Ping’s Nome TR putter available in mid-May

GEG image Ping’s new Nome TR putter has variable-depth grooves milled directly into the face, which the company says is an “industry-first innovation” that produces better distance control. The Nome TR also has an alignment feature that Ping says makes the mallet-style …
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Review: Ping Scottsdale TR putter

GEG image With the golf industry full of clubs unique colors, adjustability, and lighter and stronger materials, Ping Golf has managed to design and develop another superior product. In an industry where putters have become the most over-talked issues in regards to …
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Review: Ping Anser fairway wood

GEG image Ping Golf is one of the more consistent golf club manufactures in blending highly technical advances with traditional look and feel. The new line of Anser fairway woods is no different Ping’s first attempt at the adjustable loft/clubface craze that has …
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Watson, Mahan playing Ping G25 driver at Hyundai Tournament of Champions

GEG image Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan are each playing the new Ping G25 driver at this week’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Maui. The G25 (suggested retail price $385)is the company’s largest profile driver with what Ping calls its “most forgiving” head …
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Ping chairman John Solheim seeks alternative approach to handicapping

GEG image Ping Chairman John Solheim as always been on the equipment industry’s more forward thinkers – a trait he no doubt inherited from his father, the late Karsten Solheim. Karsten Solheim essentially “invented” perimeter weighting golf clubs, which forever changed the …
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Kaymer’s Ping Karsten Anser 2 putter wins Ryder Cup for Europe

GEG image Martin Kaymer made the putt hear around the world today to win the 2012 Ryder Cup for Europe. Here’s a look at Kaymer’s Ping Karsten Anser 2 putter that won it all at Medinah. …
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Ping launches Anser forged iron

GEG image Ping Golf’s new Anser forged irons each feature a tungsten weight and internal cavity above the sole positioned close to the face to optimize the center of gravity (CG) and elevate (moment of inertia (MOI). The company says “predictable ball flights” …
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Ping introduces new groove technology in Tour Gorge wedge

GEG image When it comes to weges, few companies do it as well as Ping Golf. The company’s new Tour wedge features what Ping calls “Gorge Groove Technology,” designed to maximize spin and control. So much the USGA’s conforming grooves rule. Ping says …
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Ping launches Anser adjustable driver with Trajectory Tuning Technology

GEG image Ping Golf has officially launched its highly-anticipated Anser adjustable driver it says will enable players to “fine-tune” trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. That’s nothing new to the industry, but it is new to Ping Golf …
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Ping Preview?

GEG image No company holds its cards close to the vest than Ping Golf. The good thing is, the company always delivers. From patent maven Dave Dawsey (www.golf-patents.com) comes this drawing of what might be Ping’s first adjustable driver. The drawing is …
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Fowler uses pricey new Mitsubishi X Series shaft at Wells Fargo

GEG image   Rickie Fowler used a prototype Mitsubishi Diamana X Series shaft in a Ping i20 3-wood on his way to securing his first PGA Tour win Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship, a Ping spokesperson confirmed on Monday. The new shaft, …
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Ping Golf debuting Nome putter adjustable shaft at Shell Houston Open

GEG image Ping Golf is introducing an adjustable-length belly putter shaft for its new Nome 405 putter. The shaft, available May 1 at a suggested retail price of $320, allows the player to self-adjust the length within a nine-inch range. In other …
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Ping Golf’s Nome putter available in early April

GEG image Ping Golf hasn’t given a specific date for consumer availability of suddenly-hot Nome putter, used by Hunter Mahan to win the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship this past Sunday. Many companies might have rushed out the Nome this month in …
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Ping Golf says interest in high in new Nome putter

GEG image It’s the general belief that PGA Tour players don’t sell equipment as much as they validate equipment. It seems, however, Hunter Mahan might have accomplished both with his victory this past Sunday at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. Ping …
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Mahan and Nome putter highlight big weekend for Ping Golf

GEG image Hunter Mahan won the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship this past weekend with bag full of Ping Golf clubs, but it was his putter that stole the show. Mahan used a Ping Nome “Straight” Stroke putter in Tucson. He put the …
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Kuchar takes on Faldo as belly putter wars heat up

GEG image While Tiger Woods’ poor putting continues to be the talk of the Accenture Match Play Championship — despite his second-round loss to Nick Watney on Thursday — Hunter Mahan’s flawless work on the greens had gone somewhat unnoticed until he …
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Ping i20 family is more than just pretty faces (VIDEO)

GEG image Ping’s i20 series of drivers, fairway woods, and hybrids are eye-catching thanks to their matte-black finishes. And the finish is more than just cosmetic. “The non-glare finish absorbs light, allowing the player to focus without distraction,” Ping Golf Chairman John Solheim …
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