Tour Ping's new Glide Forged Pro Raw tour wedges – 2022 BMW Championship

[atursky]

Heads only, all lofts and grinds. There's tape on some of the wedge faces to protect them from rusting. Last photo is a Ping Glide Forged Pro wedge with a hydropearl 2.0 chrome finish for comparison.

[beluga99]

Love the look of the Eye2 59 degree wedge.  Something about having a prime number loft really stirs my mathematical loins.  Great pics!

[Radeon962]

A bit to round or bulbous looking to me.  My favorite head shape and Ping wedge was and still is the Glide 2.0 Stealth.

[gripANDrip1983]

8 minutes ago, Radeon962 said:

A bit to round or bulbous looking to me.  My favorite head shape and Ping wedge was and still is the Glide 2.0 Stealth.

Definitely the best wedge they’ve made

[gripANDrip1983]

They’ll sell way more wedges if they offer these to retail

[animalgolfs]

27 minutes ago, beluga99 said:

Love the look of the Eye2 59 degree wedge.  Something about having a prime number loft really stirs my mathematical loins.  Great pics!

Great versatile wedge - don't know if I'd give up hyper pearl finish though

[Konklifer]

Oh man. I love my Eye2 59 but...

Edited August 17, 2022 by Konklifer

[beluga99]

18 minutes ago, Konklifer said:

Oh man. I love my Eye2 59 but...

Do tell.  The "But" at the conclusion of your post has piqued my interest.  Are you saying it's amazing "but" this looks even better?  I need someone I don't know on an internet forum to speak glowingly of a club I like to push me over the line to purchase it.  Thank you!

[jlevitt9]

1 minute ago, beluga99 said:

Do tell.  The "But" at the conclusion of your post has piqued my interest.  Are you saying it's amazing "but" this looks even better?  I need someone I don't know on an internet forum to speak glowingly of a club I like to push me over the line to purchase it.  Thank you!

 

It's my fav wedge I've had in a long time. does everything well. 8 degrees of bounce so doesn't dig outside of soft, soft fairway. "eye 2 lite" shape, so not as jarring as the traditional eye 2 shape. some heel/trailing edge relief to open it up. It's a huge winner for me, and I combine with a 54* 2.0 stealth with 12* and I'm golden! love the stock shaft too. 

[beluga99]

31 minutes ago, jlevitt9 said:

 

It's my fav wedge I've had in a long time. does everything well. 8 degrees of bounce so doesn't dig outside of soft, soft fairway. "eye 2 lite" shape, so not as jarring as the traditional eye 2 shape. some heel/trailing edge relief to open it up. It's a huge winner for me, and I combine with a 54* 2.0 stealth with 12* and I'm golden! love the stock shaft too. 

Great summary.  Thanks for the feedback @jlevitt9 Cute pooch too!

[craz-e]

Have not had the chance to hit one of Ping's forged wedges, I do like the shape, would very much to try something around the 59* or 60* 

[jlevitt9]

3 hours ago, beluga99 said:

Great summary.  Thanks for the feedback @jlevitt9 Cute pooch too!

Thanks! I will say the glide Forged Pro has a much smaller profile then the majority of wedges out there. I think it’s one of those things when you see it in real life you either love it or it’s not for you at all. It’s not like a standard vokey S Grind that sort of appeals to everyone.

[elwhippy]

A new direction for Ping. Still unsure about the shapes though. 

[mat562]

4 hours ago, elwhippy said:

A new direction for Ping. Still unsure about the shapes though. 

 

They did raw wedges ten or twelve years back with the Tour S Rustiques.

 

The wedges weren't great, but the finish looked nice once it rusted up. I always lamented the fact that the Eye 2 XG and Gorge models weren't available in the same finish.

[cardoustie]

Give me a 62 with an eye2 toe ,,, but a straighter leading edge !!

[Konklifer]

11 hours ago, beluga99 said:

Do tell.  The "But" at the conclusion of your post has piqued my interest.  Are you saying it's amazing "but" this looks even better?  I need someone I don't know on an internet forum to speak glowingly of a club I like to push me over the line to purchase it.  Thank you!

 

The "But" was in reference to a raw version. 

 

Someone else summed up the EyeToe quite well. I absolutely love it.

[nova6868]

I'll buy a Raw 59 Eye2Toe in a second.

[beluga99]

8 hours ago, nova6868 said:

I'll buy a Raw 59 Eye2Toe in a second.

Yep, looks very appealing.

[jblough99]

I get ppl love raw wedges but this just seems silly, no hydropearl finish, even though every review I’ve seen showed it produced phenomenal results, including my own personal experience.  Give up a dramatic performance advantage for a cooler looking product, only on WRX.

[nova6868]

3 hours ago, jblough99 said:

 only on WRX.

 

I get it but quite a few of their tour staff putting them in the bag.

[vanya]

Hovlefully the glide 4 gets a raw or stealth version soon….

[SwingMan]

I don't see any real advantage to raw in Ping because the plated wedges have the hydropearl finish which gives you more spin in the wet.

 

Having said that, I do have a 50, 55 (with trailing edge relief), and 59 in the Eye2 w Half Moon Grind (heel and toe relief).

 

If you like a compact wedge that spins well, this is it.

[mj2936]

How is the size compared to a typical vokey?(safe to assume its the standard most people think of when they think your wedge size)

[Esco9]

The shape is so off to me, it makes me think I wouldn’t hit this thing over 50 yards no be able to hit it low. It honestly is the most “round” looking wedge I’ve seen since the Alien. Idk what ping is thinking 

[hammergolf]

Wonder if they still have the hydrophobic properties. If so that’s a win for them. 

[Konklifer]

PING Glide Forged Pro Wedge - PING

[karstens_ghost]

No messing around in the promo photos.

 

[karstens_ghost]

On 8/24/2022 at 3:37 AM, hammergolf said:

Wonder if they still have the hydrophobic properties. If so that’s a win for them. 

 

If it was hydrophobic, it couldn't oxidise.

[Whatnogarnish]

It’s a bummer the 59 isn’t available, that would have been my choice. 

[karstens_ghost]

On 8/17/2022 at 12:06 PM, beluga99 said:

Love the look of the Eye2 59 degree wedge.  Something about having a prime number loft really stirs my mathematical loins.  Great pics!

 

It's interesting you note these in the photo; they didn't make the specs on the website. 59 or 62. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯