With all the buzz this week surrounding a driver that never was from a company that stopped making golf clubs more than two years ago, we thought it more prudent to turn some of your attention back to reality and some new equipment that is making real-live public debuts right now.
The Ping Glide Forged wedge is Ping’s first forging in more than five years, and it reflects everything the company has learned in making its cast wedges.
Bubba Watson is known for his booming tee shots and curving approaches, but on the 72nd hole of the Travelers Championship it was a deft touch with his lob wedge that proved the difference.
Reed has five different companies in his bag: Ping (driver), Nike (3-wood), Titleist (3-iron, wedge), Callaway/Odyssey (irons, putter) and Artisan (wedges).
After finishing the 2016-’17 season ranked 20th in driving distance at 305.8 yards – nearly five yards shorter than the previous year – Watson changed his ball and driver, switching to a Titleist Pro V1x ball and Ping’s G400 LST driver.
As with, well, almost everything these days, the ability to customise a product to meet the needs of the consumer is critical. With its new line of Vault 2.0 putters, Ping sought to address that need.
Australian Golf Digest
