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Ping G30 Driver Head - 9 degrees - Right Handed - Black Graphite
$ 0.52
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Description
I am selling this Ping G30 Black 9 Degree driver head in an auction for .99 cents starting bid with no reserve. It has a few scratches and aesthetic imperfections but nothing compromising performance. Good luck bidding! Driver head does not come with shaft and has broken off of my old shaft as pictured.FEATURES:
Pros:
More forgiving and lower spinning than Ping’s G25 driver. The turbulators (ridges on the front of the crown) actually work, creating an average of about 1 mph more clubhead speed in our testing.
Cons:
The new adapter adds an additional 1 degree of adjustability, but it’s not compatible with Ping’s previous adjustable tips. Really high-spin golfers still might not be able to get their spin to an optimal range with the G30.
Bottom Line:
Ping took golf’s most forgiving driver, the G25, and made it even more forgiving. Even more impressive is that the company was able to lower its spin, too, which was the biggest knock on the G25. With its turbulators, the G30 also delivers a novel (and real) way to boost distance. We buy Ping’s claim that the G30 is about 7 yards longer than the G25.
Overview
If we were to make a list of golf’s perfect driver, it would probably go something like this:
We would want it to go really far — like farther than all the other drivers — even when we miss the sweet spot.
We would want it to go as straight as possible — like straighter than all the other drivers — even on mishits.
We would want it to launch really high so we could carry it over things like trees and bunkers.
We would want it to look, sound and feel really good.
The G30’s predecessor, Ping’s G25 driver, was one of the most awarded drivers in our
Gear Trials: Best Drivers list
because it is — at least before the launch of the G30 in late July — golf’s most forgiving driver. It also happens to be one of golf’s highest-launching drivers, and more golfers do like the way it looks, sounds and feels than do not. The only real strike against the G25 was that it didn’t quite go as far as some top drivers because it tended to launch with too much spin.
Ping could have simply lowered the spin of the G25, called it a G30 and still patted itself on the back for making a great driver, but the company did what it tends to do: it engineered another classic with new, visible technology that actually works.