By adjusting the sliding weight, players can adjust for a draw, fade or neutral ball flight all with just the twist of a. Because of the lack of branding on the head cover, it does seem more like a taylormade universal head cover as opposed to one that normally comes with the product. Top to bottom, the ping g25 driver, fairway wood and hybrid line up stack up as some of the finest products available. Unfortunately the g series hybrids have been some of the ugliest clubs on the market too. Taylormade m1 v callaway epic v ping g400 v titleist 917 how we did the test. See which club could help your golf golf game and why. Continue to read about the advancements the ping is making in the golf club market. The i25 is basically everything youd expect from a ping driver. The taylormade sldr tp driver has the innovative sldr sliding weight technology coupled with a modernclassic, charcoalgray crown head design.
Ping g25 is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. Ping i25 driver taylormade jetspeed driver taylormade sldr driver. The taylormade sldr rescue hybrids can help players of nearly any skill level hit longer, more consistent shots from any lie on the course. The sldr has a center of gravity that is lower and more forward than any driver taylormade has ever produced. The most noticeable feature of the g30 driver, both visually and. The ping g has technology in the crown which is aimed at saving weight and redistributing it lower and deeper. Titleist pro v1 and v1x, kinda like death and taxes.
Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Aldila vs proto 60 stiff flex driver shaft fits ping g30 g. The ping g30 driver is the 7 th generation of a line that started with the ping g2 driver six years ago. The ping i25 hybrid was in my bag for 2 winter trips south and it might have been the.
Turns out, its almost as long as my 5 wood, especially when i had it delofted to 20 degrees. Rick shiels senior pga golf coach at trafford golf centre tests which is the longest drive comp between the taylormade sldr vs ping i25 on gc2 using real golf balls to determine which golf driver. Our tester was a little surprised that the new taylormade sldr rescue did not have any kind of sldr technology that the matching drivers utilize. Suitable for ping g25 i25 anser drivers, fairway metal woods and hybrids.
G25 driver pings new g25 driver will help golfers do what the pros do to get more distance launch the ball higher and faster with less spin. In my opinion the i20 might still be the best sounding and feeling driver any company has made, but the g25 is very close, just slightly hollower. The ping g25 hybrid offers all the benefits of the g line with great looks too. Its very consistent for me from a distance perspective, and while i dont hit an extremely high number of fairways. The taylormade sldr is mygolfspys 2014 most wanted driver. The latest clubs by titleist, callaway, taylormade, titleist, scotty cameron, ping, nike, cobra, adams, mizno, cleveland, and so on, are listed. The ping g30 driver has undergone a number of changes, but how does it compare with the g25 driver. Fairway woods used ping, taylormade, odyssey, cleveland. We use cookies to improve your shpock experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audience is coming from. This addition to pings g series lineup of gameimprovement clubs is a forgiving, high launching driver to help you get better performance off the tee. Bought the 4 hybrid to fill the gap between the speedblade 4 iron and the sldr 5 wood. Taylormade 2017 m2 v ping g driver test national club golfer. It is as consistent and forgiving as any hybrid you can buy. Higher moment of inertia that leads to more distance and straighter.
Taylormade is one of the leading manufacturers of golf gear and their hybrid clubs have received plenty of critical acclaim from professionals and amateurs alike. To find out more or to optout, please check our cookie policy. Ping s decision to move the cg lower and further back on the g25 driver is different than the approach of taylormade, which has touted moving cg lower and more forward for faster ball speeds and reduced spin. So, with different testers, you cant compare last years numbers vs this. Cant wait to hit them both and see how they perform for me. Ive enjoyed the ease in which you can point and swing them. Taylormade has done just that and were here to tell you the differences you see in the taylormade r15 driver and the taylormade sldr driver, and what the differences will mean for your game. Your story about the taylormade compared to a ping driver is unbelievable. Hybrid golf clubs used ping, taylormade, odyssey, nike.
That allows golfers to launch the ball higher and with less spin, which is the key to longer drivers. Never hit the g25 driver, i have the g25 fairway wood and i love it, currently using the g line equipment, i honestly love the g lst driver, it has changed my game, i was fitted by the ping rep see sig for the equipment, i had the callaway rfx, x hot pro and the sldr with great shafts, the g lst outperformed all of them, whats even more. We asked randy to hit about five shots with each driver and then looked at the data all very simple stuff really. Most wanted driver of 2014, and based on the ping g25 finishes a very close 2nd. The entire ping g25 lineup is simplified with less lines and color schemes. Dig the matte gray racing stripe combo thing ping did on the crown too. Yet, somehow ping drivers have been a steady contender in everyones hot list and a. We at golf exchange decided to do our own independent testing on the g30 driver, and are pleased to reveal our results.
Paul ohagan tests both models to find out the ping g30 launch is a particularly. Great selection of used and preowned golf clubs at callaway golf preowned. Callaway, taylormade, ping, titelist, nike, mizuno. This addition to ping s g series lineup of gameimprovement clubs is a forgiving, high launching driver to help you get better performance off the tee. The ping g25 driver complements high forgiveness and distance characteristics with the ability to adjust loft and finetune shot trajectory.
Taylormades research and design technicians spent many hours reinventing their industry standard of moveable weight technology with the creation of the sldr driver. Marty jertson, senior design engineer for ping, said that engineers moved the center of gravity cg substantially lower and further back than the companys previous model, the. Our testers hit some absolute bombs with the ping g25, and even when they missed. I didnt pick up yardage, but i did tighten up the landing area with this hybrid.
Each sldr rescue club combines a low and forward cg placement, with weight relocated to the front of the head to promote faster ball speed, a higher launch angle and a lower spinrate. The taylormade sldr s driver represents another revolution in adjustability technology by introducing the innovative sldr moveable weight system. The easy and intuitive sldr sliding weight allows for 21 different weight positions and promotes up to 30 yards of shot shape adjustment. Taylormade sldr played the sldr most of the fall, so there is some familiarity. I went in for a fitting, as ping always encourages with all their clubs, and found that even the tfc 189 tour stiff shaft seemed to generate a little too much spin. With the same shaft and loft, i launched higher because of the lower cg. Technology may not change, but you can always improve. The family is headed by pings first adjustable g driver that has already been put in play by bubba watson and hunter mahan. Adam scott rocked up to the recent players championship in florida with an eightyearold driver. Compared with the anser, the g25 is a higherlaunching, higherspinning driver with greater forgiveness. Ping recently released the highly anticipated g30 product lineimplementing innovative, forwardthinking technologies that seem to contradict many of their competitors. After the release of the immensely popular sldr driver, the company has come out with the sldr rescue.
Todays comparison is between the ping g30 driver and the ping g25 driver. Golf digest published this years hottest golf clubs. Irons and wedges are generally of a similar shape, as are drivers and fairway woods. Distance with forgiveness is the mantra for the taylormade r15 driver. Lh taylormade sldr tp 3 hybrid 19 speeder 93g xstiff flex. I went for another driver fitting i had a sldr tp at the house, shafthead combo was not working, its been sitting in the basement for at least 2 years, brought both to the fitting against, g lst, m12, xr16 sz, new m1m2. My first round with it was on a tight beach links course and i ended up using this off the tee far more often that round than a fairway wood or driver. This sliding 20g weight allows players to finetune their shot shape. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade sldr c series or cobra mens fly z xl driver. Sldr vs ping i25 on gc2 using real golf balls to determine which golf driver is. Its in the top 3 bestselling golf club drivers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as taylormade m2 dtype or callaway mens big bertha 815. It was designed to give players a choice between driver and fairway when on the tee box. It also gives the it slightly faster ball speeds more forgiveness on shots hit low on the face.
Ping g25 driverfairway sleeve adapter right hand 0. Control is a distance comparison to the unnamed reference club isnt it. When testing drivers the key number we look at is ball speed. Ping g25 driver and sldr hybrids, all w motore speeders posted in golf classifieds.
Lefthanded extra stiff hybrid, utility golf clubs for. Ping g25 white dot 5pwuw irons cfs stiff flex steel golf club set ping g25 10. Callaway has pushed the limits of artificial intelligence to find a driver design that could not have been conceived by any human. I also really liked the 910 d2 and think that its a great driver and has very balanced forgiveness and workability. All 3 of those are better options forgiveness wise imo than the sldr and anser and might suit your needs a little better. The other stock features like the grip and shaft are all pretty straight forward ping products.