PING launches ground-breaking G30 series
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The G30 range, Ping’s latest addition to the G-series, comes with wholesale changes over its predecessor, combining advanced aerodynamics as well as new face designs and materials to increase distance and accuracy. The company’s latest innovations provide golfers with a fresh look as well as measurable distance gains, without sacrificing key performance attributes like control and forgiveness.
The G30 series includes two driver options – standard and SF Tec (Straight Flight Technology) – along with fairway woods, hybrids and irons. The product line hits retail on August 1st and can be pre-ordered now at Ping-authorised golf shops around the world.
“With the G30 series, our engineers once again accomplished something that is unique to Ping products. They elevated performance significantly in key areas without sacrificing other important attributes,” said John A. Solheim, Ping Chairman & CEO. “Across the product line, we’ve proved you can hit the ball higher and farther while increasing forgiveness and control. We’ve also continued our focus on advancing custom fitting in the driver and fairway woods by offering five loft positions. All of this promotes the consistent, reliable results that will help golfers of any skill level shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more.”
G30 drivers
The most visible innovation on the G30 driver is the patented ‘turbulators’ engineered onto the crown. Inspired by the aeronautics and sporting industries that put a premium on speed, Turbulator Technology reduces aerodynamic drag by significantly delaying airflow separation, maintaining attached airflow around the clubhead as it approaches impact, leading to more speed. They also create a captured appearance with the ball, and help with aim and alignment to inspire confidence.
“The turbulators are really exciting,” said Solheim. “Wind-tunnel testing verified with clarity the role they play in reducing drag on the driver head, but its real benefit was confirmed through our player testing. When Bubba Watson first tested the turbulators, he picked up two miles per hour in clubhead speed and four miles per hour in ball speed, which meant 10 more yards for him. We can’t promise that for everyone, but with the turbulators’ powerful, inspiring look we’re confident all golfers will be longer off the tee, thanks to Turbulator Technology.”
The G30 SF Tec driver option is engineered for players whose shots typically end up right of the intended target. In player testing, the G30 SF Tec driver, which features weight closer to the heel and lighter swingweights, improved shot curvature by 12 yards when compared to the G30 standard driver.
Ping has also increased the range of adjustability to five loft positions in the driver while maintaining the same mass and outer diameter as the company’s fixed hosels, providing the benefits of adjustability with no sacrifice in performance. The lightweight hosel allows golfers to increase or decrease loft 0.6° or 1° to optimise launch conditions.
A high-balance-point TFC 419D shaft has a CG closer to the grip end, promoting a simultaneous increase in energy, momentum and inertia. The custom tuning port can accommodate a range of fitting weights and allows PING to achieve the desired swing weight across a variety of proprietary and after-market shafts.
Details: Available August 1st in lofts 9° and 10.5° in standard head, 10° and 12° in SF Tec head (both adjustable +- 6/10 or 1 degree). Stock graphite shaft: PING TFC 419D (Soft R, R, S, X). RRP £299.
G30 Fairway Woods
For the first time, Ping’s G-series fairway woods are adjustable. Launch angle and spin can be fine-tuned by adding or subtracting up to 1 degree of loft with Ping’s five-setting Trajectory Tuning+ Technology, utilising a lightweight hosel that offers adjustability up or down of 0.6° or 1°.
They also feature the crown turbulators seen on the drivers to increase clubhead speed. Faster ball speeds and greater distance come from a larger face made of a stronger but thinner face material. The weight saved by thinning the face is redistributed to optimise the CG and elevate MOI for added forgiveness. The high-balance-point TFC 419F shaft has a CG closer to the grip end, promoting a simultaneous increase in energy, momentum and inertia for longer, straighter results.
Details: Available 3W (14.5°), 5W (18°), 7W (21°) adjustable. Stock graphite shaft: PING TFC 419F (Soft R, R, S, X) RRP: £210.
G30 Hybrids
The faces on the G30 hybrids are heat treated to maximize face deflection and increase ball speed. They also achieve a higher peak trajectory and a steeper landing angle than its predecessor while heel-toe weighting elevates MOI for even more forgiveness.
Progressive CG locations and offsets ensure efficient gapping and trajectories that maximise distance. To inspire confidence, the top rail is flatter and the heel section is higher, providing a very square face at address that helps with aim and alignment consistency. They’re not adjustable, but do benefit from the high-balance-point TFC 419H shaft.
Details: Available in 17°, 19°, 22°, 26°, 30° with the PING TFC 419H (Soft R, R, S, X) shaft as standard. RRP £175.
G30 Irons
The G30 irons feature progressive offset, lengths and lofts and a thin face that maximises ball speed help launch the ball farther and higher with control. The lofts have been made stronger from the 8-iron down to accommodate the improved launch conditions but also a longer shaft length.
Situated low in the sole of the undercut cavity design, the CTP structure helps lower the CG to ensure high launch with forgiveness, and it supports the 17-4 stainless steel face to provide distance control and a solid feel.
The soft elastomer badge enhances feel and sound in the perimeter-weighted design. A softer leading-edge radius and more rounded sole ensure a smooth transition through the grass with a stable head, which adds to forgiveness and works with any angle of attack. Slightly longer blade lengths increase forgiveness, most noticeably in the 4 through 7 iron.
Details: Available 4-9, PW, UW, SW, LW with PING CFS Distance (Soft R, R, S, X) as stock steel shaft and PING TFC 419i (Soft R, R, S) as stock graphite shaft. RRP £86 per club (steel); £100 per club (graphite).