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Hopefully someone here can help me out with my loft choice. I was fitted last week to a G400 SFT 10 degree with the stock shaft. It out performed Calllaway, Titelist and TM by a good margin. I hit it well and trajectory was good but unfortunately my fitter didn't have a 12 degree in stock to compare it to and didn't have plans to get one in anytime soon (I checked the local GG and they didn't have one either). The 10 degree is a little lower than what I typically play so I'll probably crank the loft a bit but I'm a little worried about closing the face on an already draw-biased driver - would I be better off going for the 12 and taking a degree off vs the 10? Further complicating my decision is the fact that I might be spending more time in the UK next year playing links courses (windy and firm) so maybe a lower loft will actually help!

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Hopefully someone here can help me out with my loft choice. I was fitted last week to a G400 SFT 10 degree with the stock shaft. It out performed Calllaway, Titelist and TM by a good margin. I hit it well and trajectory was good but unfortunately my fitter didn't have a 12 degree in stock to compare it to and didn't have plans to get one in anytime soon (I checked the local GG and they didn't have one either). The 10 degree is a little lower than what I typically play so I'll probably crank the loft a bit but I'm a little worried about closing the face on an already draw-biased driver - would I be better off going for the 12 and taking a degree off vs the 10? Further complicating my decision is the fact that I might be spending more time in the UK next year playing links courses (windy and firm) so maybe a lower loft will actually help!

 

Do you sole the driver and then take your grip or do you hold the club up and get the face angle how you like and then take your grip?

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I've been playing Ping G for 2 years, 18 months of that was with the stock ALTA R 55g shaft, 6 months ago put a 2 or so year old Project X Black 6.5 in and it was better, this week I got a G400 LST 8.5 lofted down to 7.5 with a new Project X Black 6.5 75g, played it today for first time on course after 2 good range sessions and WOW it preformed! Better flight, more carry, better run out, only missed 2 fairways so just as forgiving as the G. Very happy very impressed, and the feel of the club is so much better, which is saying something. Thank you Ping.

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bapn@ what did you end up with ? I play the standard 10* G400, demo’d them all, didn’t think the SFT was that closed, if i didn’t already hit it straight to slight draw i’d go with the SFT set up. Dial it up 11* is almost 12 or down 9* gets you lower or wait for the new replacement due out early 2019 apparently.

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Loving my Ping G400 LST. Got it at 10 degrees and have it set at 9 degrees. It wants to go straight to a cut shot shape, but it is easy to turn over. A different sound than my Epic SZ, but I am liking it a lot.

 

I have a 10 degree as well and have mine set on the small - and it brought it to life. Mid-flight fairway finding cuts.

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I still have my G400 and it keeps delivering. Best driver I've had.

Copy that I was given 400 max to try months ago and that is longest hitting driver I've hit.

Are you saying the 400 is the longest driver you've hit or the 400 max is?

 

Yes. LOL

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I still have my G400 and it keeps delivering. Best driver I've had.

Copy that I was given 400 max to try months ago and that is longest hitting driver I've hit.

Are you saying the 400 is the longest driver you've hit or the 400 max is?

Let’s put it this way I had the first G 400 with the smaller head and it was a very long drive and then I tried the new cobra with the milled face, it was almost as long but pretty forgiving and I’ve had the rogue, I thought the face was a little too hot and I had a lot of balls to the right with it, and I’ve had the newest srixon and for me the G 400 max set just a little less than 11 1/2 is longest and most forgiving driver yet with the stock ping staff shaft. At around the same time the guys at Continental Golf told me you need to put the seven wood in your bag I think you’ll really like it and the other day guys I played with could not believe how far that seven would went for me I’m 64 I’m hitting off the tee about 230 which is pretty good me & very accurate

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I still have my G400 and it keeps delivering. Best driver I've had.

Copy that I was given 400 max to try months ago and that is longest hitting driver I've hit.

Are you saying the 400 is the longest driver you've hit or the 400 max is?

Let's put it this way I had the first G 400 with the smaller head and it was a very long drive and then I tried the new cobra with the milled face, it was almost as long but pretty forgiving and I've had the rogue, I thought the face was a little too hot and I had a lot of balls to the right with it, and I've had the newest srixon and for me the G 400 max set just a little less than 11 1/2 is longest and most forgiving driver yet with the stock ping staff shaft. At around the same time the guys at Continental Golf told me you need to put the seven wood in your bag I think you'll really like it and the other day guys I played with could not believe how far that seven would went for me I'm 64 I'm hitting off the tee about 230 which is pretty good me & very accurate

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Anyone have their G400 head crack at the hosel where it meets the adapter? I have been playing with the settings on mine to open and close the face and I realized tonight that there is a tiny crack on the hosel of the head. I will call Ping on Tuesday about it but I am bummed I will not have the driver for this week. I have been trying so many drivers and nothing can unseat this thing.

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Anyone have their G400 head crack at the hosel where it meets the adapter? I have been playing with the settings on mine to open and close the face and I realized tonight that there is a tiny crack on the hosel of the head. I will call Ping on Tuesday about it but I am bummed I will not have the driver for this week. I have been trying so many drivers and nothing can unseat this thing.

 

I know that was a common place for the g30 to crack

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I have always been a fan of low spinning/smaller drivers and I immediately think that the lst would be a perfect fit but man I want to give the max a try.

 

I'm with you. Love the regular G400, but the Max still intrigues me. The only thing I expect to gain is tighter dispersion, but I can't say the smaller head is all that bad in that department either. With the Max you sacrifice sound and feel for more accuracy but distance is about the same. Still, I may grab a Max again..LOL

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as a long time titleist driver player with the last ping driver i ever hit being a G5...... G400 lst is the real deal. Was going to go for a TS3 but didn’t feel like spending 600+ on a driver when i got a brand new LST for under 200

 

Its really hard to beat G400 lst with a premium shaft.... sound and feel are miles above M3/M4 in my opinion and ball speeds were faster across the board

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Previously played Ping G30 and G drivers before getting fitted with a Taylormade M4 earlier this year. I could never get the accuracy dialed in. Tried a Callaway Fusion and it is a fairway finder but lost a lot of distance.

 

Picked up a G400 this week and the numbers and accuracy looked good on the simulator. Took it out today and it took me about 7 holes to get dialed in and this thing is for real. Yes I put some bad swings and got bad results but any decent swing found the fairway and I hit a couple bombs (for me) with it. The feel and sound are light years beyond the G30 and G drivers. I also prefer the look of the smaller head.

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My g400 also cracked at the hosel. Luckily, I was in Scottsdale and was able to take it over to the Ping repair shop. Couldn’t repair, and unfortunately didn’t have any in stock (LH). But they shipped a new driver to my home, took it in on Wednesday, had the new one in Denver on Saturday.

 

Took mine into my Roger Dunn today and they did just as you said, swapped the head out. I love that store and all the people in it.

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I'm too late to this party but I bought a G400 Max at a Golf Town Demo Day sale for my dad. I tried it and wow, this things is forgiving and low spin. I'm tempted to just get this for myself as I got it 50% off. And I thought I was set for life with my G25.

Hang on to that 25, it’s a great fairway finder and not too much shorter than the Max in distance! I traded my 25 for the Max, and although the Max does everything you say it does, it still was fun playing that G25.

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