Lydia Ko with Ping?

[Boise59]

Anyone hear why she left Proto Concept?

[byoung14]

She switched coaches some months ago so I’m assuming PING clubs perform better for her with some of the changes she’s trying to implement in her swing.

[pga43]

14 minutes ago, Boise59 said:

Anyone hear why she left Proto Concept?

She had Titleist irons last week at Grant Thornton and she wasn't on Porto Concepts "staff" so not really left them, just changed clubs.

 

Unless Ping signed her in the last couple of days, I doubt she's with Ping.  Doesn't mean she isn't trying them or could have signed with them but there would be an announcement if she had.

 

 

Greg

[elwhippy]

She is a true WRX member. Always tinkering. 

[QuigleyDU]

38 minutes ago, pga43 said:

She had Titleist irons last week at Grant Thornton and she wasn't on Porto Concepts "staff" so not really left them, just changed clubs.

 

Unless Ping signed her in the last couple of days, I doubt she's with Ping.  Doesn't mean she isn't trying them or could have signed with them but there would be an announcement if she had.

 

 

Greg

 

Fact time with Greg.. Thanks. lol. 

[vscrews]

So...its the swing and not the clubs....dang it!

[TiScape]

6 minutes ago, vscrews said:

So...its the swing and not the clubs....dang it!

Yup! But if ur gonna suck, might as well be with shiny new toys 😊

[jt2gt]

58 minutes ago, pga43 said:

She had Titleist irons last week at Grant Thornton and she wasn't on Porto Concepts "staff" so not really left them, just changed clubs.

 

Unless Ping signed her in the last couple of days, I doubt she's with Ping.  Doesn't mean she isn't trying them or could have signed with them but there would be an announcement if she had.

 

 

Greg

Hmmm...Grant Thornton Winners WITB shows her with all Ping except for wedges.  Guess she's on the third times a charm WRX'er club ho train.

Edited December 12, 2023 by jt2gt

[TiScape]

4 minutes ago, jt2gt said:

Hmmm...Grant Thornton Winners WITB shows her with all Ping except for wedges.  Guess she's on the third times a charm WRX'er club ho train.

Using Ping and with Ping Is the nuance here 

[Boise59]

1 hour ago, pga43 said:

She had Titleist irons last week at Grant Thornton and she wasn't on Porto Concepts "staff" so not really left them, just changed clubs.

 

Unless Ping signed her in the last couple of days, I doubt she's with Ping.  Doesn't mean she isn't trying them or could have signed with them but there would be an announcement if she had.

 

 

Greg

I guess someone missed that in editing?

 

WHATS IN THE BAG

Lydia Ko, Jason Day’s winning WITBs: 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational

Published

 3 hours ago 

on

 Dec 10, 2023

By

 GolfWRX Staff 

Lydia Ko WITB

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 S

 

3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 S

 

5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 S

 

Hybrid: Ping G430 (22 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD HY 65 S

Irons: Ping i230 (5-7) Buy here, Ping Blueprint S (8, 9)

 

 

[Sparty4202]

8 minutes ago, jt2gt said:

Hmmm...Grant Thornton Winners WITB shows her with all Ping except for wedges.  Guess she's on the third times a charm WRX'er club ho train.

I saw that article too…said she was playing Ping i230 5-7 and Blueprint S 8-9…

Lydia Ko's Winning Setup:

• DRIVER: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 S shaft
• FAIRWAY WOODS: Ping G430 Max (15, 18 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 S shafts
• HYBRID: Ping G430 (22 degrees), Graphite Design Tour AD HY 65 S shaft
• IRONS: Ping i230 (5-7), Ping Blueprint S prototype (8-9), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• WEDGES: Titleist Vokey SM9 (46, 48, 54, 58 degrees), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• PUTTER: Scotty Cameron TG6 prototype with a custom-designed alignment aid
• BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
• GRIPS: Iomic performance grips

 

[TiScape]

12 minutes ago, Sparty4202 said:

I saw that article too…said she was playing Ping i230 5-7 and Blueprint S 8-9…

Lydia Ko's Winning Setup:

• DRIVER: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 S shaft
• FAIRWAY WOODS: Ping G430 Max (15, 18 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 S shafts
• HYBRID: Ping G430 (22 degrees), Graphite Design Tour AD HY 65 S shaft
• IRONS: Ping i230 (5-7), Ping Blueprint S prototype (8-9), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• WEDGES: Titleist Vokey SM9 (46, 48, 54, 58 degrees), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• PUTTER: Scotty Cameron TG6 prototype with a custom-designed alignment aid
• BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
• GRIPS: Iomic performance grips

 

Interesting to me she just didn’t go BP S 5-9, or i230 5-9. I’m far from a Ping iron aficionado, but the i230 and BP Ss seem quite similar to me.

[WorkItBothWays]

https://protoconceptgolf.com/pages/our-players

Slow to update

[Sparty4202]

1 minute ago, WorkItBothWays said:

https://protoconceptgolf.com/pages/our-players

Slow to update

Well she’s not on the Ping website…..yet!! 

[iamthebeard]

Definitely looks like Ping irons in the bag. Knowing how Ping pays the girls she'd be silly to give up a bag sponsor for a Ping contract and have to play their putter. 

 

Loves to switch up equipment but doubt she'd give up vokey wedges and her SC putter for a full bag deal. 

[jomatty]

I liked her in the Proto c’s!  It is always nice to see a top player using something different.

[pga43]

1 hour ago, Sparty4202 said:

I saw that article too…said she was playing Ping i230 5-7 and Blueprint S 8-9…

Lydia Ko's Winning Setup:

• DRIVER: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 S shaft
• FAIRWAY WOODS: Ping G430 Max (15, 18 degrees), Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 S shafts
• HYBRID: Ping G430 (22 degrees), Graphite Design Tour AD HY 65 S shaft
• IRONS: Ping i230 (5-7), Ping Blueprint S prototype (8-9), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• WEDGES: Titleist Vokey SM9 (46, 48, 54, 58 degrees), AeroTech Steelfiber fc 70 shafts
• PUTTER: Scotty Cameron TG6 prototype with a custom-designed alignment aid
• BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
• GRIPS: Iomic performance grips

 

Not the first time I've been wrong.

 

Greg

[pjc]

1 hour ago, TiScape said:

Interesting to me she just didn’t go BP S 5-9, or i230 5-9. I’m far from a Ping iron aficionado, but the i230 and BP Ss seem quite similar to me.

Not really close, the BP S are way smaller than the I230's, actually surprised that she is doing a combo of the 2.  

[TiScape]

4 minutes ago, pjc said:

Not really close, the BP S are way smaller than the I230's, actually surprised that she is doing a combo of the 2.  

Oh okay. I read the i23Os are more compact than than i210 and those aren’t big IMO 🤷🏼‍♂️ Thanks 

 

*Man, BP Ss must b tiny in person!