Ping G30 LS Tec Driver

[Barfolomew]

[quote name='fujiman.757' timestamp='1438475848' post='12061666']
i have a g30ls 9 degree and mine looks perfectly square, quick question do u sole the club or do you hover it????
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sole it

[mosesgolf]

Made some changes in my swing to get rid of hooks that are working out so this driver is REALLY working good. Holy mother of all carries!!!!!

[GOLF4373]

I've seen a few people mention that the miss the fairway left with the g30. I'm gonna buy one with a tour 80x in it to start and probably change the shaft. I hate hitting a hook off the tee. My question is, is the g30 LST slightly draw biased, fade biased, or just neutral compared to something like a bertha DBD?

[Kenny Lee Puckett]

^^^^^ my impression is you'll never see the LST wanting to go left as easily as the other G30's. and the Tour 80 in X would truly be heavy enough to test if overall the club is really a no go left for you. can't comment on DBD, haven't seen it in action dude. but have watched and hit Alpha 815 outside, now that's an excellent driver, one I would consider neutral fwiw.




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[fujiman.757]

Yea the g30 ls you have to make it go left!!!! Straightest driver out for sure

[MG 1977]

I demo'd the G30 lst head to head with the R15. The g30 lst was longer by 4 yards or so but I lost plenty to the left. I preferred the r15 one weight in the centre one on the toe much straighter for me. I used the Ping tour 80 x shaft and didn't like it. I had i20 with px black 6.5 and that was great, followed by Anser with ahina & blur in x both had time in the bag. I just wish Ping would go back to offering some shaft options as they did with the Anser and i20 instead of just there own shafts which never seem to work for me..

[Jasonic]

Anyone want to trade their 80x tour shaft for my 65x??

If so, PM me. Thanks

[dadonkey]

Seems to me this driver would be in the same bracket as the Anser when it came out. Fair comparison? When the Anser came out it was the low-spinning club that sat between the i20 and G20 in forgiveness. LS sits between G30 and i25 but is the lowest spinning.
Is that about right?

[pureroll]

[quote name='fujiman.757' timestamp='1439066501' post='12101956']
Yea the g30 ls you have to make it go left!!!! Straightest driver out for sure
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Ditto, best driver I have had since my R9 Supertri.... grip it and rip it without missing left. Plus I can make it go left when needed. This thing is the real deal.

[e-man]

Why would the g30 LS be more anti left as compared to the regular g30? I get why the sf tec would be more left but isn't the weighting on the regular g30 just a little more straight back as compared to the LS?

[ccorrada]

It sits a little more open than the standard g30 but I don't consider it open, 1* at most

[OspreyCI]

Having mine hotmelted as we speak and cutting it down to 44.75". Can't wait to hit it!

[swizbeatz]

Still hitting my 10.5 in the large + setting, kept it in play during a tournament yesterday so that's progress. Over the next week or so I'm going to try BB 7x, DI 6x against the Rogue 50tx.

[Bandy1080]

So I finally joined the club. I was gaming a 915 D4 for a month but found it not quite as forgiving as the G30 LS.

Gamed the LS a couple of rounds this weekend and had a couple of interesting observations. My miss was always to the right with a slight fade. It wasn't a huge slice but it did seem to tail off on me. Still plenty of distance but not that much of a confidence booster that I was looking for. Also no matter how hard I tried I could only get a slight draw on it, nothing dramatic. My natural ball flight is almost dead straight with maybe a slight fade. I am looking for something with a draw bias so that I can hit a draw, is there a setting I should try on the club?

Do you think its because it plays 44.25" long and I am used to something in the 44.5 or 44.75" range? Using the Tour 65 shaft.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[pdw]

Im not one for advice, but I have always hit a slight fade with this driver. Granted that turned into a slice, but Ive gained a bit of control back to where its a playable fade again.
I put it in the big + setting and have my hands slightly more forward at address. Hitting some bombs now but I still don't have the confidence to know its gonna be a good shot most of the time.

I just find in the large + setting, it seems to sit/look better to me...Probably doesn't make sense as I'm sure it doesn't change anything, but it worked for me

Im actually thinking of replacing it, or at least trying to find a standard 9 degree G30 head

[Drudersh]

So after missing this club to the right consistently for a couple of weeks, I decided to try to standard G30 to see if that weighting suited me a little bit better than the LS tec in terms of being able to shape a draw. Played 2 rounds with the standard G30 this weekend and two interesting and seemingly contradictory things came out of it. I was definitely able to turn it over more easily, but with the 10.5 in the neutral setting vs my LS Tec which is 10.5 and I play in the neutral setting, I was actually seeing a lower ball flight out of the standard G30, like significantly lower.. I was assuming apples to apples with the standard model being slightly higher spinning, it would launch higher, but that wasn't the case. The other finding was that on mishits I lost significantly more distance with the standard version, BUT in two days on 3 different holes I had my longest tee shots of the year, including one that went a casual 340, and another that went 310 uphill into the wind.

So why would the standard G30 with the same shaft (AD DI 6x) launch lower than the LS Tec, and be less forgiving on mis hits?

[swizbeatz]

[quote name='Drudersh' timestamp='1439215897' post='12109602']
So after missing this club to the right consistently for a couple of weeks, I decided to try to standard G30 to see if that weighting suited me a little bit better than the LS tec in terms of being able to shape a draw. Played 2 rounds with the standard G30 this weekend and two interesting and seemingly contradictory things came out of it. I was definitely able to turn it over more easily, but with the 10.5 in the neutral setting vs my LS Tec which is 10.5 and I play in the neutral setting, I was actually seeing a lower ball flight out of the standard G30, like significantly lower.. I was assuming apples to apples with the standard model being slightly higher spinning, it would launch higher, but that wasn't the case. The other finding was that on mishits I lost significantly more distance with the standard version, BUT in two days on 3 different holes I had my longest tee shots of the year, including one that went a casual 340, and another that went 310 uphill into the wind.

So why would the standard G30 with the same shaft (AD DI 6x) launch lower than the LS Tec, and be less forgiving on mis hits?
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Digital lofted? The mishits can be explained by spin, your not adding as much spin on a miss with the LS. The regular being more forgiving should have more to do with dispersion on misses than length, at least that sounds right to me.

[KPH808]

I've noticed that as well, standard setting, I have yet to hit a draw. Mostly a straight flight or slight fade. Another observation is that heel hits are much better than toe hits.

[Drudersh]

[quote name='swizbeatz' timestamp='1439217368' post='12109760']
[quote name='Drudersh' timestamp='1439215897' post='12109602']
So after missing this club to the right consistently for a couple of weeks, I decided to try to standard G30 to see if that weighting suited me a little bit better than the LS tec in terms of being able to shape a draw. Played 2 rounds with the standard G30 this weekend and two interesting and seemingly contradictory things came out of it. I was definitely able to turn it over more easily, but with the 10.5 in the neutral setting vs my LS Tec which is 10.5 and I play in the neutral setting, I was actually seeing a lower ball flight out of the standard G30, like significantly lower.. I was assuming apples to apples with the standard model being slightly higher spinning, it would launch higher, but that wasn't the case. The other finding was that on mishits I lost significantly more distance with the standard version, BUT in two days on 3 different holes I had my longest tee shots of the year, including one that went a casual 340, and another that went 310 uphill into the wind.

So why would the standard G30 with the same shaft (AD DI 6x) launch lower than the LS Tec, and be less forgiving on mis hits?
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Digital lofted? The mishits can be explained by spin, your not adding as much spin on a miss with the LS. The regular being more forgiving should have more to do with dispersion on misses than length, at least that sounds right to me.
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The LS Tec is digitally lofted to 10.5, the Standard G30 is OTR. The strange thing about my mishits with standard G30 was that they tended to nosedive, while the mis-hits with the LS Tec tended to go higher in the air. I actually found the LS Tec to be more forgiving across the face, maybe as a result of the reduced spin. For me, I think long term the LS tec would be the better option just because it goes so straight most of the time, and I don't have a 2 way miss, I just found it interesting that I was hitting it lower and longer with the standard model.

[MH2]

If this has been mentioned before I apologize but has anyone compared the LS to the bio cell plus? I have the plus which has been good to me all year but getting the itch to try something different. Thanks in advance

[youngstructural]

Play with mine in the big "-" setting, with a neutral to weak grip. I can bascially swing as hard as I want and at most get a straight or a baby draw. Usually get lazy, and never fully release the club, and end up with massive fades up the middle. Completely deleted the left side of the fairway with this club.

[Puppetmaster]

I've been struggling with misses to the right in general, but even when I'm not, I don't think I've seen one curve significantly left even on the worst of pulls. Still really liking this driver overall. Like many have said, most good drives for me tail off slightly to the right as they are descending.

[Mikeymeg11]

I have had the G30 LST 10.5 for a couple months now and love it, the forgiveness on off center hits is incredible and solid hits are high bombs. My only issue is the fade bias, it seems all my efforts to hit a draw result in a straight shot or fade if I get a bit lazy. Would a bit of lead tape help hit a draw and if so where would on the club would give the best results?

[iamtylerdurden]

I've got the 80 g tour shaft and it is about as anti-left as my 905R with the proforce tour-x stiff shaft. Standard setting was a straight boring trajectory, but in the big + I get a higher longer carry flight which i prefer.

also, it was mentioned somewhere in this 36 page thread about putting 20' of yarn in the head, which I did and it sounds much, much better to me. Thanks.

[Bandy1080]

How many of you play this club shorter than the stock 45.25"? Thinking about cutting mine down about .5"?

[swizbeatz]

[quote name='Bandy1080' timestamp='1439293798' post='12115528']
How many of you play this club shorter than the stock 45.25"? Thinking about cutting mine down about .5"?
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Probably a decent amount, I'm at 44.5" or just under.

2 rounds in with BB 7x and the weight seems to smooth my swing out more than the 50tx. Definitely flying a little lower.

[Puppetmaster]

[quote name='Bandy1080' timestamp='1439293798' post='12115528']
How many of you play this club shorter than the stock 45.25"? Thinking about cutting mine down about .5"?
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I'm giving that a shot soon. I have a Fubuki J 50 playing at 45.25" and will be trying out an Aldila Tour Blue 75 at 44.5" hopefully later this week. No issues with the Fubuki, just wanted to see if shorter and heavier might work too.

[chamgel2]

I'm at 44.5" as well, and I actually choke down closer to 44".

[3_Jack_Par]

Been playing mine at 44.5" most of the year, and recently switched to an AD MT 7x that plays more like 44.25. I doubt I'll ever play another driver longer than 44.5".

[Bandy1080]

Ok good. I am getting mine cut down today to 44.75"