Historically, Ping has released a new family of woods and irons every year, and while the Phoenix-based company has often debuted new better-player irons around U.S. Open time, the clubs most recreational golfers will use come out in January. However, nothing new was released before the start of the 2022 season and the G425 drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons stayed in the line-up.
Now, however, things appear to be set to change as several new Ping G430 clubs hit the USGA’s Conforming Club lists on Monday, including three new drivers, as well as new fairway woods, hybrids and irons.
While the company is mum on the details, the clubs have some familiar markings on them that may give away some details. For instance, the three drivers are the G430 Max, G430 LST and G430 SFT. Drivers with a Max designation have been stability-enhanced clubs that are made to be forgiving on mis-hits, while LST has stood for low-spin technology and SFT has stood for straight-flight technology. So, it is probably safe to assume that Ping is sticking with the formula offering a standard, a low-spin and a slice-fighting version of its new driver.
Ping G430 Max driver
The Ping G430 Max driver appears to have a moveable weight in the back of the…
The Ping G430 Max driver appears to have a moveable weight in the back of the head to help create a draw or fade bias.
In the past, SFT drivers have not had a moveable weight, but the Ping G430 SFT…
In the past, SFT drivers have not had a moveable weight, but the Ping G430 SFT driver appears to have a sliding weight in the back that might create a larger draw bias to fight slice spin.
The Ping G430 Max fairway wood has a weight in the back that resembles weights Ping…
The Ping G430 Max fairway wood has a weight in the back that resembles weights Ping has used in the past to allow fitters to adjust the swing weight of the club
The Ping G430 LST fairway wood has a slightly-different shape than the G430 Max and there…
The Ping G430 LST fairway wood has a slightly-different shape than the G430 Max and there appears to be a screw in the center of a sole plate on the bottom of the club.
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