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Ping New Releases for 2024

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Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Ping? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company's new releases across all club and ball catetgories.

Free exchange for G430 Max 10K HL customers: Ping announced a no-cost replacement offer for customers who purchased the company’s G430 Max 10K HL drivers. Unlike the standard version of the G430 Max 10K, which has a combined moment of inertia (resistance to twisting on off-center hits) of 10,000 grams-centimeters squared, the G430 Max 10K HL version does not reach the same combined MOI measurement. Ping is offering the exchange program in the instance where a customer purchased the G430 Max 10K HL believing it featured 10,000 MOI of the standard version.

“We realized some golfers may have concluded that the HL version of the G430 MAX 10K carried the same inertia values as the standard G430 MAX 10K,” said Ping CEO and President John K. Solheim in a company statement. “Today, we’re clarifying that while the HL has an extremely high MOI and delivers the forgiveness and distance Ping drivers are famous for, it doesn’t reach the combined 10K MOI threshold due to a lighter backweight which optimizes the fitting for slower swing speed players. For golfers who may have purchased the G430 MAX 10K HL with the expectation that it reached the 10K combined MOI, we’re offering them the opportunity to exchange their driver for the custom-built standard G430 MAX 10K at no cost.”

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Unlike the standard G430 Max 10K, the HL version has a lighter back weight. The standard model features a 28-gram back weight, while the HL version uses a 18-gram back weight. The HL’s lighter overall weight is designed to help slower swingers achieve more swing speed and higher launch. Further details on the exchange program will be available July 10 on Ping’s website.

New Ping Putter series (2024): Ping adds six new models to its Ping Putter series, including a mix of milled faces and face insert options in a group that features three blades and three mallets. The new models expand the Ping Putter range to 16 models. Distinctive in its commitment to offering not merely different looks but different feels, the Anser 2, Anser D and B60 blades, along with the Tyne H feature a milled face for a firmer feel, while the Ketsch and Fetch mallets use a dual density polymer face made of Pebax (a component in running shoe midsoles) to provide a softer feel. The Anser 2 is the historically familiar heel-toe weighted cavity back blade with sharper angles (vs. the original Anser shape), while the Anser D features a similar look to the Anser's softer curves with a wider sole for extra stability. Also a wider blade shape (like looking down at a filled-in "B"), the B60 is a major-winning model (two of Nick Faldo's major wins) that Ping founder Karsten Solheim first introduced in 1979. The Tyne H uses the twin-fork shape of the Tyne with an Anser-style plumber's neck hosel. The Ketsch G is a larger mallet shape with three alignment lines that frame the ball at address. The ball-shaped hollowed out section in the sole is both a pickup feature and redistributes mass to the perimiter. The Fetch is more compact, and uses ball-framing alignment lines and a ball-grabbing opening that also pushes more mass to the perimiter. $250 (Anser, Anser D, B60, Tyne H, Fetch), $300 (Ketsch G).

Ping G430 Max 10K driver: The Ping G430 Max 10K, the latest in a long lineage of forgiving drivers from the company, arrives as the company’s driver with highest measured moment of inertia. That stability on off-center hits means more consistency in distance and dispersion both heel to toe and up and down the face, and it’s enhanced by a lower center of gravity for higher launch with less spin. What makes possible both the lower CG and the size, which is barely a tenth of an inch shy of the USGA limits for heel to toe and front to back dimensions, is an eight-layer section of lightweight carbon composite that covers the majority of the crown and wraps around the heel and toe sections of the skirt. The G430 Max 10K retails at $600 in 9, 10.5 and 12 degrees (with eight-way adjustable hosel, +/- 1.5 degrees).

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Ping s159 wedges: Ping’s most extensive and versatile wedge line to date, the s159 line, features 25 loft/grind options. The grinds and shape were the result of direct feedback from the company’s tour staff. Cast from 8620 carbon steel, the wedges feature machined grooves and an elastomer insert that assists in achieving the proper swingweight. A new web-based app can help golfers find the best fit for them. Wedges retail at $197 per club in steel and $212 per club in graphite.

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Ping PLD Milled putters: The Ping PLD Milled lineup expands to include two classic Anser blade additions (notably Tony Finau’s Anser 2D) and three mallets, including the DS72 model that Viktor Hovland used on his way to winning the FedEx Cup last year. The new line also includes PLD Milled Plus, a customization platform that lets users personalize designs through an interactive online form. The PLD Milled family retails at $485 for PLD Milled and $585 for PLD Milled Plus. The lineup includes three mallets (Ally Blue 4, DS72, Oslo 3) and two blades (Anser, Anser 2D)

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Prodi G line: Whether it’s your toddler or teen, there should be nothing childish about the golf equipment they use. Little Bobby or Brittany isn’t going to get overly excited about the 45-yard ground ball so of paramount importance are sticks that provide the addicting satisfaction that comes with getting shots in the air. Ping has succeeded in producing a new Prodi G line to make that task considerably easier, which isn’t exactly child’s play.

The custom-engineered set is comprised of 10 clubs and two putter options: a 15-degere titanium driver, 22-degree fairway wood, 28-degree hybrid, perimeter-weighted irons (6-PW), specialty wedges (54-degree S & 58-degree H) and tour-proven putter models (Anser and Tyne H). The lightweight clubs can be ordered in any combination. Two sizes of the Hoofer Prodi G carry bags can be purchased separately.

The proven technologies applied to the new Prodi G include thinner, more flexible faces to increase ball speed in the metal woods, and irons engineered with lower CGs for more distance and higher launch. The iron’s custom tuning port allows for precise swing weighting during the custom-building process. Two lightweight graphite shafts are optimized for length, weight and balance to match junior swing speeds. The two putter options offer a traditional blade or more contemporary mallet style.

To help parents find the ideal combination of clubs for their junior golfers, PING’s Fitting Science team developed WebFit Junior, a web app that recommends club specifications and set makeup based on the answers to a few questions about the player.

Ping’s “Get Golf Growing” program offers a one-time, no-charge club adjustment to sets of five clubs or more purchased in one transaction as children continue to develop while the lightweight carry bag encourages your young one to hoof it when playing.