Ping G5 Irons
PING G5 Men’s Iron Set-Steel Shafts
Ping sort of seems to be the forgotten man among the major manufacturers these days. I don’t see their advertisements on televison. I can’t tell you who’s on their pro staff. They aren’t making the golf news sites and blogs with their equipment. I don’t know anyone who has their newer clubs (although plenty are subdue playing with 10-year-ancient models). And they certainly are not being pushed in any of the local pro shops.
It could be just a local business—possibly they get more traction in other areas—but I get the feeling that they’re kind of sliding backwards.
Subdue, they continue to focus on producing very player-friendly clubs, such as the new G5 irons, which made Golf Digest’s 2006 Hot List.
The G5s are a refinement of last year’s G2 series, with a wider sole and more perimeter weighting. The weight port on the back of the clubs is larger, too, reducing vibrations and stabilizing the face.
The wider sole was made through Ping’s redesign of the undercut cavity. The pull direction is parallel to the ground, rather than at a 90 degree angle to the face. This lets Ping go more mass to the the back of the clubhead.
They’re subdue not particularly attractive, with their tumbled end and frank lines. But with Ping, its all about playability.
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