Ping G425 closer than we think? (In hand Pics Pg. 16)

[Deuce78]

20 minutes ago, bjno1300 said:

Can you elaborate on the choice? 🍿🍻 how would you compare the flights both off tee and deck and was lst much less forgiving? thanks 

The max is a canon.  It feels very powerful and is coming off the face hot.  It's not a knock on the club performance.  I just like the shape of the LST more and I found a good rhythm with it.  I need a flat fairway and these are good but the max is longer heel to toe so it looks like the toe is higher in the max but it's just longer.  Just personal preferences really.  Both are good heads.

[JacobTheGolfer]

Got my LST 10.5 today. Took only two weeks 🙂

[endy]

@Deuce78 are you going to try the G425 hybrid ? I'm thinking of trying that in place of my 7 wood. 

[Deuce78]

10 minutes ago, endy said:

@Deuce78 are you going to try the G425 hybrid ? I'm thinking of trying that in place of my 7 wood. 

 

[endy]

Duuuuude, that's awesome! Man, you gotta tell me how that 10TX ventus black plays in it, I'm very close to pulling the trigger on that combo. 

[doublehans]

If I buy a stock driver (tour 65 shaft) and regrip it (mcc+4 mid),

 

—How much will it change the length (since stock grip has arccos)

—How different will Swingweight be

 

I would likely request a 1/2 inch shorter shaft if I custom order, so just deciding if I might as well go stock and regrip since without the sensor it gets shorter anyway.

 

Maybe someone else has done the same thing to avoid the wait....

[rlb4]

3 hours ago, doublehans said:

If I buy a stock driver (tour 65 shaft) and regrip it (mcc+4 mid),

 

—How much will it change the length (since stock grip has arccos)

—How different will Swingweight be

 

I would likely request a 1/2 inch shorter shaft if I custom order, so just deciding if I might as well go stock and regrip since without the sensor it gets shorter anyway.

 

Maybe someone else has done the same thing to avoid the wait....

You can just order it without the arccos grips. Then it will be the correct length.

[Tdsjfb]

Is it not a little funky that the next head weight option on the G425 Head, below the standard 26 grams, is 15 grams?

[Qegurezi]

8 hours ago, Tdsjfb said:

Is it not a little funky that the next head weight option on the G425 Head, below the standard 26 grams, is 15 grams?

My stock Max setup had a 23 and i was able to nab a 17 off Ping to hit my target. The 23 is listed as stock in the SFT and the 17 in the LST. I have no doubt there are others. Pretty sure I did see them listed (maybe in this thread) and there were plenty of options.   

[Deuce78]

Per ping the lightest weight in the LST driver is 14g.  Ping also puts melt inside the LST driver it's not just the back weight.

[RIDEamountain]

Does anyone know what moving the weight from the inside (draw) to middle (neutral), to outside (fade) does to the MOI? I thought I remember reading somewhere that counter to what you'd find, the weight in the draw position actually increased the MOI. But I'm not sure where I read that. 

 

RIDE 

[Elee913]

Has anyone found the g425 to be draw biased. I’ve been using one last two weeks, and don’t notice any draw bias, but other sites seem to be focused on this. So far loving this club, but also waiting to take it outside vs the simulator. 

[RIDEamountain]

1 hour ago, Elee913 said:

Has anyone found the g425 to be draw biased. I’ve been using one last two weeks, and don’t notice any draw bias, but other sites seem to be focused on this. So far loving this club, but also waiting to take it outside vs the simulator. 

Not in the slightest. I actually find mine to be every bit as neutral to open as my former Cally Epic Flash SZTD. My misses with both clubs were right and my normal flight was/is a slight fade. M

 

RIDE 

[bjno1300]

On 2/20/2021 at 7:22 PM, radiman said:

I don’t have a scale. D3 was the request so I assume that’s where it’s at. But, it does feel a little light with the counterbalanced shaft. 
 

Havent hit it yet. Live in Minnesota. Don’t have any club fitters around here so I just bought the shaft blind. Have a sim round tomorrow so hopefully will have an idea after that. 

How did it go?🍿

[dach818]

23 hours ago, Elee913 said:

Has anyone found the g425 to be draw biased. I’ve been using one last two weeks, and don’t notice any draw bias, but other sites seem to be focused on this. So far loving this club, but also waiting to take it outside vs the simulator. 

I bought the G425 max because I read that the club was draw biased.  So far, I haven't found that to be the case.  I set the weight in the "draw" position and changed the setting to the small "+" setting.  That has helped me to draw the ball more with this club.  I am struggling a bit with the club because the clubhead is on the heavy side and I am not using a counterbalanced shaft and so swingweight is D6 to D7.  I may have to get a lighter backweight to bring swingweight down.

[sshadow2]

3 hours ago, dach818 said:

I bought the G425 max because I read that the club was draw biased.  So far, I haven't found that to be the case.  I set the weight in the "draw" position and changed the setting to the small "+" setting.  That has helped me to draw the ball more with this club.  I am struggling a bit with the club because the clubhead is on the heavy side and I am not using a counterbalanced shaft and so swingweight is D6 to D7.  I may have to get a lighter backweight to bring swingweight down.

Go on eBay and get the 15g weigh for the G425 Max. I find it a necessity for non CB shafts. It will bring your SW back down to around D2. 

Edited March 1, 2021 by sshadow2

[Qegurezi]

3 hours ago, dach818 said:

I bought the G425 max because I read that the club was draw biased.  So far, I haven't found that to be the case.  I set the weight in the "draw" position and changed the setting to the small "+" setting.  That has helped me to draw the ball more with this club.  I am struggling a bit with the club because the clubhead is on the heavy side and I am not using a counterbalanced shaft and so swingweight is D6 to D7.  I may have to get a lighter backweight to bring swingweight down.

Best thing you will ever do. 

[Fantom]

Anyone managed to test Tensei AV Raw Orange 55 vs 65?

Have only managed to test 65 (stiff) which I like and it performs. Curios on how 55 would compare - thinking on it as an option at 45,75-46".

My SS 103 mph.

 

[cliche]

40 minutes ago, Fantom said:

Anyone managed to test Tensei AV Raw Orange 55 vs 65?

Have only managed to test 65 (stiff) which I like and it performs. Curios on how 55 would compare - thinking on it as an option at 45,75-46".

My SS 103 mph.

 

if i get the chance, i try this out this afternoon. it's also on my shoppinglist. and shops reopend again since the closedown 6 weeks ago.

[GeauxGolfLSU]

Was fit into a PING G425 Max back in late January after hitting most of the new crop of drivers. I'm a low spin player and the Max gave me the best spin numbers, launch angle and dispersion on the GC Quad. Finally took delivery of the driver on Friday. Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 S @ 44.75" in a 10.5° head turned to 9.5° with the backweight in the neutral setting.

 

Got to play 36 holes over the weekend with it. Did not do any direct comparisons with my TaylorMade SIM, but in no way would I say the G425 Max is shorter. Well struck drives ended in places that I would expect. What was really encouraging was the results when I didn't hit the middle of the face. I hit a couple of necky drives that I would have thought would go nowhere and be big fades, and the ended up only losing 10-15 yards versus a well struck drive and stayed in the fairway. And there were a couple of drives I hit out on the toe that I would have expected to turn into big hooks, yet they stayed straighter than expected. 

 

Reports of really high pitched sounds seem to be greatly exaggerated, at least with premium golf balls. I will absolutely say the sound is very loud and borderline obnoxious when hitting range rocks, but that didn't translate to my TP5 gamers.

 

Did hit 2 career long drives this weekend on holes I play regularly. One was downwind, so I will kind of give credit to the wind moreso than the driver. But the other was into the wind and I ended up with a flip wedge into a hole I usually hit a short iron or full wedge into. Obviously more testing is necessary, but for my swing, the G425 Max certainly isn't short.

[Holy Moses]

On 2/27/2021 at 5:58 PM, RIDEamountain said:

Does anyone know what moving the weight from the inside (draw) to middle (neutral), to outside (fade) does to the MOI? I thought I remember reading somewhere that counter to what you'd find, the weight in the draw position actually increased the MOI. But I'm not sure where I read that. 

 

RIDE 

Yes, another website claimed that

[achu28]

9 hours ago, Fantom said:

Anyone managed to test Tensei AV Raw Orange 55 vs 65?

Have only managed to test 65 (stiff) which I like and it performs. Curios on how 55 would compare - thinking on it as an option at 45,75-46".

My SS 103 mph.

 

My 425 MAX just arrived with the Tensei 55 stiff - have 1 round with it

 

10.5 set to flat +1* and weight in the fade position

 

 

Coming from Mavrik 10.5 SZ rogue shaft

 

 

Definitely LOUDER and also higher ball flight.  Need more play to get more feedback, but I'm all in on this driver!

 

 

On the contrary, was fit in to the SIM2 9.5 lofted down to 8.5 with Diamana+ R flex

[Fantom]

1 hour ago, achu28 said:

My 425 MAX just arrived with the Tensei 55 stiff - have 1 round with it

 

10.5 set to flat +1* and weight in the fade position

Did you test against 65 prior ordering?

[dach818]

13 hours ago, sshadow2 said:

Go on eBay and get the 15g weigh for the G425 Max. I find it a necessity for non CB shafts. It will bring your SW back down to around D2. 

Just ordered one.  

[Tzoid]

16 hours ago, Qegurezi said:

Best thing you will ever do. 

I called Ping and they sent me a 26 gram weight and it brought my swing weight down to D3ish from D5.  My driver came with the 29 gram weight.  

[kingbing]

On 12/8/2020 at 12:31 PM, Green Valley said:

You hit the irons?

Just picked up the MAX.  It’s as long as anything out there, very forgiving and the sound was much better than I expected after reading/watching reviews.

[Tzoid]

51 minutes ago, kingbing said:

Just picked up the MAX.  It’s as long as anything out there, very forgiving and the sound was much better than I expected after reading/watching reviews.

I agree ,  I was worried because the initial reviews were pretty negative on the sound but I don't find it offensive at all and actually like it.  

[achu28]

6 hours ago, Fantom said:

Did you test against 65 prior ordering?

i did

 

 

the 55 was just a little bit softer and it would fit me better per the rep

[golfer55082]

For those who play 45” and under, what is your sw?

 

I play G425 Max at exactly at 45".  My swing speed is 110-115 MPH and the most conformable  SW from my experiment is D4.  I have to apply a heavier movable weight, at about 30 grams rather than the regular 26 grams weight.  The total head weight comes at 206 grams.

 

What swing weight do you play?  Is 206 grams generally speaking too heavy for drivers?  

[Tzoid]

9 minutes ago, golfer55082 said:

For those who play 45” and under, what is your sw?

 

I play G425 Max at exactly at 45".  My swing speed is 110-115 MPH and the most conformable  SW from my experiment is D4.  I have to apply a heavier movable weight, at about 30 grams rather than the regular 26 grams weight.  The total head weight comes at 206 grams.

 

What swing weight do you play?  Is 206 grams generally speaking too heavy for drivers?  

I'm pretty sure that's standard for Ping but heavy by others like Taylor Made and Callaway standard.  

 

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