Why You Should Be Very Excited About The New Ping G430 Range
Ping is back! While the brand tends to keep us waiting for products in the ‘G’ range with 18-month product cycles, it was stretched to two years this time around. more often than not, G replacements are worth the wait. Where G400 succeeded, G410 built on it. Where G410 worked, G425 offered accuracy enhancements and better fitting options. That leads us to the present day and the launch of the Ping G430 range of metalwoods and irons.
With two years’ worth of R&D under its belt, the brand seems proud and genuinely excited about bringing G430 to golfers, and the buzz coming from Ping should be getting a wide range of golfers very excited too. But what is all the hype about? We’re going to take a deep dive into everything you need to know about the extensive G430 range.
What is the new technology?
Ping has a number of new technologies to shout about in the G430 range. The highlight in the drivers comes in the shape of the all-new CarbonFly Wrap that is available exclusively in the G430 LST (Low Spin Technology) driver. This is an eight-layer carbon crown that wraps into the heel and toe skirt, which has allowed Ping to save weight and reposition it to create a lower CG and more forgiveness. Fully fitted, Ping claims it can offer you seven yards more distance over the G425 LST.
A deconstructed view of the CarbonFly Wrap in the Ping G430 LST driver. It is not actually lime green on the driver head!
(Image credit: PING)
In all three of the G430 driver heads, Ping has worked hard at improving the acoustics from G425. By increasing the curvature of the crown, skirt and sole and by repositioning the ribs inside the club, Ping has been able to adjust the important frequencies when it comes to how the club sounds at the point of impact. It’s hard to describe the sound through words, so this is definitely something to try out for yourself when the G430 becomes available for fittings in a few weeks.
‘Spinsistency’ face has continued over from G425 into the G430 family of clubs. While the face has become .1″ shallower and 6 percent thinner than G425, the theory behind this phrase remains the same – similar spin characteristics across the whole face. All new in the G430 SFT (Straight Flight Technology) driver is a moveable 22g back weight that can be set in a Draw or Draw+ position. This is a move from the fixed heel weight that we saw in the G425 SFT driver.
The technology highlight from the G430 irons…
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