What you need to know: Ping’s G Le line has long been one of the most trusted names in women’s golf equipment, and the G Le4 series continues that tradition with a modern, performance-driven approach.
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“Our commitment to women’s golf started in the 1970s with my grandparents, Karsten and Louise Solheim, and continues today with the Solheim Cup and other game-growing initiatives,” said Stacey Pauwels, Ping executive VP, who oversees the development of Ping products made exclusively for women. “The G Le4 family offers a full set of performance-engineered, custom-built clubs that deliver added distance, unmatched forgiveness and a confidence-inspiring look.”
Price/Availability:
Driver: $1,150
Fairway woods: $640
Hybrids: $370
Irons: $370
Putters: $490-$590
ChipR Le: $350
3 cool things
1. Lightweight, but not light on performance. The G Le4 driver is Ping’s longest and most forgiving women’s driver to date, due in large part to the lightweight Carbonfly Wrap crown, a first in a Ping women’s driver. The crown allows for the reallocation of weight to position the centre of gravity lower and deeper, helping deliver faster ball speeds and higher launch for women with driver swing speeds of 80 m.p.h. or less.
A fixed 22-gram back weight is located on the heel side, contributing to a 15 per cent higher moment of inertia compared to the G Le3, providing more ball-speed retention on mis-hits. The forged T9S+ face features a reshaped variable face thickness, providing consistent ball speeds across the face for more distance.
Ping’s hallmark crown turbulators and Vortec cavity provide aerodynamic efficiencies in the 460cc titanium head. The adjustable hosel allows the 11.5-degree head to be adjusted by up to 1.5 degrees of loft and up to a 3-degree flatter lie angle to dial in ball flight.
2. Approach shots made easy. The fairway woods come in new lofts of 18, 23, 28, and 33 degrees to boost launch and feature the CarbonFly Wrap crown to save weight.
The 3- and 5-woods feature a maraging-steel cupface to optimise face flex for more yards, while a variable-roll-radius innovation helps with mis-hits, especially low on the face, by delivering more consistent spin.
In the irons, forgiveness is achieved through a thin face and high-density tip and toe weights that position mass low and to the perimeter. The tip and toe weights also help achieve the optimal swing weight.
The irons come in 6- through 9-irons with three wedge options (PW, UW, SW) and feature Ping’s multi-material PurFlex cavity badge, which contributes to more consistent face flexing and a pleasing feel and sound.
For those preferring hybrids, there are options galore, with four lofts (22, 26.5, 31 and 36 degrees.
On the greens, there are three putter options to choose from: the blade-like Anser 2D, the mid-mallet Louise and the full-mallet Oslo.
3. There’s an app for that. In developing the G Le4, Ping’s engineers made proper set gapping a priority. To make that easier to achieve, the WebFit Ladies app was developed. An easy-to-use, educational fitting tool, the app makes club and set make-up recommendations based on a series of questions about your game and preferences.
“With multiple fairway woods, hybrids and irons optimised to the target swing speed, we’re confident that when custom-fit to the correct set configuration, women will see tremendous benefits from every club in their bag,” Pauwels said. “The WebFit Ladies app is a great starting point for the fitting process. The app takes only a few minutes and helps educate golfers on the importance of custom fitting.”
