callaway and the retro looking Clevelands are far more weird looking……. but then I play i20 from woods to irons and they are some of the best if not the best on the maket right now.
JEFF
Dec 3, 2012 at 1:20 pm
PERSIMMON PAUL IS A SIDE SHOW!
cody
Dec 3, 2012 at 11:20 am
Have they released irons yet?
Chris S
Dec 2, 2012 at 10:23 pm
I think Purist Paul is what we call this time of year a Troll-lol-lol-lol-lol.
Ping did a nice job with these aesthetically. I’ll give them a look for sure.
Chris
Dec 2, 2012 at 9:54 pm
I do like what PING continues to do. These clubs look great, but since I dented the face on 2 G20 drivers I have moved on to GEEK GOLF Drivers. Can’t wait to see how far Bubba hits these next season.
Blopar
Dec 2, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Pretty inferior in the adjustability department compared to Titleist/Cobra/Nike. Not worth the 100 extra bucks it will cost you!
Dolph Lundgrenade
Dec 1, 2012 at 4:18 am
Why would you want to get it “pink like Bubbas??!” Lame. When I walk by the Apple store I’ll be sure to waive! LMFAO
Hunt
Nov 30, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Are they going to make an I25?
Adam
Dec 10, 2012 at 1:50 pm
I 25 will be in the Fall of 2013
WOW
Nov 30, 2012 at 5:36 pm
my opinion…….oogly.
ZN
Nov 30, 2012 at 3:26 pm
How can we get it in pink like Bubbas??!
AJ
Nov 30, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Bubba’s Pepto-pink clubhead gives me a migraine just looking at it… but he can hit it further than me anytime, so I guess I have to be jealous. LOL I love the piano black look because it’s easy to clean, and I treat my clubheads with Rain-X for that reason. Looks like I’m getting a new driver next year, if this thing hits as mean as it looks!
Trenchman
Nov 30, 2012 at 1:35 pm
How much? $299 or $399?
$299 – its in my bag
$399 – It would be hard to replace my G20
dht0013
Dec 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm
you know its going to be $399. They always are. When nobody buys them at $399, they’ll drop to $299. Ping never fails. They are soooo predictable!
Adam
Dec 10, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Actually the Ping Map will be $349.99 and the will sell
Jade Corn
Nov 30, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Finally a good looking Ping driver! Now they have caught up to the clean look and forgiveness of the TM Superquad from 2006. It will be nice to own a Ping club. Hopefully this minimalism will lead to some clean forged musclebacks.
Purist Paul
Nov 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Guess what guys… I’ll still wax every one of you hitting persimmon. Good luck to you with this hollow piece of garbage.
Joe Golfer
Dec 1, 2012 at 1:30 am
I guess that’s why so many pros use persimmon still. Oh wait. They’re all using the so called “hollow garbage” 🙂
Purist Paul
Dec 1, 2012 at 11:00 am
Pros can’t even hit 50% of their fairways with these hollow pieces of garbage. What chance do you have? I’m sticking with persimmon
SunnyD
Dec 1, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Are you making millions playing golf with your persimmon woods? Probably not…
Christian
Dec 5, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Man Tiger Woods sure sucks for using these hollow things hu? Just shut up, you’re worse than a hipster.
Frank
Nov 29, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Looks like Poulter is hitting a titleist utility club
David
Nov 29, 2012 at 5:08 pm
I’m so glad they decided to go black like the rest of their products! Looks so menacing and brilliant.
morgy
Dec 8, 2012 at 6:27 pm
I agree but i am not the biggest fan of the design. I like the look of the I20’s better and hope that the I25;s will be a lot better.
Blanco
Nov 29, 2012 at 12:15 am
Oh by the way PING– PLEASE offer a few shaft options on the fairways! PLEASE!
Blanco
Nov 28, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Raaaawr– Wonder how they designed the head as far as spin goes, especially compared to G20, Anser…
paul
Nov 28, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Love ping. sweet looking clubs.
Ray M
Nov 28, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Love it!! I have the Anser and I can’t wait to see how it compares to this. No frills…just good quality clubs from Ping as always.