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GolfWRX Spotted: Ping G425 fairway woods, hybrid, and Crossover

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This is a big week for Ping gear on the PGA Tour with initial seeding of the all-new Ping G425 metal woods taking place at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. It was only last week on the European Tour that Tyrrell Hatton won the BMW PGA Championship with the new G425 LST driver along with new G425 LST and Max fairway woods in the bag.

We should expect to see a number of Ping players, along with some equipment free agents put these in play right away to get in “reps” since we are now less than 30 days away from The Masters in November.

Ping G425 LST fairway – Low Spin Technology

Just like the driver, the Ping G425 LST fairway wood is designed to lower spin while also maintaining the high MOI. From the information available the LST will only be available in a 3-wood and comes in at 165cc vs the MAX full 176cc.

This more compact head has a shorter front to back length to move the center of gravity closer to the face to create lower spin launch conditions which work well for players that are higher spin and want to further optimize fairway wood performance.

Ping G425 fairway MAX

“MAX” means MAXimum forgiveness and MOI, and it appears the new Ping G425 MAX fairways are doing just that, with a large tungsten weight along the trailing edge similar to the driver.

From available information, the G425 MAX comes in at 176cc’s which is at the higher end of size for fairway woods (3-wood) on the market but not the biggest, and has something called “face wrap” – or what is also know as a cup face design.

No further pictures of the Ping G425SFT fairway woods yet, but considering we are seeing these out on tour it is unlikely someone will have a G425SFT in play since it is designed to help fade reduction – not something many PGA Tour players struggle with, especially with fairway woods.

G425 Hybrids

When you have a winning formula, you try not to mess it up, and it looks like that is exactly what Ping is doing with the G425 hybrids. Compact shape, adjustable, and the same face wrap technology as the already discussed fairway woods.

They will also continue to offer an adjustable hosel to allow for fine-tuning of lie, loft, and ball flight, which is one of the key aspects of recent Ping hybrids that set them apart from others in the market.

G425 Crossover

For the golfers that need extra launch and ball speeds but prefer the shape of a larger “iron-like” club vs a true hybrid, the Ping Crossover is that club. The new version of this popular alternative has a thinner facer face per available information and also has a new streamlined look from address.

To see what GolfWRX members are saying and to see all the Ping G425 pictures from the CJ Cup, check out the Thread in the GolfWRX Forums: PING G425 Pictures from the CJ Cup

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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  1. Pelling

    Oct 14, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    What, no turbulators?!

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  2. jgpl001

    Oct 14, 2020 at 8:41 am

    First win for the fairways at Wentworth last week in the hands of Tyrell Hatton

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  3. Oy oy oy

    Oct 13, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    “No further pictures”?

    They’re in fitting carts in NZ and Australia. Come on…

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.

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Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.

At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.

Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.

Rory McIlroy

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alex Fitzpatrick

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Daniel Berger

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Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Rasmus Hojgaard

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC

Alejandro Tosti

Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4

James Nicholas

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Kevin Streelman

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Sang-moon Bae

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Russ Cochran

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 

MJ Daffue

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align

Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.

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Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.

 

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