Tour Ping G430 LST and Max drivers, G430 Max fairway wood & G430 hybrid – 2022 Shriners Children's Open

[LilSpeedline]

On 10/19/2022 at 8:12 AM, LilSpeedline said:

Ping just shipped my brother the LST w/Ventus Blue.  It looks sick in person, much better than I had hoped 

Here is the quick review over text haha.  He is playing final stage next month, both driver and 3 wood going in the bag 

Edited October 21, 2022 by LilSpeedline

[capking]

3 hours ago, LilSpeedline said:

Here is the quick review over text haha.  He is playing final stage next month, both driver and 3 wood going in the bag 

That’s awesome, can’t wait to try them

[jbandalo]

The LST looks so sick. Not a huge fan of the bottom of the club (always felt the G400 Max bottom always looked the best) but the top looks great. 
 

Turbs don’t bother me. 

[SwingBlues]

I'd like to know how the LST handles toe misses, 440CC and all.

 

I think whats intriguing, for me, is the ubber low spin this head can present

 

2023 could be another stellar year, OEM sure know how to make me spend my money...but hey, enjoy life & golf while you can 😎👍

[Kball10]

Anyone know when these are to be available at retail?

[J_Tizzle]

13 hours ago, Kball10 said:

Anyone know when these are to be available at retail?

 

In the US, I heard end of Feb into March.

[GolfTurkey]

This isn’t a data-driven review either (you get one data point, total distance):

 

 

[Wooderson]

So what would be the logistics/costs of having someone in Japan or Australia to purchase and mail back to the states?

 

Is it possible? 

[capking]

4 hours ago, Wooderson said:

So what would be the logistics/costs of having someone in Japan or Australia to purchase and mail back to the states?

 

Is it possible? 

This is a very WRX indecent proposal 

[Ghostwedge]

6 hours ago, GolfTurkey said:

This isn’t a data-driven review either (you get one data point, total distance):

 

 

Put the G430 in the bag before you kill someone a fairway over with that green face purple shafted Stealth. Sheeesh....

[Hedgehog]

2 hours ago, Ghostwedge said:

Put the G430 in the bag before you kill someone a fairway over with that green face purple shafted Stealth. Sheeesh....

I think that has got to be the ugliest color combination I have seen on a custom Stealth.

[elwhippy]

Aussie websites saying 11th November is official release. Ping reps in UK saying end of November.

[BubbaBallesteros]

13 hours ago, Wooderson said:

So what would be the logistics/costs of having someone in Japan or Australia to purchase and mail back to the states?

 

Is it possible? 

Try some parcel forwarding companies that work in Australia or Japan. There are companies like Shippn and MyUS where you can send it to their warehouse in the country you want the product from and then they ship it directly to you. Some are very expensive but I suggest you shop around and see what ones have the best reviews.

[LilSpeedline]

I was able to hit the LST this weekend.  Sound and feel are much improved over my 410 plus.  I'd say it has a more taylormade-ish feel than the typical ping driver.  Muted and softer feeling, not as loud and obnoxious like a lot of people complain about with Ping.  No difference in distance, I made a good swing with each on a par 4 and they finished 1 yard apart haha.  It looks good at address, these will be popular.  I haven't hit the TSr line yet, but my next driver will be either the LST or TSr3

[wedgegame]

Up on clubping:

https://clubping.jp/product/product2022_g430_d.html#lst

 

Edit: interesting the LST is priced higher than the Max.

Edited October 24, 2022 by wedgegame

[Pastit]

12 minutes ago, wedgegame said:

Up on clubping:

https://clubping.jp/product/product2022_g430_d.html#lst

 

Edit: interesting the LST is priced higher than the Max.

Anyone got a Yen for these ?

[animalgolfs]

24 minutes ago, Pastit said:

Anyone got a Yen for these ?

$665 

[KParks]

2 hours ago, animalgolfs said:

$665 

 

LST at $665 w/ current exchange rates. I believe that historically the pricing in Japan has been higher than the US though, yes? (Also, I'd guess that is an inclusive of VAT/tax price whereas advertised prices in the US are always excl tax). 

[halfsumo]

Headed to Japan next week for two weeks. If they are available and the price is right, I might pick up an LST and see if I can ship it to myself or maybe buy a travel bag while I'm there and just check it (and fill it with other stuff I buy) since I am currently only bringing a carry-on. I always reserve time on my trips to Japan to go to golf shops so this would be a fun little task to try to figure out at the end of the trip. Might just be logistically too much hassle, though. Hopefully, I can at least see/hit them. I literally just dialed in my new TSR....😬

[bobbyclampett!!]

Anyone know the best place to pre-order in USA? Seems like people have had issues with pre-orders in the past… (ie getting pre-orders after available in retail…)

[bobbyclampett!!]

https://golf.com/gear/drivers/ping-g430-lst-driver-las-vegas-wall-to-wall-equipment/?amp=1

[Brooks_Cupcake]

4 hours ago, halfsumo said:

Headed to Japan next week for two weeks. If they are available and the price is right, I might pick up an LST and see if I can ship it to myself or maybe buy a travel bag while I'm there and just check it (and fill it with other stuff I buy) since I am currently only bringing a carry-on. I always reserve time on my trips to Japan to go to golf shops so this would be a fun little task to try to figure out at the end of the trip. Might just be logistically too much hassle, though. Hopefully, I can at least see/hit them. I literally just dialed in my new TSR....😬

I like how you roll! 
Carry-on for 2 weeks in Japan!!!! #ballerstatus

#sumostatus

[Hedgehog]

Looking for video on G430 Max vs G430 LST on directional bias, forgiveness difference, launch differences and so on. Anyone seen one in English?

[Konklifer]

Lift the embargo!

[shoreline9]

On 10/19/2022 at 5:43 PM, karstens_ghost said:

 

As stated above, yes. Same sleeve.

 

We don't know about the iCrossover, and whether that's the same as the hybrid sleeve or not.

Crossover has a different sleeve from the hybrid. 

[bobbyclampett!!]

On 10/24/2022 at 6:52 PM, bobbyclampett!! said:

Anyone know the best place to pre-order in USA? Seems like people have had issues with pre-orders in the past… (ie getting pre-orders after available in retail…)

Anyone? Bueller?

[ibluetooth]

On 10/16/2022 at 7:05 AM, ibluetooth said:

Interesting fact according to this site. The LST Fairway Wood has a Ti Face? 

 

I noticed that the LST fairway wood is no longer listed on the https://pingg430.com website…

 

hopefully it’s still coming to market with that Titanium face.

[WidespreadPanic]

Ping makes the weirdest looking fairway woods out there. I get that shallow might be easier to hit off the deck, but they just don’t appeal to me at all.

[sniper]

Looking at the G430 website…is it odd that the driver swingweights are D3/D4 and the fairways are D0/D1?  
 

And I’m the first to admit that other than knowing I typically play a higher swingweight I don’t have the best understanding of SW. 

[karstens_ghost]

17 hours ago, sniper said:

Looking at the G430 website…is it odd that the driver swingweights are D3/D4 and the fairways are D0/D1?  
 

And I’m the first to admit that other than knowing I typically play a higher swingweight I don’t have the best understanding of SW. 

 

D4 is pretty standard. I'm actually playing mine at D8. It's more a function of how long the clubs have become over the years. If you were to play a driver a D1, it'll feel fairly light and hard to feel the head in the swing, leading to early release and face control issues (for some).