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

[RodrigoNicely]

2 hours ago, ukbigbluechad said:

What’s the hold up with the LST 3W? 

Some sort of qc issues I’d heard. No idea if that’s true or not though 

[UnderPar18]

16 minutes ago, RodrigoNicely said:

500 for the lst because it’s titanium. Standard g430 fairways will not be that price 

Still seems excessive 🙂

[cliche]

just a quick off topic:
is ping releasing glide 5.0 in spring?

[RodrigoNicely]

6 hours ago, UnderPar18 said:

Still seems excessive 🙂

Stealth plus was 499.99 wasn’t it?

[beluga99]

7 hours ago, odshot68 said:

The Kaili with 10.5 lst head sounds like a winner. Still want to compare to new cobra head and cally head. Do they have the kaili blue, want to put in 3 wood?  

I only hit the black and other stock shafts.  I tried the Tour 2.0 as well but the Kai'li beat that out as it optimised my launch conditions.  12-14 degrees launch, 2100 spin, and around 158mph b/speed.  Felt smooth too for a low/low shaft.

[Gareth]

On 1/4/2023 at 4:37 PM, Anser3 said:

 

 

I was told  $580 (LST driver) and $550 (Max driver).  FW's are $500.

Gulp.

 

Having just read today that the new Callaway Paradym driver is going to be £599 here (Uk) it looks like the Ping G430 LST driver is going to £560-£580 when launched next week……

 

I think for the first time for a while I’m going to sit out the ‘23 releases and leave the hype/kool aid kids alone and will just find a 2022 driver that offers all the performance I need, but without a £600 price tag. Will probably sell my TSR 2 driver too…..should have never sold the Rogue ST LS that preceded it…..we live and learn! (Maybe 😄) 

Edited January 6, 2023 by Gareth
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[St Jimmy]

15 minutes ago, Gareth said:

Gulp.

 

Having just read today that the new Callaway Paradym driver is going to be £599 here (Uk) it looks like the Ping G430 LST driver is going to £560-£580 when launched next week……

 

I think for the first time for a while I’m going to sit out the ‘23 releases and leave the hype/kook aid kids alone and will just find a 2022 driver that offers all the performance I need, but without a £600 price tag. Will probably sell my TSR 2 driver too…..should have never sold the Rogue ST LS that preceded it…..we live and learn! (Maybe 😄) 

 

Just buy the Rogue ST LS again.  Should be cheap. 

Edited January 5, 2023 by St Jimmy

[halfsumo]

I don’t mind the price on the LST 3 wood if it can be the one to stop that revolving door/slot in my bag.

[Drew-1986]

18 minutes ago, Gareth said:

Gulp.

 

Having just read today that the new Callaway Paradym driver is going to be £599 here (Uk) it looks like the Ping G430 LST driver is going to £560-£580 when launched next week……

 

I think for the first time for a while I’m going to sit out the ‘23 releases and leave the hype/kook aid kids alone and will just find a 2022 driver that offers all the performance I need, but without a £600 price tag. Will probably sell my TSR 2 driver too…..should have never sold the Rogue ST LS that preceded it…..we live and learn! (Maybe 😄) 

I’m based in the north of Scotland and my go to pro has told me his prices for this year, and the Ping is nowhere near £560, if you want to know the prices drop me a DM

[Bskib]

On 1/4/2023 at 1:00 PM, darunia484 said:

anyone else not impressed with the looks of the 2023 new releases for all the major players (callaway, ping, taylormade)? sure performance might be better, but the looks are kinda meh. ping probably the best one since i like the green. 

I can get pass looks if I am seeing solid dispersion and less penalty on mishits. Too many times have I chased a sexy driver that didn’t perform for me when the boring max driver could have been perfect.  Downside of being a club ho I guess!

[Gareth]

28 minutes ago, St Jimmy said:

 

Just buy the Rogue ST LS again.  Should be cheap. 

Quite possible I will but I do want to try the Cobra LTDx LS first……

 

23 minutes ago, Drew-1986 said:

I’m based in the north of Scotland and my go to pro has told me his prices for this year, and the Ping is nowhere near £560, if you want to know the prices drop me a DM

Will do Drew.

[eric61]

1 hour ago, halfsumo said:

I don’t mind the price on the LST 3 wood if it can be the one to stop that revolving door/slot in my bag.

 

Same here. That's the one spot I can't seem to settle for 2023 (or ever, really). I'd love to find a 3W that just stays in the bag for years and years no matter its cost. I have some gift cards/credits ... likely going to use them to try the G430 LST and the Stealth 2 Plus.

[Puttersaurus Rex]

1 hour ago, Bskib said:

I can get pass looks if I am seeing solid dispersion and less penalty on mishits. Too many times have I chased a sexy driver that didn’t perform for me when the boring max driver could have been perfect.  Downside of being a club ho I guess!

This thinking lead me to the G400 Max.  No regrets.

[Anser3]

1 hour ago, Gareth said:

Gulp.

 

Having just read today that the new Callaway Paradym driver is going to be £599 here (Uk) it looks like the Ping G430 LST driver is going to £560-£580 when launched next week……

 

I think for the first time for a while I’m going to sit out the ‘23 releases and leave the hype/kook aid kids alone and will just find a 2022 driver that offers all the performance I need, but without a £600 price tag. Will probably sell my TSR 2 driver too…..should have never sold the Rogue ST LS that preceded it…..we live and learn! (Maybe 😄) 

 

 

I stand corrected.  The LST fw's will be $500+.  The Max fw's will be  $350ish.  I am not in the market for fairway woods but have a mint Epic Max LS I'm still trying to sell. 

 

[Bskib]

20 minutes ago, Puttersaurus Rex said:

This thinking lead me to the G400 Max.  No regrets.

My most consistent driving ever was with the G400. It was so good and totally underrated. 

[Airjenks]

2 hours ago, beluga99 said:

I only hit the black and other stock shafts.  I tried the Tour 2.0 as well but the Kai'li beat that out as it optimised my launch conditions.  12-14 degrees launch, 2100 spin, and around 158mph b/speed.  Felt smooth too for a low/low shaft.

That’s because the Kai li was their expensive tour level option. There were some supply chain issues and they gave them as the stock option. Good hack last year if you knew about it. 

[Strategery]

1 hour ago, eric61 said:

 

Same here. That's the one spot I can't seem to settle for 2023 (or ever, really). I'd love to find a 3W that just stays in the bag for years and years no matter its cost. I have some gift cards/credits ... likely going to use them to try the G430 LST and the Stealth 2 Plus.

I'm planning on putting a 3w back in the bag after many years without. Will def try G430 and Stealth 2, but the Cobra Aerojet could also be interesting.

[Strategery]

4 hours ago, Bskib said:

I can get pass looks if I am seeing solid dispersion and less penalty on mishits. Too many times have I chased a sexy driver that didn’t perform for me when the boring max driver could have been perfect.  Downside of being a club ho I guess!

[JMB3]

5 hours ago, RodrigoNicely said:

Stealth plus was 499.99 wasn’t it?

429.99 — still up there though 

[Avidswampthing66]

5 hours ago, St Jimmy said:

 

Just buy the Rogue ST LS again.  Should be cheap. 

Great driver.  Still going to test all the new heads, but I will be surprised if one is better.

 

[PT1911]

I could be wrong, but I think the LST 3 wood is going to be over $500. Like $550 ish or so.

[USMgolfer1]

Always looking for something to beat out my X Hot 3 deep but I’d the LST is super shallow like the rest of their fairway woods it’ll be an easy pass especially with the rumored price

[animalgolfs]

So these are out as I held the 10.5 LST today.....I would have bought the demo head unhit - on the spot- it looked so perfect at address. And I TRIED really hard to buy it

 

Demo fittings on 10th followed by 16th delivery 

Edited January 6, 2023 by animalgolfs

[beluga99]

6 hours ago, USMgolfer1 said:

Always looking for something to beat out my X Hot 3 deep but I’d the LST is super shallow like the rest of their fairway woods it’ll be an easy pass especially with the rumored price

The 3Deep has been challenged many times but is undefeated and is still in my bag.  I've got the stock Aldila Tour Green in mine.  Rahmbo is definitely onto something.  Great combo.

[Strategery]

On 1/5/2023 at 7:00 AM, RodrigoNicely said:

Some sort of qc issues I’d heard. No idea if that’s true or not though 

[Puttersaurus Rex]

23 minutes ago, Strategery said:

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Are you going to enlighten the crowd with the correct answer, or just post snarky gifs?🙄

 

Another forum member wrote that the head did not pass testing, and was too “hot”.

[GolfTurkey]

One round and one range session with the G430 Max 5 wood confirmed the fitting results.

 

It launches really easily from tight lies with less spin than the last few Ping fairway generations.

 

Started on hole one where I had 242 uphill and into the wind and stuck it to 20 feet for a 2-putt birdie. Used it another three times on tight dogleg tee shots and split the fairway each time. 4/4 good shots with that club and I was swinging terribly so that was a good sign.

 

Looks and performance are great, but I'm not 100% sold on the sound. It's like Ping got so tired of the criticism of their loud sound that they have gone to the other extreme. It's so muffled it's like someone hit a Taylormade wood under a blanket.

[Grouchykona]

37 minutes ago, GolfTurkey said:

One round and one range session with the G430 Max 5 wood confirmed the fitting results.

 

It launches really easily from tight lies with less spin than the last few Ping fairway generations.

 

Started on hole one where I had 242 uphill and into the wind and stuck it to 20 feet for a 2-putt birdie. Used it another three times on tight dogleg tee shots and split the fairway each time. 4/4 good shots with that club and I was swinging terribly so that was a good sign.

 

Looks and performance are great, but I'm not 100% sold on the sound. It's like Ping got so tired of the criticism of their loud sound that they have gone to the other extreme. It's so muffled it's like someone hit a Taylormade wood under a blanket.

Did you game the G425 Max 5W prior to this?  If so, would you mind comparing the two?

[GolfTurkey]

2 minutes ago, Grouchykona said:

Did you game the G425 Max 5W prior to this?  If so, would you mind comparing the two?

 

I have the G425 Max 7 wood in the bag. 

 

Loft for loft I would say G425 launches lower with more spin (the fitter said that appears to be the general trend so far) and the sound is night and day different.

 

G430 also feels lighter / easier to swing.

 

[Grouchykona]

2 minutes ago, GolfTurkey said:

 

I have the G425 Max 7 wood in the bag. 

 

Loft for loft I would say G425 launches lower with more spin (the fitter said that appears to be the general trend so far) and the sound is night and day different.

 

G430 also feels lighter / easier to swing.

 

Thanks!  I currently play the G425 Max 5W (Ventus Red 7X) and really like the “heavier” feel but seriously considering the G430. 🤔